Kirk Triplett - Media Guide

his win at the 2006 Chrysler Classic of Tucson.

move from the Minor Medical Extension category to the Major Medical Extension category for the remainder of the season. Had 11 events to earn $28,591 and match the $626,736 winnings of 2005's No. 125, Nick Price...Three weeks later, picked up his third career win at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson, closing with rounds of 64-63 on the weekend. Final 36-hole total of 127 was one off tournament record set by Johnny Palmer in 1948. Final-round 9-under 63 brought him from six strokes behind to defeat Jerry Kelly by one. Opened round with five straight birdies and closed with four birdies over last five holes. The 63 was the lowest final round posted by a winner in Tucson since Johnny Miller won with a final-round 61 in 1975 and the comeback matched the tournament record set by Gene Littler in 1959. The 63 also matched Tiger Woods at the Deutsche Bank Championship for low finish by a winner on TOUR in 2006. Win came two and one-half years since his last victory at the 2003 Reno-Tahoe Open, where he also fired a final-round 9-under 63 to win on the final day.

127 was one off tournament record set by Johnny Palmer in 1948. Final-round 9-under 63 brought him from six strokes behind to defeat Jerry Kelly by one. Opened round with five straight birdies and closed with four birdies over last five holes. The 63 was the lowest final round posted by a winner in Tucson since Johnny Miller won with a final-round 61 in 1975 and the comeback matched the tournament record set by Gene Littler in 1959. The 63 also matched Tiger Woods at the Deutsche Bank Championship for low finish by a winner on TOUR that year. Win came two and one-half years since his last victory at the 2003 Reno-Tahoe Open, where he also fired a final-round 9-under 63 to win on the final day. 2005: Limited to 18 events due to elbow injury. Underwent right elbow surgery on damaged tendons on July 21 and didn't return until October at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Finished out of the top 125 for the first time since joining the TOUR in 1990. Received a Minor Medical Extension...In fifth start of 2005, upset No. 2 seed Mike Weir in the first round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, 1-up en route to T9 finish, his only top-10 of season. 2004: Made 19 cuts in 24 starts and collected six top-10s...Best finish was a T6 at Masters, tying a career-best in six starts at Augusta. Sunday's even-par 72 included an ace on the par-3 16th hole. 2003: Recorded first top-10 since the 2001 Michelob Championship with a T2 at the Bay Hill Invitational...After withdrawing from the PGA Championship the week before, earned second career TOUR victory at the Reno-Tahoe Open. University of Nevada-Reno graduate tied the 72-hole tournament record of 17-under-par 271 thanks to a final-round 63...Earned a spot in the TOUR Championship for only the third time in his career, finished T21. 2002: First top-10 was T6 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic...Shared second-round lead at Greater Milwaukee Open, finished T8...Earned third top-five finish in last four years at the John Deere Classic with his third-place finish (T3-1999, second-2000). 2001: Finished in the top-10 in three of the four majors. Did not play in British Open. Best finish in a major before this season included T13 at the PGA in 1995 and 1997...Began the defense of Nissan Open title with first-round 66, good for four-way share of lead. Skied to an 81 in second round and missed cut. First player to lead after the first round and miss cut since Rodney Pampling at 1999 British Open...First top-10 of season came at Masters Tournament, a T6...Recorded a T7 in season's second major, U.S. Open at Southern Hills...Playing in his 10th PGA Championship, placed T10...Four rounds in the 60s produced Michelob Championship runner-up finish. 2000: Earned first victory in 266th TOUR start, a one-stroke win over Jesper Parnevik in Nissan Open. A clutch four-foot par putt on final hole at Riviera CC brought victory after watching Parnevik drain a birdie putt. Trailed 54-hole leader David Sutherland by one stroke before closing with 67. ...Almost won again at John Deere Classic, where he lost on fourth playoff hole to Michael Clark II, the 2000 Rookie of the Year. Shot third-round 62 at TPC Deere Run, tying course record set day before by David Frost...Qualified for U.S. Presidents Cup team and was 3-0-1 in his first appearance in team competition. 1999: Recorded his fifth and sixth third-place finishes at Touchstone Energy Tucson Open and John Deere Classic. 1998: Posted four top-10s. 1997: Played in 26 events, finished in the top-10 four times, including a solo third. 1996: Closed with a 68, one stroke shy of Willie Wood at the Deposit Guaranty Classic, for his fifth career runner-up finish...Won Merrill Lynch Pebble Beach Invitational. 1995: First of two runner-up finishes came at Buick Invitational of California, where he placed four strokes behind Peter Jacobsen. He then finished two strokes behind Greg Norman, tying for second at Canon Greater Hartford Open. Also T3 at B.C. Open. 1994: Was part of four-way T2 at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, one stroke behind Johnny Miller. 1992: Posted first second-place finish at Shell Houston Open. 1990: Rookie on the PGA TOUR, earned status through the 1989 Qualifying Tournament. 1988: Winner of Alberta Open, Sierra Nevada Open and Fort McMurray Open...Played Australian, Asian and Canadian Tours from 1987-89.

his patented "bucket" golf hat...Active in promoting adoption through the Fore Adoption Foundation and the Dave Thomas Foundation. Places a photo of a local foster child on his golf bag at every TOUR event to raise awareness for foster children. Also spends one afternoon during the week with a local foster child.