Carlos Franco - Media Guide

second-place finish, one stroke behind Jason Gore, at the 84 LUMBER Classic with four rounds in the 60s. Played last 39 holes without a bogey. 2004: Returned to the PGA TOUR winner's circle and earned a spot in the season-ending TOUR Championship for the first time since 2000...T3 at the Wachovia Championship, one shot out of Joey Sindelar-Aaron Oberholser playoff...Won for the first time in more than four years at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Became the seventh player in tournament history to win the event twice, having won it the first time in 1999. Held second-round lead by a stroke and shared third-round lead with Brett Quigley and Patrick Sheehan before defeating Fred Funk and Quigley by two strokes...Finished T3 at the Buick Open, two shots behind champion Vijay Singh. 2003: Finished in the top 100 on the money list for the fifth consecutive season...Made nine straight cuts beginning with his lone top-10 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson... Led the TOUR in eagles with 22...Represented Paraguay in the World Cup for the second time in his career (1992). 2002: Late rally to jump from 131st to 102nd on money list in final five events. Push aided by top-10s in two of final three events, only top-10s of the season. 2001: Didn't win or post a top-10 for the first time since joining the TOUR in 1999...Ranked 104th in money with $486,665, both career lows. 2000: In defense of first PGA TOUR title, at the Compaq Classic of New Orleans, shared second- and third-round leads with Blaine McCallister, then both closed with 68. Won playoff with 3-foot par putt on second extra hole. Became first TOUR player to successfully defend since Jim Furyk won 1998-99 Las Vegas Invitationals. New Orleans victory gave him three victories in 12 months, exceeded at that time only by Tiger Woods...First player in TOUR history to earn more than $1 million in each of first two years ($1,864,584 in 1999)...A member of International Team at Presidents Cup, defeating Hal Sutton in singles and teaming with Shigeki Maruyama in four-ball to beat Tiger Woods and Notah Begay III. 1999: Selected PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year...Invited to Masters for first time and was three strokes out of the lead through 54 holes. Final-round 73 good for T6 and another invitation for 2000. Following performance, Paraguay threw a parade for him...In his next appearance, won Compaq Classic of New Orleans. Rounds of 66-69-68 had him two strokes off 54-hole lead. Closing 66 produced two-stroke victory over Steve Flesch and Harrison Frazar, worth $468,000. Became first South American to win on TOUR since Roberto De Vicenzo in Houston in 1968...Earned second victory of rookie season at Greater Milwaukee Open with two-stroke victory over Tom Lehman and set another tournament record. Became only the eighth rookie to win twice since 1960. With victory became first rookie to surpass $1 million in a season and moved to seventh on money list. 1998: Member of the victorious International Team at Presidents Cup. Halved with Phil Mickelson in singles...Gained exempt status on PGA TOUR in fall by finishing 36th at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. 1997: Finished sixth at 1997 World Series of Golf at Firestone in third event ever on PGA TOUR. 1993: Made first big impact outside South America with victory over Sam Torrance at Dunhill Cup when Paraguay defeated host Scotland on opening day.

more than $700,000 for needy patients at hospitals in Asuncion, including victims from the Aug. 1, 2004 fire that claimed nearly 500 lives.

top-10 of 2006 was T7 at the Ford Championship at Doral, posting three rounds in the 60s. Finished outside the top-150 on the money list for the first time since he joined the tour in 1999. In 2005, surpassed the $1 million in earnings for fourth time in career despite making only 14 cuts in 25 starts. Posted a second-place finish, one stroke behind Jason Gore, at the 2005 84 LUMBER Classic with four rounds in the 60s. Returned to the PGA TOUR winner's circle in 2004 and earned a spot in the season-ending TOUR Championship for the first time since 2000. Finished T3 at the 2004 Wachovia Championship, one shot out of Joey Sindelar-Arron Oberholser playoff. Won for the first time in more than four years at the 2004 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Became the seventh player in tournament history to win the event twice, having won it the first time in 1999. Represented Paraguay in the 2003 World Cup for the third time in his career (1992, 2000). In 2002, rallied to jump from 131st to 102nd on money list in final five events. Push aided by top-10s in two of final three events, only top-10s of the season. Didn't win or post a top-10 in 2001 for the first time since joining the TOUR in 1999. Successfully defended Compaq Classic of New Orleans title in 2000. Became first TOUR player to successfully defend since Jim Furyk won 1998-99 Las Vegas Invitationals. New Orleans victory gave him three victories in 12 months, exceeded at that time only by Tiger Woods. First player in TOUR history to earn more than $1 million in each of first two years ($1,864,584 in 1999). A member of International Team at 2000 Presidents Cup, defeating Hal Sutton in singles and teaming with Shigeki Maruyama in Four-ball to beat Tiger Woods and Notah Begay III. Selected 1999 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. Finished T6 in his first Masters appearance in 1999. Following performance, Paraguay threw a parade for him. In his next appearance, won 1999 Compaq Classic of New Orleans. Became first South American to win on TOUR since Roberto De Vicenzo in Houston in 1968. Earned second victory of rookie season at 1999 Greater Milwaukee Open with two-stroke victory over Tom Lehman and set another tournament record. Became only the eighth rookie to win twice since 1960. With victory became first rookie to surpass $1 million in a season and moved to seventh on money list. Member of the victorious International Team at 1998 Presidents Cup. Gained exempt status on PGA TOUR in fall by finishing 36th at 1997 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Finished sixth at 1997 World Series of Golf at Firestone in third event ever on PGA TOUR. Made first big impact outside South America with victory over Sam Torrance at 1993 Dunhill Cup when Paraguay defeated host Scotland on opening day. Grew up in poverty in Paraguay. Family of nine shared a one-room, dirt-floor home. Father was a greens superintendent and caddie at course in Asuncion. All five of his brothers became golf professionals. Brother Angel won the 1993 Dominion Open on Nationwide Tour. Appointed Minister De Deportes (Minister of Sports) in 1999. Raised more than $700,000 for needy patients at hospitals in Asuncion, including victims from the Aug. 1, 2004 fire that claimed nearly 500 lives. Famous for playing events without warming up.