Alex Cejka - Media Guide

T30 finish at the Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children to jump to No. 125 on TOUR money list with three events remaining in season...Overcame a double bogey on the first hole of his final round to finish T6 at the Fry's Electronics Open, his best finish of the season. Finish moved him from 125th to 110th on the money list, solidifying his 2008 TOUR card.

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season, especially after injuring his back in a jet-skiing accident in June...Highlight of the season came at THE PLAYERS Championship. Making only his second start at the TPC Sawgrass, finished T12...In April, was disqualified for using a non-conforming ball during the third round of the MCI Heritage. Cejka picked up his Srixon URX ball on the ninth green and noticed two dots instead of two arrows on the ball. He was initially assessed a two-stroke penalty and then disqualified at the end of the round when the ball was deemed not on the conforming balls list...Five top-25 finishes with two coming late in the season - Valero Texas Open (T19) and Chrysler Championship (T20). 2004: Followed rookie season with a solid sophomore campaign, making a career-best $1,313,483 and posting three top-10s, including a runner-up finish at The INTERNATIONAL...Opened the year with three top-20s early, the FBR Open (T14), Accenture Match Play Championship (T17) and Ford Championship at Doral (T15)...Picked up his first top-10 in June at the Booz Allen Classic, finishing T7. Recorded a career-best 8-under 63 in round two after opening with a 3-over 74. Weekend rounds of 67-69 moved him into the top-10 at TPC of Avenel...Posted best finish of his career, in his 65th PGA TOUR start, a solo second at The INTERNATIONAL. Trailed by one point in the tournament's Modified Stableford scoring system heading into the final round, but was passed by Rod Pampling who made eagle on the 71st hole to collect five points. His $540,000 paycheck was largest of TOUR career...Two weeks later, in second career WGC-NEC Invitational start, finished T9. Shared low final-round honors with a 4-under-par 66. 2003: Second-highest finishing rookie on the money list, 60th, behind Ben Curtis (No. 46)...Picked up first top-10 finish as a member of the TOUR with a T7 at the Phoenix Open. Only other previous TOUR top-10 was a T6 at the 1996 NEC World Series of Golf...Posted career-best, runner-up finish at the B.C. Open, helping to solidify his playing privileges for 2004...Finished solo fourth at PGA Championship for first career top-10 at a major championship. 2002: Finished T2 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn his first TOUR card...Collected his fourth victory on the European Tour, where he has been a member since 1992, at the 2002 Trophee Lancome...Finished 23rd on the Volvo Order of Merit, making the cut in 12 of 18 events...Also picked up a victory at the Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge on the European Challenge Tour, his fourth on that tour. 1999: Finished 17th on the Volvo Order of Merit. 1998: Led the European Tour in Greens in Regulation. 1996: Made the cut in all four majors, highlighted by a T11 showing at the British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. 1995: Finished sixth on the 1995 Order of Merit...Won three times that year, including the prestigious Volvo Masters. The others were the Turespana Open Andalucia and the Hohe Brucke Open. Set course record with a 61 during the Hohe Brucke Open. 1992: Won Czech Open for second time in career.

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Deere Classic, posting four rounds in the 60s to finish three behind John Senden. Added a T9 at the Reno-Tahoe Open in August. Fell out of the top 125 in 2005 for first time since joining the TOUR in 2003 but regained his TOUR card for 2006 by finishing second at the Qualifying Tournament in December. Struggled most of the season, especially after injuring his back in a jet-skiing accident in June. Highlight of the season came at THE PLAYERS Championship in March. Making only his second start at the TPC Sawgrass, finished T12. In April, was disqualified for using a non-conforming ball during the third round of the MCI Heritage. Cejka picked up his ball on the ninth green and noticed two dots instead of two arrows on the ball. He was initially assessed a two-stroke penalty and then disqualified at the end of the round when the ball was not on the conforming balls list. In 2004, made a career-best $1,313,483 and posted three top-10s, including a career-best runner-up finish at The INTERNATIONAL. Recorded a career-best 8-under 63 in second round of the Booz Allen Classic. At INTERNATIONAL, trailed by one point in the tournament's Modified Stableford scoring system heading into the final round, but was passed by Rod Pampling who made eagle on the 71st hole to collect five points. His $540,000 paycheck was largest of TOUR career. Was the second-highest finishing rookie on the money list in 2003, 60th, behind Ben Curtis (No. 46). Picked up first top-10 finish as a member of the TOUR with a T7 at the 2003 Phoenix Open. Only other previous TOUR top-10 was a T6 at the 1996 NEC World Series of Golf. Runner-up at the 2003 B.C. Open. Finished solo fourth at 2003 PGA Championship for first career top-10 at a major championship. Finished T2 at the 2002 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn his first TOUR card. Collected his fourth victory on the European Tour, where he has been a member since 1992, at the 2002 Trophee Lancome. Also picked up a victory at the 2002 Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge on the European Challenge Tour, his fourth on that tour. Made the cut in all four majors in 1996, highlighted by a T11 showing at the British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. Won three times on the European Tour in 1995, including the prestigious Volvo Masters. Has played on four Dunhill Cup teams and played in eight World Cups. Fled Communist Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) at age 9 as a refugee, traveling with his father to Yugoslavia, Italy and Switzerland before settling in Munich, Germany. Has fulfilled his life-long dream of playing on the PGA TOUR from the hardships he and his family suffered under Communism to freedom of opportunity in America.