Heath Slocum - Media Guide

Charley Hoffman-John Rollins playoff...Finished sixth at the FBR Open, his second top-10 of the season, to record back-to-back top-10s for the first time in his TOUR career...Shared the 54-hole lead at the PODS Championship with eventual champion Mark Calcavecchia before a final-round 71 dropped him to T2. Overcame an early double bogey in the final round with birdies on holes 10-12, but a bogey at the last hole left him one shot short...Finished T6 at the John Deere Classic thanks in part to a final-round 65, which tied for the second-lowest round on Sunday...Made first career TOUR Championship start, finishing T17...Carded a final-round 62 at the Valero Texas Open to finish fifth, his third top-five finish of the season. Has recorded a 61 (2003, first round) and a 62 at LaCantera Golf Club in his Valero Texas Open history.

at the John Deere Classic, aided by rounds of 66-68 on the weekend, three behind champion John Senden. 2005: After a slow start to the season, ended with a bang. Collected a career-best four top-10s, including winning the final full-field event of the season...Notched his second TOUR title at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Closed with 64-66 on the weekend. Won with his father, Jack, as his caddie. Jack, a former Mississippi club pro, played in the event nine times when it was an unofficial event at Hattiesburg CC. 2004: The first of 10 first-time winners on TOUR, capturing the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. In 78th career start he carried his 54-hole lead to a victory with a final-round 65. 2003: Got off to a slow start making the cut in just five of first 16 starts, but changed that in the second half of his season, making 13 of 16...Second career runner-up finish was a T2 at the Greater Milwaukee Open, thanks to a final-round 66...Shared the first-round lead at the Valero Texas Open after posting a course record-tying, career-best 61. 2002: Sixth-ranked player of the 11 rookies who ended the season in the top 125...Had one-stroke lead with three holes to play at the WORLDCOM CLASSIC-The Heritage of Golf but a double bogey on the 16th hole left him in second place, one stroke behind winner Justin Leonard. 2001: Became second person since Chris Smith in 1997 to earn promotion to PGA TOUR by winning three Nationwide Tour events in same season - Greater Cleveland Open, Knoxville Open and Omaha Classic...Became second player in Nationwide Tour history to complete 72 holes without a bogey at Dayton Open, joining Clark Dennis, who accomplished the feat at the 1997 Upstate Classic...Nationwide Tour record of 106 consecutive holes without a bogey came to an end during the second round...Completed the trifecta with a victory at the Omaha Classic, where Smith also earned his promotion. Held on to his 54-hole, one-stroke lead to defeat Rod Pampling by a stroke. With $337,090, became the first player in Nationwide Tour history to surpass the $300,000 mark in a season. 2000: Regained Nationwide Tour membership at TOUR Qualifying School. Amateur: Three-time All-America for South Alabama...Captured the Sun Belt Conference individual title to help the Jaguars capture the team championship.