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John Rollins - Media Guide
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| MEDIA GUIDE |
| PGA TOUR Victories |
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(2)
2002 Bell Canadian Open. 2006 B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort.
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| Nationwide Tour Victories |
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(1)
2001 BUY.COM Hershey Open.
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| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position |
| $2,488,891 (24) |
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| Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes
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| P2--
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. 2--
FBR Open. T5--
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, Buick Open.
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| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round |
| 63 at Round 4, FBR Open.
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| Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights |
| Despite not winning, had his best year in earnings, recorded two runner-up finishes and finished 26th in the FedExCup standings...Lost in a sudden-death playoff to Charley Hoffman at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, as Hoffman posted a birdie on the first extra hole...Finished runner-up for the second time in
three weeks, falling one stroke behind Aaron Baddeley at the FBR Open, thanks to a closing 8-under 63. Took over the top spot in the FedExCup standings with the finish...Third top-10 was T5 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, five strokes behind Vijay Singh...Posted his next T5 at the Buick Open in early July. Back-to-back 67s on the weekend earned his best finish in four starts at the Buick Open, with his previous best being a T20 in 2006...First-round 67 helped earn him 10th top-20 finish in 28 starts...Entered the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup ranked 16th. More |
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| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
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Bell Canadian Open, B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort.
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| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes |
| 1--
BUY.COM Hershey Open.
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| 2006 Best PGA TOUR Finishes
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B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort. T4--
Buick Invitational. T5--
Nissan Open. T8--
THE PLAYERS Championship.
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| 2006 Season PGA TOUR |
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Tournaments Entered--28; in money--18; Top 10 finishes--4
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| Career Highlights |
| 2006: Won for the first time in almost four years and finished in the top 100 on the PGA TOUR money list for the fourth time in six seasons on TOUR...Opened season making eight straight cuts, including three of his four top-10s on the season...Made first cut in his
fourth career start at the TPC Sawgrass and went on to record his a T8 at THE PLAYERS Championship...Collected his second career TOUR title with a one-stroke victory at the B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort. Rolled in a 6-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to finish one shot ahead of Bob May. The final-round 64 was one off his career-low round. Collected $540,000 for his win...Finished tied for second on TOUR in Total Eagles with 16 behind the 19 by J.B. Holmes. 2005: Finished No. 99 on money list with one top-10, a T2 at the B.C. Open. It was his best finish since losing in a playoff to Jonathan Kaye at the 2003 Buick Classic. 2004: Had a rough start, making three of 14 cuts, but made 14 of 15 to end the season, including both of his top-10s...Made his first appearance in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Took Tiger Woods 18 holes before falling, 1-up, to the eventual tournament winner...Recorded an ace in the final round of the John Deere Classic on No. 7 with a 7-iron from 169 yards. 2003: Made more than $1 million for the second straight season thanks to five top-10s, including his first career runner-up finish...Lost to Jonathan Kaye on the first extra hole of a playoff at the Buick Classic. Birdied last hole to get to 13-under and hold clubhouse lead, while Kaye was standing on 18th tee. Played 29 holes on Sunday due to rain-shortened Saturday. 2002: Made most of second chance on TOUR, earning his first victory and just shy of $2 million...Moved up from 408th on Official World Golf Ranking list to T67 through THE TOUR Championship...Six top-10s were five more than he had during his rookie season in 2000 and his 120 rounds were the most on TOUR...Won Bell Canadian Open with birdie on first extra hole of three-man playoff with Neal Lancaster and Justin Leonard. Shot final-round 65 and reached playoff when Lancaster double-bogeyed the 18th hole. Came from seven strokes behind on final day, tied with Len Mattiace (FedEx St. Jude Classic) and Spike McRoy (B.C. Open) for best comeback of season...Qualified for first TOUR Championship and finished T13. 2001: Sixth-place finish on 2001 Nationwide Tour money list ensured return trip to PGA TOUR...Made just four cuts in first 12 Nationwide Tour starts but game clicked in July and finished by making 13 consecutive cuts, the most by any player during the season...Defeated Rod Pampling with birdie-3 on first extra hole at Hershey Open for first career win. 2000: First TOUR top-10 was a T9 at the Greater Milwaukee Open thanks to a final-round 8-under 63. 1999: Earned first TOUR card by virtue of his T16 finish at the TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: Virginia state amateur champion in 1996 and 1997. Honorable mention All-America selection at Virginia Commonwealth. More |
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| Personal |
| Plays the guitar. |
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| PGA TOUR Playoff Record |
| 1-2 |
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| Nationwide Tour Playoff Record |
| 1-0 |
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| Other Information |
| Returns to PGA TOUR for second time thanks to sixth-place finish on 2001 Nationwide Tour money list. Member of PGA TOUR in 2000 and Nationwide Tour in 1999 and 2001. Made just four cuts in first 12 Nationwide Tour starts but game clicked in July and finished by making
13 consecutive cuts, the most by any player during the 2001 Nationwide Tour season. Eleven of his 14 top-25s came during his end of season streak. Defeated Rod Pampling with birdie-3 on first extra hole at Hershey Open for first career win. Has played four TOUR sanctioned events in Pennsylvania and has finished T13 or better including a T12 at the 2000 SEI Pennsylvania Classic...Earned first TOUR card by virtue of his T16 finish at the 1999 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. His only career top-10 on the PGA TOUR came at the 2000 Greater Milwaukee Open. Final-round 8-under 63 vaulted him from T36 to T9...Two-time Virginia state amateur champion in 1996 and 1997. Honorable Mention All-America selection at Virginia Commonwealth...Plays the guitar. More |
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