Tim Clark - Media Guide

lead early on the back nine, but stumbled down the stretch with two bogeys to shoot 68 and finish T2, one stroke behind Jonathan Byrd...One week later at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, played in the final group on Sunday for the second consecutive week. Finished T2, four shots behind champion Joe Ogilvie. Former N.C. State golfer finished second in both events to former Atlantic Coast Conference college rivals Byrd (Clemson) and Ogilvie (Duke)...Recorded his third consecutive top-10 with a T6 finish at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Moved to 34th in the FedExCup standings with two weeks remaining in the Regular Season...Shot a front-nine 29 (seven birdies, one bogey) in the final round on the way to a 67 and a T5 finish at the BMW Championship. Moved from 33rd to 27th in the FedExCup standings to qualify for THE TOUR Championship...At THE TOUR Championship, tied the East Lake Golf Club course record in the first round with an 8-under-par 62 (later broken by Zach Johnson's 60). Held the 18-hole lead and finished T7 to place 21st in the final FedExCup standings on the strength of five top-10s.

major championship, two strokes behind champion Phil Mickelson. First career top-10 at Augusta earned a career-best paycheck of $756,000. Briefly held the lead early Sunday in rain-delayed completion of third round...Posted back-to-back top-10s with his T7 finish at the Verizon Heritage...Rallied on the weekend at the Cialis Western Open, posting rounds of 68-66 to finish T4, four strokes behind Trevor Immelman. 2005: Captured two international titles, played in his second Presidents Cup and participated in THE TOUR Championship for the first time...Captured the South African Airways Open in his native country for the second time. Came into the final round in a four-way tie for first and final-round 6-under 66 was good for a six-stroke victory...Followed the win and a 30-hour journey from South Africa to Palm Springs and finished T2 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic...In his next start two weeks later, added a T4 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am...Finished T3 at the U.S. Open thanks to a pair of even-par 70s on the weekend...Recorded a two-stroke victory over Maarten Lafeber and Darren Clarke at The Barclays Scottish Open...Posted a 2-2-1 record for International squad in second Presidents Cup appearance...Collected his fifth top-10 of the season with a T6 at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Surpassed the $2-million mark with his $156,500 payday. 2004: Continued strong play in his third full season as a member of the PGA TOUR. Recorded a then-career-high six top-10s...Best finish of the season was T5 at the Valero Texas Open. 2003: In defense of first European Tour title, finished second to Trevor Immelman at the South African Airways Open in early January...Named to The Presidents Cup team by International Captain Gary Player after third-place finish at PGA Championship. Trailed co-leaders Shaun Micheel and Chad Campbell by four entering final round, and 1-under-par 69 fell three strokes short of Micheel. 2002: Took advantage of Major Medical Extension due to wrist injury that limited his 2001 campaign to three events. Had 26 events to earn $384,602 and almost doubled that with $632,609...Won the Bell's South African Open on the European Tour/Southern Africa Tour in January. Won the pre-qualifying tournament earlier in the week, becoming the first qualifier to win on the European Tour since Paul Lawrie captured the 1999 British Open...Captured the Southern Africa Tour Order of Merit based on five top-10s and one victory...Collected his first top-10 finish in only his eighth professional TOUR start, with a T9 at the Compaq Classic of New Orleans...His T6 finish and $119,788-check at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill moved him past the $384,602 that he needed to receive fully-exempt Major Medical Extension status for the last three events of the season...Added another T6 two weeks later at the Disney Golf Classic. Jumped up the TOUR money list from a bubble-position of No. 126 to No. 106 to clinch TOUR card for 2003. 2001: Withdrew after first-round 79 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, effectively ending season in which he played just three events. 2000: Earned first TOUR card by finishing third on the Nationwide Tour money list. Captured two titles, at the Fort Smith Classic and Boise Open. 1999: Made the Nationwide Tour Championship and finished T23 after opening with a 77. 1998: Missed cut as an amateur at his first TOUR event, the Masters, where he earned a spot via 1997 U.S. Public Links title...Won back-to-back events on the Canadian Tour, the New Brunswick Open and CPGA Championship. Amateur: Won 1997 U.S. Public Links Championship...Two-time NCAA East Regional Individual Champion (1996 and 1997)...1997 ACC Player of the Year...T5 at 1996 NCAA Championship and T7 in 1998 NCAAs...1996 CGAA National Freshman of the Year...Won 1997 Cardinal Amateur (Greensboro, NC) when he played 54 holes without a bogey and finished 15-under-par 195 for a tournament record.

life is all about - and it's not about all those putts I'm able to put away or miss at the crucial stages of an event, but life in general," Clark said.