Ryan Palmer - Media Guide

J.B. Holmes. Shared lead with Holmes through 10 holes on Sunday at 17-under. Fell one behind Holmes after a bogey on the par-4 11th hole, then dropped six back after triple bogeying the par-5 15th hole while Holmes eagled it...Finished T10 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Three off the 54-hole lead, posted a final-round 73 to fall from contention...Finished fifth at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, four back of Davis Love III. His $200,000 payday lifted him over the $1-million mark for the third time in his three-year TOUR career. 2005: Made his first start in the Masters and only his second start in a major championship. Finished T39 in Augusta...First top-10 of the season was a T2 at the B.C. Open, thanks to a pair of 67s on the weekend. It was his best finish since winning the 2004 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort...Made his first start in a World Golf Championships event at the NEC Invitational in Akron and finished T3, thanks to weekend rounds of 67-69...Defending champion at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort and finished T3 aided by a closing 8-under 64. 2004: The rookie posted his first tournament title in his 34th career start on the PGA TOUR at the FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort. Was five strokes back through 54 holes but closed with a career-best 10-under 62 to win by three...Shared first-round lead with Tiger Woods at Deutsche Bank Championship after a 65. Eventually finished T17...Ended the season on a high note, beginning with a runner-up finish at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Posted four rounds in the 60s in a single event for the first time in his career, including a final-round 64 at Annandale GC. Three weeks later won his first tournament title in Orlando. 2003: Made the cut in 18 of 24 appearances on the Nationwide Tour and enjoyed six top-10s and 10 top-25 finishes. Finished the season No. 6 on the final money list with $286,066...Earned his first career Nationwide Tour win at the 2003 Clearwater Classic in New Zealand in just his second Tour start. Fired a course-record, 9-under 63 in the second round at the Clearwater Resort. 2002: First start on the TOUR as a professional came at the 2002 Valero Texas Open...Played the 2002 Tight Lies Tour in 2002 and made the cut in all 15 events he entered. Won four times in 2002 on the Tight Lies Tour and was the leading money winner with $81,634. Won the Valley Open (Harlingen, TX) and Sprint PCS Open (Tyler, TX) in consecutive weeks. Added victories in Lake Charles, LA, and Hattiesburg, MS, to close the year. Amateur: Played practice round with Payne Stewart at the 1998 U.S. Open, where he posted rounds of 82-73 but missed the cut.

In 2006, made 20 cuts in 30 tournaments entered and collected more than $1 million. Best finish was a five-way tie for second at the FBR Open, seven strokes behind winner J.B. Holmes. Shared lead with Holmes through 10 holes on Sunday at 17-under. Fell one behind Holmes after a bogey on the par-4 11th hole, then dropped six back after triple bogeying the par-5 15th hole while Holmes eagled it. In 2005, made his first start in the Masters and only his second start in a major championship. Finished T39 in Augusta. First top-10 of the season was a T2 at the B.C. Open, thanks to a pair of 67s on the weekend. It was his best finish since winning the 2004 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Made his first start in a World Golf Championships event at the 2005 NEC Invitational in Akron and finished T3. Defending champion at the 2005 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort finished T3, aided by a closing 8-under 64. The rookie posted his first tournament title in his 34th career TOUR start in 2004 at the FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort. Was five strokes back through 54 holes but closed with a career-best 10-under 62 to win by three. Three weeks earlier, runner-up at the 2004 Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Posted four rounds in the 60s in a single event for the first time in his career, including a final-round 64 at Annandale GC. Made the cut in 18 of 24 appearances on the Nationwide Tour in 2003 and enjoyed six top-10s and 10 top-25s. Finished the season No. 6 on the money list. Earned his first career Nationwide Tour win at the 2003 Clearwater Classic in New Zealand in just his second Tour start. Fired a course-record, 9-under 63 in the second round at the Clearwater Resort. First start on the TOUR as a professional came at the 2002 Valero Texas Open. Played the 2002 Tight Lies Tour and made the cut in all 15 events entered. Won four times in 2002 on the Tight Lies Tour and was the leading money winner with $81,634. Won the 2002 Valley Open (Harlingen, TX) and 2002 Sprint PCS Open (Tyler, TX) in consecutive weeks. Added victories in Lake Charles, LA, and Hattiesburg, MS, to close the year. As an amateur, played practice round with Payne Stewart at the 1998 U.S. Open where he posted rounds of 82-73 but missed the cut.