Nick Watney - Media Guide

of the 18-hole lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am after a 7-under-par 65 at Poppy Hills GC, and finished T42...In his ninth start of the season, earned first TOUR win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at age 25 years, 11 months and 28 days. Held a two-stroke lead over Ken Duke through 54 holes after opening 69-67-68. A final-round 70 was good for a three-stroke victory over Duke. Earned a career-high $1,098,000 paycheck and 4,500 FedExCup points, jumping from No. 72 to No. 12 in the standings...Qualified for the U.S. Open, British Open and the PGA Championship for the first time in his career. Made the cut in the British Open and finished T35...His next top-10 after winning in May was a T15 at the Valero Texas Open thanks to a final-round 4-under 66...Ended the season on a high note with a T9 finish at the Children's Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-Mart.

at the Reno-Tahoe Open in late August...Posted back-to-back top-10s on TOUR for the first time with a T8 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic and a T6 at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Shared the first-round lead with Brent Geiberger and John Rollins after an 8-under 64 in Greensboro, and then held the second-round lead at 9-under 135. The second-round lead was his first on TOUR. The 64 matched his career-best on TOUR, which he shot three times previously...Finished T5 at the FUNAI Classic, aided by a third-round 64 on the Magnolia Course. 2005: After finishing just out of the top 125 (No. 127) on the money list, placed T5 at the Qualifying Tournament in December to gain a higher status for 2006...Rookie on TOUR posted two top-10s, including a T6 at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas thanks to a final-round 66. With a paycheck of $139,000, climbed from 143rd to 118th on the money list. 2004: Made the cut in 19 of 25 tournaments on the Nationwide Tour, including 12 top-25 finishes. Entered the final event No. 19 on the official money list but posted his first career win at the Nationwide Tour Championship, jumping all the way to No. 5 with $301,988. Finished the event at 15-under-par 273 after rounds of 69-64-71-69, good for a three-stroke win...After missing five cuts in his first seven starts, stormed back by making the cut in 15 of his last 16 events of the season. 2003: Turned professional in the summer following outstanding collegiate career at Fresno State University...Made pro debut at the FBR Capital Open in Washington, D.C. in June, missed the cut...First professional win came at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial Championship on the Canadian Tour in August. Amateur: Was the No. 1-ranked college player during his senior year at Fresno State following four consecutive tournament wins in the fall season. Helped Fresno State to the Western Athletic Conference team title in the spring...Five wins during his senior year were more than any other player in the nation. Became the WAC's first three-time Player of the Year. Freshman of the Year in the WAC. Three-time All-American...Ben Hogan Award finalist in 2002...Palmer Cup team member in 2002...Set Fresno State single-season scoring record with a 70.53 average during junior year...Coached by his uncle, Mike, at Fresno State.

first season on that circuit. Posted first top-10 of season in 24th start to finish T9 at the 2005 Buick Championship, aided by a final-round 66. Closed with a 6-under-par 66 to finish a career-best T6 at the 2005 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. With a career-best paycheck of $139,000 in Las Vegas, climbed from 143rd to 118th on PGA TOUR Money List. Missed the cut in his last two starts after Las Vegas and dropped to 127th to obtain partial status for 2006. In 2004, made the cut in 19 of 25 Nationwide Tour tournaments, including 12 top-25 finishes. Entered the final event No. 19 on the official money list but posted his first career win at the 2004 Nationwide Tour Championship. Finished the event at 15-under-par 273, good for a three-stroke win. After missing five cuts in his first seven starts, stormed back by making the cut in 15 of his last 16 events of the season. Turned professional in the summer of 2003 following outstanding collegiate career at Fresno State. Made pro debut at the 2003 FBR Capital Open in Washington, D.C. in June, missed the cut. First professional win came at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial Championship on the Canadian Tour in August 2003. Was the No. 1-ranked college player during his senior year at Fresno State following four consecutive tournament wins in the fall season. Helped Fresno State to the Western Athletic Conference team title in the spring. Five wins during his senior year were more than any other player in the nation. Became the WAC's first three-time Player of the Year. Freshman of the Year in the WAC. Three-time All-American. Ben Hogan Award finalist in 2002. Palmer Cup team member in 2002. Set Fresno State single-season scoring record with a 70.53 average during junior year. Coached by his uncle, Mike, at Fresno State.