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Earns second PGA TOUR victory in his 121st career start on the TOUR at the age of 36 years, 5 months and 26 days -- 2004 INTERNATIONAL, 2006 Bay Hill Invitational Presented by MasterCard. BAY HILL INVITATIONAL NOTES • The Australian becomes just the second international champion in tournament history at the Bay Hill Invitational, joining South African Ernie Els who won in 1998. • Victory comes in fifth start at Bay Hill Invitational. Previous best was a tie for 15th in 2002. 2006 NOTES • Becomes the fifth international champion on the PGA TOUR in 2006 and the third Australian to win this season. The list of foreign-born winners in 2006 include -- Stuart Appleby (Mercedes Championships), Rory Sabbatini (Nissan Open), Geoff Ogilvy (World Golf Championships-Accenuture Match Play Championship) and Luke Donald (Honda Classic). • With paycheck of $990,000, season’s earnings now stand at $1,174,639 on the 2006 PGA TOUR Official Money List. He has earned over $1 million in each of the last four seasons (2003-06) on TOUR. CAREER NOTES • The check for $990,000 is the largest of his career, surpassing his check for $900,000 with his victory at the 2004 INTERNATIONAL in Colorado. • Earns third career worldwide victory -- 1999 Canon Challenge on the PGA Tour of Australasia. • Career earnings on PGA TOUR now stand at $6,385,532 and earns 18th career TOUR top-10. • Earns a trip to the 2007 Mercedes Championships in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii. 2006 PGA TOUR SUMMARY Tournaments entered--6; in money--5; top-10 finishes—2; top-25 finishes--2.
BIRTHDATE: September 23, 1969 |
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