Earns first PGA TOUR victory in 139th career professional start at the age of 35 years, 2 months and 26 days.

PGA TOUR Career Victories: 2006 John Deere Classic. Career International victories (3): 1996 Indonesian PGA Championship; 1998 Interlaken Open (Eur Chall), Alliance Open (Eur Chall)

EXEMPT STATUS

Earns two-year exemption on the PGA TOUR that will take him through the 2008 season. Earns exemption into the several invitational tournaments, including the 2006 PGA Championship and the 2007 Mercedes Championships in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii.

JOHN DEERE CLASSIC NOTES

Captured John Deere Classic in fifth career start at the event.

Becomes the 18th first-time winner of the John Deere Classic, joining Sam Adams (1973), Roger Maltbie (1975), John Lister (1976), Mike Morley (1977), D.A. Weibring (1979), Scott Hoch (1980), Dave Barr (1981), Payne Stewart (1982), Dan Forsman (1985), Blaine McCallister (1988), Curt Byrum (1989), David Toms (1997), J.L. Lewis (1999), Michael Clark II (2000), David Gossett (2001), Mark Hensby (2005) and Sean O’Hair (2006).

Australian becomes the fifth international player (six titles) to win the John Deere Classic, joining New Zealand’s John Lister (1976), South Africa’s David Frost (1992-93), Fiji’s Vijay Singh (2003) and Australian Mark Hensby (2004). Senden is the third international winner and second Australian to win the John Deere Classic in the last four years.

With paycheck of $720,000, career John Deere Classic earnings now stand at $804,705

2006 NOTES

Becomes the eighth first-time winner on the PGA TOUR in 2006 through 29 TOUR events. He joins J.B. Holmes (FBR Open), Arron Oberholser (AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am), Aaron Baddeley (MCI Heritage), Chris Couch (Zurich Classic of New Orleans), Brett Wetterich (EDS Byron Nelson Championship), J.J. Henry (Buick Championship) and Trevor Immelman (Cialis Western Open).

Becomes the 15th player in his 30s to win on TOUR this season.

Becomes the fifth Australian to win (seven titles) on the PGA TOUR in 2006, joining two each for Stuart Appleby (Mercedes Championships, Shell Houston Open) and Geoff Ogilvy (WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, U.S. Open) and one each by Aaron Baddeley (MCI Heritage) and Rod Pampling (Bay Hill Invitational).

Collects $720,000 first-place check, the largest of his career, which brings his season earnings on the PGA TOUR to $1,489,779 and moves to 26th on the 2006 PGA TOUR money list. It marks the first time in his five-year career on the TOUR that he has collected $1 million in a single season.

CAREER NOTES

Surpasses the $4-million mark in career earnings in 139th professional start on the PGA TOUR, $4,223,589 total.

Previous top finish on the PGA TOUR was a tie for fifth at the 2006 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.

2006 PGA TOUR SUMMARY

Tournaments entered—19; in money--13; Top-10s—3

BIRTHDATE: April 20, 1971
BIRTHPLACE: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
FAMILY: Wife, Jackie
HEIGHT: 6-3
WEIGHT: 193
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992
INTERESTS: Family, bike riding, fishing