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Craig Bowden
Height: 5-9
Weight: 170
Birthdate: June 18, 1968
Birthplace: Bedford, IN
College: University of Indianapolis
Turned Pro: 1989

Veteran of eight seasons on the Nationwide Tour graduated for the second time last season with a fourth place finish on the money list. Won for the third time in his career at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, where he defeated Jess Daley with a par on the first playoff hole. Came from seven strokes down with a final-round 64. This will mark his seventh year on the PGA TOUR, where he has had mixed results. Scored the only top 10 of his PGA TOUR career with a tie for ninth at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in 2004, his best year when he finished 143rd on the money list with $494,568. Graduated twice from the Nationwide Tour via the money list and also qualified twice via PGA TOUR Qualifying School. Click here to learn more.

Andrew Buckle
Height: 5-9
Weight: 180
Birthdate: September 24, 1982
Birthplace: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Turned Pro: 2002


PGA TOUR rookie made an incredible first professional impression in the United States in 2006 when he won the Nationwide Tour’s Virginia Beach Open by a record five shots with a tournament-record total of 20-under par. Split time on the Asian Tour, European PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour, where he finished 13th. Concluded the Nationwide Tour season in style with a tie for second at the Nationwide Tour Championship. The native of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia had a highly decorated amateur career, winning the prestigious Australian Amateur as well as the Queensland amateur. Also claimed two World Junior Championships, the Saujana Amateur in Malaysia and the Dogwood Amateur in Atlanta. Click here to learn more.
Gavin Coles
Height: 5-4
Weight: 155
Birthdate: October 19, 1968
Birthplace: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Turned Pro: 1992


One of only four players to gain PGA TOUR exempt status three times via the Nationwide Tour. Coles, however, is the only player to accomplish the feat in each of his three seasons on the Nationwide Tour, scoring a victory each time. However, the native of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, won for the first time on U.S. soil in 2006 at the Legend Financial Group Classic presented by Cynergies Solutions. His best season on the PGA TOUR came in 2005 when he finished 169th on the money list with $359,523 in earnings. Held a share of the 36- and 54-hole leads at the Shell Houston Open in ’05 before fading to a tie for seventh, the only top 10 of his career. Click here to learn more.

Jason Dufner
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180
Birthdate: March 24, 1977
Birthplace: Cleveland, OH
College: Auburn University (2000, Economics)
Turned Pro: 2000

A victory at the Nationwide Tour’s LaSalle Bank Open in 2006 propelled this Cleveland native onto the PGA TOUR for his second season. The LaSalle, with its $135,000 first-place check, is considered one of the Tour’s majors and was Dufner’s second career victory. He finished 8th on the Nationwide Tour money list. Dufner’s career best on the PGA TOUR is a tie for 8th in the 2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. But he made only 12 cuts in 31 events and wound up 164th on the money list. He was a three-time All-American selection at Auburn University, where he won three individual titles. Lost to 2006 PGA TOUR rookie of the year Trevor Immelman in the finals of the United States Public Links Championship. Click here to learn more.

Ken Duke
Height: 6-1
Weight: 205
Birthdate: January 29, 1969
Birthplace: Hope, AR
College: Henderson State University (1992, Sports Management)
Turned Pro: 1994

Returns to the PGA TOUR for a second season after leading the Nationwide Tour in earnings in 2006 and being named its Player of the Year. A change in Duke’s ball flight – he went from a draw to a fade – allowed the veteran to free up his swing with incredibly positive results. Scored his first Nationwide Tour victory at the BMW Charity Classic at The Cliffs. A playoff loss to Michael Sim at the Palmetto Pride Classic vaulted Duke into the money lead to stay. It was among his Tour best nine top 10s, a stat matched by Boo Weekley. Won $301,309 and finished 166th on the money list in his only full season on the PGA TOUR in 2004. Click here to learn more.

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