THE PLAYERS Championship

With This Victory - March 28, 2005

FRED FUNK

Earns seventh career PGA TOUR victory in 523rd career PGA TOUR start at the age of 48 years, nine months, and 14 days.

1992 Shell Houston Open
1995 Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley, Buick Challenge
1996 B.C. Open 
1998 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic
2004 Southern Farm Bureau Classic
2005 THE PLAYERS Championship

THE PLAYERS Championship Notes
Stats for the 2005 PLAYERS Championship
Category  Totals Percentage Rank
Fairways Hit:  48 of 56  86% T1
Driving Distance:  253.4   80
GIR:   58 of 72 81% 1
Sand Saves:  2 of 4  50% T41
Putts:   122  T69
Putts (GIR):   1.828 n/a 60

Matches Tom Kite (1989) for most attempts before first PLAYERS victory with 15.

Becomes the oldest winner in the history of THE PLAYERS Championship at the age of 48 years, nine months and 14 days. Prior to today, Hal Sutton (41 years, 10 months, 28 days) had been the oldest PLAYERS Champion, winning in 2000. Last year, Adam Scott became the youngest-ever PLAYERS champion at 23.

Fourth player in his forties to win THE PLAYERS Championship, joining Lee Trevino (1980), Calvin Peete (1985) and Hal Sutton (2000).

Win comes in 15th start at THE PLAYERS Championship; has made 13 cuts with one top-10, a T10 in 2004.

2005 NOTES
Oldest player to win on TOUR since Funk won the Southern Farm Bureau Classic in 2004 at the age of 48 years, three months and 19 days.

Becomes the third player in his 40s to win this season, joining Vijay Singh and Kenny Perry.

CAREER NOTES
Earns five-year exemption on the PGA TOUR which will carry him through the end of the 2010 season. Earns three-year exemption to the Masters Tournament and British Open. Already exempt for U.S. Open with top-30 finish on 2004 Official Money List and exempt for PGA Championship as member of 2004 U.S. Ryder Cup team.

Collects second victory in a span of five months and 25 days.

Brings career earnings to $16,790,306 in his 17-year TOUR career.

2005 PGA TOUR SUMMARY
Tournaments entered--9; in money-7; top-10 finishes-2; top-25 finishes--4