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SECTION 2 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES
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Stewart, in the British Open Championship at St. Andrews,
five strokes back of Nick Faldo…Also T8 in the 1990 PGA
Championship at Shoal Creek in Alabama…Led the South
African Tour's Order of Merit eight times: 1980-81, 1985-
87, 1993, 1998, and 2001…Claimed a pair of South
African Open titles, including the 2001 event at East
London GC at age 47. Holed a 20-foot birdie putt on the
final green to nip Justin Rose by a stroke…Played in 112
PGA TOUR events from 1981-2001, made 69 cuts and
earned $657,737…Made 57 starts on the PGA TOUR
between 1982-1984 and finished fourth at the 1982 Danny
Thomas-Memphis Classic and T4 at the Sammy Davis, Jr.-
Greater Hartford Open…Represented Zimbabwe in eight
World Cup competitions and also was a team member in
seven Alfred Dunhill Cup matches…Played for the
International team in both the 1994 and 1996 Presidents
Cup, with a 3-4-2 record in the biennial event…Has made
five holes-in-one in competition in his career.
JOINED CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2004
BEST CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER FINISH:
T8—2005 Constellation Energy Classic.
2005 CHARLES SCHWAB CUP FINISH:
T66th - 47 points
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T29—1988
Honda Classic.
OTHER VICTORIES (14): 1985 KBC Augusta. 1986
Pocari Sweat Open, Acom Doubles. 1987 Hiroshima Open.
1989 Yomiuri Sapporo Beer. 1991 Masaki Hirao Pro-Am.
1993 Asahi Beer Cup, Token Cup, Dunlop Open, Lark Cup.
1996 Sapporo Tokyu Open, Suntory Open. 1998 Token Cup.
1999 Jun Classic.
PGA TOUR CAREER EARNINGS: $33,033
BEST 2005 CHAMPIONS TOUR FINISH: T8—
Constellation Energy Classic.
2005 SEASON:
Managed to snare the final conditionally-exempt spot
from prior-year money for 2006 season when Dave Barr
did not earn enough to pass him at the SBC
Championship, the season's final full-field event…Among
the top 20 in seven of 20 appearances last year and turned
in his best performance on the Champions Tour when he
T8 at the Constellation Energy Classic. Was on the leaderboard
after the first round but eventually finished nine
strokes back of Bob Gilder at The Hayfields…Was in contention
early in the season when he was one off the firstround
lead at the Blue Angels Classic, thanks to a 6-under
64, his career-best on the Champions Tour. Eventually T15
near Pensacola after a final-round 70…Also was in con-
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PERSONAL:
Was a solid athlete is several sports as a youth, but
excelled at golf…Has managed to rebound from a series
of physical setbacks in his career. Escaped with facial
injuries when his car collided with a bus near his parents'
farm in 1980. While on vacation in Cape Town in
December 1993, suffered a freak nerve injury in his neck
while playing cricket with his kids. Knee injury curtailed
his 1995 season…Best shot of his career was his pitch to
nine feet from 68 yards on the final hole that beat Ian
Woosnam at the 1987 British Masters…Favorite golf
course is the Old Course at St. Andrews, but only when
the weather is ideal…First modeled his game after Arnold
Palmer and then refined it like Gary Player as he grew
older…Plays the piano.
Hajime Meshiai (ha-JEE-me mesh-EE-eye)
EXEMPT STATUS: 50th on 2005 Champions Tour
Money List
FULL NAME: Hajime Meshiai
HEIGHT: 5-7
WEIGHT: 181
BIRTHDATE: March 12, 1954
BIRTHPLACE: Chiba, Japan
RESIDENCE: Chiba, Japan
tention in early August at the 3M Championship through
36 holes. Fired rounds of 69-66 and was in a group of players
who trailed Tom Purtzer by three strokes. Eventually
T19 after ballooning to a 76 on Sunday at the TPC of Twin
Cities…Ranked fourth on the Champions Tour in Driving
Distance and had a 361-yard tee shot (second round/11th
hole) at the Constellation Energy event.
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2004: Earned fully exempt status for 2005 after finishing
T4 at the 2004 Champions Tour National Qualifying
Tournament at the King and Bear at World Golf Village.
Posted five straight rounds in the 60s and led or shared the
lead for three rounds (rounds three to five) before shooting
a final-round 71…Appeared in 14 events during the campaign
after turning 50 in March…Debuted at the Toshiba
Senior Classic and T41 at Newport Beach…Lone top-10
effort came at the FedEx Kinko's Classic in Austin in May
when he was a T9…Second in Driving Distance, with an
average of 292.0. 2003: As a 49-year-old, advanced to the
Champions Tour’s National Qualifying Tournament near
Fort Lauderdale, FL, by being the co-medalist, along with
Mark Johnson, at the regional qualifier in Calimesa,
CA…Secured a full exemption for the 2004 season upon
his 50th birthday March 12 by vaulting from T7 to solo
third on the final day. Birdied five of his last six holes to
shoot 66 at the TPC at Eagle Trace, equaling the low round
of the event.
OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Won 11 career titles on the Japan Golf Tour… Joined the
Japan PGA circuit in 1980 and improved every year on the
money list before finishing third in 1987…Suffered a back
injury in 1991, yet still maintained a spot among the top 50
on the money list…Had his best year in 1993 when he
won four times and was the leading money-winner on the
Japan Golf Tour, with $1,197,000…Suffered a slump for
three seasons and then made another comeback in 1996,
Champions Tour 2006 Guide
PLAYER STATISTICS
MISCELLANEOUS CHAMPIONS TOUR STATISTICS
2005 Low Round: 65–5 times, most recent Charles Schwab
Cup Championship/3
Career Low Round: 63–2004 SBC Championship/2
Career Largest Paycheck: $440,000–2004 Charles Schwab
Cup Championship/1
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Career Low Round: 65–3 times, most recent 1994 Texas
Open/2
Career Largest Paycheck: $76,000–1994 NEC World
Series of Golf/T5
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FAMILY: Wife, Fukuko; Emiko (6/26/81), Yoko (4/6/83)
EDUCATION: Komazawa University (Law, 1976)
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1978
winning a pair of titles and finishing 12th on the money list
with earnings of $471,000…Became the first qualifier for
the World Finals of the 1997 Andersen Consulting World
Championship of Golf when he defeated Kazuhiko
Hosokawa, 1-up, to win the Japanese Championship at
Golden Palm CC. Lost to Davis Love III in the World
Semifinals at Grayhawk GC in Scottsdale in January
1998…Played in 18 events in his career on the PGA TOUR,
including seven appearances in 1994, making eight cuts.
Best finish was a T29 at the 1988 Honda Classic…Has
made four holes-in-one in competition.
PERSONAL:
A powerful hitter off the tee and is nicknamed
“Kong”…Close friend of Jumbo Ozaki, who helped him
develop his game as a youth…Shigeo Nagashima, a
Japanese baseball legend who played and managed the
Tokyo Giants, is his hero…Played competitive baseball
until his freshman year in college and then turned to
golf…Favorite course is Augusta National and favorite
athlete is Michael Jordan.
PLAYER STATISTICS
MISCELLANEOUS CHAMPIONS TOUR STATISTICS
2005 Low Round: 64–Blue Angels Classic/1
Career Low Round: 64–2005 Blue Angels Classic/1
Career Largest Paycheck: $46,750–2005 Constellation
Energy Classic/T8
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Career Low Round: 66–1994 Southwestern Bell Colonial/1
Career Largest Paycheck: $9,315–1994 Memorial
Tournament/T30
SEE SECTION 6 FOR COMPLETE PGA TOUR SUMMARY
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