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OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:<br />

Won three times on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>, including the 1971<br />

Masters, where he birdied two of the last four holes to<br />

edge Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller…Among the top 60<br />

on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> money list for 13 consecutive<br />

seasons…Best year on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> came in 1971,<br />

when he won $94,947 for 16th on the money<br />

list…Qualified for the 1960 and 1961 U.S. Open as an<br />

amateur and advanced to the semifinals of the 1962 U.S.<br />

Amateur…1971 U.S. Ryder Cup Team member…Has<br />

made 19 holes-in-one in his career.<br />

PERSONAL:<br />

A member of the Texas Golf Hall of Fame…Inducted into<br />

the Texas Sports Hall of Fame during the 2000<br />

season…Named to the Class AA all-state basketball<br />

team in Texas in 1955…Had polio at age 13 and turned to<br />

golf for exercise after he was not allowed to play contact<br />

CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0<br />

Year Events Played 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank<br />

1987 15 3 5 8 $93,064 31<br />

1988 31 1 7 21 161,286 20<br />

1989 30 1 2 2 14 23 403,880 10<br />

1990 32 1 3 6 14 29 762,901 3<br />

1991 31 2 2 13 24 543,326 8<br />

1992 29 1 1 6 17 286,294 28<br />

1993 29 4 13 221,982 37<br />

1994 30 16 219,295 39<br />

1995 30 1 5 163,153 60<br />

1996 29 1 3 6 328,054 42<br />

1997 30 9 218,564 61<br />

1998 26 1 141,258 71<br />

1999 26 2 125,393 79<br />

2000 9 24,959 110<br />

2001 17 1 60,490 98<br />

2002 24 1 117,487 88<br />

2003 22 65,497 97<br />

2004 19 1 62,608 95<br />

2005 14 25,309 112<br />

Total 473 5 9 12 67 177 4,024,799<br />

COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $5,212,561<br />

JOINED CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong>: 2002<br />

BEST CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH:<br />

T4—2003 3M Championship.<br />

<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (19): 1973 San Antonio<br />

Texas Open. 1976 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Hawaiian<br />

Open, Ohio Kings Island Open. 1977 Colonial National<br />

Invitation. 1979 Phoenix Open, Walt Disney World<br />

National Team Championship [with George Burns]. 1980<br />

Charles Coody (Continued)<br />

sports…Received his first set of golf clubs as a gift from<br />

his father, Richard, shortly thereafter…Has marked his<br />

ball since 1969 with an English half-penny coin, a gift from<br />

his daughter Caryn…Owner of Diamondback GC in<br />

Abilene and has been involved in a charity event at the<br />

club that has raised over $250,000 for several worthwhile<br />

organizations…Lists Pinehurst No. 2 as his favorite golf<br />

course…Biggest thrill in golf was winning the 1971<br />

Masters, while his biggest thrills outside of golf were<br />

marrying his wife, Lynette, and the birth of their three<br />

children…Favorite movie is "Chariots of Fire" and his<br />

most-admired athlete is Jerry West.<br />

SEE SECTION 6 FOR COMPLETE <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> SUMMARY<br />

Ben Crenshaw<br />

WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 2002)<br />

EXEMPT STATUS: Top 30 on All-Time Money List<br />

FULL NAME: Ben Daniel Crenshaw<br />

HEIGHT: 5-9<br />

WEIGHT: 157<br />

BIRTHDATE: January 11, 1952<br />

BIRTHPLACE: Austin, TX<br />

RESIDENCE: Austin, TX<br />

<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.com Champions Tour 2006 Guide<br />

PLAYER STATISTICS<br />

CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> MAJOR <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARY<br />

Year 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00<br />

Senior <strong>PGA</strong> Championship T17 DQ T38 T56 T19 T61 T52<br />

Ford Senior Players T10 2 T3 T2 T18 T22 T42 T58 T49 T60 T50 T59<br />

U.S. Senior Open 18 T5 T6 T6 T16 T35 T36 T22 T63 T26 T32<br />

JELD-WEN Tradition T4 T3 T6 T9 T12 T36 T31 T21 62 T50 60<br />

Year 01 02 03 04 05<br />

Senior <strong>PGA</strong> Championship T45 CUT<br />

Senior British Open T54<br />

JELD-WEN Tradition T62 T78 76<br />

Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. 1983 Byron Nelson Golf<br />

Classic. 1984 Masters Tournament. 1986 Buick Open,<br />

Vantage Championship. 1987 USF&G Classic. 1988 Doral-<br />

Ryder Open. 1990 Southwestern Bell Colonial. 1992 Centel<br />

Western Open. 1993 Nestle Invitational. 1994 Freeport-<br />

McMoRan Classic. 1995 Masters Tournament.<br />

OTHER VICTORIES (5): 1972 NCAA Championship<br />

[indiv, tie]. 1976 Irish Open. 1981 Mexican Open. 1985<br />

Shootout at Jeremy Ranch [with Miller Barber]. 1988<br />

World Cup [indiv], World Cup [with Mark McCumber].<br />

2005 CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICS:<br />

Scoring Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.21 (80)<br />

Driving Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257.0 (74)<br />

Driving Accuracy Percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67.2% (58)<br />

Greens in Regulation Pct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58.6% (78)<br />

Putting Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.910 (80)<br />

MISCELLANEOUS CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICS<br />

2005 Low Round: 68–Blue Angels Classic/1<br />

Career Low Round: 62–1991 NYNEX Commemorative/2<br />

Career Largest Paycheck: $202,500–1990 Vantage<br />

Championship/1<br />

MISCELLANEOUS <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICS<br />

2005 Low Round: 83–Masters Tournament/2<br />

Career Low Round: 62–1971 Cleveland Open Invitational/3<br />

Career Largest Paycheck: $26,400–1980 Jackie<br />

Gleason–Inverrary Classic/T2<br />

FAMILY: Wife, Julie; Katherine Vail (10/6/87),<br />

Claire Susan (4/23/92), Anna Riley (2/12/98)<br />

CLUB AFFILIATION: Austin GC (Austin, TX)<br />

EDUCATION: University of Texas<br />

SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, bird watching, collecting<br />

golf artifacts, golf course architecture, country music<br />

TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1973<br />

JOINED <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>: 1973<br />

<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER EARNINGS: $7,091,166<br />

BEST 2005 CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES:<br />

T14—Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf; T15—Blue Angels<br />

Classic; T18—Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach.<br />

2005 SEASON:<br />

Among the top 20 four times in 18 starts on the Champions<br />

Tour…Best effort in over a year came in Savannah when<br />

he was T14 at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf in late<br />

SECTION 2 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES<br />

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