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PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1):
2004 John Deere Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3):
1998 Fort Smith Classic. 2000 Carolina Classic. 2003
Henrico County Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1):
2005 Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg.
BEST 2007 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
2—Fry's Electronics Open.
2007 SEASON:
Ended his season by recording his first top-10 finish with a
runner-up effort at the inaugural Fry's Electronics Open that
earned his TOUR card for 2008. Second-round 61 was a
career best and moved him from T80 to T2. Runner-up finish
to Mike Weir marked his first top-five finish since the
2005 John Deere Classic (T4). His $540,000 check moved
him from 151st on the money list to 99th with $969,731 in
his final start of the season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2006: Plagued by a nagging foot injury, fell out of the top
150 on the money list as he was limited to just 16 events.
Injury stemmed from a car crash suffered earlier in the year,
“I damaged my leg, back and had a lot of whiplash,”
explained Hensby. “My feet have been really bad, and I
really have been struggling to walk 18 holes.” Consulted
with Jose Maria Olazabal, whose career was nearly cut
short in the 1990s due to foot problems, later diagnosed as
back problem...Best showings were T22 at both the
Masters and British Open. 2005: Recorded top-10s in two
Mark Hensby
EXEMPT STATUS: 102nd on 2007 money list
FULL NAME: Mark Adam Hensby
HEIGHT: 5-8
WEIGHT: 150
BIRTHDATE: June 29, 1972
BIRTHPLACE: Melbourne, Australia
RESIDENCE: Mesa, AZ
FAMILY: Chase (2/7/00)
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/
Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank
1995 1
1996 1 1 3,799/332
1997 1
2001 29 7 1 2 155,629/186
2003 1 1 8,880
2004 29 19 1 1 2 8 12 2,718,766/15
2005 21 16 1 3 9 1,312,637/59
2006 16 8 2 251,883/183
2007 25 16 1 1 4 969,731/102
Total 124 68 1 2 3 13 29 5,421,324
NATIONWIDE TOUR
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank
1997 17 11 4 16,401/100
1998 25 12 1 4 6 75,359/33
1999 25 9 1 3 7 49,054/52
2000 25 18 1 3 7 14 291,757/2
2002 19 12 1 4 8 123,825/33
2003 23 17 1 2 7 12 276,519/7
2007 1 1 1 1 1 29,000/139
Total 135 80 3 6 2 26 52 861,916
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
majors (Masters and U.S. Open) and earned a berth on
International Presidents Cup squad…In Masters debut and
second career major championship start, posted first majors
top-10 with a T5. Along with Rod Pampling, led group of
eight Australians that participated...In his U.S. Open debut
two months later, finished T3, five strokes behind champion
Michael Campbell...In defense of 2004 John Deere Classic
title, finished T4, aided by a season-low 64 on Sunday.
Finished two strokes behind champion Sean O'Hair...Three
weeks later, captured his first win on the European Tour by
defeating Henrik Stenson on the second playoff hole of the
Scandinavian Masters after finishing with a final-round 65
to make it into the playoff. 2004: Won first TOUR title at the
John Deere Classic and made first trip to THE TOUR
Championship...Runner-up finish at BellSouth Classic, one
stroke behind Zach Johnson. Sunday’s 67 was low round of
the day and one of only four rounds in the 60s that
day…Best stretch of the season came in July, starting with
a T3 at the Cialis Western Open. Shared third-round lead
with Stephen Ames at 9-under 204 before finishing three
back of Ames after final-round 73...One week later, earned
first TOUR victory with a par 3 on the second playoff hole to
beat John E. Morgan at the John Deere Classic. Posted
rounds of 68-65-69-66--268, overcoming four-shot lead of
Jose Coceres in the final round. Earned a career-best
$684,000. Became the 16th first-time winner in John Deere
Classic history. Recorded an ace in the first round, becoming
the first player since Jim Furyk (2002 Memorial
Tournament) to post an ace and win in the same week...In
first TOUR Championship appearance, finished T4 to jump
to No. 40 in the Official World Golf Ranking. 2003: Made the
cut in 17 of 23 events on the 2003 Nationwide Tour.
Collected $276,519 to finish No. 7 on the final money
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cars, movies
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995
JOINED TOUR: 2000
Nationwide Tour Graduate (2000, 2003)
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
Year 04 05 06
Masters T5 T22
U.S. Open T3 CUT
British Open T15 T22
PGA T68 T59
THE PLAYERS T73 74
TOUR Championship T4
Accenture Match Play T17 T33
Bridgestone Invitational T65 T58 T54
American Express Champ T11 T56
list...Earned his third career victory at the Henrico County
Open. Posted a final-round 9-under 63 to finish regulation
tied with Zach Johnson at 20-under-par. Birdied the first
playoff hole for the victory. 2001: In first season on TOUR,
finished 186th on money list and recorded only top-10, a T9
at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open, during his first event
as a member. 2000: Second Nationwide Tour victory came
during the 2000 at the Carolina Classic. Defeated Manny
Zerman on seventh extra playoff hole. 1998: Set tournament
mark with 20-under 260 at Fort Smith Classic, his first
Nationwide Tour victory...Winner of numerous other tournaments,
including the 1996 Illinois Open by eight strokes and
the 1994 Illinois State Amateur.
PLAYER STATISTICS
2007 PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Scoring Average ..........................................71.54 (164)
Driving Distance ..........................................284.8 (130)
Driving Accuracy Percentage ......................63.63% (83)
Greens in Regulation Pct. ............................62.70% (132)
Putting Average............................................1.801 (126)
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
2007 Low Round/Round: 61–Fry's Electronics Open/2
Career Low Round/Round: 61–2007 Fry's Electronics
Open/2
Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $684,000–2004 John
Deere Classic/1
Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 Chrysler
Classic of Greensboro/27
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup, 2005; World Cup, 2005.
Mark HENSBY
PGA TOUR 2008 Guide
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