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PEREZ, Pat
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BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
2—2002 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, T2—Buick
Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1):
2000 Ozarks Open.
OTHER VICTORIES (1):
2002 Champions Challenge [with John Daly].
BEST 2007 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T3—AT&T National; 4—Crowne Plaza Invitational at
Colonial; T6—Fry's Electronics Open; 8—Nissan Open;
T10—Sony Open in Hawaii, Canadian Open presented by
Franklin Templeton Investments.
2007 SEASON:
Recorded career highs in earnings (more than $1.6 million)
and top-10 finishes (6) and finished 44th in final FedExCup
standings...After injury-plagued 2006 season, got off to a
strong start in the new year with a T10 in first start at the
Sony Open in Hawaii...Rebounded from a third-round 75
with a closing 65 at the Nissan Open to finish eighth...Third
top-10 finish of the year came at the Crowne Plaza
Invitational at Colonial. Fired four rounds in the 60s to finish
fourth...Finished T3 at the inaugural AT&T National
thanks to a closing 3-under 67. Earned a spot in the British
Open as the leading player, not otherwise exempt, at the
2007 AT&T National among the top-10 finishers and
ties…Finished T20 at the British Open, recovering from a 2over-par
73 in the first round…One week later, posted four
sub-par rounds to finish T10 at the Canadian Open...
Recorded his sixth top-10 finish of the season with a T6 at
the inaugural Fry's Electronics Open. Final-round 68 tied the
low round for the day in windy conditions.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2006: Finished in the top 125 on the money list for the fifth
time in his five-year career...Hampered by tendinitis in both
elbows that lasted from THE PLAYERS Championship
through the end of the season, making only 19 starts on the
year...Held the first-round lead at the Bob Hope Chrysler
Classic with a career-low 12-under-par 60 at the Palmer
Course at PGA West. Tied Justin Rose and Arron
Pat Perez
EXEMPT STATUS: 52nd on 2007 money list
FULL NAME: Pat Perez
HEIGHT: 6-0
WEIGHT: 190
BIRTHDATE: March 1, 1976
BIRTHPLACE: Phoenix, AZ
RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ
FAMILY: Single
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/
Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank
2002 30 14 2 6 10 1,451,726/40
2003 33 16 2 5 578,141/117
2004 32 18 1 1 7 723,724/111
2005 28 18 4 9 1,258,087/62
2006 19 9 1 1 4 719,507/117
2007 27 16 1 6 11 93,184/44 1,678,295/52
Total 169 91 2 3 20 46 6,409,481
NATIONWIDE TOUR
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank
2000 19 11 1 1 4 5 148,094/26
2001 26 16 1 5 10 124,818/32
Total 45 27 1 2 9 15 272,912
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
Oberholser for low round of the season. Credited his score
to an improved physique and psyche. Finished 73rd after
slumping with 75-78 on the weekend...Collected his first
top-10 at THE PLAYERS with his T3 finish. It was his first
top-10 since a T6 at the 2005 PGA
Championship...Withdrew during the first round of the
Verizon Heritage in April due to the tendonitis...Played in
eight more events the remainder of the year, withdrawing
from two and making the cut in two, with one a T15 at the
Reno-Tahoe Open. 2005: Moved into the top 75 on the
money list after finishing just outside the top 100 over the
last two seasons...The San Diego County product posted his
first career top-10 in four starts at the Buick Invitational, a
T6. His dad has been the starter for the TOUR event at
Torrey Pines for a number of years...Clinched his first top-10
in a major championship with his T6 finish at the PGA
Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club. 2004: Started the season
slow making only three cuts in his first 12 starts. Ended
the year with a bang, making 50 percent of his season earnings
in his last five starts, including a T3 at 84 LUMBER
Classic to secure his card for 2005. His $201,600 payday in
Pennsylvania lifted him over the mark to secure his card for
the 2005 season. 2003: Made the cut in just under half of
his 33 starts during his sophomore campaign. First of two
top-10s was T6 at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Set course
record with 11-under-par 61, a TOUR career best, at
Bermuda Dunes Country Club in second round...Second, a
T10, came at the Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper
Tires. 2002: Only thing missing from his stellar rookie season
was a victory but did qualify for his first Masters thanks
to finishing 40th on the money list...Began season 507th on
Official World Golf Ranking list and had moved up to 84th
through THE TOUR Championship...Became eighth rookie in
TOUR history to surpass $1 million...Finished second at the
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am after holding a fourstroke
advantage after 36 and 54 holes. Had the lead with
one hole to play but triple-bogeyed the 18th hole at Pebble
Beach to lose by three strokes to Matt Gogel...Second runner-up
finish came at the Buick Classic, tied with David
Gossett and Loren Roberts two strokes behind champion
Chris Smith. Paycheck of $261,333 pushed season earnings
over $1 million at $1,006,341...Recorded hole-in-one in the
second round of the Reno-Tahoe Open, acing No. 7 with a 6-
EDUCATION: Arizona State University
SPECIAL INTERESTS: TV, ATV, motorcycles, sleeping,
baseball, football
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1997
Q SCHOOL: 2001
JOINED TOUR: 2002
Nationwide Tour Alumnus
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
Year 02 03 04 05 06 07
Masters T45
U.S. Open CUT T40 CUT
British Open T67 T20
PGA 70 T6 CUT T18
THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T32 T3 CUT
iron from 210 yards...Turned in the round of the tournament
during the final round of the Bell Canadian Open with an
Angus Glen Golf Club record 9-under-par 63. 2001: Earned
first PGA TOUR card by finishing as medalist at PGA TOUR
Qualifying Tournament...T3 finish at the Samsung Canadian
PGA Championship on the Nationwide Tour. 2000: Picked up
his first victory at the Ozarks Open on the Nationwide Tour
where he defeated Pat Bates and Mike Heinen in a playoff
with a birdie on the first extra hole. Was 36-hole leader by
three strokes and 54-hole leader by four strokes at the
Monterey Peninsula Classic, won by Richard Johnson.
Amateur: Member of Arizona State University's 1996
NCAA championship team...Won the 1993 Junior World
title at Torrey Pines, where Tiger Woods finished fourth,
eight strokes back. Won the 1993 Maxfli PGA Junior two
weeks later at Pinehurst, NC.
PERSONAL:
Brother Mike played on the Nationwide Tour in 2002 and
2006. They were the only brothers to play in the 2001
Qualifying Tournament finals at Bear Lakes CC in West Palm
Beach, FL...Web site is patperezgolf.com.
PLAYER STATISTICS
2007 PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Scoring Average ..........................................70.15 (28)
Driving Distance ..........................................296.0 (44)
Driving Accuracy Percentage ......................61.07% (114)
Greens in Regulation Pct. ............................64.58% (70)
Putting Average............................................1.778 (53)
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
2007 Low Round/Round: 65–3 times, most recent Frys.com
Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children/2
Career Low Round/Round: 60–2006 Bob Hope Chrysler
Classic/1
Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $432,000–2002 AT&T
Pebble Beach National Pro–Am/2
Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Children's
Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-Mart/68
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