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PERRY, Kenny
SECTION PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES
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PGA TOUR VICTORIES (9):
1991 Memorial Tournament. 1994 New England Classic.
1995 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. 2001 Buick Open. 2003
Bank of America Colonial, the Memorial Tournament,
Greater Milwaukee Open. 2005 Bay Hill Invitational
Presented by MasterCard, Bank of America Colonial.
OTHER VICTORIES (1):
2005 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with John Huston].
BEST 2007 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T3—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan
Stanley; T5—U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee;
T10—Buick Open.
2007 SEASON:
Struggled the first half of the season, attempting to regain
form after knee surgery in 2006. Posted three top-10s in
final 10 starts, with eight top-25s in that span. Played into
third PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup event, the BMW
Championship, and finished 60th in FedExCup standings.
Finished among the top-125 for the 21st consecutive season...Strong
play over the second half of the season began
with final-round 63 at the Memorial Tournament, vaulting
him into a T3 finish. Round of 63 was the lowest final-round
score in Memorial history...Two weeks later, posted a T10
at the Buick Open, aided by a second-round 63…Past
champion of the U.S. Bank Championship finished T5, seventh
top-10 finish in Milwaukee in the past eight years. A
1-over 71 in the final round was only the second time he
had posted an above-par score in the last eight years at
Brown Deer Park.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2006: Did not have a top-10 in 22 starts for the first time in
his TOUR career...Had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee
on March 13 and was unable to defend his title that week
at the Bay Hill Invitational...Best finish was a T11 at the
Kenny Perry
EXEMPT STATUS: 2005 two-time tournament winner
(through 2008)
FULL NAME: James Kenneth Perry
HEIGHT: 6-2
WEIGHT: 205
BIRTHDATE: August 10, 1960
BIRTHPLACE: Elizabethtown, KY
RESIDENCE: Franklin, KY; plays out of Country Creek GC
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/
Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank
1984 1
1985 1
1987 27 15 1 5 107,239/93
1988 32 20 3 7 139,421/85
1989 26 15 1 3 7 202,099/70
1990 23 17 1 2 9 279,881/50
1991 24 16 1 3 7 368,784/44
1992 25 17 3 9 190,455/81
1993 29 18 3 8 196,863/88
1994 30 22 1 1 4 10 585,941/26
1995 25 21 1 1 1 5 13 773,388
1996 25 17 1 1 9 13 925,079/13
1997 26 17 2 8 270,081/90
1998 25 16 1 5 7 487,551/58
1999 26 16 1 7 426,184/94
2000 20 18 3 4 9 889,381/52
2001 26 22 1 6 13 1,786,066/24
2002 27 23 2 1 6 13 1,928,598/27
2003 26 24 3 1 1 11 14 4,400,122/6
2004 23 17 1 7 13 1,952,043/30
2005 23 19 2 1 7 14 3,607,155/6
2006 22 16 6 818,698/104
2007 24 18 1 3 9 91,773/60 1,197,618/79
Total 536 384 9 8 11 88 201 21,532,649
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
Buick Open, for the past champion (2001). 2005: Finished
sixth on TOUR money list, matching his career best (2003).
Recorded multiple victories (2) and finished with more than
$3 million in earnings for second time in his career...Won for
the first time since his three-win season of 2003 with a victory
at the Bay Hill Invitational. At age 44, became the oldest
winner of the tournament. Beat Graeme McDowell and
Vijay Singh be two strokes. Held second- and third-round
leads. Tied with Singh at 12-under par through 71 holes.
After Singh hit his second shot on No. 18 in the water short
of the green, Perry played to the middle of the green and
two-putted for par and the win...Captured ninth career
TOUR title by seven strokes over Billy Mayfair at the Bank
of America Colonial. Tenth multiple winner in tournament
history, with rounds of 65-63-64-69—261. Seven-stroke
win was second-largest margin of victory in tournament history
(eight strokes, Chandler Harper, 1955), and the largest
on TOUR since Tommy Armour III won by seven strokes at
the 2003 Valero Texas Open. Entered final round with a
seven-stroke lead over Mayfair and Steve Stricker. Set tournament
36- and 54-hole records with totals of 12-under 128
and 18-under 192, respectively. Matched 72-hole record of
19-under 261 that he set in 2003. All-time leader in career
earnings at Bank of America Colonial, with
$2,598,389...Playing in his third Presidents Cup squad, finished
1-3-0 on the week but managed to captured Sunday
singles match, 4 and 3, over Mark Hensby. 2004: Fourth consecutive
top-30 finish (No. 30) on money list and seven more
top-10s...With his 18-year-old son Justin, on the bag, finished
T3 at THE PLAYERS Championship, four strokes
behind Adam Scott...Finished fifth on the Ryder Cup team
points list to make his first U.S. Ryder Cup squad...Did not
play again until the final full-field event of the season, the
Chrysler Championship. Came into event 31st on the money
list and finished T8, good enough to pass Rod Pampling for
the final spot in THE TOUR Championship. 2003: Enjoyed
most prolific season of career, with three wins and 10 top-
FAMILY: Wife, Sandy; Lesslye (5/20/84), Justin
(11/23/85), Lindsey (4/27/88)
EDUCATION: Western Kentucky University
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Harley Davidson motorcylces,
drag racing, restoring Chevrolet muscle cars
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1982
Q SCHOOL: Fall 1986
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
10s in 26 starts, along with a career-best $4,400,122 in winnings.
One of three players, along with Mike Weir and Ernie
Els, to log top-10s in three majors...Recorded a T2 at the Bay
Hill Invitational...Picked up first win since the 2001 Buick
Open with a six-stroke victory at the Bank of America
Colonial. Set 54- and 72-hole tournament records while
tying the course record with a third-round, 9-under 61. Held
eight-stroke lead heading into Sunday prior to picking up his
career-largest $900,000 paycheck...Picked up second victory
of season one week later at the Memorial Tournament. At
the age of 42, became oldest player to win back-to-back
weeks on the PGA TOUR since Hale Irwin won the U.S.
Open and the Buick Classic in consecutive weeks at age 45
in 1990. Held solo lead after 36 and 54 holes. A winner at
Muirfield Village in 1991, became the sixth player to capture
multiple titles at the Memorial Tournament...Added
third consecutive top-three finish with a T3 at the U.S.
Open. Second time in his 17-year career that he has posted
three consecutive top-threes...Picked up third win in four
starts on TOUR at the Greater Milwaukee Open. Held thirdround
lead and won for fourth consecutive time after holding/sharing
the 54-hole lead...Represented the United
States at The Presidents Cup in November. 2002: Finished in
the top 30 in earnings for fifth time in career. Of his six top-
10s, three came in first four starts...Finished third, one
stroke shy of the Sergio Garcia-David Toms playoff at the
Mercedes Championships...Had two T2s - Phoenix Open
and the MasterCard Colonial...Sat 31st on the money list
heading into the Buick Challenge, the last event before THE
TOUR Championship. T7 finish vaulted him to No. 27 and
earned him a spot in the season-ending event. 2001: In finishing
24th on the money list with $1,786,066, surpassed
the $1-million single-season earnings mark for the first
time...Top-30 finish earned a spot in THE TOUR
Championship for the first time since 1996...Year was driven
by six top-10s...Captured his fourth TOUR title with an
impressive two-shot victory in the Buick Open. A second-
Year 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00
Masters CUT T12 CUT CUT
U.S. Open T55 T25 CUT T50 CUT
British Open CUT
PGA T51 T49 77 T55 T49 2 T23 T10 T34 T30
THE PLAYERS 33 T21 T56 T57 W/D T65 T62 T55 T4 CUT CUT W/D T27
TOUR Championship T26 T20 4
Year 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Masters CUT T39 CUT T29
U.S. Open T45 T3 CUT T23 58
British Open T8 T16 T11 CUT
PGA T44 T29 T10 CUT T23 T49 T23
THE PLAYERS T18 T60 T32 T3 CUT T58
TOUR Championship T5 T18 T9 29 T20
Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T33 T33 T9 T17 T33
Bridgestone Invitational T24 T53 T27 T6 T27 T11
CA Championship CNL 22 T28 T32
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (3), 1996, 2003, 2005; Ryder Cup, 2004.
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