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PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2):
2002 Bell Canadian Open. 2006 B.C. Open presented by
Turning Stone Resort.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1):
2001 Hershey Open.
BEST 2007 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
2—Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, FBR Open; T5—Arnold
Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, Buick Open.
2007 SEASON:
Despite not winning, had his best year in earnings, recorded
two runner-up finishes, and finished 26th in the
FedExCup standings...Lost in a sudden-death playoff to
Charley Hoffman at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, as
Hoffman posted a birdie on the first extra hole...Finished
runner-up for the second time in three weeks, falling one
stroke behind Aaron Baddeley at the FBR Open, thanks to a
closing 8-under 63. Took over the top spot in the FedExCup
standings with the finish...Third top-10 was T5 at the
Arnold Palmer Invitational, five strokes behind Vijay
Singh...Posted his next T5 at the Buick Open in early July.
Back-to-back 67s on the weekend earned his best finish in
four starts at the Buick Open. Entered the PGA TOUR
Playoffs for the FedExCup ranked 16th, finished 26th.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2006: Won for the first time in almost four years and finished
in the top 100 on the PGA TOUR money list for the
fourth time in six seasons on TOUR...Opened season making
eight straight cuts, including three of his four top-10s on
the season...Made first cut in his fourth career start at the
TPC Sawgrass and went on to record a T8 at THE PLAYERS
Championship...Collected his second career TOUR title with
John Rollins
EXEMPT STATUS: 2006 tournament winner
(through 2008)
FULL NAME: John Rollins
HEIGHT: 6-0
WEIGHT: 200
BIRTHDATE: June 25, 1975
BIRTHPLACE: Richmond, VA
RESIDENCE: Las Colinas, TX
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-2
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/
Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank
1998 1
2000 27 8 1 2 169,570/171
2002 34 27 1 6 15 1,956,565/25
2003 27 17 1 5 8 1,612,314/39
2004 29 18 2 7 737,957/109
2005 30 18 1 1 8 852,147/99
2006 28 18 1 4 7 1,498,828/57
2007 29 23 2 4 13 96,220/26 2,488,891/24
Total 205 129 2 4 23 60 9,316,271
NATIONWIDE TOUR
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank
1997 2
1998 1
1999 20 6 1 1 4 28,736/82
2000 3
2001 25 17 1 2 6 14 242,841/6
Total 51 23 1 3 7 18 271,577
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
a one-stroke victory at the B.C. Open presented by Turning
Stone Resort. Rolled in a 6-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole
to finish one shot ahead of Bob May. The final-round 64 was
one off his career-low round. Collected $540,000 for his
win...Finished tied for second on TOUR in Total Eagles with
16 behind the 19 by J.B. Holmes. 2005: Finished No. 99 on
money list with one top-10, a T2 at the B.C. Open. It was his
best finish since losing in a playoff to Jonathan Kaye at the
2003 Buick Classic. 2004: Had a rough start, making three of
14 cuts, but made 14 of 15 to end the season, including both
of his top-10s...Made his first appearance in the World Golf
Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Took
Tiger Woods 18 holes before falling, 1-up, to the eventual
tournament winner...Recorded an ace in the final round of
the John Deere Classic on No. 7 with a 7-iron from 169
yards. 2003: Made more than $1 million for the second
straight season thanks to five top-10s, including his first
career runner-up finish...Lost to Jonathan Kaye on the first
extra hole of a playoff at the Buick Classic. Birdied last hole
to get to 13-under and hold clubhouse lead, while Kaye was
standing on 18th tee. Played 29 holes on Sunday due to
rain-shortened Saturday. 2002: Made most of second
chance on TOUR, earning his first victory and just shy of $2
million...Moved up from 408th on Official World Golf
Ranking list to T67 through THE TOUR Championship...Six
top-10s were five more than he had during his rookie season
in 2000 and his 120 rounds were the most on
TOUR...Won Bell Canadian Open with birdie on first extra
hole of three-man playoff with Neal Lancaster and Justin
Leonard. Shot final-round 65 and reached playoff when
Lancaster double-bogeyed the 18th hole. Came from seven
strokes behind on final day, tied with Len Mattiace (FedEx
St. Jude Classic) and Spike McRoy (B.C. Open) for best
comeback of season...Qualified for first TOUR
FAMILY: Wife, Heather; Isabella Armain (7/16/03),
Georgia Faith (12/3/07)
EDUCATION: Virginia Commonwealth University (1997,
Mass Communications)
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Playing guitar, billiards
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1997
Q SCHOOL: 1999
JOINED TOUR: 2000
Nationwide Tour Graduate (2001)
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
Year 02 03 04 05 06 07
Masters 47 CUT T20
U.S. Open T53 T48 CUT CUT T42
British Open 70 CUT
PGA CUT CUT T40 CUT CUT
THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT T8 T58
TOUR Championship T13 25
Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T33
Bridgestone Invitational T67 T30
CA Championship T43 T28
Championship and finished T13. 2001: Sixth-place finish on
2001 Nationwide Tour money list ensured return trip to PGA
TOUR...Made just four cuts in first 12 Nationwide Tour
starts but game clicked in July and finished by making 13
consecutive cuts, the most by any player during the season...Defeated
Rod Pampling with birdie-3 on first extra
hole at Hershey Open for first career win. 2000: First TOUR
top-10 was a T9 at the Greater Milwaukee Open thanks to
a final-round 8-under 63. 1999: Earned first TOUR card by
virtue of his T16 finish at the TOUR Qualifying Tournament.
Amateur: Virginia state amateur champion in 1996 and
1997. Honorable mention All-America selection at Virginia
Commonwealth.
PERSONAL:
Plays the guitar.
PLAYER STATISTICS
2007 PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Scoring Average ..........................................70.37 (43)
Driving Distance ..........................................289.8 (85)
Driving Accuracy Percentage ......................64.83% (67)
Greens in Regulation Pct. ............................63.23% (116)
Putting Average............................................1.783 (68)
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
2007 Low Round/Round: 63–FBR Open/4
Career Low Round/Round: 63–3 times, most recent 2007
FBR Open/4
Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $720,000–2002 Bell
Canadian Open/1
Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Zurich
Classic of New Orleans/40
John ROLLINS
PGA TOUR 2008 Guide
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