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DAWSON, Marco
FULL NAME: Marco Thomas Dawson BIRTHDATE: November 17,
1963 BIRTHPLACE: Freising, Germany RESIDENCE: Lakeland, FL;
plays out of Grasslands CC HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190 FAMILY:
Wife, Heather EDUCATION: Florida Southern College (1985,
Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFES-
SIONAL: 1985 Q SCHOOL: 1990, 1991, 1994, 2005, 2006 OTHER
INFORMATION: Best finish of 2007 came with a T5 at the Buick
Open in early July. Finished 145th on the money list for 2007. Finished
out of the top 125 for the third straight season in 2006 but regained TOUR card for 2007
with T22 finish at Qualifying Tournament. It was his fifth successful trip to Q-School finals.
Received a Major Medical Extension for 2005. Ended the season 139th on the money list to
earn partial status for the 2006 season. Upped that status by finishing 12th at the Qualifying
Tournament. Made six starts in 2004 before season was cut short due to back surgery in
April. One of six Nationwide Tour graduates from the class of 2002 to retain TOUR card in
2003, finishing in top 125 for the first time since 1996. Best finish of the year was a T7 at
the 2003 Buick Invitational. Continued to play under Major Medical Extension carryover
from 2001 season in 2002. Picked up his first Nationwide Tour win at the 2002 LaSalle Bank
Open in Chicago. Only played in 10 TOUR events before undergoing back surgery on May
30, 2000. In 1999, became the first player in Nationwide Tour history to earn more than
$200,000 without benefit of a victory. Finished third on 1999 Nationwide Tour money list to
earn TOUR card for 2000. Carded a 69 in the final round of the Nationwide Tour
Championship, the only sub-70 on the last day, and forced a playoff with eventual winner
Bob Heintz. Finished in top 100 for second consecutive season in 1996. Posted three top-
10s, including a T3 at the 1996 Buick Invitational and T4 at 1996 CVS Charity Classic.
Finished No. 71 on the TOUR money list in 1995. Closest brush with victory on the PGA
TOUR came at the 1995 Greater Milwaukee Open where final-round 67 left him in second
place, three behind winner Scott Hoch. Was a teammate of Lee Janzen and Rocco Mediate
at Florida Southern. Took up golf at age 9 after his family moved to Coral Springs, FL, and
lived adjacent to a course.
EXEMPT STATUS: 145th on 2007 PGA TOUR money list
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—1995 Greater Milwaukee Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 LaSalle Bank Open.
MONEY & POSITION:
1986 — 2,080 — 249 1995 — 261,214 2002 — 0
1990 — 2,154 — 272 1996 — 261,661 — 82 2003 — 601,729 — 107
1991 — 96,756 — 137 1997 — 100,110 — 168 2004 — 59,550 — 227
1992 — 113,464 — 123 1998 — 3,173 — 340 2005 — 526,264 — 139
1993 — 120,462 — 124 2000 — 44,290 — 217 2006 — 545,076 — 142
1994 — 121,025 — 139 2001 — 172,738 — 182 2007 — 521,432 — 145
BEST 2007 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T5—Buick Open.
PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–1991 Chattanooga Classic/1
2007 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—23; in money—13; Top-10 finishes—1
CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—348; in money—183; Top-10 finishes—16
CAREER EARNINGS: $3,553,177
Career High Official World Rank: After 1996 Honda Classic/130
Nationwide Tour Graduate (1999, 2002)
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DAY, Glen
FULL NAME: Glen Edward Day BIRTHDATE: November 16, 1965
BIRTHPLACE: Mobile, AL RESIDENCE: Palm Beach Gardens, FL;
plays out of The Alotian Club (Alotian, AR) HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT:
170 FAMILY: Wife, Jennifer Ralston-Day; Whitney Elizabeth
(7/26/94), Christina Francis (1/26/96) EDUCATION: University of
Oklahoma SPECIAL INTERESTS: Taking his girls to school every
day when at home, hunting, tennis TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1988
Q SCHOOL: 1993, 2006 OTHER INFORMATION: Veteran made 27
PGA TOUR starts in 2007, with three top-25s and a best finish of T15 at the Canadian Open.
Returned to the PGA TOUR after T16 finish at 2006 Qualifying Tournament. Spent most of
the 2006 season on the Nationwide Tour. Notched his first career top-10 finish on the
Nationwide Tour with runner-up effort at the Xerox Classic. Played in 12 PGA TOUR events
in 2006. Closed with a 6-under 66 to finish T5 at the 2006 Southern Farm Bureau Classic,
his fourth career top-10 (2004-T3, 2003-T7, 1999-T3) in Madison, MS. Finished out of the
top 125 (No. 167) in 2005 for second straight season. Fell out of the top 125 in 2004 for the
first time since joining the TOUR in 1994. In 2003, earned $379,153 of his $788,557 season
total in the final seven tournaments, including five top-25s. Runner-up at 2002 Tampa Bay
Classic, seven strokes behind K.J. Choi. In 2001, finished 71st and posted best finish since
winning the 1999 MCI Classic with a solo fourth at the 2001 MasterCard Colonial. Initial victory
came in playoff at the MCI Classic. Sank 35-foot birdie putt on first extra hole to defeat
Payne Stewart and Jeff Sluman. Was five strokes back entering final round and shot 66 to
reach playoff. In 1998, led after 18 holes and was second through 54 holes before recording
first career runner-up finish at THE PLAYERS Championship. T3 at 1998 Freeport-
McDermott Classic the next week and second at MCI Classic in next start. In 1995, recorded
a career-low 62 in first round of FedEx St. Jude Classic before finishing 21st. Finished
third in rookie earnings in 1994 behind Ernie Els and Mike Heinen. Recorded two aces during
1994 Canon Greater Hartford Open. First earned TOUR card by finishing 11th at 1993
Qualifying Tournament. Made first foray into golf course design business with Salem Glen
near Winston-Salem, NC. Formed Glen Day-Alan Blalock Golf Course Design in 1999.
Projects include a course re-design at Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby County, AL, and
the Auburn Golf Building for Auburn University; also did course re-design at Vestavia
Country Club, in Vestavia Hills, AL, and working on re-design of the entrance at Vestavia CC.
Credits grandfather with encouraging his pursuit of golf career. Grandfather co-signed loan
so he could play in Asia and Europe. Father-in-law Bob Ralston is a former Champions Tour
and Nationwide Tour player. Has pictures of his daughters on buttons he wears on his cap
while playing. Serves as host for annual Day For Charity Pro-Am in Little Rock, AR, in support
of charities throughout central Arkansas.
EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1999 MCI Classic.
MONEY & POSITION:
1994 — 357,236 — 45 1999 —1,109,513 — 34 2004 — 519,935 — 138
1995 — 201,809 2000 — 617,242 — 75 2005 — 370,221 — 167
1996 — 298,131 — 73 2001 — 715,780 — 71 2006 — 134,580 — 207
1997 — 248,323 — 98 2002 — 859,930 — 77 2007 — 397,491 — 163
1998 —1,283,416 — 15 2003 — 788,557 — 81
BEST 2007 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T15—Canadian Open presented by Franklin
Templeton Investments; T16—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am; T22—The Honda
Classic.
PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2 times, most recent 2004 Booz Allen Classic/2
2007 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—27; in money—16; Top-10 finishes—0
CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—390; in money—233; Top-10 finishes—36
CAREER EARNINGS: $7,902,165
Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 Doral-Ryder Open/30
Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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