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BALLESTEROS, Seve (by-ya-STARE-ohs)
HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 195 BIRTHDATE: April 9, 1957 BIRTH-
PLACE: Pedrena, Spain RESIDENCE: Bilbao, Spain FAMILY:
Baldomero (1990), Miguel (1992), Carmen (1994) SPECIAL INTER-
ESTS: Cycling, fishing, gardening TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1974
OTHER INFORMATION: Announced his retirement from competitive
golf in July 2007, just before the British Open, after missing the
cut at the Masters and making his debut on the Champions Tour with
a T77 finish at the Regions Charity Classic near Birmingham, AL.
Played two events in 2006, missing the cut at the British Open and the
French Open. Made one start in 2005 and also in 2003 on the
European Tour. Victorious European Ryder Cup captain in 1997.
Winner of 72 tournaments worldwide, including nine on the PGA
TOUR from 1978-88 and 48 on European Tour. First victory came at
1976 Dutch Open, latest at 1995 Peugeot Spanish Open. Won five
major championships: 1979, 1984, 1988 British Opens; 1980 and 1983 Masters
Tournaments. Has won Open Championships in nine countries: The Netherlands, France,
Switzerland, Great Britain, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Japan and Kenya. Also won 1981
Australian PGA. Web site is seveballesteros.com.
PGA TOUR PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-2
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (9): 1978 Greater Greensboro Open. 1979 British Open. 1980
Masters Tournament. 1983 Masters Tournament, Manufacturers Hanover Westchester
Classic. 1984 British Open. 1985 USF&G Classic. 1988 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester
Classic, British Open.
MONEY AND POSITION:
1977 — 9,450 — 154 1987 — 305,058 — 32 1997 — 0
1978 — 68,064 — 43 1988 — 165,202 — 71 1998 — 0
1979 — 8,490 — 165 1989 — 138,094 — 101 1999 — 0
1980 — 87,917 — 48 1990 — 84,584 — 144 2000 — 0
1981 — 10,299 — 172 1991 — 64,320 — 160 2001 — 0
1982 — 105,828 — 35 1992 — 39,206 — 186 2002 — 0
1983 — 210,933 — 18 1993 — 34,850 — 193 2003 — 0
1984 — 132,660 — 52 1994 — 49,245 — 189 2006 — 0
1985 — 206,638 1995 — 64,345 — 184 2007 — 0
1986 — 45,877 — 141 1996 — 9,300 — 280
2007 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–1; in money–0; Top-10 finishes–0
WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 1999)
BJORN, Thomas (bih-YORN)
HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 194 BIRTHDATE: February 18, 1971
BIRTHPLACE: Silkeborg, Denmark RESIDENCE: Silkeborg,
Denmark; Wentworth, England FAMILY: Wife, Pernilla; Filippa
(5/28/99); Oliver and Julia (3/31/03) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Soccer,
movies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 OTHER INFORMATION:
Best 2007 finishes were a T11 at the World Golf Championships-CA
Championship on the PGA TOUR and a T3 at the French Open on the
European Tour. Won his ninth European Tour title at the 2006 Nissan
Irish Open. Trailed by nine strokes after the first round but rallied to birdie the last two holes
of the tournament to win on the European Tour for the second consecutive year. Finished T2
at the 2005 PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club thanks to a 7-under 63 in the third
round. Retained his playing privileges for the 2005 PGA TOUR after finishing 73rd on the
money list in 2004, his first official season on TOUR, but opted not to remain a member in
2005. Collected enough money as a non-PGA TOUR member during the 2003 season and
accepted his fully-exempt playing privileges on the 2004 PGA TOUR for the first time in his
career. Finished T2 at the 2003 British Open where he made a double bogey on the par-3
16th hole and then bogey on No. 17 to fall one back of winner Ben Curtis. Was his fourth
consecutive top-10 at the British Open. Won once on 2001 European Tour at Dubai Desert
Classic, where he outdueled Tiger Woods. First European Tour victory came at 1996 Loch
Lomond World Invitational, a win that helped him earn 1996 Rookie of the Year honors. The
Loch Lomond title also was a catalyst toward his becoming first Danish golfer to play in the
Ryder Cup, in 1997. In 2000, finished second behind Tiger Woods in British Open and finished
alone in third at PGA Championship, also won by Woods. With both parents playing
the game, started in golf at age 6.
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—2004 World Golf Championships-American
Express Championship, T2—2000 British Open, 2003 British Open, 2005 PGA
Championship.
MONEY AND POSITION:
1996 — 0 2000 — 814,148 2004 —1,050,803 — 73
1997 — 13,118 — 256 2001 — 125,780 2005 — 651,267
1998 — 92,838 — 186 2002 — 360,629 2006 — 104,773
1999 — 30,066 — 244 2003 — 548,412 2007 — 37,044
BEST 2007 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T11—World Golf Championships-CA Championship.
2007 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–6; in money–4; Top-10 finishes–0
2-272
Prominent International Players
Includes top 100 in Official World Golf Ranking through Nov. 5, 2007, active World Golf Hall of Fame members, previous major championship winners and lastnamed
Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup team members.
PGA TOUR 2008 Guide
BRIER, Markus
HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 172 BIRTHDATE: July 5, 1968 BIRTH-
PLACE: Vienna, Austria RESIDENCE: Vienna, Austria FAMILY:
Wife, Sabine; Constantin (1999), Felipa (2006) SPECIAL INTER-
ESTS: Skiing, tennis TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 OTHER
INFORMATION: Won for the first time outside his home country of
Austria in 2007 with a victory at the Volvo China Open in Shanghai
First Austrian player to win on European Tour. Won by five strokes and
set off a run where he finished T5 and second the next two weeks on
the European Tour on the way to a career year. Followed that with a T12 at the British Open,
his best finish in a major championship. Began the year 194th in the world and rose into the
top 100. Became the first Austrian to win on the European Tour in June 2006 when he captured
the BA-CA Golf Open at his home club of Fontana Golf Club in Vienna, Austria. He won
that event twice previously, in 2002 and 2004, when it was a European Challenge Tour
event. In 2004, teamed with Martin Wiegele to finish fifth in Austria’s debut in the World
Cup in Seville, Spain. Spent his time in military service on a golf scholarship. Was age 27
before he turned professional and 37 before he won his first title.
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T12—2007 British Open.
MONEY AND POSITION:
2001 — 0 2006 — 0
2003 — 18,859 2007 — 120,458
BEST 2007 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T12—British Open.
2007 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–2; in money–1; Top-10 finishes–0
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CAMPBELL, Michael
HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 198 BIRTHDATE: February 23, 1969
BIRTHPLACE: Hawera, New Zealand RESIDENCE: Gulf Harbour,
New Zealand FAMILY: Wife, Julie; Thomas (1998), Jordan (2000)
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fly fishing, wine collecting TURNED PRO-
FESSIONAL: 1993 OTHER INFORMATION: Best PGA TOUR finish
in 2007 was a T33 at the Accenture Match Play Championship and
best European Tour finish was a T4 at the British Masters. The 2005
season was a career best, with a major championship victory at the
U.S. Open and two other worldwide wins. Won the 2005 Nissan Irish Open in a playoff over
Thomas Bjorn and Peter Hedblom. In his first start in 2005 on the PGA TOUR, captured his
first PGA TOUR title at the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, becoming the first New Zealander
to win a major since left-hander Bob Charles won the 1963 British Open. He began the final
round four strokes behind defending and two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen and
closed with a 1-under 69 to beat Tiger Woods by two strokes. He was the 57th player to
make the U.S. Open his first career major championship title. Also finished T5 at the British
Open at St. Andrews and T6 at the PGA Championship in 2005. Defeated Paul McGinley 2
and 1 in the 36-hole championship match of the 2005 HSBC World Match Play
Championship in Wentworth, England. Participated in his second Presidents Cup and compiled
a 2-1-2 record including a singles victory over Fred Funk. Played on the 2003 PGA TOUR
after earning Special Temporary Member status in early 2002 but missed nine cuts in 14
starts. Best finish was a T33 at the 2003 Accenture Match Play Championship. In 1995, led
British Open at St. Andrews by two strokes after three rounds. Closed with 76 for T3. Wrist
injury produced lengthy fall following that year, in which he finished fifth on the European
Tour Order of Merit. Was fit again in 1998. Ended 1999 calendar year by defeating
Australian Geoff Ogilvy, Ernie Els and Tiger Woods to win first event of 2000 European Tour
season, the Johnnie Walker Classic in Taiwan. Received Officer of New Zealand Order of
Merit for services to New Zealand golf, called award the highlight of his career. His greatgreat-great-grandfather,
Sir Logan Campbell, moved from Edinburgh to New Zealand in
1845. Winner of the 1992 Australia Amateur Championship. Web site is cambogolf.com.
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2005 U.S. Open.
MONEY AND POSITION:
1995 — 141,388 — 135 2000 — 86,223 2004 — 86,006
1996 — 66,338 — 187 2001 — 213,192 2005 —1,585,560
1998 — 9,541 — 277 2002 — 614,250 2006 — 323,983
1999 — 0 2003 — 107,814 — 203 2007 — 39,582
BEST 2007 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T33—World Golf Championships-Accenture Match
Play Championship.
2007 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–9; in money–5; Top-10 finishes–0
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