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CEJKA, Alex
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BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
2—2004 The INTERNATIONAL, T2—2003 B.C. Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (11):
1990 Czech Open. 1991 Audi Quattro Trophy [EurChall].
1992 Czech Open. 1993 Audi Open [EurChall]. 1995
Turespana Open Andalucia [Eur], Hohe Brucke Open [Eur],
Volvo Masters [Eur]. 1997 KB Golf Challenge [EurChall].
1998 Lancia Golf Pokal. 2002 Trophee Lancome [Eur],
Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge [EurChall].
BEST 2007 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T6—Fry's Electronics Open; T8—Zurich Classic of New
Orleans, Viking Classic; T10—Canadian Open presented by
Franklin Templeton Investments.
2007 SEASON:
At the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, rounds of 69-68 on
the weekend netted a T8...Carded a final-round 7-under-par
64 to finish T10 at the Canadian Open. Sunday's round
included 10 birdies...Finished T8 at the Viking Classic for
second top-10 of the season...In adopted hometown of Las
Vegas, collected T30 finish at the Frys.com Open benefiting
Shriners Hospitals for Children to jump to No. 125 on TOUR
money list with three events remaining in season...
Overcame a double bogey on the first hole of his final round
to finish T6 at the Fry's Electronics Open, his best finish of
the season. Finish moved him from 125th to 110th on the
money list, solidifying his 2008 TOUR card.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2006: Collected first top-10 since 2004 with a T3 at the
John Deere Classic, posting four rounds in the 60s to finish
three behind John Senden...Added a T9 at the Reno-Tahoe
Open in August. 2005: Fell outside the top-125 in third full
season on TOUR. Struggled most of the season, especially
after injuring his back in a jet-skiing accident in
June...Highlight of the season came at THE PLAYERS
Championship. Making only his second start at the TPC
Sawgrass, finished T12...In April, was disqualified for using
Alex Cejka (CHAY-ka)
EXEMPT STATUS: 120th on 2007 money list
FULL NAME: Alexander Cejka
HEIGHT: 5-8
WEIGHT: 170
BIRTHDATE: December 2, 1970
BIRTHPLACE: Marienbad, Czech Republic
(of German nationality)
RESIDENCE: Las Vegas, NV
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
1996 10 5 1 2 134,961/143
1997 1
1999 2 2 6,800/304
2000 1
2001 1 1 1 57,310
2002 1
2003 30 20 1 4 7 1,182,883/60
2004 24 16 1 3 7 1,313,483/54
2005 31 15 5 510,082/140
2006 30 16 1 2 3 525,484/145
2007 25 17 4 6 86,350/124 868,303/120
Total 156 92 2 1 14 31 4,599,306
NATIONWIDE TOUR
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank
2002 5 3 1 2 33,967/104
2007 1
Total 6 3 1 2 33,967
EUROPEAN TOUR
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings
2007 3 2 1 112,222
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
a non-conforming ball during the third round of the MCI
Heritage. Cejka picked up his Srixon URX ball on the ninth
green and noticed two dots instead of two arrows on the
ball. He was initially assessed a two-stroke penalty and
then disqualified at the end of the round when the ball was
deemed not on the conforming balls list…Five top-25 finishes
with two coming late in the season – Valero Texas
Open (T19) and Chrysler Championship (T20). 2004:
Followed rookie season with a solid sophomore campaign,
making a career-best $1,313,483 and posting three top-10s,
including a runner-up finish at The INTERNATIONAL...
Opened the year with three top-20s early, the FBR Open
(T14), Accenture Match Play Championship (T17) and Ford
Championship at Doral (T15)...Picked up his first top-10 in
June at the Booz Allen Classic, finishing T7. Recorded a
career-best 8-under 63 in round two after opening with a 3over
74. Weekend rounds of 67-69 moved him into the top-
10 at TPC of Avenel...Posted best finish of his career, in his
65th PGA TOUR start, a solo second at The INTERNATION-
AL. Trailed by one point in the tournament's Modified
Stableford scoring system heading into the final round, but
was passed by Rod Pampling who made eagle on the 71st
hole to collect five points. His $540,000 paycheck was
largest of TOUR career...Two weeks later, in second career
WGC-NEC Invitational start, finished T9. Shared low finalround
honors with a 4-under-par 66. 2003: Second-highest
finishing rookie on the money list, 60th, behind Ben Curtis
(No. 46)...Picked up first top-10 finish as a member of the
TOUR with a T7 at the Phoenix Open. Only other previous
TOUR top-10 was a T6 at the 1996 NEC World Series of
Golf...Posted career-best, runner-up finish at the B.C. Open,
helping to solidify his playing privileges for 2004...Finished
solo fourth at PGA Championship for first career top-10 at a
major championship. 2002: Finished T2 at the PGA TOUR
Qualifying Tournament to earn his first TOUR
card...Collected his fourth victory on the European Tour,
where he has been a member since 1992, at the 2002
Trophee Lancome...Finished 23rd on the Volvo Order of
Merit, making the cut in 12 of 18 events...Also picked up a
FAMILY: Children, Alexander, Felix
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, fast cars, jet skiing, pool
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989
Q SCHOOL: 2002, 2005, 2006
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
victory at the Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge on the
European Challenge Tour, his fourth on that tour. 1999:
Finished 17th on the Volvo Order of Merit. 1998: Led the
European Tour in Greens in Regulation. 1996: Made the cut
in all four majors, highlighted by a T11 showing at the
British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. 1995: Finished
sixth on the 1995 Order of Merit...Won three times that
year, including the prestigious Volvo Masters. The others
were the Turespana Open Andalucia and the Hohe Brucke
Open. Set course record with a 61 during the Hohe Brucke
Open. 1992: Won Czech Open for second time in career.
PERSONAL:
Fled Communist Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) at
age 9 as a refugee, traveling with his father to Yugoslavia,
Italy and Switzerland before settling in Munich, Germany.
Has fulfilled his life-long dream of playing on the PGA TOUR
from the hardships he and his family suffered under
Communism to freedom of opportunity in America.
PLAYER STATISTICS
2007 PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Scoring Average ..........................................70.63 (71)
Driving Distance ..........................................286.0 (121)
Driving Accuracy Percentage ......................67.67% (29)
Greens in Regulation Pct. ............................69.44% (4)
Putting Average............................................1.781 (65)
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
2007 Low Round/Round: 64–Canadian Open presented by
Franklin Templeton Investments/4
Career Low Round/Round: 63–2004 Booz Allen Classic/2
Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $540,000–2004 The
INTERNATIONAL/2
Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 Bell
Canadian Open/33
Year 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
Masters 44 26
U.S. Open T50 T61 T60
British Open T11 CUT CUT T13 CUT CUT
PGA T52 T65 4 CUT CUT
THE PLAYERS T33 T12
Accenture Match Play Championship T9 T17 T33
Bridgestone Invitational T42 T9
CA Championship T55 T12 T28
NATIONAL TEAMS: Dunhill Cup (4), 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998. World Cup (8) 1995, 1996, 1997,
1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005. The Seve Trophy (3), 2000, 2002, 2003.
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