The 2014 PGA Professional National Championship Players' Guide —114STEVE PELLEGRINEBirth Date: June 24, 1966Birthplace: Buffalo, N.Y.Age: 47Home: Kinsburg, Calif.Turned Professional: 1989PGA Membership: 1997ELIGIBILITY CODE: 5PGA Classification: A-1PGA Section: Northern CaliforniaPGA head professional at Sunnyside Country Club in Fresno,California... Winner, 1991 Easter Seals Charity Scramble; 2008,Kings River Invitational; 2007, Corcoran Calcutta; 1998-Present,Pellegrine Reunion Tournament; 2006, Sunnyside Invitational...Has recorded three holes-in-one.Personal: Wife: Katie; Children: StevenSpecial Interests: Hunting; fishing, barbequing Steve PellegrinePGA Professional National Championship RecordYear Place Score 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Money2012 CUT 150 75 75 Pellegrine has participated in one PGA Professional National Championships, playing tworounds of golf. He has a 75.00 scoring average and has total earnings of $0.00. He hasnot made a cut. Rounds in 60s: none.ROD PERRYBirth Date: October 17, 1973Birthplace: York, Pa.Age: 40Home: Port Orange, Fla.College: Mississippi State UniversityTurned Professional: 1996PGA Membership: 1996ELIGIBILITY CODE: 1, 2PGA Membership: 1996PGA Section: North FloridaPGA head professional at Crane Lakes Golf and Country Club inPort Orange, Fla.... Captured the 2013 PGA Professional NationalChampionship at Crosswater Club in Sunriver, Ore., becoming thefirst left-hander and the first graduate of a PGA Golf ManagementUniversity program (Mississippi State) to win the National Championship...Is the fourth North Florida PGA member to win theNational Championship... Has played in the past two PGA Championshipsand 15 overall Tour events in his career; made the cut atthe 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill and finished76th... Winner, 2012 and ’13 national PGA Professional Player ofthe Year... Finished tied for second in the 2012 PGA ProfessionalNational Championship, qualifying him to compete in the 2012PGA Championship at Kiawah Ocean Resort where he missed thecut... Member of the 2013 United States PGA Cup Team, whichbattled to a 13-13 draw with Great Britain & Ireland in Hexham,England, to retain possession of the Llandudno International Trophy...Beginning in 2003 through last season, has won six NorthFlorida PGA Player of the Year awards... Winner, 2010 FloridaOpen... 2007 PGA Stroke Play Championship; a three-time NorthFlorida PGA Champion... Three-time North Florida PGA MatchPlay Champion... Prior to 2012, best finish in four previous NationalChampionships was T-34 in 2010... Also made the cut in the2008 Ginn Sur Mer Championship and the 2009 Disney Children’sMiracle Network Classic... Low PGA Professional in the2009 Florida Open... Winner, three Srixon PGA Tournament Seriesevents... 2010 North Florida PGA East Central ChapterTeacher of the Year... Won two PGA Tournament Series titles inPort St. Lucie, Fla., in 2012 and was the Series’ No. 1 money-winner...Introduced to golf by his late maternal grandfather, Joe Morrison...Was a football place-kicker in high school before devotinghis athletic career to golf... Right-handed in everything he did,Perry elected to try playing golf left-handed at age 11... Joe Morrisonintroduced his grandson to Slugger White, a former boxerturned golf professional and current PGA Tour vice president ofrules and competitions. White helped mentor Perry... Perry couldnot make the New Smyrna freshman golf team, and his grandfatherpassed away in 1986, never witnessing the rapid climb thathis grandson would make in golf. Perry attended the University ofNorth Florida and could not make the golf team in two attempts.He transferred to Mississippi State University, where he did notmake that team and graduated from the Professional Golf ManagementProgram in 1996. Perry needed two attempts to pass thePlaying Ability Test. His breakthrough year was 1998. After competingon the Hooters Tour against the likes of Chad Campbell,Zach Johnson and Bill Lunde, Perry found that his game wouldhold up at that level.Personal: Wife, Jaclyn; Children: Vanessa, CarsonSpecial Interests: Boating, biking, any & all things that my childrenare into that day
The 2014 PGA Professional National Championship Players' Guide — 115Rod Perry’s PGA Championship RecordPlace After RoundsYear 1 2 3 Finish Score To Par 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Money2012 109 124 0 CUT 157 +13 75 82 0 0 $2,500.002013 146 148 0 CUT 156 +16 78 78 0 0 $0.00Perry’s PGA Championship Stats: PGA Championship’s Played In: ..........2 Rounds Played In: ..............................4 Times Finished 72 Holes: ....................0 Scoring Average: ........................ 78.25 Relation To Par: ...............................29 Top 3 Finishes: ..................................0 Top 5 Finishes: ..................................0 Top 10 Finishes: ................................0 Top 25 Finishes: ................................ 0 Rounds In 60s: .................................. 0 Rounds Under Par: ............................ 0 Rounds At Par: .................................. 0 Rounds Over Par: .............................. 4 Lowest PGA Championship Score: ... 75 Highest PGA Championship Score: ... 82Rod Perry’s PGA Championship StatisticsFairways Greens PuttsYear Place Hit Rank Distance Rank Hit Rank per Rd. % Rank2012 CUT 19 255.3 16 61 30.502013 CUT 19 264.0 13 61 30.50Rod Perry’s 2014 PGA Tour RecordFedexTournament Place Score To Par 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Money Pts (Rank)AT&T Pebble Bch CUT 225 +10 69 77 79 0 $0.00Puerto Rico Open CUT 151 +7 76 75 0 0 $0.00Valspar Champ CUT 147 +5 76 71 0 0 $0.00Arnold Palmer Inv CUT 148 +4 76 72 0 0 $0.00Wells Fargo CUT 151 +7 79 72 0 0 $0.00MATT PESTABirth Date: June 29, 1977Birthplace: Detroit, Mich.Age: 36Home: Wixom, Mich.College: Ferris State UniversityTurned Professional: 2000PGA Membership: 2004ELIGIBILITY CODE: 5PGA Classification: A-6PGA Section: MichiganPGA teaching professional at Lincoln Hills Golf Course in Birmingham,Michigan... Competed on the Canadian Tour in 2011...Tied for 10th, 2012 Michigan PGA Section ChampionshipPersonal: SingleSpecial Interests: Fishing, hunting, reading, finding Matt PestaPGA Professional National Championship RecordYear Place Score 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Money2013 CUT 146 75 71 Pesta has participated in one PGA Professional National Championships, playing tworounds of golf. He has a 73.00 scoring average and has total earnings of $0.00. He hasnot made a cut. Rounds in 60s: none.Perry’s PGA Tour Stats: Events Played In: ...............................5 Rounds Played In: ............................11 Times Finished 72 Holes: ....................0 Scoring Average: ........................ 74.73 Relation To Par: ...............................33 Top 3 Finishes: ..................................0 Top 5 Finishes: ..................................0 Top 10 Finishes: ................................0 Top 25 Finishes: ................................ 0 Rounds In 60s: .................................. 1 Rounds Under Par: ............................ 1 Rounds At Par: .................................. 3 Rounds Over Par: .............................. 7 Lowest 2014 Score: ........................ 69 Highest 2014 Score: ........................ 79 Rod PerryPGA Professional National Championship RecordYear Place Score 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Money2000 CUT 162 78 842009 T-44 288 73 70 76 69 $2,598.332010 T-34 294 76 69 71 78 $3,415.002011 CUT 147 75 722012 T-2 283 72 71 71 69 $41,000.002013 Win 277 63 72 73 69 $75,000.00 Perry has participated in six PGA Professional National Championships, playing 20rounds of golf. He has a 72.55 scoring average and has total earnings of $122,013.33. Hehas finished in the Top-3 - two times, the Top-5 - two times, the Top-10 - two times, andthe Top-25 - two times, making four cuts. Rounds in 60s: five.
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