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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSSection Player BiograPhies2in a two-shot win. First-place check vaulted him from No.53 to No. 19 on the money list. Had made the cut in just 32of 72 Nationwide tour starts prior to the win...Shared thelead with D.a. points into the final round of the miccosukeechampionship. Watched points hole out for eagle from thefairway on the 72nd hole, but then holed his 12-foot birdieputt to force the playoff, which points won with a birdie onthe first extra hole. runner-up finish was good for a 10-spotjump to No. 12 on the money list...capped the season withhis second win at the Nationwide tour championship,making birdie on the final hole to finish 17-under and onestroke ahead of Jeff Klauk. career-best $180,000 propelledhim into the top spot on the money list, earning an invitationinto the 2009 pLaYErS championship and the crowneplaza Invitational at colonial. His $447,863 for the seasonbettered only by troy matterson ($495,009 in 2005) andZach Johnson ($494,882 in 2003) in tour history. Even startingin the tournament was not guaranteed mid-week, as akidney stone forced a hospital visit just before midnightPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2009 31 17 2 4 463/106 $740,037/1112010 32 14 1 1 4 472/106 855,901/114total 63 31 1 3 8 1,595,938nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1994 12003 3 2 2 $8,865/2042004 26 7 1 4 45,004/952005 16 7 1 1 2 41,500/1062006 3 2 1 10,058/1852008 29 18 2 1 6 9 447,863/12009 1 1 1 1 1 23,513/1502010 1total 80 37 2 1 2 9 19 576,802* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*matt Bettencourt (Continued)on Wednesday. Was hooked up to an IV and passed thestone four hours later. 2007: Finished No. 15 and No. 37 onthe canadian tour and tarheel tour money lists, respectively.Best finish on the tarheel tour was a runner-upeffort at the Walnut creek classic. made the cut in all 11canadian tour appearances. 2006: two made cuts in threeappearances on the Nationwide tour, finishing t20 at theLivermore Valley Wine country championship and t30 atthe price cutter charity championship. made six starts onthe canadian tour, finishing No. 43 on that tour’s order ofmerit. Had eight starts on the tarheel tour, finishing t71 onthe money list. 2005: made the cut in seven of 16 starts onthe Nationwide tour, with two top-25 finishes and a thencareer-bestt3 at the Scholarship america Showdown,which at the time he called his biggest thrill in golf. 2004:made the cut in seven of 26 appearances during his rookieseason on the Nationwide tour. opened the season witht12 at the inaugural BellSouth panama championship,one of four top-25 finishes. Had a t6 at the permian BasinPGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 09 10u.S. open t10 t70pgacuttHE pLaYErScut cutthe Barclayscut cutcharity golf classic for his only top-10 showing. Finishedthe season ranked No. 95 in earnings. 2003: managed twotop-25 finishes in three starts on the Nationwide tour,including t16 at the alberta calgary classic and a t24 thefollowing week at the Envirocare utah classic. made thecut in seven of nine events on the canadian tour, with twotop-10 performances. a season-best t9 at the Bay millsopen players championship helped him jump into the 25thspot on the final money list. Amateur: Named the Northerncalifornia golf association player of the Year in 2001 and2002. Won the Ncga amateur championship in 2000.advanced to the round of 32 at the 2001 and 2002 u.S.amateur. Never played golf collegiately.PeRSonAL:Biggest thrill in golf was winning the 2008 Nationwide tourchampionship…Lists michael Jordan, payne Stewart andhis dad as his heroes. got his start in golf from his father.Has a twin sister, michelle.Kris BlankseXeMPt StAtUS: 82nd on 2010 money listFULL nAMe: Kristoffer Douglas BlanksHeiGHt: 5-10WeiGHt: 220BiRtHDAte: November 3, 1972BiRtHPLAce: Warner robins, gaReSiDence: Frederick, mDFAMiLY: Wife, tami; Kristoffer Douglas (10/13/04),Brady Jaxson (9/26/06)eDUcAtion: Huntingdon collegeSPeciAL inteReStS: cars, video gamestURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1995Q ScHooL: 2009JoineD toUR: 2009nationwide tour Graduate (2008)BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:2—2010 puerto rico open.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2008 Bank of america open.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:2—puerto rico open; t5—Verizon Heritage; t9—travelers championship.2010 SeASon:In sophomore season on tour, finished No. 71 in theFedExcup standings and tallied three top-10 finishes…Was second at the puerto rico open. previous-best finishon tour came in 2009, his rookie season, when he wast7 at the 2009 u.S. Bank championship in milwaukee…making his first start at the Verizon Heritage, was one ofjust five players to post four sub-par rounds at Harbourtown en route to a t5…posted three consecutive 3-under67s to finish t9 at the travelers championship in June.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: played his rookie season on the pga tour in 2009,making the cut in nine of 20 starts. Finished the seasonranked No. 170 on the money list, with two top-25 finishes.only career top-10 was a t7 at the u.S. Bank championship,aided by a second-round 63. top-10 came in 13th careertour start. re-gained status for 2010 through Q-School.2008: Earned his status on the pga tour after placing 13thon the 2008 Nationwide tour money list, with $280,588.Followed a t16 finish at the mexico open with a t5 effort atthe rain-shortened HSBc New Zealand pga championship,finishing four shots behind winner Darron Stiles. makingthe 44th start of his career, posted rounds of 65-70-69-68to finish 16-under 272 and gain a one-stroke victory overBob may at the Bank of america open. collected $135,000to move to No. 5 on the official money list with morethan $200,000 in season earnings. Injured his back theweek after victory and his play suffered until he finishedPLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................71.37 (141)Driving Distance ...........................................286.4 (110)Driving accuracy percentage .......................66.87% (51)greens in regulation percentage ................71.15% (8)putting average ...........................................1.832 (186)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 64–crowne plaza Invitational atcolonial/2career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 62–2009Wyndham championship/2Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $378,000–2010 puerto rico open/2career High official World Rank: after 2010 at&tNational/2142-16 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com