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6/29/2005
- Exempt Status:T4 at 2004 Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament
- Full Name: Hajime Meshiai
- Height: 5-7
- Weight: 181
- Birthdate: March 12, 1954
- Birthplace: Chiba, Japan
- Residence: Chiba, Japan
- Family: Wife, Fukuko; Emiko (6/26/81), Yoko (4/6/83)
- Education: Komazawa University (Law, 1976)
- Special Interests: Fishing
- Turned Professional: 1978
- Joined Tour: 2004
- Exempt Status:Top 30 on 2004 Champions Tour Money List
- Full Name: Hale Irwin
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 185
- Birthdate: June 3, 1945
- Birthplace: Joplin, MO
- Residence: Paradise Valley, AZ
- Family: Wife, Sally; Becky (12/15/71), Steven (8/6/74); two grandchildren
- Education: University of Colorado (1967, Marketing)
- Special Interests: Photography, golf course design
- Turned Professional: 1968
- Joined Tour: 1995
- Exempt Status:Net-70 on All-Time Money List
- Full Name: Howard Twitty
- Height: 6-5
- Weight: 210
- Birthdate:January 15, 1949
- Birthplace: Phoenix, AZ
- Residence: Scottsdale, AZ
- Family: Wife, Sheree; Jocelyn Noel (11/20/80), Charles Barnes Barris (6/7/89), Mary Caroline Claire (9/11/90), William Howard Hudson (2/23/94), Alicia Anne Marie (1/22/92), Samantha Rose Reeves (1/20/97)
- Education: Arizona State University (1972, Business Administration)
- Special Interests: All sports
- Turned Professional: 1974
- Joined Tour: 1999
- Exempt Status:Top 30 on All-Time Money List
- Full Name: Hubert Green
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 170
- Birthdate:December 28, 1946
- Birthplace: Birmingham, AL
- Residence: Birmingham, AL
- Family: Wife, Michelle; Hubert Myatt, Jr. (8/18/75), Patrick (10/17/78), James Thomas (2/11/84)
- Education: Florida State University (1968, Marketing)
- Special Interests: Fishing, gardening
- Turned Professional: 1969
- Joined Tour: 1996
- Exempt Status:Net-70 on All-Time Money List
- Full Name: Hugh Baiocchi
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 188
- Birthdate:August 17, 1946
- Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Residence: Cape Town, South Africa
- Family: Wife, Joan; Lauren (2/19/73), Justin (3/11/75)
- Education: University of Witwatersrand
- Special Interests: Travel, reading, fast cars
- Turned Professional: 1971
- Joined Tour: 1997
6/2/2005
- Exempt Status:99th on 2004 money list
- Full Name: Hank Kuehne
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 205
- Birthdate:September 11, 1975
- Birthplace:Dallas, TX
- Residence: Palm Beach Gardens, FL; plays out of Old Palm
- Family: Wife, Nicole
- Education: Southern Methodist University (1999, Communications)
- Special Interests: Fishing, meditation
- Turned Professional: 1999
- Joined Tour: 2003
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International Victories
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| (2): 2002 Texas Challenge [Can], TELUS Quebec Open [Can]. |
| Other Victories |
| (2): 2003 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Jeff Sluman]. 2004 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Jeff Sluman]. |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position |
| $139,159 (167) |
| Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| T21–Zurich Classic of New Orleans |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round |
| 66 at Round 1, Sony Open in Hawaii |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| T2–2003 Shell Houston Open. |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes |
| T34–2000 BUY.COM Virginia Beach Open. |
| Best 2004 PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 5–Nissan Open |
| 2004 Season PGA TOUR |
| Tournaments Entered–30; in money–15; Top 10 finishes–2 |
| 2004 Season Highlights |
| Followed up a strong rookie campaign with a successful second season, recorded two top-10s and finished inside the top-100 on the final season money list…First top-10 of the season was a solo fifth at the Nissan Open, in his first career start at Riveria. His best finish on PGA TOUR since he finished T5 at the 2003 B.C. Open…Next top-10 did not come until September, a T6 at the Deutsche Bank Championship…Managed to finish in the top-20 in four events in the second half of the season to help him secure his card for 2005-B.C. Open (T13), Buick Open (T18), Buick Championship (T13) and Chrysler Classic of Greensboro (T19). |
| Career Highlights |
| 2003: Earned TOUR card for 2004 with $872,139 in earnings as a non-member playing primarily on Sponsor Exemptions. Began the season with partial status on the Nationwide Tour…Topped TOUR in Driving Distance, averaging a record 321.4 yards, unseating John Daly, who had won eight consecutive Driving Distance titles…Playing in 24th career TOUR event as a Sponsor Exemption, finished T3 at the BellSouth Classic to earn a paycheck of $208,000. Carded hole-in-one during third round on the 131-yard second hole with a 52-degree wedge…Earned top-10 exemption into Shell Houston Open for his T3 finish at BellSouth. Posted a T2 in Houston ($356,657) and earned enough money to push him past the 150th player (Tom Scherrer) on the 2002 PGA TOUR money list and enabled him to become a Special Temporary Member of the TOUR. The top-10 finish also earned him entrance into the next week’s HP Classic of New Orleans…Posted third top-10 of season with a T9 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic…Recorded his fourth and final top-10 of the season with a T5 finish at the B.C. Open. 2002: Made the cut in four of six tournaments, including top-25 finishes at the B.C. Open (T19) and the Kemper Insurance Open (T23)…2002 Order of Merit champion on the Canadian Tour. Posted two victories, at the Texas Challenge and the TELUS Quebec Open…Earned International Rookie of the Year honors. 2000: Made the cut in two of six tournaments, with a T13 at the GTE Byron Nelson Classic, his best showing. 1999: Turned pro midway through the year and made two cuts in six starts, with a T29 at the Bell Canadian Open his best result. Amateur: Missed the cut at the 1999 Masters…1998 U.S. Amateur champion, defeating Tom McKnight, 2 and 1, in the finals at Oak Hill CC in Rochester, NY…Began college career at Oklahoma State but later transferred to Southern Methodist University. Second-team All-American as a junior at SMU…Winner of two individual titles during the 1996-97 season…Tied SMU’s all-time low 54-hole total of 208 at the Dr Pepper Intercollegiate and established a school record for low round, firing a 63 at the Golf World Invitational. |
| Personal |
| Lists playing in the 1999 Masters and winning the 1998 U.S. Amateur, with older brother Trip as his caddie, as his biggest thrills in golf…Credits his father for giving him his start in golf…Lists Fred Couples as his hero…Sister, Kelli, was a two-time U.S. Women’s Amateur champion and currently plays on the LPGA. Brother, Trip, a former All-American at Oklahoma State, was the U.S. Amateur runner-up to Tiger Woods in 1994 and remains an amateur. |
| National Teams |
| World Amateur Team Championship, 1998. |
- Exempt Status:48th on 2004 money list
- Full Name: Harrison Frazar
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 190
- Birthdate:July 29, 1971
- Birthplace:Dallas, TX
- Residence: Dallas, TX
- Family: Wife, Allison; William Harrison (12/2/99), Charles "Ford" (8/7/02)
- Education: University of Texas (1996, Psychology and Business Foundations)
- Special Interests: Sports, fishing, hunting
- Turned Professional: 1996
- Joined Tour: 1998
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Nationwide Tour Victories
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| (1) 1997 NIKE South Carolina Classic. |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position |
| $176,205 (154) |
| Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| T26–Ford Championship at Doral |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round |
| 65 at Round 3, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, 65 at Round 2, FBR Open, 65 at Round 1, Ford Championship at Doral |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 2–2004 Sony Open in Hawaii. T2–1998 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic. T2–1999 COMPAQ Classic of New Orleans. T2–2004 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes |
| 1–1997 NIKE South Carolina Classic. |
| Best 2004 PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 2–Sony Open in Hawaii T2–Michelin Championship at Las Vegas |
| 2004 Season PGA TOUR |
| Tournaments Entered–25; in money–17; Top 10 finishes–4 |
| 2004 Season Highlights |
| Cracked $1 million in earnings for the first time in seven-year PGA TOUR career, finishing a career-best 48th on the money list…With four rounds in the 60s, finished runner-up in first start of season at the Sony Open in Hawaii, falling to Ernie Els in a three-hole playoff. Entered the final round with a one-shot lead over Els after opening 67-63-66. Paired with Els for the final round, lost the lead on the front nine but regained a share with four consecutive birdies on Nos. 9-12. Trailing Els at the 71st hole, finished birdie-birdie to shoot 66 and force the playoff, the 10th in Sony Open in Hawaii history. Earned a personal-best $518,400 with top finish of PGA TOUR career…One week later, finished T9 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Opened with a 1-over-par 73 but posted four sub-70 rounds to finish six shots out of playoff between Phil Mickelson and Skip Kendall. Recorded three eagles in the fourth round at Indian Wells CC…Finished T3 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson, his third top-10 in first five starts of season…Shared first-round lead (with Glen Day and John Senden) and second-round lead (with Steve Pate) at Southern Farm Bureau Classic before finishing T34. Posted four eagles in a tournament for the second time in the season (Bob Hope Chrysler Classic), the most by any player in a tournament during year…Added his fourth career runner-up finish with a T2 at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. One of six players to share the fist-round lead and finished one stroke behind winner Andre Stolz. One of 10 players in the field to post four rounds in the 60s. |
| Career Highlights |
| 2003: Inside the top 100 in earnings for the sixth consecutive season on TOUR…Held outright lead through 18 and 54 holes at the Phoenix Open and shared 36-hole lead before finishing T3. It was his highest finish since a third at 2000 Compaq Classic of New Orleans. 2002: Finished T4 at the Memorial Tournament; was one stroke off the lead after 36 holes…Followed effort at the Memorial with T7 at the Kemper Insurance Open. Second time in career posted consecutive top-10s…Next top-10 (T9) came three months later at the Air Canada Championship. Shot final-round 66…Finished T10 at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. 2001: Best year on TOUR since rookie season, despite missing two months due to Aug. 8 surgery to repair torn ligaments in right hip. Earned a career best $792,456…Was one shot back after 36 holes and three off the pace through 54 holes in the Compaq Classic of New Orleans. Closed with 71 for solo fourth…Tied career low score with third-round 62 at Greater Milwaukee Open. 2000: Recorded a pair of third-place finishes and was among the top 100 on the PGA TOUR money list for the third consecutive season…Posted T3 finish at rain-shortened BellSouth Classic, two strokes shy of playoff between Phil Mickelson and Gary Nicklaus…Second third-place finish came at Compaq Classic of New Orleans. 1999: A successful sophomore season on TOUR produced three top-10s and six top-25s…Matched career-best finish at Compaq Classic of New Orleans with a T2. Two strokes off 54-hole lead. Closing 68 left him two strokes behind Carlos Franco. Starting with runner-up finish in New Orleans, only missed two cuts in final 17 starts. 1998: Nominated for Rookie of the Year honors on strength of three top-10s, including a runner-up finish at GTE Byron Nelson Classic…Earned $461,633, making 16 of 26 cuts and was the second-highest-ranked rookie on the money list at 63rd. After missing five cuts in first 10 starts, rounds of 64-68-66-70 good for three-way T2 at GTE Byron Nelson with Fred Couples and Hal Sutton. Stood one off first- and second-round leads, two off third-round lead. A week later, recorded second top-10 with solo fourth at MasterCard Colonial. 1997: Parlayed the first 36-hole Sunday in Nationwide Tour history into a three-stroke victory over R.W. Eaks at the South Carolina Classic. Finished 13th on the Nationwide Tour money list to earn first PGA TOUR card 1996: Turned professional in June. His only event prior to 1997 was T49 in 1996 Wichita Open. Amateur: Three-time All-American at University of Texas from 1993-95. |
| Personal |
| Grew up in Abilene, TX and moved to Dallas in 1985. Was a three-time all-state player and won two state championships with Highland Park High from 1986-1990…Graduated from University of Texas in 1996 with a degree in Psychology and Business Foundations. Went to work in Dallas for a commercial real-estate firm working as an analyst for office, retail and industrial acquisitions and development, as well as golf course management and development…Recently began designing golf courses in Texas…Enjoys spending time with friends and family. |
| PGA TOUR Playoff Record |
| 0-1 |
- Exempt Status:16th on 2004 Nationwide Tour money list
- Full Name: Hunter Haas
- Height: 5-10
- Weight: 171
- Birthdate:December 1, 1976
- Birthplace:Fort Worth, TX
- Residence: Dallas, TX; plays out of Oak Cliff CC
- Family: Wife, Lorie
- Education: University of Oklahoma (2000, Sociology)
- Special Interests: Wood working, yard work, cooking on the barbecue grill
- Turned Professional: 2000
- Joined Tour: 2001
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Nationwide Tour Victories
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| (1) 2004 Knoxville Open. |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position |
| $212,605 (137) |
| Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| T10–BellSouth Classic |
| Current Year Best Nationwide Tour Finishes |
| T24–Chitimacha Louisiana Open Pres’d by First Health |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round |
| 67 at Round 3, BellSouth Classic, 67 at Round 2, Bank of America Colonial, 67 at Round 3, Bank of America Colonial, 67 at Round 1, FedEx St. Jude Classic |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round |
| 68 at Round 2, Chitimacha Louisiana Open Pres’d by First Health |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights |
| Picked up his first top-10 of the season, a T10 at the weather-shortened, 54-hole BellSouth Classic, in his sixth start. It was his career-best finish on TOUR in 43 starts. |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| T10–2005 BellSouth Classic. |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes |
| 1–2004 Knoxville Open. |
| Best 2004 Nationwide Tour Finishes |
| 1–Knoxville Open |
| 2004 Season Nationwide Tour |
| Tournaments Entered–27; in money–22; Top 10 finishes–5 |
| 2004 Season Highlights |
| Made the cut in 22 of 27 appearances on the Nationwide Tour, including nine top-25 finishes. Ranked No. 16 on the final money list, with $212,065. Broke through for his first career win at the Knoxville Open. Rounds of 71-68-67-69 led to a four-day total of 13-under-par 275. Birdied the first extra hole to defeat Shane Bertsch and Justin Bolli for the $85,500 first-place check. Also posted top-10 finishes with a playoff loss to Bradley Hughes at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, SAS Carolina Classic (T9), Virginia Beach Open (T9) and the Miccosukee Championship (T10). |
| Nationwide Tour Playoff Record |
| 1-1 |
| Other Information |
| Returning for his second stint on the PGA TOUR after spending the past three seasons on the Nationwide Tour. Posted five top-10s and finished 16th on the 2004 Nationwide Tour money list, with $212,065. Broke through for his first career win at the Knoxville Open. Birdied the first extra hole to defeat Shane Bertsch and Justin Bolli for the $85,500 first-place check. Also lost a playoff to Bradley Hughes at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Finished 54th on the Nationwide Tour in 2003, with four top-10s. Was 44th in 2002, with two top-10s including a second-place showing at the Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek ‘n Peak Resort, one stroke behind winner Patrick Moore. Posted one of three double eagles on Tour in 2002 when his 3-iron from 234 yards found the bottom of the cup in the final round of the Gila River Golf Classic. Earned his PGA TOUR playing privileges with a T8 at the 2000 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Made the cut in eight of 30 TOUR events in 2001, with his only top-25 finish coming in his first event of season and seventh career start, a T15 at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Classic. Best round of the year was a 65 in the second round of the Invensys Classic at Las Vegas. Summer of 1999, shortly after finishing his college golf eligiblity, won the U.S. Public Links and the Porter Cup in back-to-back weeks. The Public Links victory gave him an automatic exemption to the U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach GL and the 2000 Masters. Was planning on playing professionally in 2000 while finishing up his degree, but could not pass up a guaranteed spot in the Masters, where he eventually missed the cut. Did manage to make a 35-foot putt on his final hole at the annual Masters Par-3 Contest to advance to four-person playoff. Chris Perry beat Haas, Jay Haas (no relation) and Steve Pate on the first playoff hole. Reached the semifinals at the 1999 U.S. Amateur. Member of the 1999 U.S. Walker Cup team. Has six bothers and sisters who all play competitive golf. |
| National Teams |
| Walker Cup, 1999. |
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