Franklin Templeton Shootout
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| | FINAL ROUND | | Place | Team | Score | | 1 | Bradley/Steele | -32 | | T2 | Sabbatini/Vegas | -29 | | T2 | Calcavecchia/Price | -29 | | T4 | Kelly/Stricker | -28 | | T4 | Howell/Leonard | -28 | | Full Leaderboard » |
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| Rickie Fowler |
| International Victories | | (1): Kolon Korea Open [OneAsia] |
| Current Year Highlights | | Won his first tournament as a professional, the Kolon Korea Open on the OneAsia Tour, when he rolled to a six-stroke win over Rory McIlroy at Woo Jeong Hills CC in early October. He took control of the tournament in the third round when he shot an 8-under 63.
He followed that with a 3-under 68 Sunday. The victory was worth a little under $250,000 U.S...Posted first top-10 of the season in his fourth start in his World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship debut, finishing T9. Defeated Peter Hanson (1-up) and Phil Mickelson (6 and 5) before losing to Matt Kuchar (2 and 1) in the third round...Along with Tiger Woods, turned in the round of the day Sunday of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship with a 6-under 66 to finish eighth...Entered the final round of the AT&T National tied for the lead with Nick Watney at 9-under but struggled to a closing, 4-over 74 to finish T13. Marked the second time in his PGA TOUR career he has carried the 54-hole lead/co-lead into the final round and failed to win...Enjoyed his best finish among seven major championship starts, with a T5 at the British Open at Royal St. George's. Opened with three par-or-better rounds to enter the final round three strokes behind Darren Clarke. Closed with a 2-over 72 in windy conditions to finish tied with fellow Americans Chad Campbell and Anthony Kim...Finished T2 at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational for his third top 10 in five World Golf Championships starts. Led the field with only 100 total putts. Was one of five players to record all four rounds in the 60s. Held a share of the second-round lead with three other players. |
| Career Highlights | | 2010: Enjoyed a stellar rookie season, with seven top-10 finishes and a 32nd-place finish in the FedExCup standings that led to him winning PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year honors...Finished inside the top 30 on the money list to qualify for the Masters and the U.S. Open...After missing cuts
in the first two starts of his season, posted a T5 finish at the Farmers Insurance Open with four sub-par rounds. Two behind leader Ben Crane until a double bogey on the 17th hole eliminated him from contention...Claimed his second runner-up finish at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, one shot behind Hunter Mahan. Had birdie opportunities on the last three holes but unable to catch Mahan. Previously lost in a playoff to Troy Matteson just down the road at Grayhawk GC in the 2009 Frys.com Open. Had he won at TPC Scottsdale, would have become the first Sponsor Exemption to do so since Jason Gore (2005 84 Lumber Classic). Lee Westwood later won in June as a Sponsor Exemption at the St. Jude Classic presented by Smith & Nephew...Three rounds in the 60s led to a T8 finish at the Verizon Heritage. Made an early final-round charge, playing his first seven holes in 6-under and carding a 6-under 30 on Harbour Town's front nine. Cooled off for a 4-under 67 for his fifth career top-10 finish...A final-round 67 helped propel him to a sixth-place finish at the Quail Hollow Championship...Added another runner-up finish at the Memorial Tournament. Led or shared the lead after the first three rounds. Entered the final round holding a three-shot lead but shot a final-round, 1-over 73, including a double bogey on the par-3 12th hole, to drop to solo second...Played in first three Playoff events, slipping from 21st to 32nd and out of THE TOUR Championship...Selected as captain's pick for the United States Ryder Cup team and responded with an electric singles match against Edoardo Molinari, posting birdies on final four holes to come from 4-down to halve the match...Following his runner-up playoff loss at the 2009 Frys.com Open, returned this season and posted four rounds in the 60s to place fourth...Finished T3 at the Children's Miracle Network Classic, four shots behind the winner...Lost to Troy Merritt on the first extra playoff hole (par-4 17th) in the Kodak Challenge. 2009: Turned pro at the Nationwide Tour's Albertsons Boise Open, where he missed the cut by three strokes. Next event was the Soboba Classic, about 30 miles from his hometown of Murietta, CA. Playoff runner-up to Derek Lamely at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational. Started the final round five shots behind 54-hole leader Dave Schultz. Held the lead during much of the final round but suffered a bogey at the 72nd hole of regulation to drop into a tie with Lamely and force a playoff. Lost to Lamely when he failed to get up and down from a greenside bunker on the second extra hole, missing his par putt of 12 feet. Lamely rolled in a 3-foot par putt to win. In his first start as a professional on the PGA TOUR at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, birdied the final hole to finish T7 and earn a start at the following week's Frys.com Open. He ranked third in Putts Per Round (27.2) for the week and earned $113,700. At the Frys.com Open in Scottsdale, AZ, reached a three-way playoff with Jamie Lovemark and eventual winner Troy Matteson. Began the final round four strokes behind Matteson, but played his first five holes in 5-under, punctuated by a hole-in-one from 211 yards at the par-3 fifth hole. After finishing T2 in the playoff, he had recorded all eight of his professional rounds in the 60s. Thanks to the T7 in Las Vegas and T2 finish at Grayhawk GC, he surpassed No. 150 from the 2008 money list, earning special temporary membership on TOUR for the remainder of the season. Amateur: Made five TOUR starts, with a T58 at the 2009 FBR Open his best finish. Two-time All-America at Oklahoma State University. Named winner of the Ben Hogan Award as the nation's top collegian after his first year. Also won the Phil Mickelson Award as the nation's top freshman. Was unbeaten in four matches and helped the United States defeat Great Britain at the 2009 Walker Cup. He had a 3-1 record in the 2007 Walker Cup in Northern Ireland, where he was the youngest player on the victorious U.S. team. Made the cut at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines GC, where he T60. Winner of the Sunnehanna Amateur in 2007 and 2008, becoming only the fourth player to successfully defend a title. Carded an 8-under 64 to win the California State High School Championship as a junior. Won the 2007 California Interscholastic Federation Southern California Regional for the second time by posting a 6-under 66. First-team AJGA All-America in 2005 and 2006. Reached the quarterfinals of the 2006 U.S. Amateur. Won the CIF Southern California Golf Association Regional as a freshman at Murietta Valley High School with a course-record 10-under 62.
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| Personal | | His father, Rod, owns a trucking company. Father enjoyed riding dirt bikes and won the 1986 Baja 1000 while racing for a Yamaha team. Gave up serious dirt-bike riding after an accident prior to his freshman year in high school resulted in a couple of broken bones in his
foot. His middle name comes from his grandfather, Taka Tanaka. His younger sister, Taylor, attends Cal State-Fullerton...Started playing golf at age 3...Biggest thrill in golf was playing in the Walker Cup...Biggest thrill outside of golf is being in the air on his bike. |
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