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PGA Tours - Glen Day

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— sukhdeep @ 1:16 pm

6/2/2005

Exempt Status:138th on 2004 money list
Full Name: Glen Day
Height: 5-10
Weight: 170
Birthdate:November 16, 1965
Birthplace:Mobile, AL
Residence: Alotian, AR; plays out of The Alotian Club
Family: Wife, Jennifer Ralston-Day; Whitney Elizabeth (7/26/94); Christina Francis (1/26/96)
Education: University of Oklahoma
Special Interests:Hunting, tennis
Turned Professional: 1988
Joined Tour: 1994

PGA TOUR Victories

(1) 1999 MCI Classic.

International Victories

(1): 1990 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open [Asia]

Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position

$45,861 (204)

Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes

T46–The Honda Classic

Current Year Best Nationwide Tour Finishes

T39–Chitimacha Louisiana Open Pres’d by First Health

Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round

65 at Round 2, Chrysler Classic of Tucson, 65 at Round 2, Bank of America Colonial

Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round

70 at Round 4, Chitimacha Louisiana Open Pres’d by First Health

Best PGA TOUR Finishes

1–1999 MCI Classic.

Best Nationwide Tour Finishes

T17–1993 NIKE Panama City Beach Classic.

Best 2004 PGA TOUR Finishes

T3–Southern Farm Bureau Classic

2004 Season PGA TOUR

Tournaments Entered–33; in money–17; Top 10 finishes–1

2004 Season Highlights

Fell out of the top-125 for the first time since joining the PGA TOUR in 1994. Has never finished outside the top-100. Played in a career-high 33 events making 17 cuts…Secured first top-10 in a year with his T3 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, where he finished T7 the prior season. Shared first-round lead with Harrison Frazar and John Senden. Finish jumped him from No. 146 on PGA TOUR money list to No. 130 with four events to go and ensured at least conditional status in 2005…Other top-25 finishes included: T24 Buick Open and T19 Bell Canadian Open.

Career Highlights

2003: Had finished among the top 100 in earnings dating back to 1994. Opened the year missing the cut in his first five tournaments, then made 19 cuts in next 26 starts, including the last seven. Earned $379,153 of his $788,557 season total in the final seven tournaments, which included five top-25s. 2002: After missing four of six cuts to open the season, only missed playing on the weekend four times over his final 25 events…First top-10 finish of the year at the B.C. Open, T3…Earned runner-up finish at Tampa Bay Classic, seven strokes behind K.J. Choi. Earned paycheck of $280,800. 2001: Finished 71st in earnings with $715,780…Posted best finish since winning the 1999 MCI Classic with a solo fourth at the MasterCard Colonial. 2000: The first of two top-10s came at the first event of the season with a T8 in the Mercedes Championship… Expressed concern in April he may have come back too soon from his November 1999 arthroscopic surgery…Best payday of the season at the National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World with a solo sixth and $108,000. 1999: Was the first of nine first-time winners during the season with playoff victory at the MCI Classic. Sank 35-foot birdie putt on first extra hole to defeat Payne Stewart and Jeff Sluman. Shot 70-68-70 and was five strokes out of the lead heading into Sunday. Final-round 66 produced a tie with Stewart and Sluman, who both shot 70 on Sunday. 1998: Made impressive jump as a legitimate contender. Led after 18 holes and was second through 54 holes before recording first career runner-up finish at THE PLAYERS Championship…A week later, T3 at Freeport-McDermott Classic and in next start was second at MCI Classic. 1997: Productive first half of season by making 12 of his 14 cuts before June 1. 1996: Best finish came at Motorola Western Open, where he finished T4. Was T9 at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, T10 at MasterCard Colonial, Memorial Tournament and Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic…Shared first-round lead at Memorial after opening 66. 1995: Posted career-low round of 62 in first round of FedEx St. Jude Classic before finishing 21st. 1994: Finished third in rookie earnings behind Ernie Els and Mike Heinen…Opened with season-low 64 on way to runner-up finish at Anheuser-Busch Classic, finishing three strokes behind winner Mark McCumber…T9 at Canon Greater Hartford Open same year, tournament in which he scored two holes-in-one. 1993: First earned membership on PGA TOUR by finishing 11th at Qualifying Tournament.

Personal

Made first foray into golf-course design business with Salem Glen, near Winston-Salem, NC. Formed Glen Day-Alan Blalock Golf Course Design in 1999. Current projects include a course re-design at Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby County, AL and the Auburn Golf Building for Auburn University; also did course re-design at Vestavia Country Club, in Vestavia Hills, AL and working on re-design of the entrance at Vestavia CC…Credits grandfather with encouraging his pursuit of golf career. Grandfather co-signed loan so he could play in Asia and Europe…Father-in-law Bob Ralston currently plays on the Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour…Has pictures of his daughters on buttons he wears on his cap while playing…Serves as host for annual Day For Charity Pro-Am in Little Rock, AR, in support of charities throughout central Arkansas.

PGA TOUR Playoff Record

1-0

Other Information

Fell out of the top-125 in 2004 for the first time since joining the PGA TOUR in 1994. Played in a career-high 33 events, making 17 cuts. Secured first top-10 in a year with his T3 at the 2004 Southern Farm Bureau Classic, where he finished T7 the prior season. Shared first-round lead with Harrison Frazar and John Senden. Finish jumped him from No. 146 on PGA TOUR money list to No. 130 with four events to go and ensured at least conditional status in 2005. In 2003, earned $379,153 of his $788,557 season total in the final seven tournaments, which included five top-25s. Earned runner-up finish at 2002 Tampa Bay Classic, seven strokes behind K.J. Choi. In 2001, finished 71st in earnings with $715,780. Posted best finish since winning the 1999 MCI Classic with a solo fourth at the 2001 MasterCard Colonial. Was the first of nine first-time winners during 1999 season with playoff victory at the MCI Classic. Sank 35-foot birdie putt on first extra hole to defeat Payne Stewart and Jeff Sluman. Shot 70-68-70 and was five strokes back of the lead heading into Sunday. Final-round 66 produced a tie with Stewart and Sluman. Made impressive jump as a legitimate contender in 1998. Led after 18 holes and was second through 54 holes before recording first career runner-up finish at THE PLAYERS Championship. A week later, T3 at 1998 Freeport-McDermott Classic and in next start was second at MCI Classic. In 1995, recorded a career-low round of 62 in first round of FedEx St. Jude Classic before finishing 21st. Finished third in rookie earnings in 1994 behind Ernie Els and Mike Heinen. Opened with season-low 64 on way to runner-up finish at 1994 Anheuser-Busch Classic, finishing three strokes behind winner Mark McCumber. T9 at 1994 Canon Greater Hartford Open same year, tournament in which he scored two holes-in-one. First earned membership on PGA TOUR by finishing 11th at 1993 Qualifying Tournament. Made first foray into golf-course design business with Salem Glen, near Winston-Salem, NC. Formed Glen Day-Alan Blalock Golf Course Design in 1999. Current projects include a course re-design at Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby County, AL and the Auburn Golf Building for Auburn University; also did course re-design at Vestavia Country Club, in Vestavia Hills, AL and working on re-design of the entrance at Vestavia CC. Credits grandfather with encouraging his pursuit of golf career. Grandfather co-signed loan so he could play in Asia and Europe. Father-in-law Bob Ralston is a Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour player. Has pictures of his daughters on buttons he wears on his cap while playing. Serves as host for annual Day For Charity Pro-Am in Little Rock, AR, in support of charities throughout central Arkansas.