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Defending
Champion Rich Beem Joined By 12 Past Champions To Form Year's Strongest
Field At 85th PGA Championship
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (August 4, 2003) - Defending Champion
Rich Beem will be joined by 12 past Champions in heading the year's strongest
field at the 85th PGA Championship, Aug. 14-17, at Oak Hill Country Club
in Rochester, N.Y. The 156-player field currently features 98 of the
top 100 world ranked players, which matches the 2002 PGA field for the
most world ranked players in history.
The PGA Championship returns to Oak Hill Country Club for the first
time since 1980 when Jack Nicklaus recorded a record-tying fifth PGA
title to match Rochester native Walter Hagen. The field also features
60 international players representing 18 countries, 30 players who have
combined to win 57 major championships and the 25 low scorers in the
2003 PGA Club Professional Championship.
Joining Beem, who rallied a year ago for his first major title, are
past Champions Paul Azinger (1993), Mark Brooks (1996), John Daly (1991),
Davis Love III (1997), Larry Nelson (1981, '87), Nick Price (1992, '94),
Vijay Singh (1998), Jeff Sluman (1988), Hal Sutton (1983), David Toms
(2001), Bob Tway (1986) and Tiger Woods (1999-2000).
The 156-player field's final berth is reserved for the winner of The
International, which concludes Sunday.
Founded in 1916, The PGA of America is a not-for-profit organization
composed of more than 28,000 men and women professionals who are dedicated
to growing participation in the game of golf.
2003 PGA Championship Field (as of August 4, 2003)
ALLENBY, Robert - AUSTRALIA
AMES, Stephen - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
ANDERSON, JC - Dallas, Texas
APPLEBY, Stuart - AUSTRALIA
AUSTIN, Woody - Derby, Kan.
AZINGER, Paul - Bradenton, Fla.
BADDELEY, Aaron - AUSTRALIA
BAIRD, Briny - Jupiter, Fla.
BEEM, Rich - El Paso, Texas
BERRY, Don - Brookyn Park, Minn.
BJORN, Thomas - DENMARK
BROOKS, Mark - Ft. Worth, Texas
BURNS, Bob - Valencia, Calif.
BURTON, Kevin - Boise, Idaho
BYRD, Jonathan - Sea Island, Ga.
CABRERA, Angel - ARGENTINA
CALCAVECCHIA, Mark - West Palm Beach, Fla.
CAMPBELL, Chad - Lewisville, Texas
CAMPBELL, Michael - NEW ZEALAND
CASEY, Paul - ENGLAND
CEJKA, Alex - GERMANY
CHOI, K.J. - KOREA
CINK, Stewart - Duluth, Ga.
CLARK, Tim - SOUTH AFRICA
CLARKE, Darren - NORTHERN IRELAND
COCERES, Jose - ARGENTINA
COMBS, Michael - Kennewick, Wash.
COUPLES, Fred - Santa Barbara, Calif.
CRANE, Ben - Beaverton, Ore.
CURTIS, Ben - Stow, Ohio
DALY, John - Dardanelle, Ark.
DAVIS, Brian - ENGLAND
DEFRANCESCO, Wayne - Baltimore, Md.
DIMARCO, Chris - Heathrow, Fla.
DONALD, Luke - ENGLAND
DREDGE, Bradley - WALES
DURANT, Joe - Pensacola, Fla.
DUVAL, David - Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
ELS, Ernie - SOUTH AFRICA
ESTES, Bob - Austin, Texas
EVANS, Gary - ENGLAND
FARREN, Sean - Oakmont, Pa.
FASTH, Niclas - SWEDEN
FAXON, Brad - Barrington, R.I.
FLEMING, Tim - Oklahoma City, Okla.
FLESCH, Steve - Union, Ky.
FORSMAN, Dan - Provo, Utah
FORSYTH, Alystair - SCOTLAND
FRANCO, Carlos - PARAGUAY
FULKE, Pierre - SWEDEN
FUNK, Fred - Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
FURYK, Jim - Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
GAMEZ, Robert - Celebration, Fla.
GARCIA, Sergio - SPAIN
GARRIDO, Ignacio - SPAIN
GONZALES, Ricardo - ARGENTINA
GOOSEN, Retief - SOUTH AFRICA
GRONBERG, Mathias - SWEDEN
GUYTON, John - East Williston, N.Y.
HAAS, Jay - Greenville, S.C.
HAMILTON, Todd - McKinney, Texas
HANSEN, Anders - DENMARK
HARRINGTON, Padraig - IRELAND
HATCH, Terry - Pottsville, Pa.
HERRON, Tim - Wayzata, Minn.
HOCH, Scott - Orlando, Fla.
HOWELL, Charles - Augusta, Ga.
HUSTON, John - Clearwater, Fla.
IMMELMAN, Trevor - SOUTH AFRICA
IZAWA, Toshimitsu - JAPAN
JACOBS, John - Paradise Valley, Ariz.
JACOBSEN, Peter - Portland, Ore.
JACOBSON, Fredrik - SWEDEN
JANZEN, Lee - Orlando, Fla.
KARLSSON, Robert - SWEDEN
KATAYAMA, Shingo - JAPAN
KAYE, Jonathan - Phoenix, Ariz.
KELLY, Jerry - Madison, Wis.
KUEHNE, Hank - Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
LABRITZ, Rob - Palm City, Fla.
LANGER, Bernhard - GERMANY
LANKFORD, Jeffrey - Mocksville, N.C.
LAWRIE, Paul - SCOTLAND
LEANEY, Stephen - AUSTRALIA
LEHMAN, Tom - Scottsdale, Ariz.
LEONARD, Justin - Dallas, Texas
LEWIS, J.L. - Horseshoe Bay, Texas
LICKLITER, Frank - Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
LONARD, Peter - AUSTRALIA
LOVE III, Davis - Sea Island, Ga.
LOWERY, Steve - Birmingham, Ala.
LUCCHESI, Dino - Round Lake Beach, Ill.
MAGGERT, Jeff - Houston, Texas
MARUYAMA, Shigeki - JAPAN
MATTIACE, Len - Jacksonville, Fla.
MCCARRON, Scott - Reno, Nev.
MCGINLEY, Paul - IRELAND
MEDIATE, Rocco - Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
MICHEEL, Shaun - Memphis, Tenn.
MICKELSON, Phil - Scottsdale, Ariz.
MONTGOMERIE, Colin - SCOTLAND
MORIN, Alan - Royal Palm Beach, Fla.
NELSON, Larry - Marietta, Ga.
NORMAN, Greg - AUSTRALIA
O,MEARA, Mark - Windermere, Fla.
OGILVY, Geoff - AUSTRALIA
OLAZABAL, Jose Maria - SPAIN
OWEN, Greg - ENGLAND
PAMPLING, Rod - AUSTRALIA
PARNEVIK, Jesper - SWEDEN
PARRY, Craig - AUSTRALIA
PERNICE JR., Tom - Murrieta, Calif.
PERRY, Kenny - Franklin, Ky.
PETROVIC, Tim - Dade City, Fla.
PETTERSSON, Carl - SWEDEN
PHILO JR., Ron - Waterbury Center, Vt.
PORTER, Scott - Lexington, Ky.
POULTER, Ian - ENGLAND
PRICE, Nick - SOUTH AFRICA
PRICE, Phillip - WALES
RILEY, Chris - Las Vegas, Nev.
ROBERTS, Loren - Memphis, Tenn.
ROLLINS, John - Dunedin, Fla.
ROMERO, Eduardo - ARGENTINA
ROSE, Justin - ENGLAND
SABBATINI, Rory - SOUTH AFRICA
SAUERS, Gene - Savannah, Ga.
SCHALL, Ken - Waterloo, Iowa
SCHNEITER, Steve - Sandy, Utah
SCHUCHART, Mike - Lincoln, Neb.
SCHULLER, Rick - Chester, Va.
SCIORRA, Cary - Lake Manassas, Va.
SCOTT, Adam - AUSTRALIA
SINGH, Vijay - FIJI
SLUMAN, Jeff - Hinsdale, Ill.
SOWARDS, Bob - Columbus, Ohio
SPENGLER, Dave - Luxemburg, Wisc.
STOLZ, Andre - AUSTRALIA
SULLIVAN, Chip - Roanoke, Va.
SUTHERLAND, Kevin - Sacramento, Calif.
SUTTON, Hal - Shreveport, La.
TANIGUCHI, Toru - JAPAN
TATAURANGI, Phil - NEW ZEALAND
TENTIS, Dave - White Bear Lake, Minn.
THELEN, Tim - Richmond, Texas
TOMS, David - Shreveport, La.
TRIPLETT, Kirk - Scottsdale, Ariz.
TWAY, Bob - Edmond, Okla.
VERPLANK, Scott - Edmond, Okla.
WALDORF, Duffy - Canyon Country, Calif.
WATSON, Tom - Stilwell, Kan.
WEIR, Mike - CANADA
WESTWOOD, Lee - ENGLAND
WILSON, Dean - Kaneohe, Hawaii
WOODS, Tiger - Windermere, Fla.
This list includes 155 names.
One spot is being saved for the winner of The International ending August 10,
2003.
Alternates:
1 Billy MAYFAIR - Scottsdale, Ariz. (74)
2 Skip KENDALL - Windermere, Fla. (76)
3 Jay WILLIAMSON - St. Louis, Mo. (77)
4 Hidemichi TANAKA - JAPAN (80)
5 Billy ANDRADE - Atlanta, Ga. (81)
6 Brian GAY - Orlando, Fla. (82)
7 Glen DAY - Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (83)
8 Esteban TOLEDO - MEXICO (85)
9 Joey SINDELAR - Horseheads, N.Y. (86)
10 Brenden PAPPAS - SOUTH AFRICA (87)
11 Heath SLOCUM - Pensacola, Fla. (88)
12 Brent GEIBERGER - Palm Desert, Calif. (89)
13 JJ HENRY - Ft. Worth, Texas (90)
14 David GOSSETT - Germantown, Tenn. (91) |
