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Raymond FloydAfter three rounds, he was tied for fifth place, three shots behind leader Greg Norman, who held the 54-hole lead at all four majors in 1986.
Andr?s RomeroIn the 2007 Open Championship, Romero placed third, behind Sergio García and Pádraig Harrington, making ten birdies on the last day of play.
Thomas LevetLevet ended the season 5th on the Order of Merit, and returned to the PGA Tour in 2005.
Glen Hnatiuk Hnatiuk played his first full season on the Nationwide Tour in 1992, picking up one win in his rookie season and over $ 50,000 in season long earnings, but did not get his PGA Tour card.
Scotty CameronWoods had used a Scotty Cameron putter for all of his professional golf victories up to December 2011.
Charl SchwartzelHe took first place on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit for the third consecutive year in 2007, and won the Open de España in April, beating Jyoti Randhawa by one stroke, after an eagle at the par-5 16th hole, and moved into the world top 40.
Bryce MolderFor the remainder of the season, though, his good form of the spring did not hold, and he missed securing status on the Tour for the 2003 season by one place in the money rankings.
Edoardo Molinari Molinari spent the first half of the year racking up middle of the pack finishes, with an 11th place finish at Augusta as his lone highlight.
Shirley EnglehornShe won 11 tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one major, the 1970 LPGA Championship.
Alexander KravchenkoIn the 2007 World Series of Poker, he cashed six times, including finishing fourth at the Main Event and the $ 1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo event where he won a WSOP bracelet.
Lauri Merten1993 was her best year on the money list, with a sixth place finish, the only time she made the top ten.
Don WhittThe following year Whitt won his first professional golf tournament, the 1958 Montebello Open.
Jerry HeardHeard had nearly 60 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events in his career including four top-10 finishes in major championships -- his best finish in a major was T-5 at the 1972 Masters Tournament.
Theo TranAfter a spring that saw him make four final tables in events on the Vegas strip, he finished as runner-up to Michael Graves in the $ 1,000 No-Limit Hold ’em w / Rebuys event at the 2007 WSOP, banking over $ 387,000.
Dominic Barretthtm / Weber Cup XIV with Team Europe, and capped off the season with the 2013 PBA World Championship -- his second PBA Tour title and first PBA major.
Gary HallbergHallberg had a couple of golf's historical firsts : he was the first four-time, first-team All-American in the history of intercollegiate golf, and he was the first player to obtain his PGA Tour card by winning a set level of money (in this case $ 8,000 in 1980) rather than by going to Qualifying School.
Jennifer WyattHer career low round in tournament play is a 66 at the 1991 Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open at Ko Olina Golf Club in Kapolei, Hawaii.
Homero BlancasHis best finishes in a major championship were a T-4 at the 1972 U. S. Open, and a T-5 at the 1972 Masters.
Sam TrickettHe won $ 200,000 for his second place finish As of March 2013, his total live tournament winnings amount to $ 19,752,481, placing him 2nd on the all-time poker money list after Antonio Esfandiari.
Masuiyama Daishir? IAfter earning his first sanshō or special prize for Technique he returned to the san' yaku ranks, and in October 1948 he won his first top division championship.
Jason Day (golfer)Day gained entry into his first ever major championship at the 2010 Open Championship after Greg Norman withdrew.
Mariajo UribeUribe joined the Duramed Futures Tour in July 2009 and competed in the ING New England Golf Classic, finishing in a tie for 15th place.
Rikard KarlbergHe topped the Nordic League rankings in 2007 to earn a tour card on the Challenge Tour.
Roger Chapman (golfer)In May 2012, Chapman won the Senior PGA Championship, one of the five senior major championships for his maiden victory on the Champions Tour.
Tom Franklin (poker player)Franklin won a WSOP bracelet in 1999 in the $ 2,500 limit Omaha event.
Caroline MassonMasson made 14 of 16 cuts on the LET in 2010, but missed the cut by ten strokes in her first major, the 2010 Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale.
Rapha?l JacquelinHis second victory came in 2007 at the BMW Asian Open.
Hee-Young Park Park earned her tour card at the 2007 LPGA qualifying school.
Vanessa RoussoHer first win in a professional event came on June 13, 2005 in during the No-Limit Hold'em Summer Series.
Phil Galfond Other notable tournaments Galfond finished in 18th place at the 2006 World Series of Poker Circuit event in Grand Casino Tunica, earning $ 22,895.
Payne StewartDespite not winning a tournament that year, he had the most top-10 finishes of any player on the PGA Tour in 1986, finishing inside the top-10 sixteen times.
Tom Lewis (golfer)Lewis qualified for the 2011 Open Championship at Royal St George's via Local Final Qualifying at Rye.
Richard Finch (golfer)One further victory during the 2008 European Tour season took Finch to his best finish of 20th on the Order of Merit.
Troy MattesonMatteson almost picked up his third PGA Tour victory in March 2011 at the Puerto Rico Open but lost to Michael Bradley in a playoff.
Bill GlassonHis most recent win on the Tour was in 1997 at the Las Vegas Invitational.
Jennifer SongShe won again in 2010 on the Futures Tour at the Greater Richmond Golf Classic to move into fourth place on the 2010 Futures Tour money list after playing in only eight events.
Earl AnthonyHe joined the Senior Tour in 1988 and accumulated another seven titles there.
Bob RosburgRosburg's career year was 1959, when he finished seventh on the money list and was named to the Ryder Cup team, after winning the PGA Championship and finishing second in the U. S. Open.
Terry DiehlHe finished solo 2nd to Lee Trevino at the same tournament in 1980.
Vance HeafnerHis best finish in that venue is a T-14 at the 1994 NIKE Carolina Classic.
Gino VosIn 2012, Vos earned a place in the European Tour Event 1 in Vienna by defeating Riccardo Pigliapoco and Toon Greebe in the European qualifier.
Joe CarrIn 1967, he became the first Irishman to play in the Masters Tournament (making the cut).
Fran QuinnHe finished the year 25th on the money list to earn his 2010 PGA Tour card.
J. B. HolmesAfter this victory his form fell away, and this continued in 2007 when he made only 2 top ten finishes and ended the year in 118th place on the money list.
Brian KammHis success continued in 1994 and he finished 98th on the money list while recording three top-10 finishes including a tie for sixth finish at the Bell Canadian Open, the best finish of his career on Tour.
Greg OwenIn 2011 he played again on the Nationwide Tour, finishing 52nd on the money list.
Payne StewartIn the 1998 U. S. Open at Olympic Club, Stewart had a four-shot lead going into the final round, but lost to Lee Janzen by a stroke.
Michael Hoey (golfer)Early in 2009, Hoey finished runner-up to Retief Goosen in the Africa Open on the Sunshine Tour.
Kenna JamesIn August 2005, James finished second to Alex Kahaner at the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker $ 5,000 No Limit hold'em tournament, earning $ 588,210.
Chris StroudHe was not able to finish high enough on the money list to retain his card until 2009 when he finished 113th.
Stuart KellettIn January 2012, Kellett successfully earned a Professional Darts Corporation tour card on day two of the PDC's Pro Tour' Q School' qualifying tournament.
Suzann Pettersen In 2003 Pettersen played in five events on the LET, missing no cuts and finished runner-up to Sophie Gustafson at the HP Open.
Brandt JobeHe has n't won on the PGA Tour, but has tied for second place four times, including two in 2005 when he played on a major medical exemption.
Fredrik JacobsonJacobson won his first PGA Tour title in 2011 at the Travelers Championship.
Tom Watson (golfer)A fortnight later in the 1984 Open Championship at St Andrews, Watson was in contention during the final holes to win a third consecutive Open and a sixth Open Championship overall to tie the record for the most Open wins by Harry Vardon.
Patrick CantlayCantlay earned his first professional win at the 2013 Colombia Championship, an event on the Web.
Sandy LyleHe was medalist at the 1977 Qualifying School tournament for the European Tour.
Nick DoughertyDougherty ended up losing his European Tour card in 2011 after making only one cut during 32 events.
Nick WatneyIn July 2011, Watney broke into the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career, after his victory at the AT&T National, placing him tenth in the world.
Michael Haugen Jr.He won his third PBA title at the Mark Roth Classic in Allen Park, MI on January 26, 2013.
Liang Wen-ChongIn 2007, Liang won the Order of Merit on the Asian Tour, becoming the first from mainland China to do so.
Boonchu RuangkitHe has won five titles on the Asian Tour since its first modern season in 1995, and has several other victories to his name.
Tom Watson (golfer)In 1981, Watson won his second Masters title at Augusta by two strokes over Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller.
Mike StandlyStandly's best finish on the Nationwide Tour is T-3 at the 2003 Alberta Calgary Classic.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias Zaharias had her greatest year in 1950 when she completed the Grand Slam of the three women's majors of the day : the U. S. Open, the Titleholders Championship and the Women's Western Open, in addition to leading the money list.
Ivo DonevIn 2003, Donev finished as a semi-finalist in the World Heads-Up Poker Championship.
Marisa BaenaHer best finish in a stroke play tournament on the Tour is a tie for second place at the 2003 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic.
Josh Arieh As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $ 5,700,000.
Carmen SalvinoDespite all his victories, Salvino listed a loss to his good friend Dick Weber in the finals of the 1988 PBA Showboat Senior Invitational among his most memorable tournaments.
Chip BeckHe also shot a hole-in-one (also a double eagle) at the par-4 9th hole in the first round of the 2003 Omaha Classic, a Nationwide Tour event.
Matt Jones (golfer)He finished the season with $ 775,899, but did not finish inside the top 125 on the money list, leaving him with conditional status for the 2009 season.
David Baker (poker player, born 1986)ODB won $ 2,500 477-entrant Event # 37 : Eight Game Mix, while Bakes won $ 10,000 178-entrant Event # 32 : H. O. R. S. E. At the 2010 World Series of Poker, Baker had four in the money finishes, including two prizes over $ 200,000 and a WSOP bracelet.
Jerry KellyKelly won the 2009 Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a two-foot par on the final hole, beating three players by one stroke (Charlie Wi, Rory Sabbatini, and Charles Howell III).
Jason Somerville In April 2009, Somerville placed 19th in the $ 10,000 EPT No Limit Hold ’em Grand Final in Monte Carlo for $ 68,372.
Mike Reid (golfer)In 1990, Reid was the third round leader in the KMart Greater Greensboro Open, but had three bogeys on the back nine for a round of 75, finishing in a tie for 2nd place behind the winner Steve Elkington.
Steve DannenmannIn fact the 2005 WSOP Main Event was his very first recorded tournament cash.
Young Tom Morris Young Tom broke the course record over the Old Course at St Andrews by two strokes with a score of 77, to win an extended playoff over Musselburgh's star Bob Ferguson for the 1869 St Andrews Professional Tournament ; this score then stood as the course record for 20 years.
Melanie WeisnerOn May 16, 2010, she took second out of 8,896 entrants in Full Tilt Poker's Double Deuce 200k Guaranteed Tournament, for $ 24,000.
Jonathan Duhamel Duhamel defeated John Racener heads-up to secure the 2010 Main Event title, earning $ 8,944,310 and becoming the first Canadian player to capture the Main Event bracelet.
Amanda BlumenherstShe went on to play in 22 tournaments and finished 51st on the 2010 money list and 4th in the LPGA Rookie of the Year standings, won by Muñoz.
Gary MurphyHe won the Asian Tour qualifying school in 1997, and played two seasons on that tour.
Ben CraneIn January 2010, Crane carded a final-round 70 to win the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines by a single stroke.
Bubba WatsonWatson picked up his second win of the 2011 season and third career PGA Tour title on May 1 when he defeated Webb Simpson at the second playoff hole at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Becky BrewertonShe had four more top tens in 2005 which gave her a 19th place finish on the money list.
Michael Hoey (golfer)He won twice in 2011, including his most prestigious title to date at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
P?draig HarringtonHarrington started his 2011 season with an opening round 65, for a first round lead at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on the European Tour.
Darren ClarkeIn Clarke's first major championship after winning The Open, he carded +14 (78,76) to miss the cut at the 2011 PGA Championship.
Orville MoodyIn 1989, he became only the fourth man to win both the U. S. Open and the U. S. Senior Open.
Kristy GazesHer biggest career win came in 2005, when she took first place in the Full Tilt Poker Championship at the Wynn Las Vegas, besting a live televised final table that included Ted Forrest, Clonie Gowen and Daniel Negreanu.
Michael Thompson (golfer)Thompson earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2013 Honda Classic.
Paul Phillips (poker player)In 2004 he made three WSOP final tables (one in Omaha hi-lo split and two in no limit hold'em.)
Candie Kung After turning pro in 2001, Kung initially played on the second tier Futures Tour, and she won the SBC Futures Tour Championship that year.
Amy AlcottThe 1991 Nabisco Dinah Shore was her final victory on the LPGA Tour.
Kirk TriplettTriplett won his first tournament on the Champions Tour in his eighth attempt on July 9, 2012 when he won the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach.
Jamie ElsonIn 2009, he made a comeback, and once again qualified for the European Tour vi Qualifying School.
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc Meunier-Lebouc turned professional in 1994 and initially played on the Ladies European Tour gaining her maiden victory in her rookie season at the Waterford English Open.
Lee S. JamesHaving been unsuccessful at gaining a place on the European Tour via qualifying school, James began his professional career on the second tier Challenge Tour, picking up his first win at the 1996 1st Modena Classic Open.
Michael Sim Sim played on the Nationwide Tour in 2006, and qualified for the PGA Tour by virtue of a 19th place finish on the end of season money list, aided by a win at PalmettoPride Classic.
Mike Reid (golfer) Reid turned professional in late 1976, obtaining his PGA Tour card at the first attempt.
John Falconer (poker player)Falconer also finished in the money of the 2005 World Series of Poker $ 10,000 no limit hold'em main event.