Kirk Hanefeld, Acton, Mass



Senior PGA Professionals in

the 72nd Senior PGA Championship

presented by KitchenAid

Note: 38 total

DAVID ARBUCKLE

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Feb. 7, 1956

Birthplace: Granite City, Ill.

Age: 55 Ht.: 6’1” Wt.: 235

Home: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Turned Professional: 1988

Player Notes: PGA Teaching Professional at Springs Ranch Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Colo. …Tied for 28th in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship … Has competed in three Senior PGA Championships … Four-time Colorado Section Senior Player of the Year … Has recorded 18 career holes-in-one, with 12 in competition.

PERRY ARTHUR

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: June 7, 1954

Birthplace: Houston, Texas

Age: 56 Ht.: 6' 1" Wt.: 220

Home: Plano, Texas

College: Texas A&M University

Turned Professional: 1976

Player Notes: PGA Teaching Professional at Sherrill Park Golf Course in Richardson, Texas. Tied for 17th in the 2010 and 2007 Senior PGA Professional National Championships, finished runner-up in 2009, Tied for 23rd in the 2008 and tied for 24th in 2006 … In 2006, won two of four Northern Texas PGA "Majors" with the Northern Texas PGA Section Championship and Western Championship. Those wins aided him to become Section Player of the Year for a fourth time … Two-time Northern Texas PGA Player of the Year … Tied for sixth in the 2006 Champions Tour Qualifying Tournament. . .Tied for 14th in the 2005 U.S. Senior Open at the NCR Club in Dayton, Ohio....Low PGA Professional in the 2006 Senior PGA Championship at Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Okla. ... Competed on the PGA Tour between 1978 and 1992, competing in 110 events, with his best finish tied for third in the 1987 Hardee's Golf Classic. . .Tied for fifth in the 2003 Western PGA Professional Championship. . .Tied for sixth in the 1996 PGA Professional National Championship and was runner-up in the 2001 Southern PGA Professional Championship … Named 1996, '99, 2004, '06 Northern Texas PGA Player of the Year … Member of the 1996 PGA Cup Team. . .Has recorded eight holes-in-one, with seven in competition. . .Owns six course records.

TOM ATCHISON

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: March 3, 1960

Birthplace: Springfield, Ohio

Age: 51 Ht.: 5’11” Wt.: 185

Home: Silver Lake, Ohio

College: Wittenberg University

Turned Professional: 1983

Player Notes: PGA head professional at Congress Lake Club in Hartville, Ohio …Tied for 21st in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship … Three-time Northern Ohio PGA Section Champion …Three-time All-American at Wittenberg University … Has recorded four holes-in-one, with two in competition.

JAMES BLAIR

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: May 16, 1955

Birthplace: Ogden, Utah

Age: 56 Ht.: 5’6” Wt.: 145

Home: Ogden, Utah

College: BYU

Turned Professional: 1977

Player Notes: PGA Life Member Active … Tied for second in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship. . Tied for 15th in the 2008 Senior PGA Professional National Championship, tied for 25th in 2007 and tied for 29th in 2005 … Has competed in three Senior PGA Championships … Has competed in six PGA Championships, with his best finish coming in 1986, where he finished in 65th … Has competed in ten PGA Professional National Championships, with his best finish coming in 2001, where he finished tied for sixth.

BILL BRITTON

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Nov. 13, 1955

Birthplace: Staten Island, N.Y.

Age: 55 Ht.: 5’ 7” Wt.: 140

Home: Rumson, N.J.

College: University of Florida

Turned Professional: 1979

Player Notes: Director of Instruction at Trump National Golf Club in Colts Neck, N.J…Tied for sixth in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship. . .Turned in a strong performance in the 2008 Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club, finishing tied for 16th to earn Low Club Professional honors. Was tied for fourth after 54 holes in what was his second-ever appearance in the Championship. . .Tied for eighth in the 2008 Senior PGA Professional National Championship, tied for third in 2007, and tied for eighth in 2006 …Winner, 2005, ’06 New Jersey PGA Section Championship, 2006 New Jersey Senior Section Champion, 2006 New Jersey Senior Open, 2006 Metropolitan Senior Open Championship, believed to be the first player to win all three in the same year in the Section. . . 2006 New Jersey PGA Senior Player of the Year. . .Began his golf career when he used to sneak under the fence at a public course near his home in Staten Island, N.Y. . . .From 1983 through 1987, Britton struggled and did not play on Tour in 1986. He regained his playing card in 1987, but poor season forced him back to Q-School to regain his exempt status for 1988. Regained his confidence in 1988 and in 1989 enjoyed his best year, capped by a four-stroke victory in the Centel Classic … His strong play continued in 1990 and gained national attention with his performances in the Masters and the PGA Championship. He tied for seventh in the Masters and was fourth at the PGA Championship at Shoal Creek … Played full-time on the PGA Tour between 1982 and 1996. He has played in 419 PGA Tour events, making 222 cuts. Has 23 top-10 finishes, with one victory at the 1989 Centel Classic. He also was runner-up in 1982 at Disney World, the 1989 Hardee’s Classic, and the 1992 Northern Telecom Classic.

CHRIS CAMPBELL

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Oct. 11, 1954

Birthplace: Baltimore, Md.

Age: 57 Ht.: 6’ 0” Wt.: 170

Home: Vero Beach, Fla.

College: Florida State University (1977, Phys. Ed.)

Turned Professional: 1978

Player Notes: PGA head professional at Vista Plantation Golf Club in Vero Beach, Fla.. . . .Tied for 12th in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship. . .Winner, 1996, ‘’98 South Florida PGA Championship, 1996, ’98 South Florida PGA Player of the Year. . .From 1977 through 2010, has won nearly 50 professional events in both mini-tour and South Florida PGA Section competition. . . After a 12-year absence, will compete in June at the 2011 PGA Professional National Championship in Hershey, Pa. . .Since 1995, has competed on 15 PGA Challenge Cup Teams, a Ryder Cup-style competition. . .Competed in the 2005 U.S. Senior Open in Dayton, Ohio, missing the cut. . .Competed in the 75th U.S. Amateur Championship in Richmond, Va.. . .Has competed in three Honda Classics and three Doral Championships. . .Owns 10 courses records, including 61s in 1986 at Lake Wales (Fla.) Country Club and at Connell Lakes Country Club. . .Has recorded 17 holes-in-one, including four in competition. One ace came during the 1999 PGA Professional National Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wis. . .In his 25th season at Vista Plantation Golf Club, where he is joined by his wife, Erin, an LPGA teaching professional and former standout player at Florida State.

MITCH CAMP

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Nov. 12, 1957

Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo.

Age: 53 Ht.: 5’9” Wt.: 160

Home: Aurora, Ohio

College: Ohio State University

Turned Professional: 1980

Player Notes: PGA head professional at Camp Walden in Aurora, Ohio …Tied for 28th in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship … Finished runner-up in the 1988 PGA Assistant Championship … Winner, 1989 and 1993 Northern Ohio Section Championship.

MIKE DIFFLEY

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: May 15, 1959

Birthplace: Queens, N.Y.

Age: 52 Ht.: 6’2” Wt.: 250

Home: New Rochelle, N.Y.

College: St. John’s University

Turned Professional: 1988

Player Notes: PGA head professional at Pelham Country Club in Pelham Manor, N.Y. …Tied for 28th in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship … Winner, 1981 Big East Conference Championship and the 1991 Metropolitan Open Championship.

BILL DODD JR.

Birth Date: April 7, 1952

Birthplace: West Palm Beach, Fla.

Age: 59 Ht.: 6’ 0” Wt.: 200

Home: Phoenix, Ariz.

Turned Professional: 1977

Player Notes: PGA Teaching Professional at Rolling Hills Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz.. . .Tied for 17th in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship. . Qualified and competed in the 2004, ’06 U.S. Senior Open. . .Winner, 2004 Arizona Senior Open Championship, defeating former Champions Tour winner Bob Gaona in a playoff. . .Has recorded 18 career hole-in-ones, including two in competition. . .Son, Ryan, will serve as caddie in the Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid.

MARK FAULKNER

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Dec. 13, 1959

Birthplace: Decatur, Ill.

Age: 51 Ht.: 6' 0" Wt.: 170

Home: Carterville, Ill.

College: University of Mississippi (1982)

Turned Professional: 1990

Player Notes: PGA head professional at Lake of Egypt Country Club in Marion, Ill…Tied for second in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship.. .Competed in the 2000, ’03 and ’06 PGA Professional National Championship.. .Winner, 2001 Edwardsville Intelligencer, 2001 Irvin Cobb Championship, 2002 Gateway PGA Section Championship, 1999 Section CPC, 2005 Gateway PGA Match Play Championship. . .2005 Gateway PGA Professional of the Year. . . Recipient, 2004 Gateway PGA Bill Strausbaugh Award. . .1999, 2002, ’05 Gateway PGA Player of the Year. . . Prior to turning professional, served from 1982-90 in the banking industry. . .Has recorded three holes-in-one, including one in competition.

JON FIEDLER

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Feb. 22, 1953

Birthplace: Enid, Okla.

Age: 58 Ht.: 6' 0" Wt.: 220

Home: Camarillo, Calif.

College: USC

Turned Professional: 1976

Player Notes: PGA Teaching Professional at Las Posas Country Club in Camarillo, Calif…. Competed in seven Champions Tour events in 2007 . . . Served as PGA Director of Golf at the Las Posas Country Club until 2007. . .Tied for 21st in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship, tied for second in the 2008 PGA Professional National Championship; tied for 18th in 2006; tied for 29th in 2005 and finished second in 2004 … Winner, 1985 Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship. Captain of the USC golf team in 1975 and won All-American honors in 1974. . .Winner of the Trojan Invitational at USC as a Junior … Competed in 1989 U.S. Open and appeared in four Los Angeles (now Nissan) Opens and four San Diego Opens … From 1991 to 2003, competed in seven Nationwide Tour events, with best finishes tied for 13th in 1991 Ben Hogan Bakersfield Open and tied for 14th in 1994 Nike Inland Empire … In 2003, finished runner-up for a third time in the Southern California PGA Section Championship … Fiedler reached the finals, but missed earning conditional status in 2002 and 2003 Champions Tour Qualifying Schools.

GENE FIEGER

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: June 28, 1960

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa.

Age: 50 Ht.: 6' 0" Wt.: 200

Home: Naples, Fla.

College: Miami Dade Community College (1978-79)

Turned Professional: 1982

Player Notes: PGA director of golf at The Hideout in Naples, Fla.. . . Tied for 15th in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship. . .Competed in 1988, ’89, ’92 and ’98 PGA Championship and the 1993, ’98 U.S. Open Championship. . .1992, ’93, ’96, ’97, ’98 Philadelphia PGA Player of the Year. . .Winner, 1992 Bermuda Open, 1995 PGA Match Play Championship, 1996, ’97 Philadelphia PGA Section Championship, 1988, ’96, ’98 Pennsylvania Open, 1993, ’95 Philadelphia Open, the 2000 and ’04 South Florida PGA Championship; and winner of 13 career PGA Tournament Series events. . .Was the 2000 South Florida PGA Player of the Year. . . Competed in 15 PGA Professional National Championships, with best performance T-2 in 1991 and T-7 in 1998. . .Finished tied for 10th in the 1990 and ’97 National PGA Assistant Championship. . .Member of the 1992, ’98 United States PGA Cup Team, compiling an 8-2-0 record. . .Has recorded six holes-in-one, with one in competition.

GEORGE FORSTER

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: March 25, 1956

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa.

Age: 55 Ht.: 6’1” Wt.: 185

Home: Blue Bell, Pa.

College: Philadelphia University

Turned Professional: 1978

Player Notes: PGA Head Professional since 1984 at Radnor Valley Country Club in Blue Bell, Pa. … Tied for 21st in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship, tied for 33rd in 2009 Senior PGA Professional National Championship; tied for 15th in 2008; tied for 17th in 2007; and tied for fifth in 2006 … Competed in 2006 U.S. Senior Open … Winner of 50 Philadelphia Section PGA events, most notable ... Winner, 1999 Philadelphia PGA Section Championship … Winner, 2001 Philadelphia PGA Section Match Play… Winner, 2006, 2007 Skee Riegel Senior Classic… Winner, 2008 Haverford Trust Classic… Winner, 2008 Whitford Classic … Four time winner of Philadelphia Section Senior Player of the Year (2006, ’07, ’08, 09) … Has competed in six PGA Professional National Championships … Received the Philadelphia PGA Section “Ike Turner Most Improved Player Award” twice … Most memorable golf moment is winning the 1999 Philadelphia PGA Section Championship … Voted Philadelphia Section PGA Golf Professional of the Year 2009 … Lowest competitive 18-hole round is 63.

KIRK HANEFELD

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 22

Birth Date: May 24, 1956

Birthplace: Claremont, N.H.

Age: 55 Ht.: 6’ 0” Wt.: 190

Home: Acton, Mass.

College: Houston

Turned Professional: 1978

Player Notes: PGA Life Member and one of New England's leading PGA Professionals for 25 years. Former PGA Director of Golf at The International Golf Club in Bolton, Mass., and recently designated Touring Professional for the club. Was the head professional at Salem Country Club and The Ridge Club . . . Winner of the 2008 Senior PGA Professional National Championship…Winner, 2000, '01, '03 New England PGA Championship, 2001, '01 New England PGA Player of the Year. . .Served from 1991-93 as vice president of the New England PGA Section. . .Parents got him started playing golf when he was eight years old...Played at the University of Houston from 1974-77. . .After attempting the PGA TOUR National Qualifying Tournament in 1978-80, earned fully-exempt status on the 2006 Champions Tour by virtue of his runner-up finish at the National Qualifying Tournament at the PGA of Southern California GC in Beaumont, CA. Was the leader after four rounds of the six-round event, but was forced to rally in the final round after shooting 76 on fifth day. Eventually finished two strokes back of Massy Kuramoto with a 1-under-par 431 total. They were the only two players in the field to finish the 108-hole event under par...Advanced to the finals after finishing T5 in the regional at The Club at Eaglebrooke near Lakeland, Fla.

THOMAS HERZAN

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: April 7, 1952

Birthplace: St. Paul, Minn.

Age: 59 Ht.: 5’ 9” Wt.: 160

Home: Findlay, Ohio

College: Arizona State

Turned Professional: 1979

Player Notes: PGA Teaching Professional at Findlay (Ohio) Country Club. . .Tied for 15th in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship. . Was fourth in 2008, tied for sixth in 2007 and tied for 11th in 2006. . .Selected to one of Golf Digest's Top Ten Ohio Golf Instructors in 2001... Golf Instructor for Executive Golf LTD since 1990...Played golf for Arizona State for four years... Grew up playing golf in high school where he was the #1 Man on the team all Four Years....Was a member of the All-U.S. Army Team after high school where he played and served alongside Allen Doyle & Walter Morgan...1975 U.S. Army Pacific Championship...Tied for 15th in the 2004 Callaway Golf Senior PGA Professional National Championship, and tied for 21st in 2003...Qualified for the 2004 PGA Professional National Championship...Winner, 2004 Senior Match Play Championship...2003, '04 Northern Ohio Senior Player of the Year and 2003 Senior Northern Ohio Section Champion...Section merchandiser of the year in 1991 and 1995...Holds one course record, by firing a 63 at Findlay Country Club in 1998...Played in four events, T-20 Turtle Bay Championship, T-46 Senior PGA Championship, missed cut U.S. Senior Open, T-39 Boeing Greater Seattle Classic.

DAN HORNIG

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Sept. 2, 1958

Birthplace: Fresno, Calif.

Age: 52 Ht.: 5'10" Wt.: 200

Home: San Jacinto, Calif.

Turned Professional: 1982

Player Notes: PGA golf manufacturer sales representative for Heritage Cross Apparel of Fountain Hills, Ariz. ...Tied for 17th in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship ... has eight career holes-in-one with two in competition.

STU INGRAHAM

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Feb. 19, 1960

Birthplace: Lebanon, Pa.

Age: 51 Ht.: 6’ 2” Wt.: 195

Home: Broomall, Pa.

College: East Tennessee State University

Turned Professional: 1982

Player Notes: PGA head professional at M Golf Range & Learning Center, Newtown Square, Pa.. . .Tied for sixth in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship. . .Has competed in six PGA Championships, finishing T-31 in 1993 and T-78 in 1996 … Tied for ninth in the 2010 PGA Professional National Championship. . .Has competed in 17 PGA Professional National Championships, with best finish a T-4 in 1995 . . .Winner, 1998 Pennsylvania State Open … Three-time Philadelphia Section Player of The Year … Has recorded five holes-in-one, with one in competition.

JIM KARR

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Nov. 3, 1959

Birthplace: Strongsville, Ohio

Age: 51 Ht.: 6' 3" Wt.: 217

Home: West Palm Beach, Fla.

College: Georgia Southern College

Turned Professional: 1983

Player Notes: PGA teaching professional for the past 14 seasons at Palm Beach (Fla.) Country Club . . Tied for 12th in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship. . . Winner of multiple South Florida PGA events over the past 14 seasons, and winner of the 2009, ’10 Kenmore Invitational in Alberta, Canada. . .Has recorded 10 holes-in-one, with one in competition.

BRIAN KELLY

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: June 25, 1960

Birthplace: Hyannis, Mass.

Age: 50 Ht.: 5’10” Wt.: 178

Home: Lewisburg, Pa.

College: Quinnipiac University

Turned Professional: 1981

Player Notes: PGA head professional at Bucknell Golf Club in Lewisburg, Pa. …Tied for 28th in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship … Tied for 8th in the 1996 PGA Professional National Championship … Three-time Philadelphia PGA Section Champion and the 1987 Pennsylvania Open Champion.

DARRELL KESTNER

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Aug. 15, 1953

Birthplace: Welch, W.Va.

Age: 57 Ht.: 6' 0" Wt.: 185

Home: Glen Cove, N.Y.

College: Concord

Turned Professional: 1975

Player Notes: PGA Director of Golf at Deepdale Golf Club in Manhassett, N.Y. . . . Finished tied for 28th in 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship; 27th in 2009, third in 2007; runner-up in 2005; and tied for fifth in 2006 . . . Winner, 2004 and 2005 Senior PGA Professional Player of the Year Award . . . Winner, 1996 PGA Professional National Championship with a record 17-under-par 271 total. . . .Finished fourth in the 2005 PGA Professional National Championship. . Winner, 1982, '87 FootJoy PGA Assistant Professional Championship (joined by Jim Schuman in 1999 as the only multiple National Assistant Champions) . . . One of eight PGA Professionals to make the cut in the 2005 Senior PGA Championship, finishing tied for 31st . . . Winner, 1999 Metropolitan PGA Head Professional Championship . . . Selected by Golf Digest in 2001 as one of America's Top 50 instructors, and by GOLF Magazine as one of America's Top 100 Teachers. . Winner, 1996 PGA Head Professional Championship in Pelham, N.Y., seven PGA Tournament Series events . . . Winner, 1991, ‘95 Long Island Open . . . Winner, 1992, '95 Treiber Memorial Championship, 1989 PGA Stroke Play Championship, 1984 Charlie Pride Golf Fiesta (Tournament Player Series) in Albuquerque, N.M. . . Winner, 1994-95 New York State Open; 1981, ’83, ’94 Metropolitan Open; 1994, ’95, ’97 Metropolitan PGA Section Championship … Finished runner-up in 1997 Eastern PGA Club Professional Championship ... Tied for 13th at the 2003 Eastern PGA Professional Championship and tied for 32nd in 2004 … Earned berth in the 2002 U.S. Open . . . Victory in 1996 PGA Professional National Championship was assured by his making a 40-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole. During the Championship, he switched to cross-handed putting style midway through first round and went on to set a Championship record for the lowest score on the first 54 holes (200) and best score on the last 54 holes (198), tied for highest first-round score by a winner (73), lowest second-round score (64), and lowest final-round score by a winner (67) . . . One of three players (Tim Thelen and Bruce Zabriski are the others) to win both a National Assistant and PGA Professional National Championship. . . After missing the cut in 1997 and 1998 National Championship, he came back to finish tied for fifth in the 1999 National Championship . . Named Metropolitan PGA Section Player of the Year in 1995 and 1996. . . Finished tied for 61st in the 1997 Hawaiian Open. . . Has competed in nine PGA Championships and eight U.S. Opens… Made the cut in the 2004 U.S. Senior Open … Competed in 1981 and 1983 on the PGA Tour … Recorded the most consecutive eagles on par-4 holes (2) in the 1983 Texas Open at Oak Tree, Texas . . . Has recorded two holes-in-one, both in competition, and in 1993 at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, posted the first double eagle in a PGA Championship.

MIKE LAWRENCE

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Feb. 1, 1955

Birthplace: Amsterdam, N.Y.

Age: 56 Ht.: 5' 9" Wt.: 158

Home: Easley, S.C.

College: Clemson University

Turned Professional: 1979

Player Notes: PGA Life Member and PGA Teaching Professional at Brookstone Meadows Golf Club in Anderson, S.C. … Tied for fourth in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship; finished 28th in 2008; and was 13th in 2007 ... All-Atlantic Coast Conference in 1977 & '78, competing on the same winning team with Clarence Rose … Won the 1978 Iron Duke Classic and 1984, '87 & '88 South Carolina Open... 1984 & '87 South Carolina Chapter Player of the Year. Missed cut in two PGA Championships (1988 &1991). Best finish in five PGA Professional National Championships is a tie for 4th in 1990 … Missed cut in 1990 U.S. Open

KEN MARTIN

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Feb. 28, 1959

Birthplace: San Diego, Calif.

Age: 52 Ht.: 5’8” Wt.: 150

Home: Wellington, Fla.

College: Yavapai College, Prescott, Ariz. (1977-79); Florida International University (1981)

Turned Professional: 1981

Player Notes: PGA teaching professional at Village Golf Club in Royal Palm Beach, Fla. . .Tied for fourth in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship. . .Is making his first appearance in a major championship, and coming after his third attempt. . .Has attempted to earn a berth in a PGA Professional National Championship every year since 1988. . . Has been a consistent top-10 performer for over a decade in South Florida PGA events . .Has recorded five career holes-in-one, including one in competition.

TIM PARUN

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: April 1, 1960

Birthplace: San Mateo, Calif.

Age: 51 Ht.: 5 ' 10½ " Wt.: 175

Home: San Diego, Calif.

College: San Diego State University (1983, B.A.)

Turned Professional: 1988

Player Notes: PGA teaching professional at Sail Ho Golf Club in San Diego, Calif. . . Tied for sixth in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship. . Competed in the 2010 U.S. Senior Open. . .Competed in the 1999, 2001 and 2002 PGA Professional National Championship. . .Is a four-time member of the Southern California PGA Robinson Cup Team. . Was San Diego Chapter Player of the Year in 2003, ’06, ’07, ’10. . .Has never had a hole-in-one.

LEE RINKER

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 22

Birth Date: Nov. 10, 1960

Birthplace: Stuart, Fla.

Age: 50 Ht.: 6’ 0” Wt.: 185

Home: Jupiter, Fla.

College: Alabama (1983)

Turned Professional: 1983

Player Notes: PGA director of PGA Director of Golf at Emerald Dunes Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. . .Earned Champions Tour card privileges by tying for second in the 2010 National Qualifying Tournament at TPC Eagle Trace. . .Tied for fourth, 2009 PGA Professional National Championship. . .Competed on 2009 U.S. PGA Cup Team . .Making his seventh PGA Championship appearance, with previous best performance a T-29 in 1998. . . Since 1984, has competed in 185 PGA Tour events, with full-time schedule from 1984 through 1999. Owns best Tour finishes of a runner-up in the 1997 Byron Nelson Classic, a tie for second in the 1997 B.C. Open and third in the 1996 Honda Classic. . . Overall, has competed in 184 PGA Tour events . . Competed in 88 events since 1990s on the former Ben Hogan, Nike, and Nationwide Tour, and owns a best finishes of a tie for second in the 1994 Nike Tour Championship and a runner-up in the 2000 Fort Smith Classic . . .Member of the 1992 and 2007 U.S. PGA Cup Team. . . Runner-up, 1994 Nike Tour Championship. . Was the 2005 South Florida PGA Player of the Year. . .Has recorded eight holes-in-one, with one in competition. Winner, 1982 Florida Amateur, 2003, '05 Florida PGA Championship. . .1983 NCAA All-America selection . . .Has recorded eight holes-in-one, with one in competition. . Comes from a prominent golf family, with brother Larry playing on the PGA Tour and sister, Laurie a member of the LPGA Tour.

JEFF ROTH

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Sept. 8, 1957

Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wis.

Age: 53 Ht.: 5’ 10" Wt.: 200

Home: Farmington, N.M.

College: University of Arizona

Turned Professional: 1979

Player Notes: PGA head professional at San Juan Country Club in Farmington, N.M. . . .Tied for 28th in 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship, tied for 6th in 2009 and was the runner-up in 2009 Senior PGA Professional Player of the Year standings. . .Spent bulk of his career as one of the finest players in Michigan PGA history … Winner, 2009 Michigan PGA Senior Player of the Year . . .Tied for 11th in the 2008 PGA Professional National Championship … Winner of the 1993 PGA Professional National Championship and the winner of 13 events in the Michigan PGA Section … Named the 1987, '96, '98, '99 Michigan PGA Player of the Year and was inducted in 2005 into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame … Competed on 1988, ’94 and ’96 PGA Cup Teams … Top PGA Tour finishes are: 31st in 2000 Buick Open, 33rd in 1999 Buick Open, 37th in 1994 World Series of Golf, 54th in 1994 Honda Classic and 55th in 1998 Buick Open … A member of 17 Fuller Cup Teams - composed of Michigan professionals vs. “All-Star” state amateurs . . .Memorable rounds include a bogey-free 54-hole total of 198 (67-65-66) for a nine-stroke victory in the 2001 Michigan PGA Championship; a 66 in the Pro-Am for the World Series of Golf at Firestone Country Club prior to the 1994 World Series of Golf; and a final-round 65 in the 1998 Michigan Open to rally from seven strokes back for a playoff berth, then won the playoff with a first-hole birdie . . .Has recorded 13 holes in one, including six in competition.

JIM SOBB

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Sept. 28, 1955

Birth Place: Chicago, Ill.

Age: 55 Ht.: 6'2" Wt.: 225

Home: Barrington, Ill.

College: Western Illinois University

Turned Professional: 1977

Player Notes: PGA head professional at the Ivanhoe Club in Mundelein, Ill., since 1991 … Tied for 21st in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship and tied for 28th in 2008 … Has competed in three PGA Championships … Competed in the 2006 U.S. Senior Open … Three-time Illinois PGA Champion … Winner, 2007 Illinois Senior PGA Section Championship … 2007 and 2008 Illinois PGA Senior Player of the Year … Two-time Illinois PGA Professional of the Year.

GARY SOWINSKI

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Sept. 13, 1952

Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wis.

Age: 58 Ht.: 6’0” Wt.: 215

Home: San Diego, Calif.

College: Arizona State

Turned Professional: 1975

Player Notes: PGA Co-founder/Director of Golf of Swingworks Golf … Finished tied for 17th in 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship, finished 20th in 2009 tied for 33rd in 2008, tied for 30th in 2007, tied for 27th in 2003, and tied for third in 2002 … Has competed in four Senior PGA Championships and two PGA Professional National Championships … Finished runner-up in 2002 Southern California Senior Championship … Winner, 1995 Indiana PGA Section Championship, 1996 PGA Indiana Match Play Championship … Finished 35th in 2004 U.S. Senior Open … Has recorded four holes-in-one.

ED SABO

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: March 1, 1949

Birthplace: Newark, Ohio

Age: 62 Ht.: 6' 1" Wt.: 175

Home: Tequesta, Fla.

College: Georgia State University

Turned Professional: 1973

Player Notes: PGA Life Member living in Tequesta, Fla. . . Tied for sixth in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship, which marked his fifth top-10 finish in nine appearances. . Winner, 2000, ’01 Senior PGA Professional National Championship, and tied for second in 1999. . .Named 2000 Senior PGA Professional Player of the Year . . .Is making his fifth Senior PGA Championship appearance, with career-best performance of T-17 in 2000. . .Competed in the 1992 and 2000 PGA Championship. . .Competed in 13 PGA Professional National Championships, with best finish T-18 in 2000. . .Competed on the PGA Tour from 1975-80, playing in 99 events, winning the 1976 Flint Elks Open (later the Buick Open), in a playoff over Randy Erskine. . .Owns a course-record 63 at legendary Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Fla.

MIKE SAN FILIPPO

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Oct. 10, 1952

Birthplace: Miami, Fla.

Age: 58 Ht.: 5' 10" Wt.: 165

Home: Hobe Sound, Fla.

College: Florida State

Turned Professional: 1976

Joined Champions Tour: 2003

Player Notes: PGA Life Member…Winner, 2002 & 2005 Callaway Golf Senior PGA Professional National Championship; tied for 12th in 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship; tied for fourth in 2008, tied for 12th in 2007 and tied for 11th in 2004 …Winner, 2004 Florida Senior Open…Shared the first-round lead in the 2003 Senior PGA Championship before finishing T-34…Earned conditional Champions Tour status, finished 15th in November 2004, and was 16th in 2003…Winner, 1993 PGA Club Professional Player of the Year, 1992 PGA Stroke Play Championship, 1993 Maine Open…Competed in 14 PGA Professional National Championships, with best finish fourth in 1991…Member, 1992 PGA Cup Team…Winner, 1990, '99 New England PGA Player of the Year and Section Championship. . .Recorded 13 holes-in-one, with three in competition. . .Won three Treasure Coast Tour events in 2004, including South Florida PGA Senior Championship.

BUTCH SHEEHAN

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Jan. 11, 1950

Birthplace: Middlebury, Vt.

Age: 61 Ht.: 6’ 0” Wt.: 240

Home: Rancho Mirage, Calif.

College: Sierra College

Turned Professional: 1982

Player Notes: PGA teaching professional at Indian Wells Country Club in Indian Wells, Calif…Tied for sixth in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship; finished 11th in the 2008 Senior PGA Professional National Championship … Has competed in three Senior PGA Championships with his best finish coming in 2002, where he finished in a tie for 36th … Has competed in two PGA Professional National Championships, with his best finish coming in 2007, where he finished tied for fourth…Member of the victorious 2007 U.S. PGA Cup Team. . . .Earned his first major championship berth in 2007 at the 89th PGA Championship … Competed on the Champions Tour full-time in 2002, posting career-best T-7 performances in the BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland and the AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship. In 2003, competed in 13 Champions Tour events, with a best finish of T-13 at the Music City Championship at Gaylord Opryland … Winner of the 1973-74 Nevada State Amateur Championship. . .Adopted a “side-saddle” putting stroke 23 years ago. . .Has had both hips replaced, with the right hip in November 1996 and the second hip in November 1998 . . .Has recorded six holes-in-one, two coming on the same hole and with one ace in competition. . . Is the brother of LPGA star Patty Sheehan, a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

SONNY SKINNER

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Age: 50 Ht.: 5’ 9” Wt.: 170

Birth Date: Aug. 18, 1960

Birthplace: Portsmouth, Va.

Home: Sylvester, Ga.

College: Abraham Baldwin College/ Shorter College

Turned Professional: 1982

Player Notes: PGA teaching professional at River Pointe Golf Club in Albany, Ga. … Tied for sixth in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship . . .Runner up, 2008 and 2010 PGA Professional National Championship … Only player in PGA of America history to capture both the PGA Professional Player of the Year (2008) and Senior PGA Professional Player of the Year (2010) Awards. . .Winner, 1993 Nike/Nationwide Shreveport Open, 1994 Nike/Nationwide Richmond Open, 2010 PGA Match Play Championship, 2006 PGA Winter Tournament Series, 2006 Georgia PGA Match Play Championship, 2000 Griffin Classic Championship … Competed in 287 Nationwide Tour events from 1990 through 2008, earning $591,480 . ..Undefeated (4-0-0) member of the victorious 2009 U.S. PGA Cup Team that defeated Great Britain & Ireland in Loch Lomond, Scotland. . .Qualified four times through PGA Tour Q-School (1990, ’92, ’97, ’98) … 2006 Georgia PGA Section Player of the Year

CHRIS STARKJOHANN

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 22

Birthdate: June 30, 1956

Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas

Age: 54 Ht.: 5' 11" Wt.: 185

Home: Oceanside, Calif.

College: Eastern Wyoming

Turned Professional: 1977

Nationwide Tour Wins: 1 - 1998 St. Louis Golf Classic

Player Notes: Starkjohann (pronounced “Stark-john”) is a PGA Teaching Professional for Torrey Pines Golf Club and Outings of Oceanside, Calif., a business that he operates with his wife, Traci, who has been his longtime caddie . . .Also serves as a PGA teaching professional at Hodges Golf Center in Escondido, Calif. . .Finished tied for fifth in the 2009 Senior PGA Championship, the best performance by a PGA club professional in the senior major since Tom Wargo won in 1993… Tied for eighth in the 2009 Senior PGA Professional National Championship, and was runner-up in 2006 ... Tied for 16th in the 2009 PGA Professional National Championship . . . Scored the decisive point in a singles match at The Oconee Course in Greensboro, Ga., to lift the United States to victory over Great Britain and Ireland in the 2007 PGA Cup . . 2006, '07, '09 Southern California PGA Senior Champion ...Winner, 2006, '07, '09 Senior PGA Professional Player of the Year Award ...Winner, 2004 Southern California PGA Championship, 2002 San Diego County Open, and 1998 Nationwide St. Louis Classic ...Competed on the Nationwide Tour between 1991 and 2007 and has played in 123 events, finishing in the top-10 three times including a win in 1998 St. Louis Golf Classic ... Named Southern California PGA Section Player of the Year (1991, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007) ... Calls his most memorable golf experience qualifying for the Champions Tour in Nov. 2005, featuring six rounds, most of which were played in 30-mile per hour gusts ... Lowest competitive 18-hole score is 62 (4 times) and has recorded one career hole-in-one, which came in competition … Posted his first double eagle in the 2009 Southern California PGA Senior Section Championship.

TOM SUTTER

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: May 8, 1956

Birthplace: Northampton, Mass.

Age: 55 Ht.: 6’ 0” Wt.: 210

Home: New York, N.Y.

College: Texas A&M University

Turned Professional: 1977

Player Notes: PGA director of instruction at Golf Manhattan in New York, N.Y. … Tied for 28th in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship … Winner, New England Open, Westchester Open and Long Island Open.

ROBERT THOMPSON

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Jan. 10, 1957

Birthplace: Houston, Texas

Age: 54 Ht.: 5’10” Wt.: 180

Home: Huntsville, Texas

College: Sam Houston State (1981)

Turned Professional: 1980

Player Notes: PGA Teaching Professional at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas while also holding “conditional status” on the Champions Tour … Captured the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship. . .Finished in 14th place in 2008 … Tied for 59th in the 2008 Senior PGA Championship … Winner, 1986 Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship, and is only the second player in PGA of America history to win both a national assistant and national senior PGA Professional Championship. …Competed on PGA Tour in 1980 and Nationwide Tour. . .Was medalist in the 2008 Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament and was co-medalist at the 1981 PGA Tour Fall National Qualifying Tournament, joining Allen Doyle and Massy Kuramoto as the only players to earn similar honors on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. . . Played a full PGA Tour schedule in 1982, 1987- ‘’89 and again in 1991. . .Best career Tour finish was a T-3 in the 1989 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic. . .Best Nationwide Tour finish was a T-2 in the 1990 Boise Open. . .Winner of five Southern Texas PGA Section Championships. . .Has competed in 11 PGA Professional National Championships and three PGA Championships . . Earned NAIA All-American honors at Sam Houston State University, winning the 1979 NAIA individual title and was a member of two National Championship squads. . .Has one career hole-in-one. . . Met his wife, Chris, while both were students at Sam Houston State. Chris has served as her husband’s caddie since 1981, is an associate athletic director for student services at Sam Houston State University, and had been the school’s men’s and women’s tennis coach.

JIM WHITE

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: April 16, 1950

Birthplace: Hastings, Neb.

Age: 61 Ht.: 6' 0" Wt.: 190

Home: Lincoln, Neb.

College: Hastings College

Turned Professional: 1972

Player Notes: PGA Master Professional and Director of Golf at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln, Neb. … Finished tied for 21st in 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship; finished fifth in 2009, tied for fourth in 2008; tied for 13th in 2003 . . . Winner, 2004 Senior PGA Professional National Championship … Winner, 2000, '01, '02, ’04, ’05, ’06 Nebraska PGA Senior Championship . . . Competed in three U.S. Opens, the last one in 1999 ... Competed in 4 U.S. Senior Opens in 2001, ’03, ’04, and ’05 … Competed on the PGA Tour from 1977-79, with a third-place finish in 1977 Oklahoma City Open, 34th in 1978 Bob Hope Desert Classic and 34th in 1978 Memphis Open . . Runner-up in 1999 Northern PGA Professional Championship . . . Has competed in 23 PGA Professional National Championships, with best finish a runner-up performance in 1985. . .Has competed in 20 major championships: seven PGA Championships, three U.S. Opens, four U.S. Senior Opens and six Senior PGA Championships; with a best finish of 17th in 2004 Senior PGA Championship . . . Four time Teacher of the Year and Professor of the Year for the New England PGA Section … 10-time New England Section Champion of the year … 19-time New England Section Player of the Year … First Team NAIA All-American in 1972 … Has recorded two holes-in-one, none in competition … Has made four double eagles, with three in competition. 

TIM WHITE

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: Feb. 5, 1959

Birthplace: Richmond, Va.

Age: 52 Ht.: 5’9” Wt.: 170

Home: Midlothian, Va.

College: Longwood University

Turned Professional: 1992

Player Notes: PGA head professional at Lake Chesdin Golf Club in Chesterfield, Va. … Tied for 21st in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship … 1980 NCAA Division III All-American, Winner, 1987 Virginia State Open Winner, 2010 Middle Atlantic PGA Senior Player of the Year … has recorded four holes-in-one.

DAN WILKINS

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: June 10, 1960

Birthplace: Milo, Maine

Age: 50 Ht.: 5’ 9” Wt.: 175

Home: Laconia, N.H.

College: Jacksonville University

Turned Professional: 1993

Player Notes: PGA director of golf at Laconia (N.H.) Country Club … Tied for 21st in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship.

JIM WOODWARD

ELIGIBILITY CODE: 11

Birth Date: June 5, 1957

Birthplace: Wilmington, Del.

Age: 53 Ht.: 6’ 3” Wt.: 215

Home: Edmond, Okla.

College: Oklahoma State

Turned Professional: 1980

Player Notes: PGA Teaching Professional at Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Okla … Finished tied for 35th in 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship; tied for 14th in 2009, tied for 23rd in 2008; and tied for ninth in 2007 … Runner-up in the 1990 Canadian Open … Finished 11th in 2007 U.S. Senior Open, and 17th in 1987 U.S. Open … Two-time winner of the the California State Open … 1987, ’99 and ‘01 South Central PGA Champion … 2001-05 South Central Club Professional Champion … 2001 South Central PGA Player of the Year … Has recorded seven holes-in-one.

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