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Exemption Code: 1

Winners of the U.S. Open Championship for the last 10 years.

Exemption Code: 2

Winner and runner-up of the 2007 U.S. Amateur Championship.

Exemption Code: 3

Winners of the Masters Tournament for the last five years.

Exemption Code: 4

Winners of the British Open Championship for the last five years.

Exemption Code: 5

Winners of the PGA of America Championship for the last five years.

Exemption Code: 6

Winner of the 2008 Players Championship.

Exemption Code: 7

Winner of the 2007 U.S. Senior Open Championship.

Exemption Code: 8

From the 2007 U.S. Open Championship, the 15 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 15th place.

Exemption Code: 9

From the 2007 final official PGA Tour money list, the top 30 money leaders.

Exemption Code: 10

Those 30 players qualifying for the 2007 season-ending Tour Championship.

Exemption Code: 11

From the 2007 final official PGA European Tour, the top 15 money leaders.

Exemption Code: 12

From the 2008 official PGA Tour money list, the top 10 money leaders through May 26.

Exemption Code: 13

Any multiple winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored events whose victories are considered official from April 25, 2007, through June 1, 2008.

Exemption Code: 14

From the 2008 PGA European Tour, the top two money leaders through May 26.

Exemption Code: 15

From the 2007 final Japan Golf Tour money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.

Exemption Code: 16

From the 2007 final PGA Tour of Australasia money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.

Exemption Code: 17

From the World Rankings list, the top 50 point leaders as of May 26, 2008

Exemption Code: 18

Special exemptions selected by the USGA Executive Committee. International players not otherwise exempt as selected by the USGA Executive Committee.

Player Bios

Thomas Levet (FRA)

Birthdate:September 05, 1968

Birthplace:Paris, France

Age:39

Height:5-9

Weight:175

Home:Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Turned Professional:1988

U.S. OPEN 2008 SCORES

POSITION: T81STATUS: +8HOLE: F

ROUND:	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
SCORES:	74	76			150

U.S. OPEN HISTORY

First U.S. Open:2002 (Bethpage State Park)
U.S. Open Plays:3
Best Round:R3-70 (2002 Bethpage)
Best Finish:T18 (2002 Bethpage)
Money:$87,662

RELATED NEWS, PHOTOS & VIDEOS

STATISTICS

PERSONAL NOTES & STAT HISTORY

PERSONAL NOTES

Came agonizingly close to being the first Frenchman since Amaud Massy in 1907 to win the 2002 British Open when he shot a final-round 66 at Muirfield, only to lose a four-way playoff to Ernie Els

Made Ryder Cup debut in 2004

Became first Frenchman to play on the PGA Tour in 1994

Won 1998 Cannes Open, becoming first Frenchman to win on home soil since Jean Garaialde took the French Open in 1969

Son of a Parisan doctor and born into a sporting family

Father was a first-class field hockey and tennis player; mother played First Division volleyball in France; and grandfather was a professional cyclist

STATISTICS

European Tour Results

Tournament	Pos	Prize Money	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Par
Abu Dhabi Golf Championship	23T	$21,112	70	72	68	73	283	-5
Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy	51T	$10,308	74	67	71	73	285	-3
Dubai Desert Classic	10T	$47,200	67	71	72	71	281	-7
Johnnie Walker Classic	115T		74	75			149	+5
Maybank Malaysian Open	70T		71	70			141	-3
Ballantine's Championship	39T	$19,782	71	73	72	68	284	-4
MAPFRE Open de Andalucía by Valle Romano	1	$257,573	69	68	68	67	272	-16
Estoril Open de Portugal	24T	$19,221	67	64	72	72	275	-9
Open de Espana	149T		79	75			154	+10
Methorios Capital Italian Open	38T	$17,078	69	70	67	71	277	-11
BMW PGA Championship	58T	$19,817	74	71	73	75	293	+5
The Celtic Manor Wales Open	15T	$46,329	69	69	65	71	274	-10

Current Tour Rankings

	Position	No. of Events	Money Won
European Tour	47	12	$458,439

CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

* Calculated on holes #9 and #15

Thomas Levet +8

Thomas Levet

Field Average

Fairways Hit

64.29%

58.27%

*Avg. Driving Distance

284.75

289.35

Sand Saves

Greens Hit

Putts Per Hole

CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

	EAGLES	BIRDIES	PARS	BOGEYS	DOUBLE BOGEYS	OTHERS
Round 1	0	3	11	2	2	0
Round 2	0	2	9	7	0	0
Total	0	5	20	9	2	0

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