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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

Richard Sterne (RSA)

Birthdate:August 27, 1981

Birthplace:Pretoria, South Africa

Age:26

Height:5-7

Weight:150

Home:Pretoria, South Africa

Turned Professional:2001

U.S. OPEN 2008 SCORES

POSITION: T92STATUS: +9HOLE: F

ROUND:	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
SCORES:	76	75			151

U.S. OPEN HISTORY

First U.S. Open:2008 will be his first U.S. Open appearance
Exemption Codes:11, 17

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STATISTICS

PERSONAL NOTES & STAT HISTORY

PERSONAL NOTES

Took up game at age 4 when he went out with his grandmother one day

Comes from an athletic family; his father was involved in motor racing, his mother was an ice skater and sister, Farrah, is one of the top squash players in South Africa

Turned pro in 2001 during qualifying for the British Open

STATISTICS

European Tour Results

Tournament	Pos	Prize Money	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Par
HSBC Champions	24T	$55,599	68	72	69	81	290	+2
Alfred Dunhill Championship	18T	$17,979	74	70	70	70	284	-4
South African Airways Open	16T	$19,855	74	72	75	72	293	+5
Joburg Open	1	$272,565	71	68	67	65	271	-13
Dubai Desert Classic	33T	$19,753	69	75	71	71	286	-2
WGC - Accenture Match Play	33T	$42,612						Par
Arnold Palmer Invitational (PGA Tour)	21T	$51,620	69	71	70	69	279	-9
WGC - CA Championship	44T	$48969	71	77	67	70	285	-3
THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT	25T	$54,491	73	72	73	74	292	+4
Verizon Heritage (PGA Tour)	64T	$11,385	69	73	75	72	289	+5
Players Championship (PGA Tour)	66T	$19,570	77	70	76	77	300	+12
BMW PGA Championship	CUT		75	77			152	+8
Celtic Manor Wales Open	CUT		73	73			146	+4

Current Tour Rankings

	Position	No. of Events	Money Won
European Tour	32	10	$531,879

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CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

* Calculated on holes #9 and #15

Richard Sterne +9

Richard Sterne

Field Average

Fairways Hit

53.57%

58.27%

*Avg. Driving Distance

287.00

289.35

Sand Saves

Greens Hit

Putts Per Hole

CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

	EAGLES	BIRDIES	PARS	BOGEYS	DOUBLE BOGEYS	OTHERS
Round 1	0	3	7	8	0	0
Round 2	0	1	12	5	0	0
Total	0	4	19	13	0	0

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