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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

Ross McGowan (ENG)

Birthdate:April 23, 1982

Birthplace:Basildon, England

Age:26

Height:5-11

Weight:180

Home:Cheam, England

College:University of Tennessee

Turned Professional:2006

U.S. OPEN 2008 SCORES

POSITION: 77STATUS: +19HOLE: F

ROUND:	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
SCORES:	76	72	78	77	303

U.S. OPEN HISTORY

First U.S. Open:This will be his first U.S. Open
U.S. Open Plays:0

RELATED NEWS, PHOTOS & VIDEOS

STATISTICS

PERSONAL NOTES & STAT HISTORY

PERSONAL NOTES

Won 2006 English Amateur, defeating 2005 Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cupper Oliver Fisher in the final

Played college golf at University of Tennessee

Earned full status on European Challenge Tour in 2006 with playoff victory at Oceanico Developments Pro-Am Challenge

Finished No. 1 on European Challenge Tour Order of Merit to earn 2007 European Tour card

U.S. Open at Torrey Pines is his first major

STATISTICS

European Tour Results

Tournament	Pos	Prize Money	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Par
UBS Hong Kong Open	82T		72	69			141	+1
MasterCard Masters	15T	$18,612	74	71	68	69	282	-6
Alfred Dunhill Championship	5	$63,804	71	69	67	72	279	-9
South African Airways Open	70T		82	72			154	+10
Joburg Open	14T	$22,455	66	75	64	73	278	-6
Abu Dhabi Golf Championship	94T		70	79			149	+5
Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy	13T	$37,371	70	68	69	72	279	-9
EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters	6T	$68,858	72	71	70	72	285	-3
MAPFRE Open de Andalucía by Valle Romano	70T		73	72			145	+1
Estoril Open de Portugal	57T	$5,793	70	70	68	73	281	-3
Volvo China Open	134T		76	80			156	+12
BMW Asian Open	35T	$15,797	71	74	75	72	292	+4
Methorios Capital Italian Open	6	$91,905	64	71	64	69	268	-20
Irish Open	60T	$10,428	74	71	75	78	298	+10
BMW PGA Championship	70	$12,668	73	72	74	83	302	+14
The Celtic Manor Wales Open	10T	$60,749	66	68	69	70	273	-11

Current Tour Rankings

	Position	No. of Events	Money Won
European Tour	55	16	$408,554

CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

* Calculated on holes #9 and #15

Ross McGowan +19

Ross McGowan

Field Average

Fairways Hit

58.93%

57.93%

*Avg. Driving Distance

290.00

290.64

Sand Saves

Greens Hit

Putts Per Hole

CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

	EAGLES	BIRDIES	PARS	BOGEYS	DOUBLE BOGEYS	OTHERS
Round 1	0	2	10	5	1	0
Round 2	0	5	7	6	0	0
Round 3	0	2	9	5	2	0
Round 4	0	1	10	7	0	0
Total	0	10	36	23	3	0

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