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Jul. 31, 2011 8:00 am, Updated: Jul. 8, 2021 3:12 pm
JONATHAN BYRD
Age: 33
Hometown: Anderson, S.C.
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College: Clemson
PGA Tour wins: 5
World Golf Ranking: 50th
Career highlights: Won his last tournament in 2010 and first in 2011, the Hyundai Tournament of Champions ... Made a hole-in-one on the fourth playoff hole to win the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital Open for Children in 2010 ... Won the 2007 John Deere Classic ... Was 2002 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year ... First-team NCAA All-America in 1999 ... Is a neighbor of Zach Johnson's in Sea Island, Ga.
STEWART CINK
Age: 38
Hometown: Florence, Ala.
College: Georgia Tech
PGA Tour wins: 6
World Golf Ranking: 84th
Career highlights: Beat Tom Watson in a playoff to win the 2009 British Open ... Has third-place finishes in the other three majors ... Has played on five U.S. Ryder Cup teams ... Won the Greater Hartford Open as a PGA Tour rookie in 1997 ... Has hosted the Healing Place Charity Championship golf event in Florence, Ala., each year since 2003 ... Has more than 1.2 million followers on Twitter.
RICKIE FOWLER
Age: 22
Hometown: Anaheim, Calif.
College: Oklahoma State
PGA Tour wins: 0
World Golf Ranking: 45th
Career highlights: Tied for fifth at this year's British Open ... Had seven Top 10s and two runner-up finishes in becoming the PGA Tour's Rookie of the Year in 2010 ... As a non-Tour member, he lost a playoff for the Frys.com Open in late 2009 ... Qualified for the U.S. Open as an amateur in 2008 and made the 36-hole cut ... Became the only freshman to be the NCAA's Player of the Year.
DAVIS LOVE III
Age: 47
Hometown: Brunswick, Ga.
College: North Carolina
PGA Tour wins: 20
World Golf Ranking: 92nd
Career highlights: Is the captain for the U.S. 2012 Ryder Cup team ... Tied for ninth at this year's British Open ... Won the 1997 PGA Championship ... Finished second in the 1995 and 1999 Masters ... Has victories in PGA Tour events 21 years apart ... Won the 1992 and 2003 Players Championship ... Has played on six Presidents Cup and five Ryder Cup squads.
KYLE STANLEY
Age: 23
Hometown: Gig Harbor, Wash.
College: Clemson
PGA Tour wins: 0
World Golf Ranking: 204th
Career highlights: Is a PGA Tour rookie who finished second at this year's John Deere Classic ... Is seventh in driving distance on the Tour ... Won the Hogan Award in 2009 as the nation's outstanding collegiate golfer ... Finished 53rd at the 2009 U.S. Open as an amateur ... Was a two-time first-team All-America at Clemson and a two-time runner-up at the NCAA Championship ... Has the same agent and sponsor (Transamerica) as Zach Johnson.
SHAWN JASPER
Age: 27
Hometown: Washington, Mo.
College: Missouri
PGA Tour wins: 0
Career highlights: Making his Nationwide Tour debut this year ... Spent three years on Canadian Tour ... Started collegiate career at Newman University, earning conference player of the year honors, before transferring to Missouri ... Finished 16th at 2005 NCAA tournament.
TAYLOR LEON
Age: 24
Hometown: Dallas
College: Georgia
LPGA Tour wins: 0
World Golf ranking: 264th
Career highlights: Has made the cut in three of six LPGA events this year, with a best finish of 43rd ... Earned $49,479 last year in 14 events, with a best finish of 23rd ... Finished sixth at the 2009 P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship ... Won three USGA Amateur Championships ... qualified for the Tour on her first attempt.
Jonathan Byrd tees off on the third hole during the final round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions golf tournament in Kapalua, Hawaii on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Jonathan Byrd watches his tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the John Deere Classic Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. (Brian Ray/ SourceMedia Group News)
Stewart Cink of the U.S. hits a shot from the 5th tee during the first day of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George's golf course Sandwich, England, Thursday, July 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Rickie Fowler of the U.S. hits a shot from the 4th tee during the final day of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George's golf course Sandwich, England, Sunday, July 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Davis Love III watches his shot down the seventh fairway during the pro-am for the John Deere Classic golf tournament, Wednesday July 6, 2011, at the TPC Deere Run course in Silvis, Ill. (AP Photo/The Quad City Times, Nick Schmidt) NO SALES
Kyle Stanley of the US plays a shot on the 3rd hole during the second day of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George's golf course Sandwich, England, Friday, July 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Kyle Stanley of the US reacts after putting on the 14th green during the first day of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George's golf course Sandwich, England, Thursday, July 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)
Shawn Jasper, Nationwide Tour golfer who will participate in Zach Johnson event
Taylor Leon, a 2007 First Team NCAA All-American, joins Zach Johnson on the AEGON/Transamerica ''Power of Dreams'' Team. (Photo: Business Wire)