1. Tiger Woods
• Residence: Orlando, Fla.
• Career highlight: Rallied to force an 18-hole playoff and a sudden-death playoff with Rocco Mediate in June's U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Woods won his 14th major championship in dramatic form, then revealed that he needed reconstructive knee surgery. Woods and his surgically repaired left anterior cruciate ligament haven't played a round of golf on the PGA Tour since.
• Career earnings: $82,354,376
• Last year at Match Play: As the top seed, he defeated Stewart Cink 8 and 7 to win the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Woods' blowout win in the final underscored two stirring come-from-behind victories in the early rounds.
• Known for: Dominating like no player in the modern era. Making golf cool again.
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2. Sergio Garcia
• Residence: Borriol, Spain
• Career highlight: Defeated Paul Goydos in a playoff to win The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass last May.
• Career earnings: $24,399,000
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Boo Weekley 3 and 1 in the second round.
• Known for: Just reaching his potential. Garcia has been branded the next big thing for years; he's starting to get it as he nears his 30th birthday.
3. Padraig Harrington
• Residence: Dublin, Ireland
• Career highlight: Eagled the par-5 17th hole to win the British Open last July. Harrington's second consecutive Open title was even more impressive because he played all week with a wrist injury.
• Career earnings: $15,335,633
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Stewart Cink 2-up in the second round.
• Known for: Becoming golf's most likeable star. Harrington has won three majors over the last two years, and appears poised for more. At 37, he's just hitting his stride.
4. Vijay Singh
• Residence: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
• Career highlight: Defeated Justin Leonard and Chris DiMarco in a three-hole playoff to win the 2004 PGA Championship.
• Career earnings: $60,709,312
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Justin Leonard 1-up in the quarterfinals.
• Known for: Being the hardest-working man on tour. Knock Singh's attitude all you want, but no player spends more time on the practice green or the driving range.
5. Phil Mickelson
• Residence: Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
• Career highlight: Sank an 18-foot putt on No. 18 to win the 2004 Masters, marking his first major tournament victory since he turned pro in 1992. Mickelson won at Augusta again in 2006.
• Career earnings: $54,064,867
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Stuart Appleby 2 and 1 in the second round.
• Known for: Being the anti-Tiger, for better or worse.
6. Henrik Stenson
• Residence: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Career highlight: Defeated Geoff Ogilvy 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final round of the 2007 Match Play Championship.
• Career earnings: $13,489,232
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Tiger Woods 2-up in the semifinals.
• Known for: His Match Play success. Stenson won in 2007 and made it to the semifinals in 2008. There's no question Stenson will be among the players to watch — and beat — again this year.
7. Robert Karlsson
• Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco
• Career highlight: Won the European Tour Order of Merit in 2008, becoming the first Swede to earn the honor. He was also named the Swedish Sports Male Athlete of the Year.
• Career earnings: $11,773,999
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Paul Casey 2-up in the first round.
• Known for: Sounding like a Batman villain. Karlsson, a 20-year pro, is known as "The Scientist" for his deliberate style of play.
8. Geoff Ogilvy
• Residence: Scottsdale
• Career highlight: Parred his final two holes to win the 2006 U.S. Open. Ogilvy became the first Australian since Steve Elkington (1995) to win a major.
• Career earnings: $19,577,599
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Justin Leonard 2 and 1 in the first round.
• Known for: Venerating the Saints. Ogilvy is a proud supporter of the St. Kilda Football Club, an Australian rules team based in Melbourne. The Saints won last year's National Australia Bank Cup.
9. Camilo Villegas
• Residence: Gainesville, Fla.
• Career highlight: Defeated Sergio Garcia on the first sudden-death hole to win The Tour Championship in 2008. The Colombian won $1.26 million.
• Career earnings: $9,423,930
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to K.J. Choi 3 and 2 in the first round.
• Known for: Being a superhero, sort of. Villegas is nicknamed "Spider-Man" for the pose he strikes while reading greens. He tucks his right leg underneath him and leans forward, his chin nearly touching the grass.
10. Kenny Perry
• Residence: Franklin, Ky.
• Career highlight: Defeated Charley Hoffman on the third playoff hole to win this month's FBR Open in Scottsdale.
• Career earnings: $28,311,919
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: The monkey on his back. Perry is the highest PGA Tour money-winner to have never won a major title. But he did help lead the U.S. team to a win in last fall's Ryder Cup.
11. Anthony Kim
• Residence: Los Angeles
• Career highlight: Won the AT&T National last July, defeating Fredrik Jacobson by two strokes. In doing so, Kim became the first American under age 25 to win two tournaments in a year since Tiger Woods.
• Career earnings: $7,652,256
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: His belt buckles — and his buddies. Kim wears belt buckles with "AK" — his initials — on them. He is also friends with Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee.
12. Lee Westwood
• Residence: Worksop, England
• Career highlight: Has 18 European Tour wins but has had relatively little success in the United States.
• Career earnings: $19,668,459
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Justin Leonard 2 and 1 in the second round.
• Known for: Being an everywhere man. Westwood is one of the few golfers to win a tournament on every continent in which golf is played.
13. Ernie Els
• Residence: Wentworth, England
• Career highlight: Defeated Loren Roberts on the second hole of sudden death to win the 1994 U.S. Open.
• Career earnings: $47,623,098
• Last year at Match Play: As a top seed, he lost to Jonathan Byrd 6 and 5 in the first round.
• Known for: Taking a stand. Els put an "Autism Speaks" logo on his bag during the 2008 season; shortly thereafter, Els and his wife announced their son, Ben, was autistic.
14. Jim Furyk
• Residence: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
• Career highlight: Shot an 8-under-par 272 to win the 2003 U.S. Open at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club. The UA alum won $1.08 million for his first, and only, major victory.
• Career earnings: $40,940,544
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Colin Montgomerie 3 and 2 in the first round.
• Known for: His swing. Furyk's looping stroke is unique among the PGA's touring pros. Broadcaster David Feherty once compared his stroke to "an octopus falling out of a tree."
15. Justin Rose
• Residence: London
• Career highlight: Nailed a 50-yard chip on the final hole to finish fourth at the 1998 British Open. His 66 was the best amateur score in 54 years.
• Career earnings: $14,119,554
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Rod Pampling 2 and 1 in the first round.
• Known for: Swingin' it at a young age. Rose first swung a plastic club at 11 months old. By age 11, he was shooting 70.
16. Rory McIlroy
• Residence: Hollywood, Northern Ireland
• Career highlight: The 19-year-old phenom defeated Justin Rose by one stroke to win this month's Dubai Desert Classic on the European Tour.
• Career earnings: $1,622,643
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: Being branded the next big thing. Golfer Mark O'Meara said last month that McIlroy is "probably better than Tiger was at 19" and destined to win a major championship.
17. Mike Weir
• Residence: Draper, Utah
• Career highlight: Beat Len Mattiace on the first playoff hole to win the 2003 Masters. At the time, it was the first major victory by a Canadian, and the first by a lefty since 1963.
• Career earnings: $27,130,053
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Arron Oberholser 3 and 1 in the first round.
• Known for: Living up to the stereotype. Weir is a hockey fan — he practiced with the NHL's Washington Capitals in 1999.
18. Adam Scott
• Residence: Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland
• Career highlight: Sank a 48-foot putt on the third playoff hole to win last April's Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas.
• Career earnings: $24,665,051
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Woody Austin in 19 holes in the second round.
• Known for: Putting other people's kids through college. The Adam Scott Foundation awards three-year scholarships for a bachelor's in business of sports management to worthy applicants.
19. Martin Kaymer
• Residence: Mettmann, Germany
• Career highlight: Led wire-to-wire and won the 2008 Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.
• Career earnings: $3,717,309
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Boo Weekley 2 and 1 in the first round.
• Known for: Being a team player. Kaymer barely missed qualifying for last fall's Ryder Cup but attended anyway as a guest of European captain Nick Faldo.
20. Steve Stricker
• Residence: Madison, Wis.
• Career highlight: Defeated Pierre Fulke 2 and 1 to win the 2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Stricker took home a $1 million check with the victory, his third as a pro.
• Career earnings: $19,055,297
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Angel Cabrera 4 and 3 in the third round.
• Known for: Having very rural interests. Stricker lists hunting and clay-target shooting as two of his favorite things.
21. Stewart Cink
• Residence: Duluth, Ga.
• Career highlight: Shot an 18-under 262 to win last June's Travelers Championship. Cink took home $1.08million.
• Career earnings: $25,885,878
• Last year at Match Play: Advanced to the final, where he lost to Tiger Woods 8 and 7.
• Known for: Digging hockey. Cink, a Georgia Tech graduate, is a big fan of the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers.
22. K.J. Choi
• Residence: The Woodlands, Texas
• Career highlight: Led wire-to-wire and won last year's Sony Open.
• Career earnings: $20,759,909
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Tiger Woods 3 and 2 in the quarterfinals. Choi has lost to the eventual Match Play champion in each of the last two tournaments.
• Known for: Being ripped. Choi was a powerlifter before taking up golf, earning the nickname "The Tank." He is known as Choi Kyung-Ju in his home country of South Korea.
23. Paul Casey
• Residences: Weybridge, England/ Scottsdale
• Career highlight: Won a Ryder Cup match with a hole-in-one in 2006.
• Career earnings: $13,525,213
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to K.J. Choi 2-up in the third round.
• Known for: Owning the Conference of Champions. While at ASU, Casey became the first player to win three consecutive Pac-10 titles. His 2000 title broke the scoring record set by Tiger Woods.
24. Miguel Angel Jimenez
• Residence: Malaga, Spain
• Career highlight: Finished tied for third in the 2001 British Open.
• Career earnings: $14,958,400
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Stewart Cink 4 and 3 in the first round.
• Known for: Being distinctive. The Spaniard sports a long red ponytail and mutton chops, and chain smokes during his round. He's like your quirky uncle — only good at golf.
25. Trevor Immelman
• Residence: Cape Town, South Africa
• Career highlight: Shot a final-round 75 but held off Tiger Woods to win the 2008 Masters.
• Career earnings: $13,917,395
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Henrik Stenson in 25 holes in the second round.
• Known for: Recovering quickly. Immelman won the Masters in April, four months after doctors removed a golf-ball-sized benign tumor from his diaphragm. Immelman missed a cut a week before his Masters win.
26. Alvaro Quiros
• Residence: Cadiz, Spain
• Career highlight: Birdied the 17th and 18th holes to win the 2008 Portugal Masters, his second of three European Tour victories.
• Career earnings: $2,114,231
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: Killing the ball. Quiros' 310-yards-per-drive average was tops among European Tour professionals in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
27. Justin Leonard
• Residence: Dallas
• Career highlight: Shot a 12-under-par 272 to win the 1997 British Open, his only major victory.
• Career earnings: $28,556,073
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Stewart Cink 4 and 2 in the semifinals.
• Known for: Good deeds. Leonard is selling his trademark yellow Labrador headcover online, with proceeds benefiting the ASPCA. The cover, available at www.headcovershop.com, costs $26.99.
28. Zach Johnson
• Residence: Heathrow, Fla.
• Career highlight: Won the 2007 Masters over Tiger Woods, Retief Goosen and Rory Sabbatini. His 289 tied for the highest score to ever win the Masters.
• Career earnings: $14,891,673
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to David Toms 2 and 1 in the first round.
• Known for: Singing at Wrigley. On Sept. 4, 2007, Johnson led the singing of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" at Chicago's Wrigley Field. Winning the Masters has its perks.
29. Ben Curtis
• Residence: Stow, Ohio
• Career highlight: Shot a 1-under 283 to win the 2003 British Open. Curtis became the first golfer since Francis Ouimet in 1913 to win a major in his first try.
• Career earnings: $8,534,160
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: Loving the NFL. Curtis signed a contract with Reebok in 2004 that allows him to wear gear of the local NFL team during a tournament. Curtis is the first golfer to do that since the late Payne Stewart.
30. Robert Allenby
• Residence: Melbourne, Australia
• Career highlight: Birdied the first playoff hole to win the Nissan Open in 2001.
• Career earnings: $20,025,669
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Henrik Stenson 1-up in the first round.
• Known for: Owning Australia. In 2005, Allenby became the first golfer to win the Australian triple crown — the Australian Masters, the Australian PGA and the Australian Open — in the same year.
31. Ian Poulter
• Residence: Milton Keynes, England
• Career highlight: Finished second to Padraig Harrington in last year's British Open (Royal Birkdale).
• Career earnings: $13,586,102
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to K.J. Choi in 19 holes in the second round.
• Known for: His look. Poulter wears bright colors and has a bold fashion sense on the course. He's also an aspiring designer: His full line of golf clothing is for sale on www.ianpoulterdesign.com.
32. Tim Clark
• Residence: Scottsdale
• Career highlight: Finished second at the 2006 Masters behind Phil Mickelson.
• Career earnings: $14,481,799
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Stuart Appleby 3 and 2 in the first round.
• Known for: Getting an early start. Clark, a South African native, recorded his first hole-in-one at age 8.
33. Retief Goosen
• Residences: Polokwane, South Africa / Ascot, England / Orlando, Fla.
• Career highlight: Shot a final-round 71 to win the 2004 U.S. Open.
• Career earnings: $30,142,160
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Andres Romero 2 and 1 in the first round.
• Known for: The "putt-chip." Goosen often uses high-irons instead of wedges when approaching. He uses a narrow stance and hits the ball toward the back of his swing.
34. Jeev Milkha Singh
• Residence: Chandigarh, India
• Career highlight: Tied for ninth in August's PGA Championship at Oakland Hills, the best finish ever by an Indian golfer.
• Career earnings: $4,916,073
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: Well, being known. Singh received the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civil honor, in 2007.
35. Ross Fisher
• Residence: Surrey, England
• Career highlight: Won last year's European Open, defeating Sergio Garcia by seven shots. Fisher's performance was highlighted by a 413-yard, wind-assisted drive on the ninth hole.
• Career earnings: $3,331,563
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: Having one heck of a home course. The Wentworth Country Club in Surrey is home to the European Tour's administrative offices.
36. Luke Donald
• Residences: Chicago/Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
• Career highlight: Birdied three holes on the back nine to win the 2006 Honda Classic. Donald took home $990,000.
• Career earnings: $12,825,014
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Angel Cabrera 2 and 1 in the second round.
• Known for: Keeping it in the family. Donald's brother, Christian, is his caddie.
37. Graeme McDowell
• Residence: Portrush, Northern Ireland
• Career highlight: Shot a 13-under-par 271 to win the Barclay's Scottish Open last July.
• Career earnings: $8,301,138
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: Helping Europe. McDowell played in last fall's Ryder Cup, scoring 2 1/2 points for the European team. He finished the season ranked fifth in the Order or Merit.
38. Andres Romero
Residence: Yerba Buena, Argentina
• Career highlight: Was named the 2008 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year for a solid performance that included his first tour victory, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
• Career earnings: $5,692,406
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Jonathan Byrd 6 and 4 in the second round.
• Known for: His great back story. Romero took up golf at age 8 after being bedridden with kidney disease.
39. Stephen Ames
• Residence: Calgary, Alberta
• Career highlight: Shot a final-round 67 to win The Players Championship in 2006.
• Career earnings: $16,039,994
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Charles Howell III in a first-round match that went 19 holes.
• Known for: Being the top … Tobagan? His parents were born in Trinidad and Tobago, and Ames holds dual citizenship. He is the first touring pro to claim T&T heritage.
40. Shingo Katayama
• Residence: Tokyo
• Career highlight: Finished fourth at the 2001 PGA Championship; he has won 23 events in Japan.
• Career earnings: $1,294,128
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Trevor Immelman 1-up in the first round.
• Known for: Channeling his inner cowboy. Katayama is easily identified by his cowboy hat.
41. Rory Sabbatini
• Residence: Southlake, Texas
• Career highlight: Held on to a four-shot lead in the final round to win the 2006 Nissan Open. He was, temporarily, the PGA Tour's money leader.
• Career earnings: $18,697,103
• Last year at Match Play: The former UA standout lost to Bradley Dredge 4 and 3 in the first round.
• Known for: Being the John Madden of the PGA Tour. Sabbatini and his family travel the country in a tour bus.
42. Aaron Baddeley
• Residence: Scottsdale
• Career highlight: Won the Australian Open as an amateur in 1999; a year later, he returned as a pro and won it again.
• Career earnings: $10,063,623
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Tiger Woods in a 20-hole, third-round match.
• Known for: Making us all go "awwwww." Baddeley's Web site, www.badds.com, includes a photo of Baddeley and his newborn daughter, Jewell Kalaiah.
43. Oliver Wilson
• Residences: Mansfield, England/Augusta, Ga.
• Career highlight: Punched his ticket to the 2008 Ryder Cup by finishing 10th at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.
• Career earnings: $4,219,925
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: Having a Southern flavor. The Brit was a three-time All-American at Augusta State — a chip shot from Augusta National, home of The Masters.
44. Richard Sterne
• Residence: Pretoria, South Africa
• Career highlight: Won the Johannesburg Open in January by winning a three-man playoff.
• Career earnings: $4,465,722
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Hunter Mahan 4 and 3 in the first round.
• Known for: Outdriving his size. Sterne stands just 5 feet 7 inches and weighs 150 pounds.
45. DUSTIN JOHNSON
• Residence: Columbia, S.C.
• Career highlight: Johnson shot a 15-under 201 earlier this month to win the rain-shortened AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
• Career earnings: $3,114,586
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify.
• Known for: Going Coastal. Johnson is the only professional golfer to play collegiately at Coastal Carolina University. Other famous alums include Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Tyler Thigpen and San Diego Chargers fullback Mike Tolbert.
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46. Stuart Appleby
• Residence: Orlando, Fla.
• Career highlight: Pick one of his Mercedes-Benz Championships (2004-06).
• Career earnings: $24,490,112
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Justin Leonard 3 and 2 in the third round.
• Known for: Training method. Appleby grew up on a dairy farm in Cohuna, Australia; as a child, he would hit shots from paddock to paddock after completing his chores.
47. Sean O'Hair
• Residence: West Chester, Pa.
• Career highlight: Rallied from three strokes down to win the PODS Championship last March.
• Career earnings: $6,030,395
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: Being groomed for the tour. O'Hair turned professional after his junior year at Phoenix Brophy Prep; it's estimated that O'Hair's estranged father, Marc, spent $2 million to turn his son into a pro.
48. Hunter Mahan
• Residence: Westlake, Texas
• Career highlight: Tied for sixth at the 2007 British Open.
• Career earnings: $8,584,246
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Steve Stricker in a second-round match that went 20 holes.
• Known for: Having a great 2007 season. Mahan won The Travelers Championship, was selected to the President's Cup team and finished with a career-high $2.85 million in earnings.
49. Louis Oosthuizen
• Residence: Pinnacle Point, South Africa
• Career highlight: Won the 2008 Telkom PGA Championship, a stop on the Sunshine Tour.
• Career earnings: $2,658,088
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: Having the longest name on tour: Lodewicus Theodorus Oosthuizen. Take that, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.
50. Boo Weekley
• Residence: Milton, Fla.
• Career highlight: Defeated Oliver Wilson 4 and 2 on the final day of last fall's Ryder Cup, paving the way for an American victory.
• Career earnings: $6,119,636
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Woody Austin 3 and 2 in the third round.
• Known for: Losing a fight to a primate. He volunteered to box an orangutan at a county fair at age 16 for $50 — and was knocked cold with one punch. His nickname is Boo — after Boo-Boo from the Yogi Bear cartoons — but friends call him "Glassy" for his glass jaw.
51. Anders Hansen
• Residence: Zurich, Switzerland
• Career highlight: Won last month's Joburg Open in South Africa, his third career European Tour victory.
• Career earnings: $7,869,052
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Angel Cabrera 3 and 2 in the first round.
• Known for: Crossing the Atlantic to attend the University of Houston.
52. Soren Hansen
• Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco
• Career highlight: Tied for eighth in the 2002 British Open.
• Career earnings: $8,388,601
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Ian Poulter 2 and 1 in the first round.
• Known for: Representing Denmark. Hansen competed on behalf of his country on the 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2007 World Cup teams.
53. Prayad Marksaeng
• Residence: Hua Hin, Thailand
• Career highlight: Received a special invitation to last year's Masters but withdrew midway through the second round because of a back injury.
• Career earnings: $2,010,185
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: Bamboo clubs. Marksaeng picked up golf as a child, in part because he had to walk through a golf course daily on his way to school. His first club was made with bamboo and a piece of scrap metal.
54. Lin Wen-Tang
• Residence: Taipei City, Taiwan
• Career highlight: Won the UBS Hong Kong Open in November, defeating Rory McIlroy and Francesco Molinari in a playoff.
• Career earnings: $1,458,975
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: His golfing heritage. Lin's father, Lin Chia, was one of Taiwan's top professionals. His brothers Wen-ko and Wen-hong play on the Asian Tour.
55. Mathew Goggin
• Residence: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
• Career highlight: Finished sixth at this month's Buick Invitational in San Diego.
• Career earnings: $6,266,648
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: Following in his mother's footsteps. His "mum," Lindy, is a three-time Australian Amateur champion.
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56. Rod Pampling
• Residences: Flower Mound, Texas; Brisbane, Australia
• Career highlight: Won the 2006 Bay Hill Invitational.
• Career earnings: $12,061,118
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Vijay Singh in a third-round match that went 25 holes
• Known for: Staying mentally sharp. Pampling's wife, Angela, is a clinical psychologist. Pampling has said, "She doesn't lie. I can't kid myself."
57. Kevin Sutherland
• Residence: Sacramento, Calif.
• Career highlight: Won the 2002 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at La Costa, Calif., defeating Scott McCarron 1-up
• Career earnings: $13,187,849
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: Being the biggest thing to hit Fresno State since Trent Dilfer. Sutherland was a two-time All-American as a Bulldog, easily the most accomplished player in program history.
58. Peter Hanson
• Residence: Trelleborg, Sweden
• Career highlight: Won August's SAS Masters, a stop on the European Tour.
• Career earnings: $5,575,167
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Vijay Singh in a first-round match that went 19 holes.
• Known for: Being a grinder. Hanson has spent 11 years on the European Tour.
59. Davis Love III
• Residence: St. Simon's Island, Ga.
• Career highlight: Posted a final-round 66 to win the 1997 PGA Championship.
• Career earnings: $39,674,097
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: His love of horses. Love has a seven-stall barn at his Georgia home; his college-aged daughter, Lexie, is a nationally ranked competitive rider of Paso Fino horses.
60. Angel Cabrera
• Residence: Cordoba, Argentina
• Career highlight: Won the 2007 U.S. Open at Oakmont (Pa.), edging Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk by one shot.
• Career earnings: $14,843,579
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Stewart Cink 3 and 2 in the quarterfinals.
• Known for: His walk. Cabrera's gait has earned him the nickname of "El Pato" — or the duck.
61. Soren Kjeldsen
• Residence: Aalborg, Denmark
• Career highlight: Finished 10th in the 2008 European Order of Merit.
• Career earnings: $7,444,016
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: Representing Denmark in international play. He has competed four times for the World Cup.
62. Pat Perez
• Residence: San Diego
• Career highlight: Shot a two-day 124 at last month's Bob Hope Classic and went on to win by three strokes.
• Career earnings: $9,402,738
• Last year at Match Play: The former Arizona State player lost to fellow Sun Devil Phil Mickelson 1-up in the first round.
• Known for: His temper. Perez tried to break a 3-wood over his knee at the 2001 Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
63. CHARL SCHWARTZEL
• Residence: Verceeniging, South Africa
• Career highlight: Overcame illness to win the Madrid Masters in 2008.
• Career earnings: $5,063,378
• Last year at Match Play: Did not qualify
• Known for: Breaking through at a young age. Schwartzel was the third-youngest player to earn his European Tour card.
64. Brendan Jones
• Residence: West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia
• Career highlight: Won the 2007 Murrumbidgee Country Club Pro-Am, the largest golf event held in Canberra.
• Career earnings: $1,192,761
• Last year at Match Play: Lost to Adam Scott 2 and 1 in the first round.
• Known for: His love of cars. Jones sold used cars to support his amateur career before turning pro; he lists "V8 motor car racing" as one of his hobbies.