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(7) 1991 Memorial Tournament. 1994 New England Classic. 1995 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. 2001 Buick Open. 2003 Bank of America Colonial, the Memorial Tournament, Greater Milwaukee Open.

$885,750 (23)

T3--THE PLAYERS Championship

64 at Round 1, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, 64 at Round 4, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic

1--1991 Memorial Tournament. 1994 New England Classic. 1995 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. 2001 Buick Open. 2003 Bank of America Colonial, the Memorial Tournament, Greater Milwaukee Open.

1--Bank of America Colonial, the Memorial Tournament, Greater Milwaukee Open, T2--Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper Tires, T3--U.S. Open Championship, T4--Greater Hartford Open, T5--Ford Championship at Doral, T8--British Open Championship, Buick Open, T9--THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, T10--PGA Championship

Tournaments Entered--26; in money--24; Top 10 finishes--11

Enjoyed most prolific season of career, with three wins and 10 top-10s in 26 starts, along with a career-best $4,400,122 in winnings. One of three players, along with Mike Weir and Ernie Els, to log top-10s in three major championships...Earned first top-10 of season at the Ford Championship at Doral. Jumped from T51 through 54 holes to T5 finish thanks to a final-round 64...Added his second top-10 of the Florida swing with a T2 at the Bay Hill Invitational...Picked up first win since the 2001 Buick Open with a six-stroke victory at the Bank of America Colonial. Set 54- and 72-hole tournament records while tying the course record with a third-round, 9-under 61. Held eight-stroke lead heading into Sunday prior to picking up his career-largest $900,000 paycheck. Became 14th player in his 40s to win at Colonial CC after firing four rounds in the 60s...Picked up second victory of season one week later at the Memorial Tournament with rounds of 65-68-70-72. At the age of 42, became oldest player to win back-to-back weeks on the PGA TOUR since Hale Irwin won the U.S. Open and the Buick Classic in consecutive weeks at age 45 in 1990. Held solo lead after 36 and 54 holes. With paycheck of $900,000, established career high in earnings with $2,551,171. A winner at Muirfield Village in 1991, became the sixth player to capture multiple titles at the Memorial Tournament...Added third consecutive top-three finish with a T3 at the U.S. Open. Jumped from T33 to T3 on Sunday thanks to a final-round-best 3-under 67. Second time in his 17-year career that he has posted three consecutive top-threes. The other was in 1995 with a T3 at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, win at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and T2 at the Nissan Open...Picked up third win in four starts on TOUR at the Greater Milwaukee Open. Held third-round lead and won for fourth consecutive time after holding/sharing the 54-hole lead. Surpassed $3-million mark in season's earnings for first time in career. Victory was his fourth straight top-five finish at the Greater Milwaukee Open (T3 in 2000, T5 in 2001 and fourth in 2002) and his sixth top-five finish of the 2003 season through 17 starts...Playing in only his second career British Open, continued to ride his hot streak with a T8 finish. In five starts, had three wins and top 10s at both the U.S. Open and British Open...With four rounds in the 60s, earned sixth consecutive top-10 with a T4 at the Greater Harford Open, four shots behind Peter Jacobsen...Past champion earned seventh T8 finish at the Buick Open...Posted T10 at PGA Championship for eight consecutive top 10, tied with Vijay Singh for longest streak of 2003...Closed the official season with a T9 at THE TOUR Championship...Represented the United States at The Presidents Cup in November...Finished third in Total Driving and eighth in Scoring Average.

2002: Finished in the top 30 in earnings for fifth time in career. Of his six top-10s, three came in first four starts...Finished third, one stroke shy of the Sergio Garcia-David Toms playoff at the Mercedes Championships...T6 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic...T2 with Kaname Yokoo at Phoenix Open, one stroke behind champion Chris DiMarco...Second runner-up finish of the season at the MasterCard Colonial, five strokes (tied with David Toms) behind champion Nick Price. Earnings of $378,400 jumped season winnings over $1 million for the second time in career at $1,301,646... Sat 31st on the money list heading into the Buick Challenge, the last event before THE TOUR Championship. T7 finish vaulted him to No. 27 and earned him a spot in the season-ending event. 2001: In finishing 24th on the money list with $1,786,066, surpassed the $1-million single-season earnings mark for the first time...Top-30 finish earned a spot in THE TOUR Championship for the first time since 1996...Year was driven by six top-10s...Captured his fourth TOUR title with an impressive two-shot victory in the Buick Open. A second-round 64, which included a 29 on the front nine of Warwick Hills G&CC, came on his 41st birthday and earned a three-stroke lead. Followed with another 64, this time with a 29 on the back nine, to extend his lead to five after 54 holes. Closed with a 69 to collect the $558,000 paycheck. 2000: Consistent season, making 18 cuts in 20 tournaments entered and finishing third three times...Finished T3 finish at rain-shortened BellSouth Classic for best finish on TOUR since he lost in playoff at 1996 PGA Championship. 1999: Though he surpassed $400,000 in earnings, finished 94th on the money list, his lowest ranking since joining the TOUR. 1998: Rebounded from sub-standard 1997 season, entered 25 tournaments and finished in top 10 five times. 1997: Not as spectacular a year as 1996, but still managed to retain full-exempt status for 11th consecutive season. 1996: Earned nearly $1 million and 13th spot on money list with nine top-10s, including a second, one third, two fourths and a fifth...Nearly won PGA Championship at Valhalla GC in home state of Kentucky. Took lead with course-record opening 66, followed with 72-71 to fall four back with 18 to play. Fired 34 on front nine Sunday to take slim lead, but bogey-6 on final hole left him at 11-under-par 277. Mark Brooks forced playoff with closing birdie and won with birdie on 18 after Perry took four strokes to reach green. 1995: Season highlighted by February stretch that featured T3 at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, victory at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and T2 at Nissan Open. Led all three tournaments entering final round. 1994: Shot closing 65 at Pleasant Valley to win New England Classic by one stroke over David Feherty. Win helped him to 26th on money list and first trip to TOUR Championship. 1991: Claimed first TOUR victory at Memorial Tournament. Moved into lead with then-course-record 9-under-par 63. Was forced into playoff when Hale Irwin shot 65-66 on weekend. Birdied first extra hole for victory.

Took up golf at age 7 with encouragement from his father, who spent hours teeing balls up for him...Member of Western Kentucky University Hall of Fame...Named winner of the 2002 Charles Bartlett Award, given to a professional golfer for his unselfish contributions to the betterment of society, by the Golf Writers Association of America. Perry donates five percent of his winnings to David Lipscomb University, his wife's alma mater, to fund a pair of scholarships. In addition, 11 years ago, Perry took out a loan to build Country Creek, a public course in his hometown of Franklin, KY. In 1995, Perry bought 142 acres of land and borrowed more than $2.5 million to design and build the only public course in the town in 1995. He designed it for mid-to-high handicappers and kept it affordable: 18 holes with a cart is $28; $12 without one...Takes a six-week break to serve as assistant coach for boys and girls golf at Simpson High School in Franklin, KY, a public school with about 800 students. His son, Justin, is a senior and his daughter, Lindsey, is a sophomore. In 2003, Simpson High finished fifth at the state tournament and Justin finished fifth individually, posting scores of 74-71-145.

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The Presidents Cup (2), 1996, 2003.


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