2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout
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Tiburón Golf Club
Naples, Florida | | DEC. 10 - 14, 2008 | | Day | Schedule & Format | | Wed | Day One Pro-Am (Shamble) | | Thu | Day Two Pro-Am (Best-Ball) | | Fri | First-Round (Modified Alt. Shot) | | Sat | Second-Round (Better Ball) | | Sun | Final-Round (Scramble) | | »more info |
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| J.B. Holmes |
 | Full Name: J.B. Holmes | | Height: 5-11 | | Weight: 190 | | Birthdate: April 26, 1982 | | Birthplace: Campbellsville, KY | | Turned Professional: 2005 |
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| Statistics (through 2008) |
| PGA TOUR Victories | | (2) 2006 FBR Open. 2008 FBR Open. |
| International Victories | | None |
| Other Victories | | None |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position | | $2,116,853 (29) |
| Current Year Highlights | | Sank a 13-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to force a playoff and then birdied it again from 8 feet on the first playoff hole to beat Phil Mickelson and win the FBR Open. At a site where he won his first PGA TOUR title as a rookie
in 2006, lost a four-stroke lead and was one shot behind going to the 18th. Smashed a 350-yard drive in the left rough on the finishing hole on the way to a tying birdie and then a 359-yarder on the first playoff hole...Kept momentum going two weeks later when a second-round 66 and a third-round 69 landed a T7 finish at the Northern Trust Open. Phil Mickelson's win at Riveria Country Club bumped Holmes to second from the top spot on the FedExCup points list...Recorded his third top-10 of the season with a T10 finish at THE PLAYERS. Birdied Nos. 9-13 on Saturday en route to a third-round 71, but fell back on Sunday with a 3-over 75. Finished second in the field in birdies (19) and had three of the four longest drives of the week (352, 362 and 372 yards, all on No. 1)...Held a one-stroke lead after 36 holes and was one back of the lead after 54 holes at the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills. Opened the final round with a triple-bogey on the first hole and shot an 11-over 81 to finish T29. |
| Career Highlights | | 2006: Rookie won early in the season at the FBR Open and collected more than $1.4 million...Opened the year with a T10 finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii, his first start as a TOUR member. Was only two back of the leaders through 36 holes, but could not
catch a hot David Toms (61-65) on the weekend...In fourth start of the season, fifth as a professional, earned his first TOUR victory at the FBR Open. Led J.J. Henry and Ryan Palmer by one stroke through 54 holes prior to winning by seven strokes, the largest victory margin in a player's first TOUR win since Jose Maria Olazabal won the 1990 NEC World Series of Golf by 12 strokes. Tied with Ryan Palmer through 10 holes, took one-stroke lead after Palmer's bogey on the par-4 11th hole. Increased lead to six with eagle on par-5 15th hole, while Palmer posted triple bogey. Posted all four rounds in the 60s. Recorded a career-best 64 in the second round. Became first rookie to win on TOUR in 2006 and topped Retief Goosen's record of becoming the fastest player to win $1 million in TOUR history as a member -- four events. Went from not being ranked in Official World Golf Ranking at beginning of season to World No. 77 after the win...Also finished T13 at the INTERNATIONAL and T21 at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort...Placed second behind Bubba Watson in Driving Distance on TOUR, averaging 318.8 yards per drive to Watson's 319.6. 2005: Medalist at the Qualifying Tournament. Made it through all three stages in his first trip to Q-School. Finished at 24-under 408 at the finals to defeat Alex Cejka by three strokes...Made only two career TOUR starts, at the 2003 U.S. Open (as an amateur) and 2005 Southern Farm Bureau Classic (professional) before going to Q-school. Amateur: Turned professional in summer of 2005 after helping the United States win the Walker Cup in August...Led University of Kentucky to its first SEC golf championship...Earned first team (2004), second team (2005), third team (2002) and honorable mention (2003) All-America honors...Was 2005 SEC Player of the Year and first-team all-SEC in 2002 and 2004-05...Academic All-America in 2004-05...Member of the winning 2005 Walker Cup team and 2005 Palmer Cup team.
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| Personal | | TGrew up playing baseball until he played his first junior tournament and won his first four tournaments...Was on Taylor County (KY) High School golf team as a third-grader, was No. 1 or No. 2 man by fifth grade and won Kentucky high school title as a sophomore. |
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