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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

Alastair Forsyth (SCO)

Birthdate:February 05, 1976

Birthplace:Glasgow, Scotland

Age:32

Height:6-2

Weight:188

Home:Glasgow, Scotland

Turned Professional:1998

U.S. OPEN 2008 SCORES

POSITION: T60STATUS: +13HOLE: F

ROUND:	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
SCORES:	76	73	74	74	297

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

Posted second European Tour title this past March at Madeira Islands Open in Portugal

Had three top-5 finishes to close 2007 campaign and finished 47th on Order of Merit

Collected first title at 2002 Malaysian Open

Encouraged at age 8 by his father, a retired police constable in Scotland, to take up the game

A year after turning pro, won the MasterCard Order of Merit on Tartan Tour in Scotland

Edged by Ian Poulter for European Tour Rookie of the Year honors in 2000

STATISTICS

European Tour Results

Tournament	Pos	Prize Money	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Par
Abu Dhabi Golf Championship	69T		73	73			146	+2
Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy	83T		75	72			147	+3
Dubai Desert Classic	71T		69	77			146	+2
Johnnie Walker Classic	78T		75	69			144	Par
Maybank Malaysian Open	100T		72	71			143	-1
Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal	1	$180,205	70	70	66	67	273	-15
MAPFRE Open de Andalucía by Valle Romano	25T	$15,138	70	70	70	74	284	-4
Estoril Open de Portugal	2T	$167,718	65	69	66	66	266	-18
Open de Espana	93T		78	67			145	+1
Methorios Capital Italian Open	65T	$5,778	74	66	72	71	283	-5
Irish Open	56T	$12,360	71	72	75	78	296	+8
BMW PGA Championship	30T	$58,751	72	70	72	72	286	-2
The Celtic Manor Wales Open	70T	$5,800	67	73	72	76	288	+4

Current Tour Rankings

	Position	No. of Events	Money Won
European Tour	48	13	$445,714

CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

* Calculated on holes #9 and #15

Alastair Forsyth +13

Alastair Forsyth

Field Average

Fairways Hit

60.71%

57.93%

*Avg. Driving Distance

279.38

290.64

Sand Saves

Greens Hit

Putts Per Hole

CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

	EAGLES	BIRDIES	PARS	BOGEYS	DOUBLE BOGEYS	OTHERS
Round 1	0	1	12	4	1	0
Round 2	0	3	11	3	1	0
Round 3	0	1	13	4	0	0
Round 4	0	2	11	5	0	0
Total	0	7	47	16	2	0

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