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GARY CHRISTIAN

Born in Carshalton, England ... Resides in Chelsea, AL ... Age 35 ... Married; one son ... 1995 graduate of Auburn University ... Is playing his third year on the Nationwide Tour (1999 and 2006) ... Has three top-10 finishes, with one second in the 2006 Knoxville Open ... Competed on several mini-tours in between his first two stints on the Nationwide Tour ... Is currently 20th on the money list, having played in all nine events with his best finishes a T4 (Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship) and T7 (Movistar Panama Championship) ... Lists knife salesman as one of his former jobs.

BRAD ELDER

Born in Tulsa, OK ... Resides in Dallas, TX ... .Age 32 ... Married; no children ... Attended the University of Texas ... Is playing his fourth full season on the Nationwide Tour ... Won two events in 1999 and finished ninth to earn his PGA TOUR card ... Played the PGA TOUR from 2000-2003 earning more than $1.5 million, with one runner-up and one third-place finish ... Survived a triple bogey on the first hole of the 2001 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn his card ... Won both the Fred Haskins and Jack Nicklaus Awards as college player of the year and played on the winning U.S. Walker Cup team in 1997 ... Other than golf, hockey is his favorite sport and the hometown Dallas Stars his favorite team.

BRADLEY HUGHES

Born in Melbourne, Australia ... Resides in Simpsonville, SC ... Age 40 ... Married; five children ... Was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 2003-04 and '06 and PGA TOUR member in 1997-2002, with career earnings exceeding $2.1 million ... Finished runner-up twice on the PGA TOUR ('98 CVS Charity Classic and '99 Kemper Open) ... Competed on the International Team at the 1994 Presidents Cup and on the 1996 and '97 World Cup teams ... Won the 2004 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open ... Finished 39th on last year's money list ... Signed with Melbourne Football Club to play Australian Rules Football and worked as a clerk on the waterfront in Melbourne before turning professional in 1988.

CURTIS MALM

Born in Hinsdale, IL ... Resides in Aurora, IL ... Age 28 ... Married; one son ... Attended the University of Colorado ... Captured the 2000 Illinois Open at age 22 ... Is playing his first full season on the Nationwide Tour having finished fifth in last fall's PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament ... A Chicago Cubs fan, he lists New York Yankee Derek Jeter as one of his idols.