Aaron Baddeley - Media Guide

with back-to-back, 7-under-par 64s for a winning total of 21-under-par 263. His 14-under-par total on the weekend tied the tournament record for the lowest last 36 holes. Became the fourth international player to win the event since the tournament moved to TPC Scottsdale in 1987...In first start in a World Golf Championships event the Accenture Match Play Championship, defeated Shingo Katayama and Luke Donald before falling to eventual champion Henrik Stenson, 4 and 3, finished T9...Next top-10 was a T6 at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship at Doral Golf Resort and Spa. Finished in the top-10 in two of the three World Golf Championships events...2006 Verizon Heritage champion finished T10 at the 2007 Verizon Heritage in his first career title defense. Second-round 66 was tied for the second-lowest round of the day, behind Ernie Els' 65. Played his final five holes of the tournament 4-over par to drop out of title contention...Finished T9 at the Memorial Tournament after sitting two shots behind leader Adam Scott through 36 holes. Was the only player in the top 20 who failed to record a round in the 60s over the final two rounds...Held the 54-hole lead over Tiger Woods at the U.S. Open at Oakmont CC after opening 72-70-70. Paired with Woods in final group on Sunday, triple-bogeyed first hole en route to 10-over-par 80. Finished T13...Shared the 36-hole lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship, but a pair of 70s dropped him to fifth at TPC Boston. Collected a career-best sixth top-10 of the season...Tied for the 54-hole lead with Steve Stricker at the BMW Championship after opening 68-65-65. Playing in the final pairing with Stricker on Sunday, posted a final-round 66 to finish second, two shots shy of champion Tiger Woods. Jumped to No. 6 in FedExCup standings through three of the four PGA TOUR Playoff events...In first career start at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, finished 24th to lock up a sixth-place finish in final FedExCup standings, earning an $800,000 bonus.

putt on Harbour Town's lighthouse closing hole. On Easter Sunday morning, Baddeley, who aspires to be a minister when his golf career is complete, spoke at Harbour Town's Sunrise Service by the 18th green. He also celebrated his one-year wedding anniversary on Saturday...Struggled throughout the summer but managed a T7 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, his first top-10 since winning in Hilton Head...Ended the season with a T20 at the Canadian Open and T24 at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort...Led the TOUR in putts per round (27.96).

a 6-foot par putt on Harbour Town's lighthouse closing hole. On Easter Sunday morning, Baddeley, who aspires to be a minister when his golf career is complete, spoke at Harbour Town's Sunrise Service by the 18th green. He also celebrated his one-year wedding anniversary on Saturday...Led the TOUR in putts per round (27.96). 2005: Recorded back-to-back top-10s for the first time in his career with his T7 finish at the Nissan Open and T6 finished the next week at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson....Best effort of the season was a T4 at the Reno-Tahoe Open, six strokes behind wire-to-wire champion Vaughn Taylor. 2004: Made 70 percent of his season earnings during the West Coast Swing ($445,509, six tournaments), thanks to a runner-up finish in Tucson. In 38th career professional start finished second to Heath Slocum at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. Had not made a bogey since the second round at the Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa, but a three-putt on the 72nd green ended the streak and his chance at victory...Needed to make the cut at the season-ending Chrysler Championship to secure a spot in the top 125 on the final season money list, finished 67th. 2003: PGA TOUR rookie had a strong debut thanks to three top-10s, including losing in a two-hole playoff to Ernie Els at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Made a 10-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to get into a playoff. On the second playoff hole at Waialae Country Club, Els made a 43-foot birdie putt from the fringe of the 10th green. Baddeley left his 20-foot birdie putt on the edge. The runner-up spot was his first career top-10...Missed the better part of three months during the year due to ankle injury suffered playing ultimate frisbee after the Bay Hill Invitational in late March. He was out of action from THE PLAYERS Championship until coming back at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, where he finished T53. 2002: Earned his way on to the PGA TOUR via a 10th-place finish on the Nationwide Tour money list. Posted three runner-up finishes, at the Knoxville Open, Bank of America Monterey Peninsula Classic and the Gila River Classic. 2001: Played in nine TOUR events and teamed with Adam Scott for a T14 at the World Cup...Winner of the Greg Norman Holden International. Finished as the 2000-01 PGA TOUR of Australasia Order of Merit Champion and did not miss a cut on the PGA Tour of Australasia that year. Amateur: In 2000, made one cut, a T57 at Honda Classic, in nine TOUR appearances. Stayed with countryman Greg Norman during The Honda Classic, his first TOUR start. Highlight of the year came when he defended his Holden Australian Open title...In 1999, won the Holden Australian Open, becoming the youngest player to win that event and the first amateur since Bruce Devlin in 1959...First amateur to receive a special invitation to the Masters (2000) since 1976...Was selected to the Eisenhower World Team, becoming the youngest Australian to represent his country in any world team event.

his hobbies along with fitness, food and music. Is seen wearing fashion designer Johan Lindeberg clothing, both on and off the course...If he didn't become a professional golfer wanted to be the best fitness trainer in the world...The Aaron Baddeley International Junior Championship, in its seventh playing, was held in China last December with the boys and girls winners receiving spots in the Australian men's and women's opens...Web site www.Badds.com.