2002 Phoenix Open Champ Chris DiMarco Receives Sponsor Exemption For 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open

2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open Tournament Chairman David Rauch announced that Chris DiMarco will receive a sponsor exemption for the 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open scheduled, to be played February 22 – 28 at the TPC Scottsdale.


“We’re excited to have Chris return for his 12^th consecutive Phoenix Open,” Rauch said.  “He’s had great success here and has been a terrific former champion ever since winning here in 2002. Chris is ready to return to the top of the game and we’re excited to help him get there.”


DiMarco has played in 13 total FBR/Phoenix Open tournaments dating back to 1995 and has one win, three top-ten and five top-20 finishes. He currently ranks fifth on the All-time Phoenix Open Money List with $1,672,315 in earnings. At the 2009 FBR Open, DiMarco tied for 32^nd and won $35,000.


DiMarco has three PGA TOUR career victories, including the 2000 SEI Pennsylvania Classic, the 2001 Buick Challenge and the 2002 Phoenix Open. In 2009, he made 19 of 29 cuts, had four top-25 finishes, but did not have any top-10 finishes – his fewest top-10s and top-25s since the 1996 season. His best finish of the 2009 season was a T13 at the Northern Trust Open. He finished 2009 at 135^th on the PGA TOUR Money List.


Billy Mayfair, Rickie Fowler, Jonathan Kaye, Rocco Mediate, Alvaro Quiros and Joe Ogilvie have all already received sponsor exemptions. The Thunderbirds have one exemption remaining as Robert Karlsson, who previously received the sixth sponsor exemption, has decided not to play in the Waste Management Phoenix Open.