Since 2000, David Toms has regularly finished in the top 10 on the PGA TOUR money list and ranked in the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking, except for the 2004 season when he recovered from wrist surgery. He also ranks as sixth in career earnings with more than $20 million.

In 2001, Toms held off a charging Phil Mickelson on the final hole to capture his first major, the PGA Championship. Since 1997, he has collected five top 10 finishes in major championships and 12 PGA TOUR titles.

It was in his first Ryder Cup appearance in 2002 that the world took notice of his cool, competitive nature, leading the U.S. squad with a 3-1-1 record that included a singles victory over Sergio Garcia.

A win this year in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship vaulted Toms back into the top 10 in the world. His 6-and-5 win over Chris DiMarco in the 36-hole final day competition set the mark as the largest margin of victory in the history of the tournament.

Looking back to the 2003 Wachovia Championship

As he approached the 18th tee of the final round, Toms held a six-stroke lead over several players, including Vijay Singh, Robert Gamez and Brent Geiberger.

However, an errant tee shot which traveled 50 to 60 yards offline into the trees on the right-side of the hole, started a loss of concentration. Seven shots later the ball finally dropped in the hole and Toms threw up his arms in relief with a two-stroke victory.

With his 1-over-par 73 on Sunday, Toms was the first player to shoot over par and win in a PGA TOUR event since Tiger Woods’ 2-over-par 72 at the 2002 U.S. Open. His total also matched Justin Leonard’s 73 in the final round in winning the 2002 MCI Heritage Classic.

“I know everybody will want to talk about that final hole, but I would rather talk about how I dominated the golf tournament for 71 holes,” Toms said. “It will be a week I will remember for a long time, just because of the way I played golf. I really feel like this week, I played as well as I have ever played a TOUR event.”