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Trevor Immelman
HEIGHT:	5ft 9in
WEIGHT:	170
BIRTH DATE:	Dec 16, 1979
BIRTHPLACE:	Cape Town
RESIDENCE:	Pearl Valley

CAREER SUMMARY

1 US Tour victory
4 International victories
Won World Cup (2003)
US Tour Rookie of the Year 06
1 Presidents Cup (2005)
2 World Cups (2003, 2004)

US MASTERS PROFILE

It's almost three decades since a South African won a Green Jacket and even though the likes of Ernie Els and Retief Goosen have come close, this year Trevor Immelman should also be a contender. The compact swinger started the season buoyed by being voted US Tour rookie of the year in 2006 when he bagged his first tournament win in the Western Open. Immelman, a long-time European Tour favourite, showed he was not afraid to mix it with the big boys when an eye-catching tied fifth in the 2005 Masters which included a stunning third-round 65. A missed cut in 2006 came during a low period when he departed on Friday afternoon in four succesive events but his Western Open triumph was during a successful summer after working with swing guru David Leadbetter. This term he reached the semi-finals of the WGC Accenture Match Play and made the top 10 at Bay Hill so an in-form Immelman is sure to be a threat.

FIVE-YEAR MAJORS RECORD
	06	05	04	03	02
US Masters	MC	T5	MC	-	-
US Open	T21	-	T55	MC	-
British Open	-	T15	T42	T53	T43
US PGA	T34	T17	T37	T48	-

US MASTERS
06	05	04	03	02	01	00	99	98	97
MC	T5	MC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

MOST RECENT TOURNAMENTS
7/1/07	Mercedes Championship	3
14/1/07	Sony Open	42
4/2/07	FBR Open	MC
18/2/07	Nissan Open	44
25/2/07	WGC Accenture Match Play	3
11/3/07	PODS Championship	43
18/3/07	Arnold Palmer Invitational	9
25/3/07	WGC CA Championship	35