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In a career spanning almost 30 years, US professional Kenny Perry has enjoyed a long and successful run on the PGA and Champions tours, which have seen him named the highest all-time Majorless money winner on the former.
His most recent victory on the US campaign came at the 2009 Travelers Championship, where he beat opponents Paul Goydos and David Toms by three strokes to finish the tournament on a sensational 22-under-par.
During the event, Perry managed to recover from the bogey-bogey finish that saw him lose out on that year's Masters title at Augusta National just months earlier.
With Goydos in the lead going into the last day's play, Perry shot a 32 on the front nine and was up by five strokes heading onto the par-four 15th hole, where he sunk a birdie and then sealed victory on the 17th with a 164-yard approach to just eight feet.
"Everyone kind of asks about the Augusta hangover deal," he said after the win. "I guess I kind of shoved that aside a little bit. So that makes me feel pretty good.
"I knew that I had to keep making birdies. I wasn't going to let up. I wasn't going to play defensive golf. I learned something from that mistake."
Born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky in 1960, Perry was introduced to the world of golf by his father Ken at the age of seven before competing on the Lone Oak High School team during his teenage years.
He failed his first two attempts to qualify for the PGA Tour at Qualifying School, missing out by one stroke initially and then receiving word his wife had gone into labour during the fourth round of the following annual tournament.
During his first few seasons, the now 51-year-old struggled to retain his qualification status before earning his first main cheque on the campaign with a tie for fourth place in the 1987 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational.
In 1996, he was in contention at the PGA Championship in his native state of Kentucky, but was beaten in a play-off round by compatriot Mark Brooks despite gaining a one-shot lead in the earlier rounds.
Last month, Perry - ranked number six on the Charles Schwab Cup standings - withdrew from the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic at Fallen Oak after contracting a viral infection.
The event, which was closed to the general public during the second day's play due to wet conditions, saw fellow US professional David Peoples take his place.
Career Wins
June 2009 - Travelers Championship
Feb 2009 - FBR Open
Jul 2008 - John Deere Classic
June 2008 - Buick Open
June 2008 - Memorial Tournament
May 2005 - Bank of America Colonial
Mar 2005 - Bay Hill Invitational
July 2003 - Greater Milwaukee Open
June 2003 - Memorial Tournament
May 2003 - Bank of America Colonial
Aug 2001 - Buick Open
Feb 1995 - Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
July 1994 - New England Classic
May 1991 - Memorial Tournament