Tale of the Tape: Met Area Tour Pros

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (Jan. 24, 2013) - Coming in next month's Met Golfer is a feature on several former Met Area stars and their rise to the big time. You'll read about how they elevated their games and how a few of them are beginning to find success at the highest levels of the sport.

But before the issue comes out, let's get to know those players a little better...

Tale of the Tape
	Johnson Wagner	J.J. Henry	Andrew Svoboda	Morgan Hoffmann	Marc Turnesa	Kevin Foley	Chris DeForest
Age:	32	37	33	23	34	25	24
Hometown:	Amarillo, Texas	Fairfield, Conn.	New Rochelle, N.Y.	Wyckoff, N.J.	Rockville Centre, N.Y.	Somerville, N.J.	Kingston, N.Y.
College:	Virginia Tech	TCU	St. John's	Oklahoma State	N.C. State	Penn State	Illinois
Turned Pro:	2002	1998	2004	2011	2001	2010	2011
OWGR (Jan. 24)	107	174	503	246	888	555	852
Did You Know?	Only player ever to hold all three MGA majors at one time.	Was a member of the 2006 Ryder Cup team.	Finished runner-up to Johnson Wagner at the 2002 Met Amateur.	Held the No. 1 spot in the World Amateur Rankings in 2009.	Grandson of Mike Turnesa, who played in the first-ever Masters Tournament.	Was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2007.	His first event as a pro was the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional.
Tour in 2013:	PGA Tour	PGA Tour	PGA Tour	PGA Tour	Plans on playing both tours	Web.com Tour	Web.com Tour (conditional status)
*Money Earned in 2012:	$2,225,007	$1,297,802	$203,717	$260,708	$123,261	$119,202	$55,141
Best MGA Finish:	Wins: 2 Met Opens ('01, '02), 2 Met Amateurs ('01, '02), Ike ('02).	Runner-up: 1994 Met Amateur, 1997 Ike.	Wins: '97 Met Junior, '03 Met Open, '04 Met Amateur.	Wins: 2005 Carter Cup	Wins: 1994 Met Junior.	Wins: 2008 Ike	Wins: 2006 Carter Cup
Best Pro Finish:	Wins: 3 PGA Tour (latest, 2012 Sony Open), 2 Web.com, 1 Met Open.	Wins: 2 PGA Tour (latest, 2012 Reno-Tahoe), 1 Web.com, 1 Other (CVS Caremark Charity Classic).	Runner-up & T2, 2012 Web.com Tour.	T2, 2012 Met Open, 2012 Web.com Tour.	Wins: 1 PGA Tour (latest, 2008), 1 Web.com.	Wins: 2012 eGolf Tour Pine Needles Classic	T5, 2012 Web.com Tour.
On Tour Life:	"I love being out here. There's so many great players. But why are they any better? Why are the people in the top 50 better than me? I've always struggled a little bit with believing in myself.**	"I mean there are no guarantees, it’s all about digging it out, accepting the good with the bad."	"Out here, you’re going to courses that you’ve never played before so it makes it a little more difficult. But I mean if you putt well and get comfortable on the course, you should be alright."	"Guys on the PGA Tour are five levels better in putting than anyone. When you go out and watch tour guys, they rarely ever not go up and down."	"Obviously when I get into a tournament my goal is to win the thing. I think I’m playing well enough where that is realistic, but my goal right now is just to get into tournaments."	"The travel can wear and tear on you a little bit, so you have to be smart on your days off, make sure you have time to relax, especially during the busy parts of the season."	"The biggest thing for me is I’m going to plan my schedule more accordingly and a little smarter and hopefully be able to keep my energy up more this year."
Twitter Handle:	N/A	@jjhenrygolf	N/A	@Morgan_Hoffmann	N/A	@Foley_PSU	@_cdefo_
Quotable:	"Whenever I find myself in a bad mood, I tend to pinch myself and say 'hey, you're living your dream, life is very good.'"***	"It might take an adjustment when you call up and they tell you you have a tee time with Freddie Couples and Davis Love, it’s a little bit of a 'is this really happening to me' moment."	On the Met Area: "There’s so many great people up there, golf is just so vibrant. The way the MGA runs their tournaments, it makes players ready to play in big competition."	"Growing up and playing against Bud Cauley, Rickie Fowler, Cameron [Tringale], and all them, it’s a lot of motivation. It’s been that way since day one."	On the Met Area: "The best golf courses in the world are in the Met Area, I don’t think anyone would argue that. I think that definitely helps guys, but I think what’s holding guys back and the reason you don’t see more guys from our area make is the weather.”	"I think rest is just as important as practice, you need to be fresh and ready to go every week for the best chance to succeed."	"My goal is to try and win and advance to the PGA Tour. But if that means I make it the entire year without winning a tournament, and put myself in contention to earn enough money, so be it."