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OU2 - Who Am I? Mystery Cache

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BoomerBuckeyes: Archiving this series due to more homes built in the area making it harder to find appropriate hiding spots.

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Hidden : 12/10/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Camo preform. Bring your own pen to sign the log.

This cache is not located at the coordinates above.  Read the biography below to determine which OU graduate is described.  Then make the appropriate correction here.

N 350 09.xxx

W 0970 19.991

I was born in the small west-central Illinois city of Galesburg.  I grew up in an even smaller town, Oquawka, in Henderson County on the Mississippi River and attended Union High School in Biggsville, Illinois.  I attended the University of Oklahoma, where I played golf collegiately.

I turned professional in 1987 but was unable to gain entrance to the PGA Tour.  Instead I played internationally for many years, primarily on the Japan Golf Tour.  When I left the Japan Golf Tour after 12 seasons, I was the tour's 2nd all-time leading non-Japanese money winner (to USA's David Ishii), with earnings of over 630 million yen (about $6.18 million in 2014 US dollars) with 11 tour wins.

After eight tries, at the age of 38, I went back to Qualifying School in 2003, and finally earned my first PGA Tour card.  I won my first PGA Tour event at the 2004 Honda Classic when I birdied the final two holes to beat Davis Love III by one stroke at 12 under par.  Later that year, I won a major championship in one of golf's all-time upsets when I defeated Ernie Els in a four-hole playoff to win The Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club.  After shooting an opening round 71, I fired a second round 67 to move to -4 and a fifth-place tie with future World Golf Hall of Famers Els, Vijay Singh and Colin Montgomerie as well as Michael Campbell.  I again shot a 67 in the third round to take a one-shot lead over Els.  Entering the tournament's 72nd hole, I held a one-shot lead over Els, but bogeyed the 18th hole, leaving Els with a 12-foot birdie putt for the win, which he missed.  Els and I headed for the four-hole aggregate playoff, I carded four pars while Els managed three pars and a bogey, so I took the win.

These two victories in my first season on the PGA Tour led to my being named the 2004 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year.  I continued to play well in the wake of the Open Championship win, making the cut in the five remaining tour events.  However, in 187 subsequent tour starts, I missed the cut 111 times and had just three top-10 finishes.  In 2006, I captained the American team in ITV's celebrity golf tournament, the All*Star Cup.

Who am I?

a. Anthony Kim - .712

b.  Todd Hamilton - .622

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Srapr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)