Biography

Arron Oberholser

He attended San Jose State University and turned professional in 1998. Oberholser played on the Canadian Tour in 1999 and 2000, finishing second on the Order of Merit in the latter year. In 2001 he was a member of the second tier tour in North America, the Nationwide Tour, but only competed three times due to a wrist injury. In 2002 he finished second on the Nationwide Tour money list and won a place on the elite PGA Tour.

In his first three seasons on the PGA Tour he played well enough to retain his card and had a best finish of second at the 2005 Wachovia Championship, where he lost a playoff. In February 2006 he achieved his first PGA Tour win at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Career Summary

2001 Nationwide Tour Summary

Tournaments entered - 3; in money - 2; top-10 finishes - 0; money $10,720 (ranked 167th); best finish, T4th, FedEx St. Jude Classic 

2002 Nationwide Tour Summary

Tournaments entered - 20; in money - 14; top-10 finishes - 8; stroke average 70.03 (ranked 2nd); money $319,883 (ranked 2nd); Winner, Samsung Canadian PGA Championship, Utah Classic. 

2003 Notes

Began rookie campaign by making eight consecutive cuts including his only two top-10s

2003 PGA Tour Summary

Tournaments entered - 25; Rounds Played - 80; in money - 15; top -10 Finishes - 2; money $619,865 Rank (103rd); Best finish: T-4th at the Buick Invitational

2003 Stats

Scoring - 70.60 / (51st); Driving Distance - 285.1 / (106th); Driving Accuracy - 68.9% / (51st); GIR - 65.8% / (86th); Putting - 1.778 / (102nd); Birdie Average - 3.51 per rd / (119th) / Total Birdies - 281; Sand Saves - 60.2% / (2nd); All-Around Rank - 653 / (61st). 

2004 Notes

Lost to Joey Sindelar in a playoff at the Wachovia Championship. 

2004 PGA Tour Summary

Tournaments entered - 23; Rounds Played - 73; in money - 17; top -10 Finishes - 3; money $1,355,433 Rank (52nd); Best finish: 2nd at the Wachovia Championship

2004 Stats

Scoring - 71.01 / (82nd); Driving Distance - 284.6 / (122nd); Driving Accuracy - 68.8% / (37th); GIR - 67.0% / (44th); Putting - 1.780 / (107th); Birdie Average - 3.30 per rd / (148th) / Total Birdies - 241; Sand Saves - 50.9% / (71st); All-Around Rank - 627 / (53rd).

Professional wins

1999 Ontario Open, Eagle Creek Classic (both Canadian Tour)
2002 Samsung Canadian PGA Championship, Utah Classic (both Nationwide Tour)
2004 Shinhan Korea Golf Championship (PGA Tour "Challenge Season")
2006 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (PGA Tour)

Reference:

http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2005/scoring/profiles/20628.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arron_Oberholser