"Theodore Townsend Purdy" is an American professional golfer. Purdy was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated from Brophy College Preparatory in 1992. He went to the University of Arizona as a finance major and was inducted into its Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. He has won one PGA Tour tournament, the EDS Byron Nelson Championship in 2005. He has also won on the Nationwide Tour and the Asian Tour.

In 2007 he finished just outside the top 125 on the PGA Tour money list, and lost full playing rights for the 2008 season. He returned to the PGA Tour for 2009 through qualifying school. He has alternated between the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour since 2010. After Purdy's PGA Tour career stalled, he became a representative for a custom car company and played four PGA Tour events and on the Gateway Tour in 2012. In 2013, Purdy earned his first professional win in eight years at the Abierto Mexicano de Golf on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, two steps below the PGA Tour. It was his fourth professional win in four different tours. He has since resumed playing on a more frequent basis, though on the Web.com Tour after making the final stage of the tour's qualifying school in 2013 and 2014.

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I know Tiger doesn't feel comfortable unless he's in the lead. Those of us who have not led all that many times, I think there's going to be some anxiety.

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It's great to be back competing, but there is a process. It took me a few holes. I had to learn how to open my yardage book again.

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The wind came up after about seven holes and I was lucky to be four or five under at that point.

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Sleeping on a lead? I'll let you know tomorrow.

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They say a 10 mph wind can have about a 2-inch effect on a 10-foot putt. That makes it really difficult, since you have to read the green and read the wind.

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I took out a 5-iron and I was trying to draw it into the pin to make a birdie. I drew it too much and it went into the water. In hindsight, it was a pretty dumb thing to do, but I was trying to make a birdie.

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The wind came up about the seventh hole. Fortunately, I was four-under before that. I had the eighth hole, a long par three, and it was straight downwind. That actually helped on that hole.

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I think it's the same kind of wind tomorrow, so it should be an interesting finish. The only thing you can control is yourself and what you're doing. One shot at a time.

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It will be hard leaving, but hopefully I can win again this season and we can take the whole family next year.

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