2009 PGA TOUR preview: Top 100 Players to Watch

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Dec. 17, 2008

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Ken Duke will be making one very important stop in 2009. And the soft-spoken man from Hope, Ark., probably would feel right at home in Augusta, Ga. -- if you took away all that Masters hoopla, that is. Duke earned his first trip to Augusta National when he finished 22nd in the FedExCup. The reward capped a career year when Duke went over $2 million in earnings for the first time and posted four top-10s -- including two second-place finishes. Duke didn't really get things going until June when he tied for fourth at the Buick Open and finished runner-up at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee three weeks later. He only missed one cut and finished outside the top 25 just twice in his last 15 events, which included a tie for second at the Ginn sur Mer Classic. -- Helen Ross

The chart above represents this player's rank on TOUR in 2008 for five skill ratings categories. Each category is based on an aggregate score which is calculated from key statistics for that skill area.

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