Transitions Championship player spotlight: Sean O'Hair

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Each week during the 2009 season, PGATOUR.COM will spotlight one key player in the field. (Click here to see previous spotlights.) For this week's Transitions Championship, it's Sean O'Hair, the defending champion of this event.

Consider this file to be your one-stop source for everything concerning Sean this week, with links to Sean-related content, notes and stats, and video and other multimedia elements. Then, once competition starts, we'll update this file every day with Sean's results and statistics after each round in Palm Harbor, Fla.

Wednesday
Read: Sean's transcript from his pre-tournament press conference
Watch: Sean on returning and trying to defend his title

Sean O'Hair: Featured content

TOP 100 PLAYERS TO WATCH. In our list of the Top 100 Players to Watch in 2009, find out where Sean landed. Click here for more PLAYER PAGE. Want more on Sean? On his PGATOUR.com player page, you can check out his results through the years, or how he ranks on TOUR in certain statistical categories. Click here for player page PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE. After his victory in 2008, O'Hair shared his post-win thoughts and experiences -- which included receiving a text from Tiger Woods -- in a blog for PGATOUR.COM. Click for blog THE LATEST FROM SEAN. With six top-25 or better finishes to start the '09 season, Sean O'Hair returns to the scene of last year's victory in great shape and tells us all about it. Click for blog

Sean O'Hair: Featured videos

FAMILY GUY: Prior to being a father, O'Hair's life was all about succeeding on the PGA TOUR. Since the birth of his two children, he has a different perspective on golf. Click here for more HIS INDOOR RANGE: If there's snow on the ground or it's too cold outside to practice, O'Hair can always work on his game in his own home. Click here for more PAST CHAMPION: O'Hair, the 2005 John Deere Classic champion, talks about how it is a family event, and how TPC Deere Run suits his eye. Click here for more HIS SECOND WIN: O'Hair's victory at the 2005 John Deere Classic raised expectations, but the '05 Rookie of the Year went winless over the next two seasons until the 2008 PODS Championship. Click here for more AT HOME WITH O'HAIR: O'Hair takes us home to meet his family and discusses his life on and off the golf course. Click here for more READY TO PLAY: O'Hair goes over his pre-round routine and how he gets ready to play each week on the PGA TOUR. Click here for more

Take Five

Five things you should know about Sean O'Hair

He turned professional after his junior year of high school and went to q-school for six years before he earned his PGA TOUR card. He won the 2005 John Deere Classic in his rookie season. That win earned him a spot in the next week's British Open, so O'Hair had to get a last-minute passport to make the trip overseas. The change in plans didn't affect his game, though, as O'Hair tied for 15th in his first major start. Prior to his first win, O'Hair was struggling with his swing and went to Borders on Wednesday night of the John Deere Classic to pick up a few Jack Nicklaus books. He incorporated Nicklaus' teachings the next day and said he "hit the ball the best I've ever hit it". One of his superstitions is that he never plays golf balls with the number 3 on them -- he only plays 2s and the occasional No. 1. His father-in-law Steve Lucas used to caddie for him. O'Hair has also worked with former TOUR golfer -- and Vijay Singh's former caddie -- Paul Tesori as a caddie.

Impressive rookies

O'Hair won Rookie of the Year honors in 2005 thanks to a win, a runner-up finish and seven other top-25 finishes. He placed 18th on the money list that year and earned a spot on the all-time list of rookies who've won the most money in their first season on TOUR. Player Year Money Trevor Immelman 2006 $3,844,189 Todd Hamilton 2004 $3,063,778 Brandt Snedeker 2007 $2,836,643 Sean O'Hair 2005 $2,461,482 Zach Johnson 2004 $2,417,685 Andres Romero 2008 $2,064,612