Name: JEFF KLEIN

Birthdate: May 31, 1958

Birth Place: Lincoln, Neb.

Age: 51 Ht.: 5'11" Wt.: 180

Home: Scottsbluff, Neb.

College: Nebraska

Turned Professional: 1983

Player Notes: Is fully exempt for the championship because of his top-15 finish at last year's U.S. Senior Open ... He tied for ninth last year and recorded a third-round 64 - tied for the lowest round of the championship - and tied the record for lowest nine-hole score, posting a 30 on the first nine of his third round ... Played in the 1983 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club but missed the cut ... A member of the PGA Tour in 2003 ... Has played on the Nike and Buy.com tours.