Name: RANDY NICHOLS

Birthdate: November 7, 1952

Birth Place: Connersville, Ind.

Age: 56 Ht.: 5'11" Wt.: 200

Home: Brookville, Ind.

College: Indiana State

Player Notes: Made the field as a special exemption ... Semifinalist at the 2008 USGA Senior Amateur ... Has competed in more than 30 USGA championships, including two U.S. Senior Opens ... Played in the U.S. Senior Open in 2003 (missed cut) and 2005 (tied for 43rd) ... Semifinalist at the 1983 U.S. Mid-Amateur ... Has represented Indiana at four USGA Men's State Teams, including a third-place finish in 1997 ... A five-time winner of the Indiana Golf Association Match Play and six-time winner of the IGA Mid-Amateur ... Won the 1996 IGA Amateur ... Has captured more IGA titles than any other player ... a 2001 Indiana Golf Hall of Fame inductee ... Named the IGA John K. David Player of the Year 15 times, including the past seven years, and was named the 2008 IGA Senior Player of the Year.