2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open Tournament Chairman David Rauch announced today that 2004 FBR Open champion Jonathan Kaye will receive the third sponsor exemption for the 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open.  Billy Mayfair and Rickie Fowler received the first two tournament exemptions. Rauch and the tournament host Thunderbirds will hand out a total of eight sponsor exemptions for the tournament, scheduled to be played at the TPC Scottsdale, February 22 – 28.


“Jonathan is a great champion of this tournament and we are happy to offer him an exemption to play in our 2010 tournament,” said Rauch. “He’s been battling some injuries the last couple of years but hopefully this can springboard him to a great 2010 season.”


Kaye has two victories in his 14-year PGA TOUR career, including the 2003 Buick Championship to go along with his FBR Open title in 2004.  He played on a Medical Extension in 2009 and needed to earn $743,805 in 13 events to earn status for the remainder of the year, but he made just 8 cuts and earned $240,000 in 13 events.


Kaye finished T25 at last year’s FBR Open, and has made the cut in seven of 12 appearances at the TPC Scottsdale.