Wayne Carey

Lives on TPC at Sugarloaf... Went to work for Atlanta Fire Department out of high school, firefighter for 30 years and retired in 1992... turned professional in 1994, played first professional event in '94 Senior Open at Pinehurst No. 2... greatest golf moment is playing in 1994 Senior Open at Pinehurst, shot 68-73-78-80... played with Dale Douglass and Bill Lydle in third round as third-to-last group... finished championship pair with Tommy Aaron and Jim Powell (4th)... Pinehurst experience taught him to zone out the crowd... recently played in Georgia State Senior Open, finished tied for seventh (71-73-74)... wife is orthopedic surgeon, Yvonne... two children, 22 month old twins Christopher and Nicole ... .son from previous marriage, Scott, will be caddying for him... .played in quite a few events on Champions tour through Monday qualifying in 1990s, but never made it past Q-school. Won Senior Series mini-tour event in 1994 at Fuzzy Zoeller-designed Covered Bridge in Southern Indiana... had to take some time off from golf recently because underwent three operations in 2001... had two neck operations, had ruptured disks and bone spurts were removed... also underwent knee operation, foot operation. Qualified comfortably for Senior Open at Rivermont Golf and Country Club in Atlanta, shot one-under 71. Motivated to attempt to qualify because believed he was finally back to where he was competitive... health remains good.