The Class of '08: Rookies to keep an eye on
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Matt Jones
Age: 27
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
College: Arizona State He broke out during the Honda Classic, when Johnny Miller raved about his swing. Jones was tied for the lead with four holes to play but bogeyed the par-3 15th and double-bogeyed the par-3 17th after hitting his tee shot into the water. He tied for fourth and won $227,333, the biggest payday of his career. A very consistent player, he's made all seven cuts this year after having survived 18 of 25 cuts last year on the Nationwide, where he had four seconds and finished seventh on the money list.


