Danny Willett

Danny Willett
Personal information
Full name	Daniel John Willett
Born	3 October 1987 (1987-10-03) (age 24) Sheffield, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nationality	England
Residence	Sheffield, London
Career
College	Jacksonville State University
Turned professional	2008
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 2011
PGA Championship	CUT: 2010

Daniel John Willett (born 3 October 1987) is an English professional golfer.

Willett was born in Sheffield, England. As an amateur, he won the English Amateur Championship in 2007 and competed in the 2007 Walker Cup at Royal County Down. In March 2008 he became the number one ranked amateur in the world.

Willett also played two seasons for Jacksonville State University in the U.S. During his time with at JSU, he was the 2006 Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year and won medalist honors at the 2007 OVC Championship. He was a first-team All-OVC performer and a member of the OVC's All-Tournament Team in both seasons.

Willett turned professional in May 2008, and earned his European Tour card for the 2009 season coming through qualifying school. Following a successful 2009, finishing 58th in the inaugural Race to Dubai with 8 top-10s, Willett challenged at the 2010 BMW PGA Championship, taking the first round lead before falling off the pace and finishing outright fifth, winning 190,800 euro. Following this performance, Willett moved into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time. He finished the 2010 season ranked 23rd on the Order of Merit.

Amateur wins (4)

• 2007 Yorkshire Amateur, English Amateur
• 2008 Australian Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Spanish Amateur Open Championship

Team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2007

See also

• 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

External links

• Official website
• Danny Willett at the European Tour official site
• Danny Willett at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
• Danny Willett's Junior Championship at Bondhay Golf Club

Persondata
Name	Willett, Danny
Alternative names	Willett, Daniel John
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	3 October 1987
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Date of death
Place of death