- Mark Wilson (golfer)
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Mark Wilson Personal information Full name Mark Joseph Wilson Born October 31, 1974
Menomonee Falls, WisconsinHeight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) Nationality United States
Residence Elmhurst, Illinois Career College University of North Carolina Turned professional 1997 Current tour(s) PGA Tour Professional wins 8 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 4 Best results in Major Championships Masters Tournament CUT: 2011 U.S. Open CUT: 1998, 2011 The Open Championship T63: 2011 PGA Championship T26: 2011 Mark Joseph Wilson (born October 31, 1974) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Wilson was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and currently resides in Elmhurst, Illinois.
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Professional career
Wilson's biggest victory since turning professional in 1996 was at the Honda Classic in March 2007, where he triumphed in a fourway playoff. He won the tournament on the third extra hole after being tied with José Cóceres, Camilo Villegas and Boo Weekley at 5 under par.[1]
This victory lifted Wilson into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.[2] Prior to this victory he had yo-yoed between the PGA and Nationwide Tours. He also had three victories on the third-tier NGA Hooters Tour between 1998 and 2001.[3]
Wilson has since added three more PGA Tour victories; the 2009 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun, the 2011 Sony Open in Hawaii[4] and the 2011 Waste Management Phoenix Open where he triumphed in a playoff against Jason Dufner.[5] The Sony Open victory earned Wilson his first trip to the Masters.
Professional wins (8)
PGA Tour wins (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
VictoryRunner(s)-up 1 Mar 4, 2007 Honda Classic -5 (72-66-66-71=275) Playoff José Cóceres,
Camilo Villegas,
Boo Weekley
2 Mar 1, 2009 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun -13 (66-64-69-68=267) 2 strokes J. J. Henry
3 Jan 16, 2011 Sony Open in Hawaii -16 (65-67-65-67=264) 2 strokes Tim Clark,
Steve Marino
4 Feb 7, 2011 Waste Management Phoenix Open -18 (65-64-68-69=266) Playoff Jason Dufner
PGA Tour playoff record (2-0)
No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result 1 2007 Honda Classic Jose Coceres,
Camilo Villegas
Boo Weekley
Won with birdie on third extra hole
Villegas and Weekley eliminated with par on second hole2 2011 Waste Management Phoenix Open Jason Dufner
Won with birdie on second extra hole NGA Hooters Tour wins (3)
- 3 wins on the NGA Hooters Tour between 1998 and 2001.
Other wins (1)
- 2001 Wisconsin State Open
Results in major championships
Tournament 1998 1999 The Masters DNP DNP U.S. Open CUT DNP The Open Championship DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP DNP Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP CUT Tournament 2010 2011 The Masters DNP CUT U.S. Open DNP CUT The Open Championship DNP T63 PGA Championship DNP T26 DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.See also
- 2002 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
- ^ "Wilson Wins Honda Playoff For First PGA Win". NBC Sports. Associated Press. March 5, 2007. http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/17407520/. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ Week 9 - Mark Wilson Wins the Honda Classic and Breaks into the World Top 100, Official World Golf Rankings website, March 5, 2007
- ^ "Mark Wilson". PGA Tour. http://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/02/18/78/media. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Mark Wilson clinches Sony Open title in Hawaii". BBC Sport. January 16, 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/9363572.stm. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ^ "Wilson wins playoff in Phoenix Open". Sports Illustrated. February 7, 2011. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/golf/wires/02/07/2070.ap.glf.phoenix.open.2nd.ld.writethru.0308/. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
External links
- Mark Wilson at the PGA Tour official site
- Mark Wilson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Categories:- American golfers
- North Carolina Tar Heels men's golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- People from Waukesha County, Wisconsin
- People from Elmhurst, Illinois
- 1974 births
- Living people
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