Mark Wilson (golfer)
| Mark Wilson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mark Joseph Wilson | ||
| Born | October 31, 1974 NGA Hooters Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 9 | ||
| Highest ranking | 24 (February 26, 2012)[1] | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 5 | ||
| Other | 4 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2011, 2012 | ||
| PGA Championship | T26: 2011 | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1998, 2011, 2012, 2014 | ||
| The Open Championship | T63: 2011 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Mark Joseph Wilson (born October 31, 1974) is an American
Humana Challenge
.
Professional career
Wilson turned professional in 1997 and played on the
Nationwide Tour for the season. He then regained his tour card for 2005 season at Q School and finished the year with three top-10 finishes including a T3 at the Valero Texas Open
, which at the time was his best finish on the PGA Tour. He continued with conditional status in 2006 after finishing 133rd on the money list in 2005, then again regained full status at the 2006 Q School for the 2007 season.
Wilson won for the first time on the PGA Tour at the
Honda Classic in March 2007, where he triumphed in a four-way 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.[3] This victory lifted Wilson into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career.[4]
Wilson has since won the 2009
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship where he made it all the way to the semi-finals before losing to eventual champion Hunter Mahan, 2&1. He did however win the consolation match to finish third, defeating world number three Lee Westwood, 1 up. In his run for the semi-finals, Wilson beat Bo Van Pelt (3 and 2), Robert Rock (3 and 2), Dustin Johnson (4 and 3) and Peter Hanson (4 and 3). This was Wilson' best showing at a WGC event and he moved to a career high 24th in the world ranking.[8][9]
For the first time since joining the PGA Tour, Wilson played the 2016–17 season out of the past champion's category.
Wilson now works full time as a golf commentator for PGA Tour Radio, PGA Tour LIVE, found on ESPN+, and PGA Tour Champions coverage on Golf. He has played one PGA Tour event in 2022, getting in as a past champion of
The American Express
in La Quinta, California.
Personal life
Wilson was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and currently resides in Greer, South Carolina.
Along with his wife, Amy, he is heavily involved in the Blessings in a Backpack charitable organization, with a mission of sending needy school children home every weekend with nonperishable food they can eat on Saturday and Sunday.[citation needed]
Professional wins (9)
PGA Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 4, 2007 | The Honda Classic
|
−5 (72-66-66-71=275) | Playoff |  José Cóceres,  Camilo Villegas, Boo Weekley
|
| 2 | Mar 1, 2009 | Mayakoba Golf Classic
|
−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
|
| 5 | Jan 22, 2012 | Humana Challenge
|
−24 (66-62-67-69=264) | 2 strokes | Robert Garrigus, John Mallinger, Johnson Wagner
|
PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | The Honda Classic
|
José Cóceres, Camilo Villegas, Boo Weekley
|
Won with birdie on third extra hole Villegas and Weekley eliminated by par on second hole |
| 2 | 2011 | Waste Management Phoenix Open
|
Jason Dufner
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
NGA Hooters Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 22, 1998 | Dick Brooks Classic | −13 (68-70-68-69=275) | 4 strokes | Wes Short Jr.
|
| 2 | Apr 18, 1999 | Gold Stroke Casino Classic | −16 (67-64-73-68=272) | 7 strokes | Greg Parker
|
| 3 | May 14, 2000 | Hooters Classic | −11 (67-74-67-69=277) | 2 strokes |  Richie Coughlan, Scott Kammann, Steve Pope
|
Other wins (1)
- 2001 Wisconsin State Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | T63 | CUT | |||||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T26 | CUT |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T42 | T55 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Play
|
R32 | 3 | ||||
Championship
|
25 | T49 | T45 | |||
Invitational
|
T36 | T17 | T45 | |||
| Champions | T56 | T46 | ||||
Top 10
Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
See also
- 2002 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
- OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Mark Wilson". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "Wilson Wins Honda Playoff For First PGA Tour Win". NBC Sports. Associated Press. March 5, 2007. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ "Week 9 - Mark Wilson Wins the Honda Classic and Breaks into the World Top 100". Official World Golf Rankings. March 5, 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007.
- ^ "Mark Wilson clinches Sony Open title in Hawaii". BBC Sport. January 16, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ^ "Wilson wins playoff in Phoenix Open". Sports Illustrated. February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
- ^ "Mark Wilson wins Humana Challenge". The Augusta Chronicle. January 22, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Results – WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship 2012". European Tour. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "Mark Wilson". Official World Gold Ranking. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
External links
- Mark Wilson at the PGA Tour official site
- Mark Wilson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site