Nick Watney
Nick Watney | |
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Nationwide Tour | |
Professional wins | 9 |
Highest ranking | 9 (July 31, 2011)[2] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 5 |
European Tour | 1 |
Asian Tour | 1 |
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | 7th: 2010 |
PGA Championship | T12: 2011 |
U.S. Open | T21: 2012 |
The Open Championship | T7: 2010 |
Nicholas Alan Watney (born April 25, 1981) is an American professional
Early career
Watney was born in
Professional career
In 2003, Watney's first professional victory came at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial on the
In 2007, Watney won his first PGA Tour title at the
In the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, Watney had a three-shot lead going into the final round. However, he shot a final round of 81, which dropped him back to a tie for 18th place.[5]
Watney won the biggest tournament of his career to date and his first
In July, Watney won for the second time in 2011 at the
During the 2011 President's Cup, he defeated K. J. Choi on the final day to give the United States team a distinct advantage over the International Team coached by Greg Norman. The four-day match play tournament was played in Melbourne, Australia, and it was won by the American team 19–15.
During the first round of the
In August 2012, Watney won the first of the four FedEx Cup playoff events,
In October 2012, after the PGA Tour season ended, Watney won the Malaysian CIMB Classic, an event on the Asian Tour (co-sponsored by the PGA Tour), with a final round, course-record 61.
In 2013, Watney finished second at the
In 2014, Watney finished fifth at the
In 2015, Watney finished second at the
In 2018, Watney tied for second at the Wells Fargo Championship. Watney finished 88th on the PGA Tour's money list and finished 74th on the final FedEx Cup standings. He made 21 of 26 cuts.
On June 19, 2020, while playing in the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, Watney became the first PGA Tour player to test positive for COVID-19.[11]
Personal life
Watney's cousin is journalist Heidi Watney.
Professional wins (9)
PGA Tour wins (5)
Legend |
World Golf Championships (1) |
FedEx Cup playoff events (1) |
Other PGA Tour (3) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Apr 22, 2007 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 69-67-68-69=273 | −15 | 3 strokes | Ken Duke |
2 | Feb 8, 2009 | Buick Invitational
|
69-69-71-68=277 | −11 | 1 stroke | John Rollins |
3 | Mar 13, 2011 | WGC-Cadillac Championship | 67-70-68-67=272 | −16 | 2 strokes | Dustin Johnson |
4 | Jul 3, 2011 | AT&T National
|
70-69-62-66=267 | −13 | 2 strokes | K. J. Choi |
5 | Aug 26, 2012 | The Barclays
|
65-69-71-69=274 | −10 | 3 strokes | Brandt Snedeker |
Asian Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | Oct 28, 2012 | CIMB Classic1 | 71-65-65-61=262 | −22 | 1 stroke | Robert Garrigus, Bo Van Pelt |
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but unofficial money event.
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
Legend |
Tour Championships (1) |
Other Nationwide Tour (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oct 31, 2004 | Nationwide Tour Championship
|
69-64-71-69=273 | −15 | 3 strokes | Brett Wetterich |
Canadian Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aug 17, 2003 | Lewis Chitengwa Memorial Championship | 66-67-68-67=268 | −20 | 5 strokes | Derek Gillespie, Alan McLean, Alex Quiroz |
Other wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Nov 20, 2005 | Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
|
69-72-61-68=270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Peter Tomasulo |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | T11 | 19 | 7 | 46 | T32 | T13 | T44 | |||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T60 | CUT | 76 | CUT | T21 | CUT | CUT | ||||
The Open Championship | T35 | T27 | T7 | CUT | T23 | CUT | CUT | |||||
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T18 | T12 | CUT | CUT | T33 | T30 | T71 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 19 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2010 Masters – 2011 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|
The Players Championship | CUT | T63 | CUT |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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The Players Championship | T17 | T4 | T56 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T37 | CUT |
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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The Players Championship | C | T66 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
World Golf Championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | WGC-Cadillac Championship
|
2 shot deficit | −16 (67-70-68-67=272) | 2 strokes | Dustin Johnson |
Results timeline
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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Match Play
|
R16 | R16 | R16 | R32 | R64 | |||
Championship
|
2 | T26 | 1 | T17 | T49 | WD | ||
Invitational
|
T61 | T36 | T16 | T23 | T19 | T44 | ||
Champions | 5 | T21 | T33 | T16 | T31 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
WD = withdrew
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Palmer Cup: 2002 (winners)
Professional
- 2009
- Presidents Cup: 2011 (winners)
- Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing PGA Tour): 2012 (winners)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Nick Watney – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ "Week 27 - Nick Watney Moves Into The World Top 10 With Victory At The AT&T National". Official World Golf Ranking. July 4, 2011. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ^ Berkovich, John (August 22, 2005). "The journey of Nick Watney". e-sports.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2007.
- ^ Kaplan, Thomas (August 16, 2010). "Like 3rd-Round Leader, Round of 81 Is Lost in Shuffle". The New York Times. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ "Watney comes up big to win". San Francisco Chronicle. Associated Press. March 14, 2011.
- ^ "Nick Watney wins WGC Cadillac Championship at Doral". BBC Sport. March 13, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ "Week 11 – Nick Watney Wins The WGC-Cadillac Championship And Jumps To World Number 15". Official World Golf Ranking. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ^ "Two-shot win for Watney". Sky Sports. July 8, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ Whitmer, Michael (June 14, 2012). "Notes: Nick Watney nails double eagle: Only the third one in Open history". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
- ^ Harig, Bob (June 19, 2020). "Watney 1st player on PGA Tour to test positive". ESPN. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
External links
- Nick Watney at the PGA Tour official site
- Nick Watney at the Official World Golf Ranking official site