Dean Wilson

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Dean Wilson
Personal information
Full nameDean Hiroshi Wilson
Born (1969-12-17) December 17, 1969 (age 55)
Kaneohe, Hawaii, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Brigham Young University
Turned professional1992
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins12
Highest ranking 53 (July 14, 2002) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Japan Golf Tour6
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T30: 2007
PGA Championship T29: 2006
U.S. Open T30: 2001
The Open Championship CUT: 2001, 2002
Achievements and awards
Asia Golf Circuit
Rookie of the Year
1996–97
Japan Golf Tour
Rookie of the Year
2000

Dean Hiroshi Wilson (born December 17, 1969) is an American professional golfer.

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Career

Wilson was born in Kaneohe, Hawaii. He turned professional in 1992 after graduating from Brigham Young University and has won six times on the Japan Golf Tour and once on the PGA Tour. After a poor 2009 season Wilson lost his PGA Tour playing rights. He regained full tour status in 2010 while starting outside top 150 from previous year's money list. Wilson has not played a full season since 2011.

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Aug 13, 2006 The International 34 pts (2-11-9-12=34)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 The International Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman Won with birdie on second extra hole

Japan Golf Tour wins (6)

Legend
Japan majors (1)
Other Japan Golf Tour (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jul 16, 2000 Aiful Cup −14 (67-69-69-66=271)1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Eiji Mizoguchi
2May 13, 2001 Japan PGA Championship −3 (68-68-71-74=281)4 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Kase
3Sep 2, 2001 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup 2 and 1 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Keng-chi
4Nov 4, 2001 Ube Kosan Open −21 (65-67-68-67=267)1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Taichi Teshima
5Apr 28, 2002 Tsuruya Open −11 (69-67-69-68=273)2 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Toru Taniguchi
6Jun 30, 2002 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open −11 (71-69-70-67=277)1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Miyazato

Other wins (5)

Results in major championships

Tournament20012002200320042005200620072008
Masters Tournament T30
U.S. Open T30CUTCUTT51CUT
The Open Championship CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTCUTT29CUTT47
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20042005200620072008200920102011
The Players Championship CUTCUTCUTT10CUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20062007
Match Play
Championship T22T16
Invitational T45
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

See also

References

  1. "Week 28 2002 Ending 14 Jul 2002" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved November 1, 2019.