Gary Woodland

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Gary Woodland
Gary Woodland with 2019 US Open trophy.jpg
Woodland with the 2019 U.S. Open trophy
Personal information
Full nameGary Lynn Woodland
Born (1984-05-21) May 21, 1984 (age 40)
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.
SpouseGabby Granado
Children4
Career
College Washburn University
University of Kansas
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Nationwide Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking 12 (June 16, 2019) [1]
(as of November 24, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
European Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament T14: 2023
PGA Championship T6: 2018
U.S. Open Won: 2019
The Open Championship T12: 2016

Gary Lynn Woodland [2] (born May 21, 1984) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the U.S. Open in 2019, his first major championship and sixth professional victory. Following a successful college career, he turned professional in 2007 and briefly competed on the Nationwide Tour.

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Early life

Woodland was born in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Dan and Linda Woodland. [3] He attended Shawnee Heights High School in the suburb of Tecumseh. [4] After high school, he attended Washburn University in Topeka on a basketball scholarship, but left after his freshman year to attend the University of Kansas in Lawrence on a golf scholarship. [5] He studied sociology while at KU. Woodland had a successful college golf career, winning four tournaments before turning professional in 2007.

Professional career

After turning professional, Woodland played in a handful of tournaments on the Nationwide Tour in 2007 and 2008. [6] At the end of the 2008 season, he entered the Qualifying school for the PGA Tour, and finished in a tie for 11th, which was good enough to earn him a full card to play on the PGA Tour in 2009. However, he struggled for form in his debut season, making just eight cuts in 18 appearances before a shoulder injury cut his golfing year short in July. [7]

In 2010, Woodland divided his time between the PGA and Nationwide Tours. He continued to struggle for his best form but did not record a single top ten finish on either tour. He did display enough consistency to finish 92nd in the Nationwide Tour money list. Once again, he entered the season-ending qualifying school, and again he finished T-11, to secure a return to full PGA Tour status.[ citation needed ]

Woodland's second tournament of 2011 was the Bob Hope Classic, where he and Jhonattan Vegas finished tied for first place at 27-under-par; Vegas edged out Woodland in a playoff for the title. [8] This was his first top-10 finish on either of the two main tours.[ citation needed ]

In March 2011, Woodland won his first PGA Tour title at the Transitions Championship by one stroke when fellow American Webb Simpson missed a par putt on the final hole. Just a few moments earlier Woodland had scrambled a fantastic par from the same position as Simpson on the last, after hitting his second shot over the back of the green. This win secured Woodland a place at the 2011 Masters Tournament and also elevated him to what was then a career high 53rd in the Official World Golf Ranking. [9] He later earned an invitation into the U.S. Open after moving into the Top 50. He left the tournament with an OWGR ranking of 39th. In November 2011, he won the Omega Mission Hills World Cup with Matt Kuchar. He finished 2011 ranked 17th on the PGA Tour money list and 51st in the OWGR. He had ended 2009 ranked 962 and 2010 591. [10]

Woodland reached the final of the 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play, where he lost to Rory McIlroy, and moved to a career-best 32nd in the OWGR.[ citation needed ]

Woodland at the 2015 PGA Championship Gary Woodland at 2015 PGA Championship.jpg
Woodland at the 2015 PGA Championship

In February 2018, Woodland won his third PGA Tour event, at the Waste Management Phoenix Open in a sudden-death playoff over Chez Reavie. After finishing tied at 18 under, Woodland won with a par on the first extra hole to end a five-year drought on tour. Woodland moved up to fifth in the season's FedEx Cup standings. [11]

Woodland held the 36-hole lead at the PGA Championship in 2018 with a total 130, which was a tournament record through the first two rounds. He led by a stroke over Kevin Kisner at the halfway stage. He started the final round at nine under par, three shots behind leader Brooks Koepka. He finished in a tie for sixth with a score of 10 under par, six strokes behind the winner Koepka. [12]

In January 2019, Woodland held the lead entering the final round at the winners-only Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua Resort in Maui, Hawaii. He shot a five-under-par 68 but still lost to champion Xander Schauffele who shot a course record-tying 62. [13]

In February 2019, Woodland invited Amy Bockerstette, a collegiate golfer with Down syndrome, to play the par-3 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale during a Tuesday practice round at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. After hitting her tee shot into a greenside bunker, Bockerstette surprised Woodland by parring the hole in front of a roaring crowd. The PGA Tour's video capturing the moment went viral, receiving 43 million views across various social media platforms. [14]

Woodland sinking the winning putt at the 2019 U.S. Open, followed by the trophy presentation

At the U.S. Open in June 2019, Woodland held the 54-hole lead at Pebble Beach Golf Links. On Sunday, he shot a 2-under-par 69 for 271 (−13), which gave him a three-shot margin over the runner-up, two-time defending champion Koepka. Woodland became the fourth champion in U.S. Open history who was double-digits under-par. The victory was his first major and his sixth professional win. In his previous thirty starts in majors, Woodland had only carded two top-ten finishes, both in the PGA Championship (2018, 2019). [15] The win at the U.S. Open moved him from 25th to 12th in the Official World Golf Ranking. [16] At the post-win press conference, Woodland FaceTime d Bockerstette live, telling her "I used your positive energy." Two days later, Woodland joined Bockerstette with a surprise appearance on The Today Show where, pointing to the U.S. Open trophy in Bockerstette's hands, he told her "We won this together." [17]

In December 2019, Woodland played on the U.S. team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The U.S. team won 16–14. Woodland went 1–2–1 and lost his Sunday singles match against Im Sung-jae. [18]

Personal life

In August 2023, Woodland told the public that he had been diagnosed with a brain lesion. He underwent lengthy brain surgery on September 18, 2023. [19]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (4)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Mar 20, 2011 Transitions Championship 67-68-67-67=269−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Webb Simpson
2Aug 4, 2013 Reno–Tahoe Open 44 pts (14-7-16-7=44) [a] 9 points Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Byrd, Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Romero
3Feb 4, 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open 67-68-67-64=266−18Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Chez Reavie
4Jun 16, 2019 U.S. Open 68-65-69-69=271−133 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brooks Koepka

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2011 Bob Hope Classic Flag of the United States.svg Bill Haas, Flag of Venezuela.svg Jhonattan Vegas Vegas won with par on second extra hole
Haas eliminated by birdie on first hole
2 2013 CIMB Classic Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Moore Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open Flag of the United States.svg Chez Reavie Won with par on first extra hole

Adams Pro Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Nov 27, 2011 Omega Mission Hills World Cup
(with Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar)		64-70-63-67=264−242 strokesFlag of England.svg  England − Ian Poulter and Justin Rose,
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany − Alex Čejka and Martin Kaymer

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2019 U.S. Open 1 shot lead−13 (68-65-69-69=271)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brooks Koepka

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament2009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament T24WDT26CUTCUTCUT
U.S. Open T47CUTT23CUTT52CUTT50T36
The Open Championship T30T34T39T58T12T70T67
PGA Championship T12T4274CUTCUTT22T6
Tournament201920202021202220232024
Masters Tournament T32CUTT40CUTT14CUT
PGA Championship T8T58T38T34CUTT60
U.S. Open 1 CUTT50T10T49CUT
The Open Championship CUTNTCUTCUTT55T50
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 000002126
PGA Championship 0000241310
U.S. Open 100123149
The Open Championship 000001129
Totals10014105134

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
The Players Championship CUTCUTT11CUTT28T75CUTT30CCUTCUTT5472
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Championship T29T16T23T38T50T17T1243
Match Play R64R642T39T29T17NT1
Invitational T45T19T57T63T17T55T57
Champions T56T23T47NT1NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The Reno–Tahoe Open employed a Modified Stableford points scoring system.

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