Willie Wood (golfer)

For other people named Willie Wood, see Willie Wood (disambiguation).

Willie Wood
Personal information
Full name	Willard West Wood Jr.
Born	(1960-10-01) October 1, 1960 (age 64) Kingsville, Texas
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Edmond, Oklahoma
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Turned professional	1983
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
PGA Tour Champions	2
Other	4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T12: 1997
PGA Championship	T23: 1985
U.S. Open	T17: 1992
The Open Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
Haskins Award 1982

Willard West Wood Jr. (born October 1, 1960) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and PGA Tour Champions.

Professional career

Wood was born in Kingsville, Texas. He had an outstanding junior career, winning the 1977 U.S. Junior Amateur, the 1978 PGA Junior, and the 1979 Western Junior, and was named the 1978 AJGA Rolex Player of the Year. He attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma and was a star member of the golf team, where he played alongside Bob Tway, Scott Verplank, and Tommy Moore. He played in the 1983 Walker Cup. Later that same year joined the PGA Tour by being medalist at 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School.

Wood has split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He has 23 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour including a win at the 1996 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic, and 12 top-10 finishes on the Nationwide Tour. His best finish in a major championship was T12 at The Masters in 1997. ^[1]

Willie Wood and his wife Holly had two children. In October 1988 Holly Wood was diagnosed with breast cancer. She died ten months later. ^[2]

After turning 50 in late 2010, Wood played his first Champion Tour event, the AT&T Championship, where he finished T13. He won the Dick's Sporting Goods Open at En-Joie Golf Club in Endicott, New York on August 19, 2012, by defeating Michael Allen on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff for his first victory on the Champions Tour.

Wood has a sister, Deanie, who was a member of the LPGA Tour. He makes his home in Edmond, Oklahoma and is a member of the "Oak Tree Gang", a group of touring professionals who all play at Oak Tree National in Edmond.

Amateur wins

• 1977 U.S. Junior Amateur
• 1978 Junior PGA Championship, AJGA Tournament of Champions
• 1979 Western Junior

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 21, 1996	Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic	−20 (68-67-66-67=268)	1 stroke	Kirk Triplett

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1990	Hardee's Golf Classic	Joey Sindelar	Lost to par on first extra hole

Other wins (4)

• 1979 Nevada Open (as an amateur)
• 1984 Colorado Open
• 1990 Oklahoma Open
• 1995 Oklahoma Open

Champions Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 19, 2012	Dick's Sporting Goods Open	−13 (68-67-68=203)	Playoff	Michael Allen
2	Sep 15, 2012	Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship	−14 (68-68-66=202)	1 stroke	Bill Glasson

Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2012	Dick's Sporting Goods Open	Michael Allen	Won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament			T41
U.S. Open	CUT					CUT
PGA Championship						T23	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament								T12	T21	CUT
U.S. Open			T17	CUT					CUT
PGA Championship								T13

Tournament	2000	2001
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open		CUT
PGA Championship

Note: Wood never played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

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

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order prior to 2022.

Tournament	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
The Tradition				T25	T52	T15	T42	T68	T6	NT
Senior PGA Championship	T45	T12		T39	T40	CUT	CUT	CUT		NT	T34		T63
U.S. Senior Open	T29		T35	T49	T38				CUT	NT		T53
Senior Players Championship		T12	T47	T35	T10	T44	T46	T28	68	T19	T52
Senior British Open Championship	CUT		T45	T34		T63	T31			NT

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup: 1983 (winners)

See also

• 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1992 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

1. "Golf Major Championships".
2. Sorrow dashed Wood's career

External links

• Willie Wood at the PGA Tour official site
• Willie Wood at the Official World Golf Ranking official site