Boo Weekley

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Boo Weekley
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Weekley in March 2009
Personal information
Full nameThomas Brent Weekley
NicknameBoo
Born (1973-07-23) July 23, 1973 (age 50)
Milton, Florida
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Jay, Florida
PartnerSusan Matthews Harp
Career
College Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
(past champion status)
Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking 23 (April 20, 2008) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T20: 2008
PGA Championship T9: 2007
U.S. Open T26: 2007, 2008
The Open Championship T13: 2009

Thomas Brent "Boo" Weekley (born July 23, 1973) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Overview

Born in Milton, Florida, Weekley turned professional in 1997 and played on mini-tours until 2002, when he qualified for the PGA Tour. He made the cut in only five of 24 events that year, and lost his tour card. From 2003 through 2006, he played on the Nationwide Tour, finishing well enough in 2006 to again qualify for the PGA Tour. His first victory came at the Verizon Heritage in April 2007.

Weekley's good form at the start of the 2007 season included two top 10 finishes before his victory, after which he reached a new career high of 55 in the Official World Golf Rankings. [2] Later in 2007, he entered the top 50 of the rankings. He represented the United States at the 2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with Heath Slocum and finished in 2nd place.

In 2008, Weekley successfully defended his title at the Verizon Heritage, and rose into the top 25 of the rankings. [3] Weekley shot to prominence at the 2008 Ryder Cup, with a succession of virtuoso displays of superb golf including an emphatic 4&2 victory over Oliver Wilson in final day Singles play. The final day was also notable however when Weekley was filmed riding his driver "cowboy horse" style down the first fairway.

Weekley's nickname comes from Yogi Bear's sidekick, Boo Boo Bear. [4]

He attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College where he studied turfgrass science. After only one year at Baldwin, where he played on the golf team, Weekley returned home. He was hired as a hydroblaster at the Monsanto chemical plant in Pensacola, Fla. where he would be lowered into large ammonia tanks to clean them.

Weekley began his professional career on the Developmental Players Tour (DP Tour) in Atlanta, Ga., a tour co-founded by Jack Slocum, father of fellow PGA golfer and friend Heath Slocum. Weekley attended high school with Slocum and they played together on the golf team. He lists Ben Hogan as his hero. In May 2013, Weekley won the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. Weekley beat Matt Kuchar by one stroke to take his first win in five years.

Since 2017, injuries have been significantly limiting Weekley's schedule. He played no professional golf events between the July 2017 RBC Canadian Open on the PGA Tour and the January 2019 Bahamas Great Exuma Classic on the Web.com Tour, suffering from tendinitis. [5] Again, Weekley played no events between the November 2019 RSM Classic on the PGA Tour and the June 2022 Rex Hospital Open on the Korn Ferry Tour. Weekley no longer has full-time status on the PGA Tour, but continues to make limited starts using past champions status and sponsor exemptions.

In August 2023, Weekley has begun playing on the PGA Champions tour.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Apr 16, 2007 Verizon Heritage 67-69-66-68=270−141 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els
2Apr 20, 2008 Verizon Heritage (2)69-64-65-71=269−153 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Baddeley, Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Kim
3May 26, 2013 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial 67-67-66-66=266−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2007 The Honda Classic Flag of Argentina.svg José Cóceres, Flag of Colombia.svg Camilo Villegas,
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Wilson 		Wilson won with birdie on third extra hole
Villegas and Weekley eliminated by par on second hole

Playoff record

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic Flag of the United States.svg Jason Enloe Lost to par on first extra hole

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup
(with Flag of the United States.svg Heath Slocum)		Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland − Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren Lost to par on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament200720082009201020112012201320142015
Masters Tournament T20CUTCUT
U.S. Open T26T26CUTCUT66
The Open Championship T35CUTT13T58CUT
PGA Championship T9T20T36CUTT12WDT37
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000131
U.S. Open 00000053
The Open Championship 00000153
PGA Championship 00001375
Totals0000152012

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
The Players Championship T44T21WDT56CUTT48CUTCUTT16T48
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20072008200920102011201220132014
Match Play R16R32R64
Championship T30T61T54
Invitational T30T66T58T46T33
Champions T11
  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.

U.S. national team appearances

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 16 2008 Ending 20 Apr 2008" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Week 15 – Boo Weekley Wins the Delayed Verizon Heritage and Jumps to World Number 55". Official World Golf Ranking. April 16, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Week 16 – Boo Weekley Retains the Verizon Heritage Title and Jumps to World Number 23". Official World Golf Ranking. April 21, 2008.
  4. ↑ "My Shot: Thomas (Boo) Weekley". Golf Digest . December 2007. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Boo Weekley Player Page". Rotoworld. January 19, 2019.
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