Wes Short Jr.

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Wes Short Jr.
Personal information
Full nameWesley Earl Short Jr.
Born (1963-12-04) December 4, 1963 (age 60)
Austin, Texas
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Austin, Texas
Career
College University of Texas
Turned professional1987
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking 72 (January 8, 2006) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour Champions2
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2006
U.S. Open CUT: 2016
The Open Championship DNP

Wesley Earl Short Jr. (born December 4, 1963) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and PGA Tour Champions.

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Short was born, raised and has lived his entire life in Austin, Texas. He attended the University of Texas. He is married to Gail Elizabeth Hardy. They have one daughter together, Elizabeth Ann Short.

Short became a professional golfer in 1987. He worked as a club pro in the Austin area before becoming a touring pro in 1997. He started out on the mini-tours and eventually qualified for the Nationwide Tour for the 1998 season. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour again in 2002–03. His best finish on the Nationwide Tour was a T-2 at The Reese's Cup Classic in 2003.

Short finally earned the opportunity to play on the PGA Tour in 2004 as a 40-year-old rookie. His only PGA Tour win came in 2005 at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas, when he defeated Jim Furyk at the second hole in a sudden-death playoff. At the beginning of the week, Short had been fourth alternate to get into the field. [2] Lingering back problems kept Short from competing for three years and he attempted to restart his PGA Tour career in 2013. Short made the cut at the 2013 Shell Houston Open, his first on the PGA since 2007. Short was unable to satisfy his medical extension, making five cuts in fifteen events.

Short earned medalist honors at the 2013 Champions Tour qualifying school. He earned his first Champions Tour win at the 2014 Quebec Championship.

In 2016, Short qualified for his first U.S. Open. [3]

On September 1, 2019, Short won his second event on the PGA Tour Champions at the Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary, Alberta. [4]

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Oct 16, 2005 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas 67-67-66-66=266−21Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2005 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk Won with par on second extra hole

NGA Hooters Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Mar 28, 1999Dick Brooks Automotive Classic71-69-69-66=275−133 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Chris Winchip
2Sep 26, 1999Civitas Bank Classic67-67-67-71=272−12Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Craig Cozby

Other wins (1)

PGA Tour Champions wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Sep 7, 2014 Quebec Championship 69-68-64=201−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Scott Dunlap
2Sep 1, 2019 Shaw Charity Classic 64-67-66=197−131 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2016 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin Lost to par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016
U.S. Open CUT
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Short never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2006
The Players Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2006
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T71
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 1 2006 Ending 8 Jan 2006" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ Hewitt, Brian (October 19, 2005). "Short and Sweet". Golf Channel.
  3. ↑ "Wes Short Jr. finally set for U.S. Open debut". PGA Tour. Associated Press. June 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ Heinen, Laurence (September 1, 2019). "Wes Short Jr. birdies final hole to win Calgary's Shaw Charity Classic". Global News.
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