Mark Wilson (golfer)
{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1974)}}
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| name = Mark Wilson
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| fullname = Mark Joseph Wilson
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|10|31}}
| birth_place = Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
| weight = {{convert|145|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{USA}}
| residence = Greer, South Carolina, U.S.
| spouse = Amy
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| children = 3
| college = University of North Carolina
| yearpro = 1997
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| extour = PGA Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Web.com Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
| prowins = 9
| pgawins = 5
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| otherwins = 4
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| masters = CUT: 2011, 2012
| usopen = CUT: 1998, 2011, 2012, 2014
| open = T63: 2011
| pga = T26: 2011
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| award1 = Ben Hogan Award
| year1 = 1996
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Mark Joseph Wilson (born October 31, 1974) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. In 1996, he received the Ben Hogan Award, given by Friends of Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America, to the best college golf player in the United States. He is a five-time winner on the PGA Tour, with his most recent win coming at the 2012 Humana Challenge.
Professional career
Wilson turned professional in 1997 and played on the NGA Hooters Tour for the early part of his career, where he won three times between 1998–2001.{{cite web |title=Mark Wilson |publisher=PGA Tour |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.21878.mark-wilson.html/media-guide/#uber |accessdate=October 22, 2013}} He then won his PGA Tour card for the 2003 season after finishing T17 at the Q School in 2002. In his first full season on tour, Wilson narrowly missed out on retaining his card when he finished 128th on the money list. He held conditional status for the 2004 PGA Tour season and alternated between the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour for the season. He then regained his tour card for 2005 season at Q School and finished the year with three top-10 finishes including a T3 at the Valero Texas Open, which at the time was his best finish on the PGA Tour. He continued with conditional status in 2006 after finishing 133rd on the money list in 2005, then again regained full status at the 2006 Q School for the 2007 season.
Wilson won for the first time on the PGA Tour at the Honda Classic in March 2007, where he triumphed in a four-way playoff. He won the tournament on the third extra hole after being tied with José Cóceres, Camilo Villegas and Boo Weekley at 5-under-par.{{cite news |title=Wilson Wins Honda Playoff For First PGA Tour Win |work=NBC Sports |agency=Associated Press |date=March 5, 2007 |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/17407520/ |accessdate=January 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010130003/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/17407520/ |archive-date=October 10, 2012 |url-status=dead }} This victory lifted Wilson into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialworldgolfranking.com/NEWS/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=408545&itype=421 |title=Week 9 - Mark Wilson Wins the Honda Classic and Breaks into the World Top 100 |publisher=Official World Golf Rankings |date=March 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012175019/http://www.officialworldgolfranking.com/NEWS/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=408545&itype=421 |archivedate=October 12, 2007 }}
Wilson has since won the 2009 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun, the 2011 Sony Open in Hawaii{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/9363572.stm |title=Mark Wilson clinches Sony Open title in Hawaii |date=January 16, 2011 |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=January 17, 2011}} and the 2011 Waste Management Phoenix Open where he triumphed in a playoff against Jason Dufner.{{cite journal |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/golf/wires/02/07/2070.ap.glf.phoenix.open.2nd.ld.writethru.0308/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103230532/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/golf/wires/02/07/2070.ap.glf.phoenix.open.2nd.ld.writethru.0308/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |title=Wilson wins playoff in Phoenix Open |date=February 7, 2011 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |accessdate=February 7, 2011}} The Sony Open victory earned Wilson his first trip to the Masters. Wilson earned his fifth PGA Tour victory at the 2012 Humana Challenge, holding off the challenge of Robert Garrigus, Johnson Wagner and John Mallinger by two strokes. He finished at 24-under-par, helped by a second round 62 which included eight birdies and an eagle.{{cite news |title=Mark Wilson wins Humana Challenge |newspaper=The Augusta Chronicle |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/golf/2012-01-22/mark-wilson-wins-humana-challenge?v=1327263418 |date=January 22, 2012 |accessdate=January 22, 2012}} With the win, he moved to a career high of 40th in the Official World Golf Ranking. The following month, Wilson enjoyed a good run at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship where he made it all the way to the semi-finals before losing to eventual champion Hunter Mahan, 2&1. He did however win the consolation match to finish third, defeating world number three Lee Westwood, 1 up. In his run for the semi-finals, Wilson beat Bo Van Pelt (3 and 2), Robert Rock (3 and 2), Dustin Johnson (4 and 3) and Peter Hanson (4 and 3). This was Wilson' best showing at a WGC event and he moved to a career high 24th in the world ranking.{{Cite web |title=Results – WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship 2012 |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/wgc-accenture-match-play-championship-2012/results |access-date=2024-02-07 |publisher=European Tour}}{{Cite web |title=Mark Wilson |url=https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/mark-wilson-4107 |access-date=2024-02-07 |publisher=Official World Gold Ranking}}
For the first time since joining the PGA Tour, Wilson played the 2016–17 season out of the past champion's category.
Wilson now works full time as a golf commentator for PGA Tour Radio, PGA Tour LIVE, found on ESPN+, and PGA Tour Champions coverage on Golf. He has played one PGA Tour event in 2022, getting in as a past champion of The American Express in La Quinta, California.
Personal life
Wilson was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and currently resides in Greer, South Carolina.
Along with his wife, Amy, he is heavily involved in the Blessings in a Backpack charitable organization, with a mission of sending needy school children home every weekend with nonperishable food they can eat on Saturday and Sunday.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}
Professional wins (9)
=PGA Tour wins (5)=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
| align=center|1
|align=right|Mar 4, 2007 |−5 (72-66-66-71=275) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ARG}} José Cóceres, {{flagicon|COL}} Camilo Villegas, |
| align=center|2
|align=right|Mar 1, 2009 |−13 (66-64-69-68=267) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} J. J. Henry |
| align=center|3
|align=right|Jan 16, 2011 |−16 (65-67-65-67=264) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Tim Clark, {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Marino |
| align=center|4
|align=right|Feb 7, 2011 |Waste Management Phoenix Open |−18 (65-64-68-69=266) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Dufner |
| align=center|5
|align=right|Jan 22, 2012 |−24 (66-62-67-69=264) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Robert Garrigus, {{flagicon|USA}} John Mallinger, |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1 |2007 |{{flagicon|ARG}} José Cóceres, {{flagicon|COL}} Camilo Villegas, |Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2 |2011 |Waste Management Phoenix Open |{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Dufner |Won with birdie on second extra hole |
=NGA Hooters Tour wins (3)=
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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
| align=center|1
|align=right|Mar 22, 1998 |Dick Brooks Classic |−13 (68-70-68-69=275) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Wes Short Jr. |
| align=center|2
|align=right|Apr 18, 1999 |Gold Stroke Casino Classic |−16 (67-64-73-68=272) |7 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Greg Parker |
| align=center|3
|align=right|May 14, 2000 |Hooters Classic |−11 (67-74-67-69=277) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|IRL}} Richie Coughlan, {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Kammann, |
=Other wins (1)=
- 2001 Wisconsin State Open
Results in major championships
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !1998 !1999 !2000 !2001 !2002 !2003 !2004 !2005 !2006 !2007 !2008 !2009 !2010 !2011 !2012 !2013 !2014 |
| align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|U.S. Open
|CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |
| align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T63 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T26 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !2007!!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016 |
| align=left|The Players Championship
|CUT |T42 |T55 |CUT |CUT |CUT |CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
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!Tournament!!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012 |
| align="left"|Match Play
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |R32 |style="background:yellow;"|3 |
| align="left"|Championship
|25 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T49 |T45 |
| align="left"|Invitational
|T36 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T17 |T45 |
| align="left"|Champions
|colspan=2 style="background:#D3D3D3;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T56 |T46 |
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|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.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{PGATour player|21878|Mark Wilson}}
- {{OWGR|4107|Mark Wilson}}
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Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's golfers
Category:Golfers from Wisconsin
Category:Golfers from Illinois
Category:Sportspeople from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin