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.
Early life 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.
Amateur career 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.
Professional career In 1983, Wood 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 1997 Masters.
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.
Personal life Willie Wood and his wife Holly had two children. In October 1988, Holly Wood was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma. She died ten months later.
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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jul 21, 1996Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic−20 (68-67-66-67=268)1 stroke Kirk Triplett
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11990Hardee's Golf Classic Joey SindelarLost 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 19, 2012 Dick's Sporting Goods Open−13 (68-67-68=203)Playoff Michael Allen 2Sep 15, 2012Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship−14 (68-68-66=202)1 stroke Bill Glasson
Champions Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12012Dick's Sporting Goods Open Michael AllenWon with par on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989Masters TournamentT41U.S. OpenCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipT23CUT Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999Masters TournamentT12T21CUTU.S. OpenT17CUTCUTPGA ChampionshipT13 Tournament20002001Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTPGA Championship Note: Wood never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in senior major championships Results not in chronological order prior. Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019202020212022202320242025The TraditionT25T52T15T42T68T6NTSenior PGA ChampionshipT45T12T39T40CUTCUTCUTNTT34T63Senior Players ChampionshipT12T47T35T10T44T46T2868T19T52U.S. Senior OpenT29T35T49T38CUTNTT53CUTSenior British Open ChampionshipCUTT45T34T63T31NT
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
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