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Mark Wilson (golfer)

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_place	Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
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weight	145 lb
nationality
residence	Greer, South Carolina, U.S.
spouse	Amy
children	3
college	University of North Carolina
yearpro	1997
extour	PGA Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Web.com Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
prowins	9
pgawins	5
eurowins
japwins
asiawins
sunwins
auswins
nwidewins
chalwins
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otherwins	4
majorwins
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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PGA Tour of Australasia Web.com Tour NGA Hooters Tour 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. 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. This victory lifted Wilson into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career.

Wilson has since won the 2009 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun, the 2011 Sony Open in Hawaii and the 2011 Waste Management Phoenix Open where he triumphed in a playoff against Jason Dufner. 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. 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.

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.

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 4, 2007	The Honda Classic	−5 (72-66-66-71=275)	Playoff	ARG José Cóceres, COL Camilo Villegas,
USA Boo Weekley
2	Mar 1, 2009	Mayakoba Golf Classic	−13 (66-64-69-68=267)	2 strokes	USA J. J. Henry
3	Jan 16, 2011	Sony Open in Hawaii	−16 (65-67-65-67=264)	2 strokes	ZAF Tim Clark, USA Steve Marino
4	Feb 7, 2011	Waste Management Phoenix Open	−18 (65-64-68-69=266)	Playoff	USA Jason Dufner
5	Jan 22, 2012	Humana Challenge	−24 (66-62-67-69=264)	2 strokes	USA Robert Garrigus, USA John Mallinger,
USA Johnson Wagner

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2007	The Honda Classic	ARG José Cóceres, COL Camilo Villegas,
USA Boo Weekley	Won with birdie on third extra hole
Villegas and Weekley eliminated by par on second hole
2	2011	Waste Management Phoenix Open	USA Jason Dufner	Won with birdie on second extra hole

NGA Hooters Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 22, 1998	Dick Brooks Classic	−13 (68-70-68-69=275)	4 strokes	USA Wes Short Jr.
2	Apr 18, 1999	Gold Stroke Casino Classic	−16 (67-64-73-68=272)	7 strokes	USA Greg Parker
3	May 14, 2000	Hooters Classic	−11 (67-74-67-69=277)	2 strokes	IRL Richie Coughlan, USA Scott Kammann,
USA Steve Pope

Other wins (1)

2001 Wisconsin State Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1998	2007	2009	2011	2012	2014
Masters Tournament				CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT			CUT	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship				T63	CUT
PGA Championship		CUT	CUT	T26	CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
The Players Championship	CUT	T42	T55	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT		CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2007	2010	2011	2012
Match Play			R32	3
Championship	25		T49	T45
Invitational	T36		T17	T45
Champions		T56	T46

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.

References

"Mark Wilson". PGA Tour.
(March 5, 2007). "Wilson Wins Honda Playoff For First PGA Tour Win". NBC Sports.
(March 5, 2007). "Week 9 - Mark Wilson Wins the Honda Classic and Breaks into the World Top 100". Official World Golf Rankings.
(January 16, 2011). "Mark Wilson clinches Sony Open title in Hawaii". BBC Sport.
(February 7, 2011). "Wilson wins playoff in Phoenix Open".
(January 22, 2012). "Mark Wilson wins Humana Challenge". [[The Augusta Chronicle]].
"Results – WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship 2012". European Tour.
"Mark Wilson". Official World Gold Ranking.

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