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WOODY AUSTIN

UNITED STATES

Height:

6 ft, 0 in

Weight:

190 lbs

Birthday:

01/27/1964

College:University of Miami (1986, Business Administration)
Turned Pro:1986
Birthplace:Tampa, FL
Residence:Derby, KS

PGA TOUR - Media Guide

PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3)
1995  Buick Open.  2004  Buick Championship.  2007  Stanford St. Jude Championship. 
Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position ()
$
Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position (19)
$77,776
Current Year Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
3-- South Georgia Classic Presented by First State Bank and Trust Company. T5-- Chitimacha Louisiana Open. T7-- Stadion Classic at UGA.
Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round
67 at Round 1, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round
64 at Round 3, South Georgia Classic Presented by First State Bank and Trust Company.
Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights

Finished T5 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open after leading the field in Driving Accuracy. Held steady on the leaderboard during the week, closing with a 3-under 68.

Vaulted into contention with an 8-under 64 in the third round of the South Georgia Classic. Grabbed a share of the 54-hole lead with Luke List but failed to muster a charge, shooting a 1-over 73 to wind up T4, five off the pace set by List, the tournament winner.

Followed that performance the next week with a T7 at the Stadion Classic at UGA. Was just one shot off the pace after 54 holes at the University of Georgia GC but managed only an even-par 71 and finished five back of winner Hudson Swafford. Moved to No. 13 on the money list at the time.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Highlights

Finished T5 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open after leading the field in Driving Accuracy. Held steady on the leaderboard during the week, closing with a 3-under 68.

Vaulted into contention with an 8-under 64 in the third round of the South Georgia Classic. Grabbed a share of the 54-hole lead with Luke List but failed to muster a charge, shooting a 1-over 73 to wind up T4, five off the pace set by List, the tournament winner.

Followed that performance the next week with a T7 at the Stadion Classic at UGA. Was just one shot off the pace after 54 holes at the University of Georgia GC but managed only an even-par 71 and finished five back of winner Hudson Swafford. Moved to No. 13 on the money list at the time.
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
1-- Buick Open, Buick Championship, Stanford St. Jude Championship.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
2-- NIKE Sonoma County Open, NIKE Fort Smith Classic. T2-- NIKE Permian Basin Open.
2011 Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T6-- RBC Canadian Open.
2011 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--18; in money--11; Top 10 finishes--1
2011 Season Nationwide Tour
Tournaments Entered--4; in money--4; Top 10 finishes--
Career Highlights

2011: Claimed one top-10 finish on the PGA TOUR in 18 starts, and was three for three in made cuts on the Nationwide Tour.

In the first round of the RBC Canadian Open, holed out for eagle on the par-4 16th hole from 121 yards. Birdied Nos. 14 and 15 to play the three-hole stretch in 4-under par. Finished T6 for his first top-10 finish of the season.

Also made three Nationwide Tour starts, making the cut in all three, with his best showing a T35 at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open in his native Kansas. 2010: Finished outside the top 100 on the money list for the first time in eight seasons.

Finished T7 at the Puerto Rico Open for his first of three top-10 finishes.

Card included 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in round two of Shell Houston Open after a hole-in-one at the seventh hole. It was the second ace recorded that day (Lucas Glover at the 16th hole) and the first aces at the Redstone GC Tournament Course. Went on to finish T59.

Next top-10 finish came at The Greenbrier Classic, where a final-round 63 led to a T4 finish, just one shy of his career-low 62 carded during the final-round of the 2007 St. Jude Classic where he won the last of his three TOUR titles.

Finished T10 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship with four rounds in the 60s for first back-to-back top 10s since 2008. 2009: Solid season with three top-10s.

First-round co-leader with Steve Stricker and Tim Clark after a 63 at Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial and finished T6.

Was five strokes off the 54-hole lead (T5) at the St. Jude Classic. Final-round 69 at TPC Southwind left him ninth in Memphis.

Posted his seventh top-10 in 15 starts, at the Buick Open, with a T8. 2008: Made the cut in 24 of 30 starts on his way to finishing No. 58 in the FedExCup standings. Surpassed $2 million in earnings for the second time in his career, thanks to six top-10 finishes (the most since a career-best seven during his rookie season in 1995).

Finished T5 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.

Collected his third career top-10 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a T4. Needed to birdie the last to tie eventual winner Andres Romero, but hit his third shot into the water and made double bogey.

Recorded his third top-5 finish of the season with a T2 at the Buick Open. Took the lead on Sunday with a birdie at the par-5 16th, but bogeys at the final two holes, including a three-putt at the 72nd, left him one stroke shy of winner Kenny Perry.

Despite an opening-round 74, posted three consecutive 69s to finish T3 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship. 2007: Shot an 8-under-par 62 in the final round to win the Stanford St. Jude Championship. The five-stroke victory was the third of his career and the first since 2004. Trailed third-round leader Adam Scott by four and recorded the best final round on TOUR since Brad Faxon shot a 61 to win the 2006 Buick Championship. Entered the event with five missed cuts and a best finish of T18 in 2007.

Three weeks later, finished T2 at the Buick Open, an event he won in 1995, one stroke behind Brian Bateman. With that 1995 victory, won a Buick Riviera which he still has today.

Recorded his career-best finish in a major, placing second to Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship at Southern Hills. Was within one of Woods on the back nine on Sunday and finished with a final-round 67, two behind. Was the only player in the field to record all four rounds at par or better.

Finish improved his position from 18th to 10th in The Presidents Cup standings, thereby making his first national team. Became famous during the competition in Montreal when he fell into a lake on the 14th hole while trying to extract his ball. Dubbed "Aquaman" by his teammates, he rallied his teammate David Toms to a half in the Foursomes match by birdieing the final three holes. Had a 1-1-3 record in the U.S. win. 2006: Won more than $1 million for a fourth consecutive season. 2005: T3 finish at the Valero Texas Open was his best performance of the year. In San Antonio, held the 54-hole lead for the first time in his career and was in the final grouping for only the second time in his career, the other coming earlier in 2005 while defending his title at the Buick Championship. 2004: Earned a victory for the first time since his rookie season of 1995, a period of more than nine years, and went over the $1-million mark for the second straight season.

Second TOUR victory came in August at the Buick Championship, his 301st career start. After opening 68-70-66, trailed leader Fred Funk by three strokes. Posted a 4-under-par 66 on Sunday to finish tied with Tim Herron at 10-under-par 270. Defeated Herron with a birdie-3 on the first hole of sudden-death. 2003: Finished in the top-50 for the first time since 1996. Earned more than $1 million for the first time in his career, with $1,518,707.

Runner-up to Davis Love III at MCI Heritage, falling on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff. Missed two putts inside 10 feet that would have clinched the title on second and third playoff holes. Runner-up finish was best since playoff win over Mike Brisky at 1995 Buick Open. 2002: Tied for the lead in starts (36) with Kenneth Staton during the 2002 season. With four sub-par rounds, finished T10 at the Reno-Tahoe Open, first top-10 since T8 at the 2001 INTERNATIONAL. Finished T26 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to return to the TOUR in 2003. 2001: A late surge earned him his PGA TOUR card for 2002 by finishing 125th in earnings; second time in last three years he retained playing privileges with good play late in season. Made cut his last three events, including T16 in National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World.

Only two top-10s came in consecutive starts, a T8 at John Deere Classic, followed by a solo eighth in The INTERNATIONAL. 2000: Collected $485,589 in prize money and had three top-10s.

Missed the cut in his first six tournaments. Finished T7 in seventh start at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open.

At Buick Open, 1995 winner finished T4, worth $118,000, moving from 108th on the TOUR money list to 81st, enough to keep his card. 1999: Made successful return to PGA TOUR, playing in 30 events and making the cut in 20 of those.

Lone top-10 of the year came at the Reno-Tahoe Open where he finished T9.

Finished 121st on the money list to retain his card. 1998: Played mainly on Nationwide Tour and was first in scoring average (69.61) on way to eighth-place finish on money list to regain TOUR playing privileges. 1997: Lost his card after finishing 180th on the money list. 1996: Was among top-25 in 15 events and among top-10 in five events.

Shared U.S. Open first-round lead with Payne Stewart at 67.

In defense of title, finished T3 at Buick Open. 1995: Earned PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year honors. One of three rookies to qualify for THE TOUR Championship.

Highlight was a playoff victory over Mike Brisky at Buick Open. Opening 63 gave him two-stroke lead, but lost his advantage to Payne Stewart after second round. Final-round 68 earned spot in playoff, which he won with par on first extra hole. Win was worth $216,000.

Made 10 of 12 cuts leading up to TOUR Championship, where he finished fourth. 1994: Made his debut on the PGA TOUR by capturing the 1994 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Finished 23rd on Nationwide Tour money list.

Played in Japan (1989-90) and on mini-tours (1992-93).
Personal

Tore tendons and cartilage in left knee during 1987 Qualifying Tournament. Injury sidelined him for two years. Originally injured knee as 11-year old playing Little League baseball.

Worked for years as credit-union teller during offseason. Also worked in supplies department at Eckerd Drug.

After falling to Davis Love III in a playoff at the 2003 MCI Heritage, said of his previous struggles: "It's just so much fun to actually be in the game again and show people that I do know how to play the game and hit quality shots. I had numerous chances, and it just wasn't my day."
PGA TOURPlayoff Record
2-1
Nationwide TourPlayoff Record
0-1
National Teams
The Presidents Cup (1), 2007.
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