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GARRETT WILLIS
UNITED STATES
Height:
6 ft, 1 in
Weight:
175 lbs
Birthday:
11/21/1973
College:East Tennessee State University (1996, Communications)
Turned Pro:1996
Birthplace:Charlotte, NC
Residence:Knoxville, TN
PGA TOUR - Media Guide
| PGA TOUR VICTORIES | (1) |
| 2001 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. | |
| Nationwide Tour VICTORIES | (2) |
| 2005 Envirocare Utah Classic. 2009 WNB Golf Classic. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position | (211) |
| $42,219 | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position | () |
| $ | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round | |
| 68 at Round 3, Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com. | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round | |
| 69 at Round 1, South Georgia Classic Presented by First State Bank and Trust Company. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 1-- Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 1-- Envirocare Utah Classic, WNB Golf Classic. | |
| 2011 Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| T9-- The Heritage. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--24; in money--11; Top 10 finishes--1 | |
| 2011 Season Nationwide Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--1; in money--1; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Made 11 of 24 cuts with one top 10 and five top 25s. Shared the 36-hole lead at the Transitions Championship with Chris Couch at 9-under. Played the final 36 holes in 1-over to finish T15. Recorded his first top 10 of the season, a T9 at The Heritage. Jumped out to the first-round lead with a 7-under 64 and then trailed Luke Donald by one stroke after 36 holes. Weekend rounds of 74-70 left him five strokes out of the Brandt Snedeker-Luke Donald playoff. 2010: Claimed a career-best seven top-25 finishes to finish inside the top 125 on the TOUR money list for the first time since 2001. Fired a first-round 65 to take the 18-hole lead at Transitions Championship. Finished T72. Posted a T4 at the St. Jude Classic presented by Smith & Nephew in his home state of Tennessee. Opened 66-65 to share the 36-hole lead. Best finish since a T2 at the 2002 Valero Texas Open. 2009: Earned a return trip to the PGA TOUR in 2010, thanks to his No. 12 finish on the Nationwide Tour money list…Collected his second career win with a one-stroke victory over Chad Collins at the WNB Golf Classic. Held a two-shot lead after 54 holes at Midland CC. Used back-to-back birdies at Nos. 12 and 13 to open a two-shot advantage over Collins, who had established a course record with a 10-under 62 in Sunday's final round and was the clubhouse leader. First-place check of $94,500 moved him up 13 spots to No. 6 on the money list and assured him a return trip to the TOUR in 2010…Was a playoff runner-up to Vance Veazey at the season-opening Panama Digicel Championship. His final-round 66 erased a three-shot deficit and forced a playoff with Veazey…Second top-10 was a solo third at the South Georgia Classic…Added a T7 at the Utah Championship, four years after he won the event at Willow Creek CC…Did not play in the season-ending Tour Championship because of the recent birth of his son, Gage. 2008: Played on the PGA TOUR out of the Past Champion's category for the second straight year. Made the cut in six of 11 TOUR starts, with his best finish a T15 at the Wyndham Championship…Also made eight starts on the Nationwide Tour, where his best result was a T13 at the Henrico County Open. 2007: Made the cut in 11 of 16 starts on the Nationwide Tour, including six top-25 finishes…Finished the season No. 56 on the money list, with $112,053…Season-best runner-up finish at the Fort Smith Classic, finishing 15-under 265 and one stroke behind Jay Williamson…Made the cut in seven of 13 starts on the TOUR, with a T7 at the Frys.com Open his best effort. Posted a second-round 10-under-par 62 at TPC Summerlin and held a share of the 36-hole lead with George McNeill and D.J. Trahan. Top-10 performance was third in 142 career starts on the PGA TOUR. 2006: Split season between PGA TOUR (four made cuts in 10 starts) and Nationwide Tour (seven made cuts in 16 starts), with a best finish of T4 at the Nationwide Tour's PalmettoPride Classic in mid-October. 2005: Played primarily on the Nationwide Tour, where he finished 33rd on money list and picked up his first victory at the Envirocare Utah Classic. Rounds of 67-71-67-70 led to a 13-under 275 finish, one shot ahead of Kris Cox, Brian Henninger and Mathew Goggin. 2004: Posted just two top-25s, including a season-best T12 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson, the event he won in 2001. 2003: Finished No. 134 on the PGA TOUR money list. 2002: Finished out of the top 125 (No. 136). A T10 at the 2002 Valero Texas Open was his lone top-10 over the two-year period. Set LaCantera course record in second round with a 61. Needed only 96 putts on the week. 2001: Made first TOUR start a winning one, defeating Kevin Sutherland by one stroke at Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. Third-round 64, after opening 71-69, lifted him to within two strokes of lead. Closed with a 69. Third TOUR player to win his first start as a member, joining Ben Crenshaw (1973) and Robert Gamez (1990). 1997: Member of the Nationwide Tour beginning for the first time…Traveled internationally and won the 1997 Panama Open, coming from seven strokes back on the final day. 1996: Won Hooters Tour event in Decatur, AL, in his first professional tournament. Amateur: First-team All-America selection at East Tennessee State. |
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Planned to get married the week following his PGA TOUR victory in Tucson, at the Sony Open in Hawaii, but his wedding was delayed to the week of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He didn't start playing golf until he was 13 despite living on or near golf courses during his growing-up years. |
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