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| PGA TOUR VICTORIES | (5) |
| 2007 The Honda Classic. 2009 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. 2011 Sony Open in Hawaii, Waste Management Phoenix Open. 2012 Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position | (14) |
| $1,927,685 | |
| Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 1-- Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation. 3-- World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round | |
| 62 at Round 2, Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights | |
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Won his fifth career event on TOUR with a two-shot victory at the Humana Challenge. Posted his lowest PGA TOUR round when he shot a 10-under-par 62 in the second round. His round included eight birdies and an eagle. Was just 1-under par on the par-3 holes but was 8-under on the par-4s and 14-under on the par-5s. Had to play three holes at La Quinta CC on Sunday morning to complete his third round before returning to the Palmer Private Course for his final round Sunday afternoon. Best finish in three previous starts in the desert was a T33 in 2007. All five of his wins have come in the first quarter of the year. Going back to the start of the 2011 season, along with fellow Wisconsin native Steve Stricker, the duo has three victories, the most wins on the PGA TOUR. Earned second top-five finish of the season with a third-place showing at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Advanced to the semifinals with 3-and-2 victories over Bo Van Pelt and Robert Rock and 4-and-3 wins over Dustin Johnson and Peter Hanson before falling to eventual winner Hunter Mahan, 2 and 1. Bounced back to defeat Lee Westwood, 1-up, in the consolation match to notch his best finish in a World Golf Championships event. Did not have a match extended to No. 17 during the first four rounds. Posted his best finish at the Accenture Match Play Championship, surpassing a T17 in 2011. |
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| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 1-- The Honda Classic, Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun, Sony Open in Hawaii, Waste Management Phoenix Open, Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| T8-- SAS Carolina Classic. | |
| 2011 Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 1-- Sony Open in Hawaii. P1-- Waste Management Phoenix Open. T4-- CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia. T7-- the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance. T9-- Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--26; in money--19; Top 10 finishes--4 | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Had a career year with two wins and personal best finishes in the FedExCup (No. 22) and on the money list (No. 19). Made his first appearance in the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola (T26). Played the final 40 holes without a bogey and capped off a 36-hole marathon final day with rounds of 65-67 to win the Sony Open in Hawaii at 16-under 264, two strokes ahead of Tim Clark and Steve Marino. Following his third-round 5-under 65, had just six minutes to rush to the locker room, grab a quick sandwich and a few sleeves of golf balls before teeing off for the final 18 holes at the Waialae CC. His third-career victory came in his fifth start at the event, with a T20 in 2010 his previous-best showing. Added his next win just two starts later in playoff fashion at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. After posting rounds of 65-64-68-69—266, posted a birdie-3 on the second playoff hole led to his fourth career victory over Jason Dufner. Collected 500 FedExCup points and moved to the top spot in the standings, 336 points ahead of Jhonattan Vegas. His win became the first of his career in come-from-behind fashion, having entered the final round one stroke behind Tommy Gainey. The win came in his fourth start at the event (1-2011, T14-2010, T48-2009, T9-2008). Donned a "cheesehead" the Sunday of the tournament at the par-3 16th hole in honor of his home state Green Bay Packers playing in the Super Bowl later that day. Finished T9 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on the strength of a final-round 69. It was his first top-10 at Bay Hill in seven career starts. Finished T7 at the Memorial Tournament for his second top 10 (T3 in 2009) in five starts at Muirfield Village GC. Enjoyed four rounds in the 60s at The Mines Resort and GC in Malaysia to T4 at the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic. 2010: Posted two top-10s in 28 starts. String of three straight years inside the top 50 in the final FedExCup standings was broken when he finished 131st. Posted T7 at the Quail Hollow Championship on the strength of a final-round 67. Finished sixth at the Children's Miracle Network Classic, thanks to four rounds in the 60s. 2009: Won his second PGA TOUR title and finished a career-best 32nd in the FedExCup standings and No. 44 in earnings. Finished at 13-under 267 to win the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun by two strokes over J.J. Henry. Victory on March 1 came almost two years to the day after his first PGA TOUR victory at The Honda Classic on March 4, 2007. Went ahead for good on the second hole of the final round, then held on through dark clouds and wild winds over the back nine. Shot a final-round 68. Finished T3 at the Memorial Tournament at 8-under, four strokes behind winner Tiger Woods. Entered the final round tied for the lead with Matt Bettencourt. 36-hole co-leader with Tiger Woods after opening 69-66 at BMW Championship on home course, Cog Hill G&CC. Finished T10 to end his PGA TOUR Playoff run at 32nd in FedExCup standings. 2008: Surpassed $1 million in earnings for the second consecutive season, with a career-high 25 made cuts in 29 starts. Recorded a career-best 12 top-25s, finishing No. 45 in the FedExCup standings. Four rounds in the 60s (68-66-66-63) led to a season-best runner-up finish to Zach Johnson at the Valero Texas Open. 2007: Earned first career TOUR victory in 111th career start at The Honda Classic at age 32 years, 5 months, 3 days. Defeated Jose Coceres with a birdie-2 on the third playoff hole, the par-3 17th, on Monday morning, as play had been suspended due to darkness after one playoff hole on Sunday evening. Camilo Villegas and Boo Weekley were eliminated on the second playoff hole when they made bogeys. Posted rounds of 72-66-66-71—275 (5-under-par). Second-round 66 included a self-imposed two-stroke penalty as caddie had given advice regarding club selection to a fellow competitor early in the round. Sank a 47-foot par putt on the 16th hole on Sunday and made a 31-footer for par on the first playoff hole to stay alive. Became the 10th first-time winner in tournament history, and the fourth in the last seven years. Recorded the 200th victory on the PGA TOUR by a Nationwide Tour alumnus. Earned 4,500 FedExCup points and $990,000. Of his two-stroke penalty, Wilson said, "I don't think I would be here if I had not called it on myself because I would be thinking about it, and I would be sitting here, and had I not called it on myself, every time I look at that trophy it would be tarnished.". Recorded seven straight birdies on holes three through nine in the third round of the Memorial Tournament, the most on Tour that year. 2006: Playing PGA TOUR with No. 126-150 status, finished 156th on money list with one top-10 in 24 starts. Earned TOUR card for 2007 with T29 finish at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Posted first top-10 of the season in his third start, a T9 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. Held first-round lead after with an 8-under 64. Was the first lead of any kind on TOUR in his 85th start. 2005: Regained TOUR card for with T26 finish at the 2004 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Slow start to the season, but finished the second half of the season with three top-10s, beginning with the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston. Collected first top-10 of season in 18th start with a T10 at 2005 Deutsche Bank Championship. Marked third career top-10 in 74 TOUR starts. Recorded a career-best T3 finish at the Valero Texas Open. His previous best was a solo fourth at the 2003 HP Classic of New Orleans. His $203,000 payday almost doubled his season earnings to $429,323. Three starts later posted his third top-10 of the season with a T10 finish at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, aided by a career-best 9-under 63 in the third round. His top-10 finish earned a spot in the following week's Chrysler Championship. He collected $110,000 at the FUNAI Classic to improve season earnings to $553,623, moving from 151st on the season money list to 131st with two full-field events remaining in the 2005 season. Made the cut in the last two full field events of the season to finish 133rd on the final season money list. 2004: Playing with No. 126-150 status, participated in 19 events with one top-10, a T5 at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Also played in six Nationwide Tour events with two top-10s. 2003: As a rookie, playing in his 19th career event on TOUR, posted first top-10, a solo fourth at the HP Classic of New Orleans. Narrowly missed on retaining card in rookie season, finishing 128th on money list. 2002: Earned his first trip to the TOUR via a T17 finish at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Spent the season as a rookie on the Nationwide Tour. Only top-10 was a T8 at the SAS Carolina Classic. Missed the cut at the Greater Milwaukee Open, his only TOUR appearance. Played the Hooters Tour from 1998-2001 and won three times. Played the PGA Tour of Australasia from 2000-02. Amateur: Won Ben Hogan Award in 1996 as top NCAA student golfer. |
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| Personal | |
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Has two career holes-in-one in competitive rounds, both while playing with TOUR player Doug LaBelle II. Cites Ben Hogan as his hero. In 2006, donated $30,000 to Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer Fund, the largest single donation by an athlete in charity's history. Made donation before re-earning PGA TOUR card via Qualifying Tournament. His "Making A Mark Fore MACC" program makes a donation for every made cut and additional funding for every Top-30 finish. Along with his wife, Amy, 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. |
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| PGA TOURPlayoff Record | |
| 2-0 | |