Will MacKenzie

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 PGA TOUR Victories
(1) 2006  Reno-Tahoe Open. 
 Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position
$1,116,507 (85)
Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T4-- Mercedes-Benz Championship. T7-- Wyndham Championship. T8-- Stanford St. Jude Championship.
Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round
64 at Round 2, U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. 64 at Round 1, Wyndham Championship.
Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights
Started the year with a bang thanks to a T4 finish in first appearance in the Mercedes-Benz Championship. One of four first-time participants to finish among the top-10. Opened with a 4-under 69 to share the first-round lead with four other players, including eventual winner Vijay Singh...Finished T11 at
the Memorial Tournament, his first start at Muirfield Village Golf Club...Next top-10 came in June at the Stanford St. Jude Championship, a T8 at TPC Southwind...Playing in home state, North Carolina, at the Wyndham Championship, led after a first-round 64, finished T7.
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Best PGA TOUR Finishes
1-- Reno-Tahoe Open.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
T10-- Knoxville Open Presented by Food City.
2006 Best PGA TOUR Finishes
1-- Reno-Tahoe Open.
2006 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--29; in money--16; Top 10 finishes--1
 Career Highlights
2006: Second year on TOUR highlighted by first career win at the Reno-Tahoe Open, his only top-10 of the season...One of 13 first-time winners on TOUR in 2006...Finished season No. 100 on the money list...Win at the Reno-Tahoe Open came in his 47th career start. Set tournament first-round scoring
record with a 9-under 63. Held first-round lead and shared third-round lead prior to making a 10-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to defeat Bob Estes by a stroke. The birdie on 18 was his first on the back nine since the second round. Set tournament record with three eagles in the first round and four overall. Became tournament's fourth first-time winner. 2005: After finishing 179th on the PGA TOUR money list in his rookie season, placed T9 at the Qualifying Tournament in December to regain his status for 2006. Lone top-10 was a T8 at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. 2004: Earned initial TOUR card by finishing T26 at the Qualifying Tournament, his first trip to finals in three attempts. Named Player of the Year on the Hooters Tour after finishing third on the money list and winning three times, at the Touchstone Energy Open in Greenville, NC; Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK; and Dothan (AL) Classic. 2003: Won the Canon U.S.A. Classic in West Palm Beach, FL on the Golden Bear Tour and finished ninth on the money list that year. Has also played the Canadian Tour.
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 Personal
Gave up golf after his sophomore year in high school after being a top junior player and did not pick it up again until almost 10 years later. Inspired by Payne Stewart's 1999 U.S. Open win at Pinehurst in his home state of North Carolina...An outdoor enthusiast. Is a
professional kayaker. Also snowboards and rock climbs. Also spent some type heliboarding in Alaska. Lived out of his van in Montana for five years.
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 Other Information
After finishing 179th on the 2005 PGA TOUR money list in his rookie season, placed T9 at the Qualifying Tournament in December to regain his status for 2006. Lone top-10 was a T8 at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. Earned initial TOUR card by finishing T26 at the
2004 Qualifying Tournament, his first trip to finals in three attempts. Named 2004 Player of the Year on the Hooters Tour after finishing third on the money list and winning three times, at the Touchstone Energy Open in Greenville, NC; Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK; and Dothan (AL) Classic. Won the 2003 Canon U.S.A. Classic in West Palm Beach, FL on the Golden Bear Tour and finished ninth on the money list that year. Has also played the Canadian Tour. Is a professional kayaker.
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