Gary Woodland

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR: Winner, PGA Championship or U.S. Open (thru 2023-24)

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR: 2009

PGA TOUR Victories (4)

• 2011 Transitions Championship
• 2013 Reno-Tahoe Open
• 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open
• 2019 U.S. Open

Additional Victories (1)

• 2011 OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup [with Matt Kuchar]

PLAYOFF RECORD

PGA TOUR (1-2)

• 2011 Lost to Bill Haas, Jhonattan Vegas, Bob Hope Classic
• 2014 Lost to Ryan Moore, CIMB Classic
• 2018 Defeated Chez Reavie, Waste Management Phoenix Open

National Teams

• 2019 Presidents Cup
• 2011 World Cup

Personal

• Named all-state in basketball in high school, where his school won two state titles.
• Doesn't eat anything that comes out of the sea.
• Favorite college team is the Kansas Jayhawks and favorite professional team is the Kansas City Chiefs.
• Marks his ball with a 1984 half-dollar coin given to him by his mother. The year 1984 signifies the year he was born.
• Owns two ping-pong tables, having started to play regularly when he had left shoulder surgery during his rookie season in 2009. Ping-pong was one activity he could participate in with his left arm in a sling.
• Supports junior golf through his namesake American Junior Golf Association event, the Gary Woodland Championship in his collegiate hometown, Lawrence, Kansas.

Special Interests

• Basketball, working out, ping-pong

CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

• ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP: Held a share of the 18-hole lead at the inaugural ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP before finishing fifth, his second consecutive top-five on the PGA TOUR. Opening 64 was the fourth sub-65 first-round score of his career and first since the 2018 PGA Championship. Fell to 0-for-4 in his career in converting the 18-hole lead/co-lead to victory.
• THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES: Earned his second consecutive top-three finish at THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES, tying Hideki Matsuyama and Cameron Smith for third. Was tied for 33rd after two rounds before recording scores of 65-66 in the third and final rounds.

Career Highlights

2020 Season

• ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP: Held a share of the 18-hole lead at the inaugural ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP before finishing fifth, his second consecutive top-five on the PGA TOUR. Opening 64 was the fourth sub-65 first-round score of his career and first since the 2018 PGA Championship. Fell to 0-for-4 in his career in converting the 18-hole lead/co-lead to victory.
• THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES: Earned his second consecutive top-three finish at THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES, tying Hideki Matsuyama and Cameron Smith for third. Was tied for 33rd after two rounds before recording scores of 65-66 in the third and final rounds.

2019 Season

Won his first major championship and fourth PGA TOUR title at the U.S. Open and advanced to the TOUR Championship for the fourth consecutive season (seventh overall), finishing the season No. 15 in the FedExCup standings. Qualified for the Playoffs for the eighth time in his 11th season on TOUR. Recorded eight top-10s, collecting more than six in a single season for the first time in his career, and made 21 cuts in 24 starts.

• U.S. Open: Won his first major championship with a three-stroke victory over Brooks Koepka at the U.S. Open. The victory, his fourth on the PGA TOUR, came in his 245th career start (31st at a major) at the age of 35 years, 26 days. Became the seventh first-time major winner since 2010 at the U.S. Open. At 271, tied the lowest 72-hole score at the U.S. Open since 2011 (other 271 in that stretch: Martin Kaymer/2014). Became the third player, joining Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth, to win a major by three or more shots since the start of the 2016-17 season (Koepka/4/2017 U.S. Open, Spieth/3/The 2017 Open Championship). Converted a 54-hole lead/co-lead for the first time in his eighth chance at stroke-play events. Played a 34-hole stretch without a bogey (No. 10/R1 thru No. 7/R3). Led the field in Scrambling (16/20) after entering the week ranked 169th in that category.
• PGA Championship: Recorded second consecutive top-10 at the PGA Championship, following up a T6 from 2018 with a T8. Final-round 68 tied Beau Hossler for low score of the day.
• Waste Management Phoenix Open: In defense of his 2018 title, tied Chris Stroud and Sungjae Im for seventh at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Represented third top-10 in 10 starts at TPC Scottsdale.
• Farmers Insurance Open: Finished T9 at the Farmers Insurance Open for his fifth top-10 of the season, the most of any player on TOUR through the first 12 events. Closed with a 6-under 66 on the South Course to finish in the top 10, his second top-10 in 10 starts in the event.
• Sentry Tournament of Champions: Collected second runner-up result of the season at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, finishing one shot behind Xander Schauffele at 22-under 270. Began the final round with a three-shot lead and closed with a 68 against Schauffele's 62. Fell to 0-for-7 with the 54-hole lead/co-lead at stroke-play events in his career (converted 54-hole lead to victory at the 2013 Reno-Tahoe Tournament, which used Modified Stableford scoring format). Prior to four rounds in the 60s for the week (67-67-68-68), had just one sub-70 scores in eight rounds at the event (67/R3/2014). Received word Friday night that his grandmother had passed away in Kansas.
• Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: Shot a final-round 63 at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open to tie four others for 10th. Represented third top-10 during the fall portion of the season.
• THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES: Finished inside the top five for the second consecutive week with a runner-up at THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES. Entered the final round five shots back of the lead but went out in 6-under 30 to tie the lead and added five birdies and two bogeys on the back nine for a 3-under 33. Finished solo-second behind Brooks Koepka, who shot a back-nine 29.
• CIMB Classic: Recorded a T5 at the CIMB Classic in his first start of the season. Held a share of the 54-hole lead at 19-under 197. Carded first sub-63 score on TOUR with an 11-under 61 in round two to move into a share of the 36-hole lead.

2018 Season

Advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for the seventh time in eight-season stretch and made third consecutive appearance in the TOUR Championship (sixth overall), finishing T11 at East Lake to end his season at No. 26 in the FedExCup. Victory at the Waste Management Phoenix Open marked his third career PGA TOUR title and one of three top-10s in a season where he made 21 cuts in 27 starts.

• PGA Championship: Held the 18- and 36-hole lead at the PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club. Following a 1-over 71 in round three, was three shots back at 9-under 201. Closed with a 1-under 69 to finish T6, his first top-10 in a major in 28 starts.
• Waste Management Phoenix Open: Won his third career PGA TOUR title, and first since the 2013 Barracuda Championship, via a playoff at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Began the final round in Phoenix trailing by three strokes, but closed with a 7-under 64 to enter a playoff with Chez Reavie. Made par on the first extra hole, No. 18, to win his first playoff in three playoff appearances on the PGA TOUR. The win came in his 207th career start at the age of 33 years, 8 months, 14 days. The tournament marked the fourth consecutive week the PGA TOUR went to extra holes, dating to the Sony Open in Hawaii.
• Sony Open in Hawaii: Stood at just 6-under through 60 holes of the Sony Open in Hawaii, but played his final 12 holes in 8-under to finish T7. After missing the cut in his first two starts at the Sony Open in Hawaii, has four straight top-15 finishes (T3-2015, T13-2016, T6-2017, T7-2018). Marked his first top-10 of the season.

2017 Season

Claimed five top-10 finishes in 22 starts through the Wyndham Championship to advance to the FedExCup Playoffs for a sixth time. Made it through all four FedExCup Playoffs events for the second consecutive season before finishing 28th in the FedExCup standings.

• TOUR Championship: Advanced to the TOUR Championship for the second straight season, where he posted scores of 67-67-71-74--271 (-1) to finish 19th and end his season ranked 28th in the FedExCup standings.
• RBC Canadian Open: Fired a second-round 63 at the RBC Canadian Open, which featured 10 birdies, tying his personal best total birdies in a single round, (R4/2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am). Pair of 68s on the weekend earned a solo-fourth finish.
• World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play: Won opening-round match against Emiliano Grillo (3 and 2) at World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play and was ready to face Rory McIlroy in the second round before withdrawing for personal reasons.
• The Honda Classic: In his fifth start at The Honda Classic, overcame a 1-over 71 in round one at PGA National with scores of 66-66-69 to finish T2 with Morgan Hoffmann at 8-under 272. Was closing in on solo-second, before bogeys at the 71st and 72nd holes resulted in the T2 finish, the eighth runner-up showing of his career.
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Turned in a career-best 10 birdies on the final day of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am en route to a 7-under 65, finishing T5 and seven strokes behind champion Jordan Spieth. Had missed the cut in his only other starts at the event (2009, 2011). Was the 25th top-10 finish of his career
• Sony Open in Hawaii: Making his fifth start at the Sony Open in Hawaii, finished T6 after a final-round, 3-under 67. After missing the cut in his first two starts at Waialae Country Club, has now posted three consecutive top-15 finishes, led by a third-place finish in 2015.
• OHL Classic at Mayakoba: Less than a month after getting married and in his third start of the season, opened with scores of 64-65-66 at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba to find himself with a one-stroke lead over Pat Perez at 18-under 195. Closed with a 1-under 70 to finish solo-second, two strokes behind winner Perez.

2016 Season

Advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for the fifth time in his career, making it to the TOUR Championship for the fourth time, entering the Playoffs finale in the No. 20 position in the FedExCup standings. Finished T10 at East Lake to end his season No. 20 in the FedExCup standings. Recorded 14 top-25 finishes (one shy of benchmark 15 in 2011) from 26 starts. Of those, three were top-five showings, led by a runner-up finish at the Barracuda Championship. Turned in an impressive Playoffs performance, with four top-25 finishes. Closed the Playoffs with a T15 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, T24 at the BMW Championship and T10 at the TOUR Championship, where he improved with each round (72-70-69-67).

• The Barclays: Began final round of The Barclays four strokes back of leader Rickie Fowler and closed with 2-under 69 to finish T4 at 7-under 277, his second top-five finish at The Barclays (T2/2013).
• Barracuda Championship: Finished runner-up at the Barracuda Championship, where he previously won in 2013. Entered the final round six points back of Greg Chalmers' 54-hole lead in the modified stableford format but pulled within one point of Chalmers with a par on the 16th. Playing in the group in front of Chalmers, had an 8-iron in his hand to the par-5 18th needing to make a birdie to put pressure on Chalmers but left it in the bunker and 3-putted for bogey. Was his second appearance at the Barracuda Championship, following his win in 2013.
• the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide: In his sixth start in the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, held 54-hole co-lead with Matt Kuchar and eventual-winner William McGirt but posted 1-over 73 final round to finish T4, his first top-10 in 15 starts this season. Began with a birdie at No. 1 in the final round, but succumbed to three bogeys on his inward nine. Was his second top-10 finish in the Memorial Tournament and supplants sixth place in 2011 as his best showing at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

2015 Season

Four top-10 finishes in 21 starts through the Wyndham Championship earned him a fourth return to the FedExCup Playoffs. Competed in the first three of four Playoffs events, before a troublesome, 4-over 75 in the final round of the BMW Championship resulted in a T60 finish, putting an end to his season at No. 41 in the FedExCup standings.

• Wells Fargo Championship: Finished T4 at the Wells Fargo Championship for his first top-10 in five starts at Quail Hollow Club.
• World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship: Lost to Rory McIlroy in the championship match at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship to notch his best finish in the event in three starts. Finished the week 6-1 in his matches at TPC Harding Park. Failed to advance beyond the first round in his previous two attempts at the Cadillac Match Play (2012 and 2014). Birdied the par-5 first hole in six of his seven matches (did not birdie it in the semifinal). He also birdied the first hole as the 19th hole during a playoff with Walker. Was looking to notch a win in three different scoring formats on TOUR (match play, Modified Stableford and stroke play).
• Sony Open in Hawaii: After missing the cut in his first two starts at the Sony Open in Hawaii, turned in rounds of 70-65-65-67 to finish T3, 10 strokes behind runaway winner Jimmy Walker. It marked his second top-three finish of the season.
• CIMB Classic: Opened 71-70 at the CIMB Classic in Malaysia then put himself into contention with a third-round, 6-under 66 at Kuala Lumpur G&CC. Entered the final round tied for fifth and made a run at the title Sunday, shooting a 67. Finished T2 with Kevin Na and Sergio Garcia, three shots behind winner Ryan Moore. Opened his final round by making birdie on three of his first five holes. Hurt his chances by bogeying the 18th hole both days on the weekend.

2014 Season

Made the cut a career-high 23 times in 25 starts, with a playoff loss at the CIMB Classic the best of his five top-10 finishes. Finished the season No. 22 in the FedExCup standings, marking the third time in four seasons he has advanced to the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola. Finished the season with solid play in the FedExCup Playoffs, finishing 22nd in the season-long competition. Playoffs finishes included T13 at The Barclays, T29 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, T23 at the BMW Championship and T9 at the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola.

• HP Byron Nelson Championship: Recorded his fourth top-10 of the season when he T7 at the HP Byron Nelson Championship.
• Valspar Championship: At the Valspar Championship, site of his first career PGA TOUR win, in 2010, finished T8 with five others.
• Farmers Insurance Open: Held the third-round lead at the Farmers Insurance Open before a final-round 74 dropped him to T10.
• CIMB Classic: In second start of the season, finished second in a playoff to Ryan Moore at the CIMB Classic, the first FedExCup event held in Asia. Recorded rounds of 68-70-67-69 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, narrowly missing a birdie attempt from 15 feet on 72nd hole that would have clinched his third PGA TOUR title. Forced to return Monday due to darkness Sunday evening, Moore birdied the first playoff hole to take the title.

2013 Season

Made the cut in a career-high 22 events (out of 26 overall), with top-10 finishes at the Reno-Tahoe Open (won) and The Barclays (runner-up). Finished the year 23rd in the FedExCup.

• TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola: Advanced to the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola for the second time in his career, finishing T22 at East Lake GC.
• The Barclays: Shared the 54-hole lead with former U.S. World Cup teammate Matt Kuchar at The Barclays, thanks in large part to a stellar, second-round, 7-under 64. Eventually finished one stroke behind Adam Scott for the second runner-up of his career (2011 Humana Challenge). Strong showing at Liberty National jumped him 50 spots to No. 10 in the FedExCup standings.
• Reno-Tahoe Open: Making his first start at the Reno-Tahoe Open, earned a four-day total of 44 points (topping J.J. Henry's 43 points in 2012) and a nine-point win over Jonathan Byrd and Andres Romero in the Modified Stableford scoring format. Entered the final round with a seven-point lead over Brendan Steele before adding seven points Sunday, good for his second PGA TOUR victory (2011 Tampa Bay Championship). With the win (his first top-10 finish of the season), earned a spot in the following week's PGA Championship, moved from No. 116 to No. 54 in the FedExCup standings and extended his exemption on the PGA TOUR through the 2014-2015 season. The win came in his 94th PGA TOUR start at age 29 years, 2 months, 19 days, making him the season's 10th winner in his 20s. His week, which included just five bogeys, was highlighted by a holed bunker shot from 50 feet for eagle on the par-5 second hole and a holed chip from 53 feet for birdie on the par-3 seventh hole–both during the third round–and a holed chip from 58 feet for birdie on No. 14 during the final round.

2012 Season

Finished No. 134 in the FedExCup standings to miss the FedExCup Playoffs a season after advancing to the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola and finishing No. 17 in the FedExCup standings.

• Frys.com Open: Making his first start since a missed cut at the Wyndham Championship, finished T9 at the Frys.com Open for his first top-10 finish since T4 at the 2011 Greenbrier Classic.

2011 Season

Outstanding year consisted of six top-10 finishes, highlighted by his first career win on TOUR. Was first in the Q-School/Korn Ferry Tour re-order after the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Finished no worse than 25th in his last six starts of the season.

• OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup: Had a strong finish to his year by teaming with Matt Kuchar representing the U.S. at the OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup in China. In come-from-behind fashion, the duo shot a final-round 67 in foursomes to defeat the English team of Ian Poulter and Justin Rose by two strokes for the first U.S. victory since 2000.
• The Greenbrier Classic: Opened with a 5-under 65 to sit just one shot behind Trevor Immelman after the first round of The Greenbrier Classic and hung around the lead the rest of the tournament. Final-round, 1-under 69 left him T4 and one stroke shy of the three-man playoff won by Scott Stallings. It was his sixth top-10 of the season, propelling him to No. 7 in the FedExCup standings.
• the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance: Finished sixth at the Memorial Tournament in his first start at the event. Finish moved him into the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time.
• Transitions Championship: Converted an 11-foot par putt on the 72nd hole to card a final round, 4-under-par 67 and win the Transitions Championship by one stroke over Webb Simpson in his 33rd career start. The par on No. 18 in the final round was his only par on the closing nine holes. He carded a 2-under 33 that featured five birdies and three bogeys. The win was his third top-10 of the season and moved him from No. 18 to No. 3 in the FedExCup standings. Converted 17 of 17 putts from inside 20 feet during the final round, including a 16-foot birdie putt to tie for the lead on No. 17. He needed just 23 putts on the day, 10 on the back nine. Made 22 birdies during the week, tied for most in the field. He became the first player to win the Transitions Championship in his first start since Retief Goosen in 2003 and the first to make the event his maiden PGA TOUR victory since Carl Pettersson in 2005.
• The Honda Classic: Rounds of 71-68-68-71 at PGA National led to a T6 finish at The Honda Classic, his third top-10 in six starts.
• Waste Management Phoenix Open: Next top-10 finish came at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Four rounds in the 60s earned him T8 honors at TPC Scottsdale.
• Bob Hope Classic: After holding a share of the 54- and 72-hole leads, lost on the second playoff hole (No. 10) to Jhonattan Vegas in his second career start at the Bob Hope Classic. Runner-up finish was first career top-10 in his 28th event on the PGA TOUR. Made a birdie-4 on the 90th and final hole in regulation at the Palmer Private Course at PGA West to force a playoff with Vegas and Bill Haas. After Haas was eliminated on first playoff hole, Vegas hit his drive in the water on the second playoff hole but rallied to make a 13-foot par putt for the win. Woodland was unable to get up and down for par from a greenside bunker.

2010 Season

Playing on a Major Medical Extension, returned from a long layoff with a missed cut at the Valero Texas Open, followed by a T32 at the HP Byron Nelson Championship. He last competed in July 2009 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee and then underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder on August 12. Began rehab the next day. Ended the season with three made cuts in eights starts, including his first-career top-25 finish (T21 at the John Deere Classic). Also competed in four Korn Ferry Tour events earlier in the season, missing the cut in all those starts.

2009 Season

Rookie season on the TOUR was cut short in July because of an injury to his left shoulder, which required surgery. Coupled with the $121,031 earned in 2009, had eight events in 2010 to equal that of No. 125 on the 2009 money list ($662,683) and gain a Major Medical Extension for the remainder of the year. Made eight cuts in 18 starts on TOUR in 2009, with a best finish of T28 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Finished fifth in Driving Distance (307.3-yard average) in 2009.

2008 Season

Earned his PGA TOUR card for the first time by finishing T11 at the Qualifying Tournament, giving him 2009 privileges. Made it through all three stages of the Qualifying Tournament. Posted six sub-par rounds in the final stage at PGA West, highlighted by a second-round, 8-under 64. For a second consecutive year, played primarily on the Hooters Tour. Did make four Korn Ferry Tour starts, with his only made cut a T32 at the Melwood Prince George's County Open.

2007 Season

Played on the Hooters Tour, while making two Korn Ferry Tour starts. Only made cut was a T58 at the Albertsons Boise Open.

Amateur Highlights

• Won the 2005 Kansas Amateur and was second at the 2006 Western Amateur.
• Played freshman year of college basketball at Washburn University in Topeka, Kan., before transferring to the University of Kansas to play golf. During that one season (2002-03), he averaged 6 points a game, was a 37-percent field goal shooter, making 87
• Won four collegiate golf tournaments (the 2005 Cleveland State Invitational, the 2006 Kansas Invitational and the 2007 All-American Golf Classic and Louisiana Classics).

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

• PGA TOUR: 2008
• PGA TOUR: 2010