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Woody Austin
Woody Austin
Personal information
Full name	Albert Woody Austin II
Born	January 27, 1964 (age 45); Tampa, Florida
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Derby, Kansas
Career
College	University of Miami
Turned professional	1986
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Best results in Major Championships;
The Masters	CUT: 1996, 2008
U.S. Open	T23: 1996
Open Championship	T39: 2008
PGA Championship	2nd: 2007
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour; Rookie of the Year	1995

Albert Woody Austin II (born January 27, 1964) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Austin was born in Tampa, Florida. He graduated from the University of Miami, where he was coached by Norman C. Parsons Jr., in 1986 with a degree in Business Administration. He turned professional in 1986.

He won Rookie of the Year honors on the PGA Tour in 1995. He has won three times on tour: the 1995 Buick Open, the 2004 Buick Championship, and the 2007 Stanford St. Jude Championship shooting a final round 62.

He resides in Derby, Kansas. During the 1997 Verizon Heritage, Austin struck his head with his putter five times. He hit his head so hard that his shaft bent.

After the second round of the 2007 PGA Championship, Austin joked that he was named after actor Woody Harrelson (Harrelson being only three years older than Austin). He went on to finish 2nd behind Tiger Woods, his best major finish. This achievement moved Austin into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings. During the 2007 Presidents Cup, Austin fell into a pond while attempting to hit a shot with one foot in the water.^[1] During his singles match against 2007 U.S. Open Champion Ángel Cabrera, he wore a pair of swimming goggles.^[2]

Woody was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame at its 40th Annual Banquet held February 13, 2008 at Miami's Jungle Island.

[edit] Professional wins (5)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 6, 1995	Buick Open	-18 (63-68-72-67=270)	Playoff ¹	Mike Brisky
2	Aug 29, 2004	Buick Championship	-10 (68-70-66-66=270)	Playoff ²	Tim Herron
3	Jun 10, 2007	Stanford St. Jude Championship	-13 (72-66-67-62=267)	5 strokes	Brian Davis

¹Defeated Mike Brisky with par on second extra hole.
²Defeated Tim Herron with birdie on first extra hole.

[edit] Other wins (2)

1993 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
2007 Merrill Lynch Shootout (with Mark Calcavecchia)

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	T23	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T23	T69	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP
U.S. Open	T37	DNP	CUT	T48	DNP	DNP	T32	CUT	T71	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T39	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T27	T62	T66	T16	2	CUT	T36

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Accenture Match Play Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	QF	DNP
CA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T44	DNP
Bridgestone Invitational	T36	DNP	T56	T52	T15

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] United States national team appearances

Presidents Cup: 2007 (winners)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[0] PGATour.com - Austin takes a highlight-reel dive, then rallies his team

[1] PGATour.com - Summer of Woody: Austin becomes household name in span of weeks

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