Boo Weekley

Boo Weekley
Weekley in March 2009
Personal information
Full name Thomas Brent Weekley
Nickname Boo
Born (1973-07-23) July 23, 1973
Milton, Florida
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Jay, Florida
Career
College Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Turned professional 1997
Current tour(s) PGA Tour (joined 2002)
Former tour(s) European Tour (2009)
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T20: 2008
U.S. Open T26: 2007, 2008
The Open Championship T13: 2009
PGA Championship T9: 2007

Thomas Brent "Boo" Weekley (born July 23, 1973) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Overview

Born in Milton, Florida, Weekley turned professional in 1997 and played on mini-tours until 2002, when he qualified for the PGA Tour. He made the cut in only five of 24 events that year, and lost his tour card. From 2003 through 2006, he played on the Nationwide Tour, finishing well enough in 2006 to again qualify for the PGA Tour. His first victory came at the Verizon Heritage in April 2007.

Weekley's good form at the start of the 2007 season included two top 10 finishes before his victory, after which he reached a new career high of 55 in the Official World Golf Rankings.[1] Later in 2007, he entered the top 50 of the rankings. He represented the United States at the 2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with Heath Slocum and finished in 2nd place.

In 2008, Weekley successfully defended his title at the Verizon Heritage, and rose into the top 25 of the rankings.[2] Weekley shot to prominence at the 2008 Ryder Cup, with a succession of virtuoso displays of superb golf including an emphatic 4&2 victory over Oliver Wilson in final day Singles play. The final day was also notable however when Weekley was filmed riding his driver "cowboy horse" style down the first fairway.

Weekley's nickname comes from Yogi Bear's sidekick, Boo Boo Bear.[3]

He attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College where he studied turfgrass science. After only one year at Baldwin, where he played on the golf team, Weekley returned home. He was hired as a hydroblaster at the Monsanto chemical plant in Pensacola, Fla. where he would be lowered into large ammonia tanks to clean them.

Weekley began his professional career on the Developmental Players Tour (DP Tour) in Atlanta, Ga., a tour co-founded by Jack Slocum, father of fellow PGA golfer and friend Heath Slocum. Weekley attended high school with Slocum and they played together on the golf team. He lists Ben Hogan as his hero. In May 2013, Weekley won the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. Weekley beat Matt Kuchar by one stroke to take his first win in five years.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-up
1 Apr 16, 2007 Verizon Heritage 67-69-66-68=270 –14 1 stroke South Africa Ernie Els
2 Apr 20, 2008 Verizon Heritage (2) 69-64-65-71=269 –15 3 strokes Australia Aaron Baddeley, United States Anthony Kim
3 May 26, 2013 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial 67-67-66-66=266 –14 1 stroke United States Matt Kuchar

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2007 The Honda Classic Argentina José Cóceres, Colombia Camilo Villegas, United States Mark Wilson Wilson won with birdie on third extra hole
Villegas and Weekley eliminated with par on second hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Masters Tournament T20 CUT CUT
U.S. Open T26 T26 CUT CUT 66
The Open Championship T35 CUT T13 T58 CUT
PGA Championship T9 T20 T36 CUT T12 WD T37
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000131
U.S. Open00000053
The Open Championship00000153
PGA Championship00001375
Totals0000152012
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2007 U.S. Open – 2008 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament20072008200920102011201220132014
Accenture Match Play Championship R16 R32 R64
Cadillac Championship T30 T61 T54
Bridgestone Invitational T30 T66 T58 T46 T33
HSBC Champions – – T11
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Week 15 – Boo Weekley Wins the Delayed Verizon Heritage and Jumps to World Number 55". Official World Golf Ranking. April 16, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Week 16 – Boo Weekley Retains the Verizon Heritage Title and Jumps to World Number 23". Official World Golf Ranking. April 21, 2008.
  3. ↑ My Shot Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Golf Digest, December 2007 issue
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