Will Wilcox

Willy Wilcox
Personal information
Born (1986-06-02) June 2, 1986
Birmingham, Alabama
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Birmingham, Alabama
Career
College University of Alabama at Birmingham
Clayton State University
Turned professional 2009
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Former tour(s) Canadian Tour
Hooters Tour
Professional wins 4
Number of wins by tour
Web.com Tour 1
Other 3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2011
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP

Willy Wilcox[1] (born June 2, 1986) is an American professional golfer and member of the PGA Tour

Wilcox was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He played college golf at University of Alabama at Birmingham[2] and Clayton State University[3] He was a three-time All-American. He also won the 2008 Alabama Amateur.

Wilcox turned professional in 2009 and played on the Hooters Tour from 2009 to 2011, winning twice.[4] He played on the Canadian Tour in 2010, winning once at the Dakota Dunes Casino Open and finishing fourth on the Order of Merit. He has played on the Web.com Tour since 2011 and won the 2013 South Georgia Classic.[5]

On July 14, 2013, Wilcox became only the fourth professional golfer in Web.com Tour history to shoot 59 for a round. Wilcox's card had 10 birdies, seven pars, and an eagle for a 12-under score in the final round of the Utah Championship at Willow Creek CC in Sandy, Utah. He finished seventh on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card.

Wilcox shot a final round 67 at the 2015 Barbasol Championship, where he finished solo second. Willy finished the 2015 PGA Tour season ranked #2 in the PGA Tour's "All Around" ranking between Jason Day and Jordan Spieth

Wilcox recorded the first hole-in-one at the famous 17th hole at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium course since 2002 during the 2016 Players Championship.

Amateur wins

  • 2008 Alabama Amateur

Professional wins

Web.com Tour wins

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Apr 28, 2013 South Georgia Classic –15 (71-66-63-73=273) 4 strokes United States D. J. Brigman, United States Michael Putnam,
United States Zack Sucher

Canadian Tour wins

Other wins

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Willy Wilcox on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  2. ↑ "Big Weekend For Pair Of Former UAB Golfers". Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Former Laker All-American Wilcox wins South Georgia Classic". Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Will Wilcox – Player stats". NGA Hooters Tour. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Will Wilcox gets first victory". ESPN. Associated Press. April 28, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
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