Wes Short Jr.

Wesley Earl Short Jr. (born December 4, 1963) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and PGA Tour Champions.

Wes Short Jr.
Personal information
Full nameWesley Earl Short Jr.
Born (1963-12-04) December 4, 1963
Austin, Texas
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceAustin, Texas
Career
CollegeUniversity of Texas
Turned professional1987
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking72 (January 8, 2006)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour Champions2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2006
U.S. OpenCUT: 2016
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Short was born, raised and has lived his entire life in Austin, Texas. He attended the University of Texas. He is married to Gail Elizabeth Hardy. They have one daughter together, Elizabeth Ann Short.

Short became a professional golfer in 1987. He worked as a club pro in the Austin area before becoming a touring pro in 1997. He started out on the mini-tours and eventually qualified for the Nationwide Tour for the 1998 season. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour again in 2002–03. His best finish on the Nationwide Tour was a T-2 at The Reese's Cup Classic in 2003.

Short finally earned the opportunity to play on the PGA Tour in 2004 as a 40-year-old rookie. His only PGA Tour win came in 2005 at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas, when he defeated Jim Furyk at the second hole in a sudden-death playoff. At the beginning of the week, Short had been fourth alternate to get into the field.[2] Lingering back problems kept Short from competing for three years and he attempted to restart his PGA Tour career in 2013. Short made the cut at the 2013 Shell Houston Open, his first on the PGA since 2007. Short was unable to satisfy his medical extension, making five cuts in fifteen events.

Short earned medalist honors at the 2013 Champions Tour qualifying school. He earned his first Champions Tour win at the 2014 Quebec Championship.

In 2016, Short qualified for his first U.S. Open.[3]

On September 1, 2019, Short won his second event on the PGA Tour Champions at the Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary, Alberta.[4]

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Oct 16, 2005 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas 67-67-66-66=266 −21 Playoff Jim Furyk

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2005 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas Jim Furyk Won with par on second extra hole

Other wins (1)
  • 1994 PGA Assistant Professional Championship

PGA Tour Champions wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Sep 7, 2014 Quebec Championship 69-68-64=201 −15 1 stroke Scott Dunlap
2 Sep 1, 2019 Shaw Charity Classic 64-67-66=197 −13 1 stroke Scott McCarron

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2016 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Woody Austin Lost to par on second extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016
U.S. Open CUT
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Short never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 2006
The Players Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2006
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T71
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

See also

References
  1. "Week 1 2006 Ending 8 Jan 2006" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. Hewitt, Brian (October 19, 2005). "Short and Sweet". Golf Channel.
  3. "Wes Short Jr. finally set for U.S. Open debut". PGA Tour. Associated Press. June 14, 2016.
  4. Heinen, Laurence (September 1, 2019). "Wes Short Jr. birdies final hole to win Calgary's Shaw Charity Classic". Global News.
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