Woody Austin

Woody Austin
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Albert Woody Austin II
Born	(1964-01-27) January 27, 1964 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)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
PGA Tour Champions	3
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1996, 2008
U.S. Open	T23: 1996
The 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 played the majority of his career on the PGA Tour, but now plays on the Champions Tour.

Austin was born in Tampa, Florida. He attended the University of Miami, where he was a member of the golf team coached by Norman C. Parsons Jr. He graduated in 1986 with a degree in Business Administration and turned professional later that year.

Austin won PGA Tour Rookie of the Year honors in 1995. He has won four times on tour: the 1995 Buick Open, the 2004 Buick Championship, the 2007 Stanford St. Jude Championship shooting a final round 62, and the 2013 Sanderson Farms Championship (where he became the 8th oldest winner in Tour history, just younger than Raymond Floyd).

During the 1997 Verizon Heritage, Austin intentionally struck his head with his putter five times. He hit his head so hard that the shaft bent.^[1]

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.^[2] During his singles match against 2007 U.S. Open Champion Ángel Cabrera, he wore a pair of swimming goggles.^[1]

After struggling for years to maintain his PGA Tour Status, Austin won the 2013 Sanderson Farms Championship, his first PGA Tour win in six years. In that season's PGA Championship, Austin was given a four-stroke penalty for having fifteen clubs in his bag; he would miss the cut by one stroke. Although Austin didn't do well enough to earn entry into the FedEx Cup (137th after making two cuts in eight events, plus the win was an alternate event only worth 300 FedEx Cup points rather than 500), his win earned him a tour card through 2015. Despite his exemption, Austin decided to focus on the Champions Tour.

In March 2016, Austin won his maiden title on the Champions Tour with a one stroke victory at the Tucson Conquistadores Classic; he followed that victory up with two additional Champions Tour wins in 2016.

Austin 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. He resides in Derby, Kansas.

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 6, 1995	Buick Open	−18 (63-68-72-67=270)	Playoff	Mike Brisky
2	Aug 29, 2004	Buick Championship	−10 (68-70-66-66=270)	Playoff	Tim Herron
3	Jun 10, 2007	Stanford St. Jude Championship	−13 (72-66-67-62=267)	5 strokes	Brian Davis
4	Jul 21, 2013	Sanderson Farms Championship	−20 (69-65-67-67=268)	Playoff	Cameron Beckman, Daniel Summerhays

PGA Tour playoff record (3–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1995	Buick Open	Mike Brisky	Won with par on second extra hole
2	2003	MCI Heritage	Davis Love III	Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
3	2004	Buick Championship	Tim Herron	Won with birdie on first extra hole
4	2013	Sanderson Farms Championship	Cameron Beckman, Daniel Summerhays	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

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

Champions Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Mar 20, 2016	Tucson Conquistadores Classic	−16 (65-70-65=200)	1 stroke	Jim Carter
2	Apr 17, 2016	Mitsubishi Electric Classic	−11 (72-69-64=205)	Playoff	Wes Short, Jr.
3	Apr 24, 2016	Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (with Michael Allen)	−23 (49-59-48=156)	1 stroke	David Frost & Roger Chapman

Champions Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2016	Mitsubishi Electric Classic	Wes Short, Jr.	Won with par on second extra hole
1	2016	Boeing Classic	Bernhard Langer, Kevin Sutherland	Langer won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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

Summary

• Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2003 U.S. Open – 2006 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in World Golf Championship events

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

U.S. national team appearances

• Presidents Cup: 2007 (winners)

See also

• 1994 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1998 Nike Tour graduates
• 2002 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

External links

• Woody Austin at the PGA Tour official site
• Woody Austin at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
• University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame

United States Presidents Cup team – 2007
Woody Austin Stewart Cink Jim Furyk Lucas Glover Charles Howell III Zach Johnson Hunter Mahan Phil Mickelson Steve Stricker David Toms Scott Verplank Tiger Woods Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain)
Won: 19.5 – 14.5