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Ian Woosnam

Personal information
NameIan Woosnam
Full nameIan Harold Woosnam OBE
NicknameWoosie
Birth date2 March 1958(age 52)
Birth placeOswestry, England
Height5 ft 4+1/2 in (1.6 m)
Nationality 
ResidenceJersey, Channel Islands
SpouseGlendryth (m.1983)
ChildrenDaniel (b.1985), Rebecca (b.1988), Ami (b.1991)
Career
Turned professional1976
Current toursEuropean Tour
European Seniors Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins47
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
European Tour29 (6th all time)
European Seniors Tour3
Other Major tour wins14
Best results in Major Championships
Masters TournamentWon: 1991
U.S. OpenT2: 1989
The Open ChampionshipT2: 1989
PGA Championship6th: 1989
Achievements and awards
Officer of the Most
Excellent Order of
the British Empire		2007
European Tour
Order of Merit winner		1987, 1990
European Tour
Player of the Year		1987, 1990

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Ian Harold Woosnam OBE (born 2 March 1958) is a Welsh professional golfer.

Nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Woosers', or the 'Wee Welshman', Woosnam was one of the "Big Five" generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, all of whom have won majors, and made Europe competitive in the Ryder Cup. His peers in this group were Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, and Sandy Lyle.

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The Press Association--Campbell had rounds of 83 and 81 for a 20-over-par total which left him joint last with -Ian Woosnam-. He departed saying: "Mentally I'm not there and maybe I ... - Date : Wed, 26 May 2010 13:42:05 GMT+00:00

Awards
Preceded by
WA Kirsty Wade		BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year
1987		Succeeded by
WA Colin Jackson
Preceded by
WA Stephen Dodd		BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year
1990 and 1991		Succeeded by
WA Tanni Grey

European Tour wins (29) :

European Tour wins (29) :
Legend
Major Championships (1)
Other European Tour (28)

European Tour wins (29) :
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory		 Runner-up
1 29 Aug 1982 Ebel Swiss Open -16 (68-68-66-70=272) Playoff SCO Bill Longmuir
2 5 Jun 1983 Silk Cut Masters -15 (68-69-67-65=269) 3 strokes SCO Bernard Gallacher
3 8 Aug 1984 Scandinavian Enterprise Open -4 (71-70-69-70=280) 6 strokes AU Michael Clayton
4 21 Sep 1986 Lawrence Batley International T.P.C. -11 (71-71-66-69=277) 7 strokes SCO Ken Brown, ES José Maria Cañizares
5 12 Apr 1987 Jersey Open -9 (68-67-72-72=279) 1 stroke US Bill Malley
6 26 Apr 1987 Cepsa Madrid Open -19 (67-67-69-66=269) 3 strokes AU Wayne Grady
7 11 Jul 1987 Bell's Scottish Open -20 (65-65-66-68=264) 7 strokes AU Peter Senior
8 20 Sep 1987 Trophée Lancôme -24 (65-64-69-66=264) 2 strokes ZW Mark McNulty
9 30 May 1988 Volvo PGA Championship -14 (67-70-70-67=274) 2 strokes ES Seve Ballesteros, GB Mark James
10 21 Aug 1988 Carroll's Irish Open -10 (68-70-70-70=278) 7 strokes ES Seve Ballesteros, GB Nick Faldo,
ES Manuel Piñero, IE Des Smyth
11 11 Sep 1988 Panasonic European Open -20 (65-66-64-65=260) 3 strokes GB Nick Faldo
12 25 Jul 1989 Carroll's Irish Open -10 (70-67-71-70=278) Playoff IE Philip Walton
13 4 Mar 1990 Amex Med Open -6 (68-68-74=210) 2 strokes ES Miguel Ángel Martín, AR Eduardo Romero
14 7 Jul 1990 Torras Monte Carlo Open -18 (66-67-65-60=258) 5 strokes IT Costantino Rocca
15 14 Jul 1990 Bell's Scottish Open -15 (72-62-67-68=269) 4 strokes ZW Mark McNulty
16 30 Sep 1990 Epson Grand Prix of Europe -13 (65-67-67-72=271) 3 strokes ZW Mark McNulty, ES José María Olazábal
17 3 Mar 1991 Fujitsu Mediterranean Open -5 (70-71-71-67=279) 1 stroke GB Michael McLean
18 14 Apr 1991 Masters Tournament -11 (72-66-67-72=277) 1 stroke ES José María Olazábal
19 6 Jul 1991 Torras Monte Carlo Golf Open -15 (67-66-61-67=261) 4 strokes SE Anders Forsbrand
20 4 Jul 1992 European Monte Carlo Open -15 (66-65-66-64=261) 2 strokes ZW Mark McNulty, SE Johan Rystrom
21 22 Aug 1993 Murphy's English Open -19 (71-67-65-66=269) 2 strokes IT Costantino Rocca
22 19 Sep 1993 Trophée Lancôme -13 (64-70-68-65=267) 2 strokes SCO Sam Torrance
23 1 May 1994 Air France Cannes Open -17 (72-70-63-66=271) 5 strokes SCO Colin Montgomerie
24 18 Sep 1994 Dunhill British Masters -17 (71-70-63-67=271) 4 strokes ES Seve Ballesteros
25 28 Jan 1996 Johnnie Walker Classic -16 (69-68-69-66=272) Playoff SCO Andrew Coltart
26 4 Feb 1996 Heineken Classic -11 (69-71-65-72=277) 1 stroke IE Paul McGinley, FR Jean Van de Velde
27 13 Jul 1996 Scottish Open +1 (70-74-70-75=289) 4 strokes SCO Andrew Coltart
28 25 Aug 1996 Volvo German Open -20 (64-64-65=193) 6 strokes DE Thomas Gogele, SE Robert Karlsson,
GB Ian Pyman, ES Fernando Roca
29 26 May 1997 Volvo PGA Championship -13 (67-68-70-70=275) 2 strokes NI Darren Clarke, ZA Ernie Els,
GB Nick Faldo

PGA Tour wins (2) :

PGA Tour wins (2) :
Legend
Major Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (1)

PGA Tour wins (2) :
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner-up
1 24 Mar 1991 USF&G Classic -13 (73-67-68-67=275) Playoff US Jimmy Hallet
2 14 Apr 1991 Masters Tournament -11 (72-66-67-72=277) 1 stroke ES José María Olazábal

Wins (1) :
Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner-up
1991 Masters Tournament 1 shot lead -11 (72-66-67-72=277) 1 stroke ES José María Olazábal

Results timeline :
Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT T14
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T2
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT T16 T3 T8 T25 T49
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T30 CUT WD 6

Results timeline :
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament T30 1 T19 T17 T46 T17 T29 T39 T16 T14
U.S. Open T21 T55 T6 T52 CUT T21 T79 CUT CUT DNP
The Open Championship T4 T17 T5 T51 CUT T49 CUT T24 T57 T24
PGA Championship T31 T48 CUT T22 T9 CUT T36 CUT T29 CUT

Results timeline :
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament T40 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT DNP 44 CUT
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship T68 T3 T37 72 DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT T51 CUT DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Results timeline :
Tournament 2010
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship


World Number ones since 1986

Seve Ballesteros * Fred Couples * David Duval * Ernie Els * Nick Faldo * Bernhard Langer * Tom Lehman * Greg Norman * Nick Price * Vijay Singh * Tiger Woods* * Ian Woosnam

Masters Tournament champions

1934 Horton Smith * 1935 Gene Sarazen � * 1936 Horton Smith * 1937 Byron Nelson * 1938 Henry Picard * 1939 Ralph Guldahl * 1940 Jimmy Demaret * 1941 Craig Wood * 1942 Byron Nelson � * 1943-45 Cancelled due to World War II * 1946 Herman Keiser * 1947 Jimmy Demaret * 1948 Claude Harmon * 1949 Sam Snead * 1950 Jimmy Demaret * 1951 Ben Hogan * 1952 Sam Snead * 1953 Ben Hogan * 1954 Sam Snead � * 1955 Cary Middlecoff * 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. * 1957 Doug Ford * 1958 Arnold Palmer * 1959 Art Wall, Jr. * 1960 Arnold Palmer * 1961 Gary Player * 1962 Arnold Palmer � * 1963 Jack Nicklaus * 1964 Arnold Palmer * 1965 Jack Nicklaus * 1966 Jack Nicklaus � * 1967 Gay Brewer * 1968 Bob Goalby * 1969 George Archer * 1970 Billy Casper � * 1971 Charles Coody * 1972 Jack Nicklaus * 1973 Tommy Aaron * 1974 Gary Player * 1975 Jack Nicklaus * 1976 Raymond Floyd * 1977 Tom Watson * 1978 Gary Player * 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller � * 1980 Severiano Ballesteros * 1981 Tom Watson * 1982 Craig Stadler � * 1983 Severiano Ballesteros * 1984 Ben Crenshaw * 1985 Bernhard Langer * 1986 Jack Nicklaus * 1987 Larry Mize � * 1988 Sandy Lyle * 1989 Nick Faldo � * 1990 Nick Faldo � * 1991 Ian Woosnam * 1992 Fred Couples * 1993 Bernhard Langer * 1994 José María Olazábal * 1995 Ben Crenshaw * 1996 Nick Faldo * 1997 Tiger Woods * 1998 Mark O'Meara * 1999 José María Olazábal * 2000 Vijay Singh * 2001 Tiger Woods * 2002 Tiger Woods * 2003 Mike Weir � * 2004 Phil Mickelson * 2005 Tiger Woods � * 2006 Phil Mickelson * 2007 Zach Johnson * 2008 Trevor Immelman * 2009 Ángel Cabrera � * 2010 Phil Mickelson

European Tour Order of Merit winners

1971 Peter Oosterhuis * 1972 Peter Oosterhuis * 1973 Peter Oosterhuis * 1974 Peter Oosterhuis * 1975 Dale Hayes * 1976 Seve Ballesteros * 1977 Seve Ballesteros * 1978 Seve Ballesteros * 1979 Sandy Lyle * 1980 Sandy Lyle * 1981 Bernhard Langer * 1982 Greg Norman * 1983 Nick Faldo * 1984 Bernhard Langer * 1985 Sandy Lyle * 1986 Seve Ballesteros * 1987 Ian Woosnam * 1988 Seve Ballesteros * 1989 Ronan Rafferty * 1990 Ian Woosnam * 1991 Seve Ballesteros * 1992 Nick Faldo * 1993 Colin Montgomerie * 1994 Colin Montgomerie * 1995 Colin Montgomerie * 1996 Colin Montgomerie * 1997 Colin Montgomerie * 1998 Colin Montgomerie * 1999 Colin Montgomerie * 2000 Lee Westwood * 2001 Retief Goosen * 2002 Retief Goosen * 2003 Ernie Els * 2004 Ernie Els * 2005 Colin Montgomerie * 2006 Pádraig Harrington * 2007 Justin Rose * 2008 Robert Karlsson * 2009 Lee Westwood

European Tour Golfer of the Year

1985 Bernhard Langer * 1986 Seve Ballesteros * 1987 Ian Woosnam * 1988 Seve Ballesteros * 1989 Nick Faldo * 1990 Nick Faldo * 1991 Seve Ballesteros * 1992 Nick Faldo * 1993 Bernhard Langer * 1994 Ernie Els * 1995 Colin Montgomerie * 1996 Colin Montgomerie * 1997 Colin Montgomerie * 1998 Lee Westwood * 1999 Colin Montgomerie * 2000 Lee Westwood * 2001 Retief Goosen * 2002 Ernie Els * 2003 Ernie Els * 2004 Vijay Singh * 2005 Michael Campbell * 2006 Paul Casey * 2007 Pádraig Harrington * 2008 Pádraig Harrington * 2009 Lee Westwood

European Ryder Cup Captains

Great Britain 1927 Ted Ray * 1929 George Duncan * 1931 Charles Whitcombe * 1933 John Henry Taylor * 1935 Charles Whitcombe * 1937 Charles Whitcombe * 1947 Henry Cotton * 1949 Charles Whitcombe * 1951 Arthur Lacey * 1953 Henry Cotton * 1955 Dai Rees * 1957 Dai Rees * 1959 Dai Rees * 1961 Dai Rees * 1963 John Fallon * 1965 Harry Weetman * 1967 Dai Rees * 1969 Eric Brown * 1971 Eric Brown

Europe squad 2006




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