Chris Wood (golfer)
| Chris Wood | |
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| — Golfer — | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Christopher James Wood |
| Born |
26 November 1987 Bristol, England |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14.1 st) |
| Nationality |
 England
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| Residence | Bristol, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2008 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T42: 2016 |
| U.S. Open | T23: 2016 |
| The Open Championship | T3: 2009 |
| PGA Championship | T46: 2014 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
2009 |
Christopher James Wood (born 26 November 1987) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. He was the low amateur in the 2008 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale and tied for third in the following year's tournament held at Turnberry.
Wood was born in Bristol, England. He went to school at Golden Valley Primary School in Nailsea between the ages of 4 and 11, before leaving to join Backwell School. He began playing golf at a young age. He was a keen footballer with aspirations to play for Bristol City Football Club but following a serious knee injury he devoted himself to golf. He became a member at the Long Ashton Golf Club near Bristol at the age of 9 and obtained a single-figure handicap by age 12. Wood was the English Amateur Order of Merit winner in 2007 and 2008.
In May 2008, Wood won the Welsh Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Conwy. He finished with a score of 289 (74–75–69–71) to take the title by six strokes over teammate Sam Hutsby and by eight over Jamie Abbott from Suffolk. After his victory Wood said "I putted much better today. I stayed pretty patient all the way around. My swing felt good and playing with Gary Wolstenholme kept me relaxed. This is the biggest event I've won so I may take a few days off now."
On 17 July 2008, Wood teed off at Royal Birkdale for the 2008 Open Championship with his father as his caddy. He raised speculation in the press that he could have become the first amateur to win the tournament since Bobby Jones, who won it in 1926, 1927 and 1930. He spoke about his qualification into the weekend of The Open and play at the tournament; "I love playing in front of a crowd," he said after a two over par third round 73. "I've been getting standing ovations on every green. It's been awesome. But I must admit it is now getting daunting for me and I got nervous when they announced my name on the first tee in the third round." He finished joint fifth overall alongside Jim Furyk and was awarded the silver medal as the top amateur.
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