Ian Woosnam
| Ian Woosnam | |
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| — Golfer — | |
Woosnam in 2009
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Ian Harold Woosnam OBE |
| Nickname | Woosie |
| Born |
2 March 1958 Oswestry, England |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st) |
| Nationality |
 Wales
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| Residence | Jersey, Channel Islands |
| Spouse | Glendryth (m. 1983) |
| Children | Daniel, Rebecca, Ami |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1976 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Senior Tour PGA Tour Champions |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 52 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| European Tour | 29 (6th all time) |
| PGA Tour Champions | 1 |
| European Senior Tour | 5 |
| Other | 16 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) |
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| Masters Tournament | Won: 1991 |
| U.S. Open | T2: 1989 |
| The Open Championship | T3: 1986, 2001 |
| PGA Championship | 6th: 1989 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 2017 (member page) |
| 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 |
| European Senior Tour Order of Merit winner |
2008 |
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. Woosnam was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame and will be inducted in September 2017.
Woosnam was born in the town of Oswestry, Shropshire in England, and his family lived in the nearby village of St Martin's in Shropshire. He started playing at the unique Llanymynech Golf Club, which straddles the Wales-England border. He is short for a male golfer at 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in), but he is a powerful hitter. He played as an amateur in regional competitions in the English county of Shropshire alongside Sandy Lyle.
Woosnam turned professional in 1976 and first played the European Tour in 1979. Woosnam spent his early years on Tour driving around the continent in a camper van, living on a diet of baked beans to save money. After three modest seasons, his career took off in 1982 when he won the Swiss Open and came eighth on the Order of Merit (prize money list). He also finished in the top ten on the Order of Merit every year from 1983 to 1991 and again in 1993, 1996, and 1997, making thirteen times in all. In 1987 and 1990 he was first, and in the former year he set a world record for global tournament earnings of £1,062,662. He has won 28 official money events on the European Tour and many other events around the world.
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