Ian Woosnam
Ian Harold Woosnam OBE (born 2 March 1958) is a Welsh professional golfer. Nicknamed 'Woosie', 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's major championship win was at the 1991 Masters Tournament. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017.
| Ian Woosnam OBE | |||||||||||
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Woosnam in 2009 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Full name | Ian Harold Woosnam | ||||||||||
| Nickname | Woosie | ||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1958 Oswestry, England | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st) | ||||||||||
| Sporting nationality | Wales | ||||||||||
| Residence | Jersey | ||||||||||
| Spouse |
Glendryth (m. 1983) | ||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||
| Turned professional | 1976 | ||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | European Senior Tour | ||||||||||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour Champions | ||||||||||
| Professional wins | 52 | ||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (7 April 1991) (50 weeks) | ||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||
| PGA Tour | 2 | ||||||||||
| European Tour | 29 (6th-all-time) | ||||||||||
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 2 | ||||||||||
| PGA Tour Champions | 1 | ||||||||||
| European Senior Tour | 5 | ||||||||||
| Other | 16 | ||||||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||||||||||
| Masters Tournament | Won: 1991 | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship | 6th: 1989 | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T2: 1989 | ||||||||||
| The Open Championship | T3: 1986, 2001 | ||||||||||
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