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Ian Woosnam

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Welsh professional golfer (born 1958)

Ian Woosnam
OBE
Woosnam in 2009
Personal information
Full nameIan Harold Woosnam
NicknameWoosie
Born (1958-03-02)2 March 1958 (age 67)
Oswestry, England
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationality Wales
ResidenceJersey
Spouse
Glendryth
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(m. 1983)​
Children3
Career
Turned professional1976
Current tourEuropean Senior Tour
Former toursEuropean Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Professional wins52
Highestranking1 (7 April 1991)[1]
(50 weeks)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
European Tour29 (6th-all-time)
PGA Tour of Australasia2
PGA Tour Champions1
European Senior Tour5
Other16
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentWon:1991
PGA Championship6th:1989
U.S. OpenT2:1989
The Open ChampionshipT3:1986,2001
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame2017(member page)
European Tour
Order of Merit winner		1987,1990
European Tour
Golfer of the Year		1987
European Seniors Tour
Order of Merit winner		2008
European Seniors Tour
Rookie of the Year		2008
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Ian Harold Woosnam (born 2 March 1958) is aWelshprofessional 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 wonmajors, and made Europe competitive in theRyder Cup. His peers in this group wereSeve Ballesteros,Nick Faldo,Bernhard Langer, andSandy Lyle.[2] Woosnam's major championship win was at the 1991Masters Tournament. He was inducted into theWorld Golf Hall of Fame in 2017.[3]

Early life

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Woosnam was born in the town ofOswestry,Shropshire inEngland, and his family lived in the nearby village ofSt Martin's in Shropshire.

Amateur career

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Woosnam started playing at theLlanymynech Golf Club, which straddles the Wales-England border.[4] He is short for a male golfer at 1.64 m (5 ft4+1⁄2 in), but he is a powerful hitter. He played as an amateur in regional competitions in the English county ofShropshire alongside Sandy Lyle.

Professional career

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Woosnam turned professional in 1976 and first played theEuropean 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.[5] After three modest seasons, his career took off in 1982 when he won theSwiss 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.

Woosnam placed third in the1986 Open Championship.[6] In 1987, Woosnam was criticised byanti-apartheid campaigners for playing a tournament inSun City inapartheid South Africa, in contravention of theUnited Nations cultural moratorium.[7]

In 1991, he reached the top of theOfficial World Golf Ranking, eventually spending a total of 50 weeks as World Number 1 (7 April 1991 – 21 March 1992). In the same year, he emulated his British rivals, Sandy Lyle and Nick Faldo, by winning theMasters Tournament; the first person representing Wales to ever win amajor championship.[8][9]

After winning theTorras Monte Carlo Golf Open in 1991, Woosnam had a decline in form in the second half of the year and said that he was suffering from exhaustion after playing in too many tournaments across the world. In December 1991, his sterling silver Masters trophy, a $9,000 copy of the original, was stolen from a British train.[10]

Woosnam's last official European Tour victory was in the1997Volvo PGA Championship. In the late 1990s, his form began to fade, but he nearly made a spectacular comeback at The Open Championship in 2001, when he finished third despite suffering a two-stroke penalty for starting the final round with 15 clubs in his bag instead of the allowable maximum of 14. While his caddie, Miles Byrne, was responsible for this error, Woosnam decided at the time not to dismiss him stating: "It is the biggest mistake he will make in his life. He won't do it again. He's a good caddie. I am not going to sack him. He's a good lad."[11] Woosnam did dismiss his caddie two weeks later when, after a night drinking on the town, Byrne failed to turn up to tee-time.[12]

Later in 2001, at the age of 43, Woosnam became the oldest player to win theWorld Match Play Championship (not an official European Tour event at the time) when he beatPádraig Harrington 2 & 1 in the final. Woosnam also became the first player to capture the trophy in three different decades, having previously won the World Match Play Championship in 1987 and 1990.[5] Woosnam had a record outward nine holes of 28 (-7) in the 2001 final against Harrington, which tied the tournament record of seven successive birdies in a match.[13]

Woosnam was a member of eight consecutive EuropeanRyder Cup teams from 1983 to 1997. Despite not winning a singles match he accumulated an overall record of 14 wins, 12 losses and 5 halves in 31 matches. He was a vice captain for the2002 European team and was elected as captain for the2006 Ryder Cup, leading Europe to victory over the U.S. 18½–9½ at theK Club, County Kildare, Ireland.

On 1 June 2008, Woosnam won his firststroke play title in 11 years at theParkridge Polish Seniors Championship at Kraków Valley Golf and Country Club, finishing with a course record 63.[14] The tournament was his third appearance onEuropean Seniors Tour, which he joined after turning 50 years old in March 2008. Woosnam went on to win the European Seniors Tour Order of Merit that year becoming the only person to have won the Order of Merit on both the European Seniors Tour and the regular European Tour.

Honours

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Personal life

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Woosnam was diagnosed withankylosing spondylitis (AS) in early 1987.[18]

Professional wins (52)

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PGA Tour wins (2)

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Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
124 Mar1991USF&G Classic−13 (73-67-68-67=275)PlayoffUnited StatesJim Hallet
214 Apr 1991Masters Tournament−11 (72-66-67-72=277)1 strokeSpainJosé María Olazábal

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11991USF&G ClassicUnited StatesJim HalletWon with par on second extra hole

European Tour wins (29)

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Legend
Major championships (1)
Flagship events (1)
Other European Tour (27)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
129 Aug1982Ebel Swiss Open−16 (68-68-66-70=272)PlayoffScotlandBill Longmuir
25 Jun1983Silk Cut Masters−15 (68-69-67-65=269)3 strokesScotlandBernard Gallacher
38 Jul1984Scandinavian Enterprise Open−4 (71-70-69-70=280)3 strokesUnited StatesPeter Teravainen
421 Sep1986Lawrence Batley International T.P.C.−11 (71-71-66-69=277)7 strokesScotlandKen Brown,SpainJosé María Cañizares
512 Apr1987Jersey Open−9 (68-67-72-72=279)1 strokeUnited StatesBill Malley
626 Apr 1987Cepsa Madrid Open−19 (67-67-69-66=269)3 strokesAustraliaWayne Grady
711 Jul 1987Bell's Scottish Open−20 (65-65-66-68=264)7 strokesAustraliaPeter Senior
820 Sep 1987Trophée Lancôme−24 (65-64-69-66=264)2 strokesZimbabweMark McNulty
930 May1988Volvo PGA Championship−14 (67-70-70-67=274)2 strokesSpainSeve Ballesteros,EnglandMark James
1021 Aug 1988Carroll's Irish Open−10 (68-70-70-70=278)7 strokesSpainSeve Ballesteros,EnglandNick Faldo,
SpainManuel Piñero,Republic of IrelandDes Smyth
1111 Sep 1988Panasonic European Open−20 (65-66-64-65=260)3 strokesEnglandNick Faldo
1225 Jun1989Carroll's Irish Open (2)−10 (70-67-71-70=278)PlayoffRepublic of IrelandPhilip Walton
134 Mar1990Amex Med Open−6 (68-68-74=210)[a]2 strokesSpainMiguel Ángel Martín,ArgentinaEduardo Romero
147 Jul 1990Torras Monte Carlo Open−18 (66-67-65-60=258)5 strokesItalyCostantino Rocca
1514 Jul 1990Bell's Scottish Open (2)−15 (72-62-67-68=269)4 strokesZimbabweMark McNulty
1630 Sep 1990Epson Grand Prix of Europe−13 (65-67-67-72=271)3 strokesZimbabweMark McNulty,SpainJosé María Olazábal
173 Mar1991Fujitsu Mediterranean Open (2)−5 (70-71-71-67=279)1 strokeEnglandMichael McLean
1814 Apr 1991Masters Tournament−11 (72-66-67-72=277)1 strokeSpainJosé María Olazábal
196 Jul 1991Torras Monte Carlo Open (2)−15 (67-66-61-67=261)4 strokesSwedenAnders Forsbrand
204 Jul1992The European Newspaper Monte Carlo Open (3)−15 (66-65-66-64=261)2 strokesZimbabweMark McNulty,SwedenJohan Ryström
2122 Aug1993Murphy's English Open−19 (71-67-65-66=269)2 strokesItalyCostantino Rocca
2219 Sep 1993Trophée Lancôme (2)−13 (64-70-68-65=267)2 strokesScotlandSam Torrance
231 May1994Air France Cannes Open−17 (72-70-63-66=271)5 strokesScotlandColin Montgomerie
2418 Sep 1994Dunhill British Masters (2)−17 (71-70-63-67=271)4 strokesSpainSeve Ballesteros
2528 Jan1996Johnnie Walker Classic1−16 (69-68-69-66=272)PlayoffScotlandAndrew Coltart
264 Feb 1996Heineken Classic1−11 (69-71-65-72=277)1 strokeRepublic of IrelandPaul McGinley,FranceJean van de Velde
2713 Jul 1996Scottish Open (3)+1 (70-74-70-75=289)4 strokesScotlandAndrew Coltart
2825 Aug 1996Volvo German Open−20 (64-64-65=193)[a]6 strokesGermanyThomas Gögele,SwedenRobert Karlsson,
EnglandIain Pyman,SpainFernando Roca
2926 May1997Volvo PGA Championship (2)−13 (67-68-70-70=275)2 strokesNorthern IrelandDarren Clarke,South AfricaErnie Els,
EnglandNick Faldo

1Co-sanctioned by thePGA Tour of Australasia

European Tour playoff record (3–5)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11982Ebel European Masters Swiss OpenScotlandBill LongmuirWon with par on third extra hole
21987Suze OpenSpainSeve BallesterosLost to par on first extra hole
31989Wang Four StarsAustraliaCraig ParryLost to birdie on first extra hole
41989Carroll's Irish OpenRepublic of IrelandPhilip WaltonWon with birdie on second extra hole
51993Honda OpenEnglandPaul Broadhurst,SwedenJohan Ryström,
ScotlandSam Torrance		Torrance won with birdie on first extra hole
61996Johnnie Walker ClassicScotlandAndrew ColtartWon with birdie on third extra hole
71997Dubai Desert ClassicAustraliaRichard Green,AustraliaGreg NormanGreen won with birdie on first extra hole
81999Linde German MastersSpainSergio García,Republic of IrelandPádraig HarringtonGarcía won with birdie on second extra hole
Woosnam eliminated by par on first hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
11 Mar1987United Airlines Hong Kong Open−9 (70-71-65-69=275)4 strokesNorthern IrelandDavid Feherty,ScotlandSam Torrance

Korean Tour wins (1)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
11 Jun1997Hyundai Motor Masters−8 (71-74-67-68=280)PlayoffScotlandSandy Lyle

Korean Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11997Hyundai Motor MastersScotlandSandy LyleWon with birdie on second extra hole

Safari Circuit wins (2)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
124 Mar 1985Zambia Open−10 (71-72-69-70=282)2 strokesEnglandGordon J. Brand,ScotlandBrian Marchbank
29 Mar 1986555 Kenya Open−11 (70-64-67-72=273)PlayoffScotlandBill Longmuir

Other wins (11)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
118 Aug 1979News of the World Under-23 Match Play Championship4 and 3EnglandJohn Hay
231 Oct 1982Cacharel World Under-25 Championship+2 (71-69-74-76=290)5 strokesEnglandKeith Waters
318 Oct 1987Suntory World Match Play Championship1 upScotlandSandy Lyle
421 Nov 1987World Cup
(withWalesDavid Llewellyn)		−2 (143-145-138-148=574)Playoff Scotland −Sandy Lyle andSam Torrance
521 Nov 1987World Cup Individual Trophy−14 (67-70-65-72=274)5 strokesScotlandSandy Lyle
66 Dec 1987Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge−14 (67-71-68-68=274)4 strokesEnglandNick Faldo
71988Welsh National PGA Championship−3 (137)
823 Sep 1990Suntory World Match Play Championship (2)4 and 2ZimbabweMark McNulty
93 Nov 1991World Cup Individual Trophy (2)−15 (70-69-67-67=273)3 strokesGermanyBernhard Langer
1013 Nov 1991PGA Grand Slam of Golf−9 (69-66=135)4 strokesAustraliaIan Baker-Finch
1114 Oct 2001Cisco World Match Play Championship (3)2 and 1Republic of IrelandPádraig Harrington

Other playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11987World Cup
(withWalesDavid Llewellyn)		 Scotland −Sandy Lyle andSam TorranceWon with par on second extra hole
21992World Cup Individual TrophyAustraliaBrett OgleLost to birdie on first extra hole
31996Johnnie Walker Super TourSouth AfricaErnie ElsLost to par on first extra hole

Champions Tour wins (1)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
13 May2015Insperity Invitational−11 (71-66-68=205)PlayoffUnited StatesTom Lehman,United StatesKenny Perry

Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12015Insperity InvitationalUnited StatesTom Lehman,United StatesKenny PerryWon with birdie on first extra hole

European Senior Tour wins (5)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
11 Jun2008Parkridge Polish Seniors Championship−14 (71-68-63=202)1 strokeSpainDomingo Hospital
26 Jul 2008Russian Seniors Open−12 (67-67-70=204)3 strokesParaguayÁngel Franco
37 Jun2009Irish Seniors Open−2 (74-70-67=211)PlayoffUnited StatesBob Boyd
419 Jun2011Berenberg Bank Masters−9 (71-70-66=207)2 strokesChileÁngel Fernández
512 Oct2014Dutch Senior Open−11 (71-69-68=208)5 strokesEnglandPhilip Golding,EnglandDavid J. Russell,
EnglandGeorge Ryall

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12009Irish Seniors OpenUnited StatesBob BoydWon with birdie on third extra hole
22016Acorn Jersey OpenAustriaGordon Manson,EnglandGary WolstenholmeManson won with birdie on third extra hole

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
115 Nov 2009PGA Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament−4 (75-70-68-71=284)3 strokesJapanGohei Sato

Major championships

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Wins (1)

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YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1991Masters Tournament1 shot lead−11 (72-66-67-72=277)1 strokeSpainJosé María Olazábal

Results timeline

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Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament19821983198419851986198719881989
Masters TournamentCUTT14
U.S. OpenT2
The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTT16T3T8T25T49
PGA ChampionshipT30CUTWD6
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters TournamentT301T19T17T46T17T29T39T16T14
U.S. OpenT21T55T6T52CUTT21T79CUTCUT
The Open ChampionshipT4T17T5T51CUTT49CUTT24T57T24
PGA ChampionshipT31T48CUTT22T9CUTT36CUTT29CUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters TournamentT40CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT44CUT
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipT68T3T37T72CUT
PGA ChampionshipCUTT51CUTCUT
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters TournamentCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament201920202021
Masters TournamentCUTCUT
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipNT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut (3rd round cut in 1982 and 1984 Open Championships)
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic

Summary

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TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament1001173213
PGA Championship000023189
U.S. Open010124107
The Open Championship00245102317
Totals112610248346
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 15 (1989 Masters – 1992 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1992 U.S. Open – 1992 Open Championship)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament19881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001
The Players ChampionshipCUTT15CUTT39CUTT23CUTWDWDCUTT66T70
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament19992000
Match PlayR64
Championship
InvitationalT33
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Results in senior major championships

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Results are not in chronological order.

Tournament200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
The TraditionT43T52T57T56T12NTWD
Senior PGA ChampionshipT16T37T59CUTCUTT63NT
Senior Players ChampionshipT41
U.S. Senior OpenT23T224T37NT
The Senior Open ChampionshipT13T19T8T16T10CUT75T44T45WDT36NTT24T29CUTCUTT70
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^abShortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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  1. ^"Week 14 1991 Ending 7 Apr 1991"(pdf).OWGR. Retrieved20 December 2018.
  2. ^Reason, Mark (25 May 2003)."In the footsteps of the famous five".The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved18 August 2009.
  3. ^Babineau, Jeff (27 September 2017)."Mallon, Woosnam, Love, Ochoa, Longhurst enter World Golf Hall of Fame".Golfweek. Retrieved4 June 2025.
  4. ^"Ian Woosnam".BBC Wales. Archived fromthe original on 3 December 2003. Retrieved18 August 2009.
  5. ^ab"Ian Woosnam – captain".BBC Sport. 18 September 2006.
  6. ^"115th Open Turnberry 1986".The Open. 8 February 2021. Retrieved30 May 2025.
  7. ^Ostler, Scott (7 December 1987)."There's a Price Paid for 'Guilt Premium' Offered by South Africa".Los Angeles Times.
  8. ^Diaz, Jamie (15 April 1991)."Golf; Woosnam Wins on 18th Green".The New York Times.
  9. ^Garrity, John (22 April 1991)."Fight to the finish".Sports Illustrated. Archived fromthe original on 21 April 2014.
  10. ^"Woosnam to take it easy next year".New Straits Times. 27 December 1991. p. 44 – via Google News.
  11. ^Caruso, David; Salovey, Peter (2004).The Emotionally Intelligent Manager. Jossey-Bass Publishing.ISBN 978-0-7879-7071-0.
  12. ^"Woosnam fires caddie". CBC Sports Golf. 5 August 2001. Retrieved13 December 2013.
  13. ^"Volvo World Match Play Championship Facts and Figures". PGA European Tour. Retrieved29 September 2016.
  14. ^"Woosnam celebrates Polish victory".BBC Sport. 1 June 2008. Retrieved18 August 2009.
  15. ^"BBC Wales Sport Personality winners".BBC Sport. 8 December 2008. Retrieved28 October 2009.
  16. ^Carey, Paul (30 December 2006)."Golf: Woosie ends year with OBE".Western Mail (Wales). Archived fromthe original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved18 August 2009.
  17. ^"Inductees to Roll of Honour". Welsh Sports Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe original on 22 July 2011.
  18. ^Casey, Phil (29 July 2006)."New treatment puts Woosnam back in title hunt".The Independent. Retrieved18 December 2011.

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