Ian Woosnam

Ian Woosnam
OBE
Woosnam in 2009
Personal information
Full nameIan Harold Woosnam
NicknameWoosie
Born (1958-03-02) 2 March 1958 (age 66)
Oswestry, England
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationality Wales
ResidenceJersey
Spouse
Glendryth
(m. 1983)
Children3
Career
Turned professional1976
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Professional wins52
Highest ranking1 (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

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.[2] Woosnam's major championship win was at the 1991 Masters Tournament. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017.[3]

  1. ^ "Week 14 1991 Ending 7 Apr 1991" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ Reason, Mark (25 May 2003). "In the footsteps of the famous five". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Love III gets Hall of Fame call: Woosnam, Mallon, Ochoa, Longhurst also included in Class of 2017". PGA Tour. 18 October 2016.