The Shark Shootout
2009 Leaderboard |
| | FINAL ROUND | | Place | Team | Score |
| 1 | Kelly/Stricker | -26 |
| T2 | Holmes/Perry | -25 |
| T2 | Leonard/Verplank | -25 |
| T2 | Campbell/Clark | -25 |
| T5 | Flesch/Johnson | -23 |
| T5 | Fisher/Poulter | -23 |
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| Woody Austin |
 | Full Name: Woody Austin | | Height: 6-0 | | Weight: 190 | | Birthdate: January 27, 1964 | | Birthplace: Tampa, FL | | Turned Professional: 1986 |
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| Statistics (through 2008) |
| PGA TOUR Victories | | (3) 1995 Buick Open. 2004 Buick Championship. 2007 Stanford St. Jude Championship. |
| International Victories | | None |
| Other Victories | | (1) 2007 Shark Shootout [with Mark Calcavecchia]. |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position | | $2,003,141 (35) |
| Current Year Highlights | | Finished T5 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Toru Taniguchi (6 and 5), Adam Scott (19 holes) and Boo Weekley (3 and 2), before falling to Henrik Stenson, 2 up, in the quarterfinals...Collected his third career top-10 at the Zurich Classic with a T4 effort. Needed to birdie the last to tie eventual winner Andres Romero, but hit his third shot in the water and made double bogey...Recorded his third top-5 finish of the season with a T2 at the Buick Open. Took the lead on Sunday with a birdie at the par-5 16th, but bogeys at the final two holes, including a three-putt at the 72nd, left him one stroke shy of winner Kenny Perry. Played holes 12-16 in 17-under par on the week. Became the fourth player in Buick Open history to record back-to-back runner-up finishes...Two weeks later, finished T9 at the John Deere Classic in his 13th apperance in Moline, IL...Recorded four rounds in the 60s at Annandale Golf Club to finish T8 at the Viking Classic. It was his third top-10 in Madison in nine career starts. |
| Career Highlights | | 2005: T3 finish at the Valero Texas Open was his best performance of the year. In San Antonio, held the 54-hole lead for the first time in his career and was in the final grouping for only the second time in his career, the other coming earlier in 2005
while defending his title at the Buick Championship. 2004: Earned a victory for the first time since his rookie season of 1995, a period of more than nine years, and went over the $1-million mark for the second straight season...Second TOUR victory came in August at the Buick Championship, his 301st career start. After opening 68-70-66, trailed leader Fred Funk by three strokes. Posted a 4-under-par 66 on Sunday to finish tied with Tim Herron at 10-under-par 270. Defeated Herron with a birdie-3 on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. 2003: Finished in the top-50 for the first time since 1996. Earned more than $1 million for the first time in his career, with $1,518,707...Runner-up to Davis Love III at MCI Heritage, falling on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff. Missed two putts inside 10 feet that would have clinched title on second and third playoff holes. Runner-up finish was best since playoff win over Mike Brisky at 1995 Buick Open. 2002: With four sub-par rounds, finished T10 at the Reno-Tahoe Open, first top-10 since T8 at the 2001 INTERNATIONAL. Finished T26 at the Qualifying Tournament to return to the PGA TOUR in 2003. 2001: A late surge earned playing card for 2002 by finishing 125th in earnings; second time in last three years he retained playing privileges with good play late in season. Made cut his last three events, including T16 in National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World...Only two top-10s came in consecutive starts, a T8 at John Deere Classic followed by a solo eighth in The INTERNATIONAL. 2000: Collected $485,589 in prize money and had three top-10s...Missed the cut in his first six tournaments. Finished T7 in seventh start at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open...At Buick Open, 1995 winner finished T4, worth $118,000, moving from 108th on the TOUR money list to 81st, enough to keep his card. 1999: Made successful return to PGA TOUR, playing in 30 events and making the cut in 20 of those...Lone top-10 of the year came at the Reno-Tahoe Open where he finished T9...Finished 121st on the money list to retain his card. 1998: Played mainly on Nationwide Tour and was first in scoring average (69.61) on way to eighth-place finish on money list to regain TOUR playing privileges. 1997: Lost his card after finishing 180th on the money list. 1996: Was among top-25 in 15 events and among top-10 in five events...Shared U.S. Open first-round lead with Payne Stewart at 67...In defense of title, finished T3 at Buick Open. 1995: Earned PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year honors. One of three rookies to qualify for THE TOUR Championship...Highlight was a playoff victory over Mike Brisky at Buick Open. Opening 63 gave him two-stroke lead, but lost his advantage to Payne Stewart after second round. Final-round 68 earned spot in playoff, which he won with par on first extra hole. Win was worth $216,000...Made 10 of 12 cuts leading up to TOUR Championship, where he finished fourth. 1994: Made his debut on the PGA TOUR by capturing the 1994 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Finished 23rd on Nationwide Tour money list... Played in Japan (1989-90) and on mini-tours (1992-93). |
| Personal | | Tore tendons and cartilage in left knee during 1987 Qualifying Tournament. Injury sidelined him for two years. Originally injured knee as 11-year old playing Little League baseball...Worked for years as credit-union teller during offseason. Also worked in supplies department at Eckerd Drug...After falling to Davis Love III in a
playoff at the 2003 MCI Heritage, said of his previous struggles: "It's just so much fun to actually be in the game again and show people that I do know how to play the game and hit quality shots. I had numerous chances, and it just wasn't my day." |
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