Tim Wilkinson
| Tim Wilkinson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Timothy David Wilkinson |
| Born | 26 July 1978 Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Nationality |  New Zealand |
| Residence | Palmerston North, New Zealand Jacksonville Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2003 |
| Current tour(s) | Nationwide Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Timothy David Wilkinson (born 26 July 1978) is a professional golfer from New Zealand.
Wilkinson was born in Palmerston North. He won the New Zealand Stroke Play Championship in 2000 and turned professional in 2003.
Wilkinson joined the second tier Nationwide Tour in 2005, but failed to win enough money to graduate directly to the PGA Tour. He finally obtained his PGA Tour card by finishing inside the top 25 at the 2007 qualifying school.[1]
Wilkinson had a successful rookie season on the PGA Tour in 2008, the highlights being an outright third at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and finishing joint runner-up at the Valero Texas Open, two shots behind winner Zach Johnson. He made over one million dollars in prize money and finished 92nd on the final money list.[2][3]
In 2009 he played in the final pairing at the Verizon Heritage, but faded to finish T6.[4] A thumb ligament injury curtailed his season and saw him gain a major medical extension of his playing rights. By June 2010 he had played the 12 events this extension afforded him, and had not earned enough money to retain his status.[5]
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[edit] Amateur wins
- 2000 New Zealand Stroke Play Championship
- 2002 SBS Invitational
[edit] Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing New Zealand): 2002
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Golf: Wilkinson earns PGA Tour card". The New Zealand Herald. 4 December 2007. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/manawatu/news/article.cfm?l_id=500559&objectid=10480170. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Tim Wilkinson happy with opening year". stuff.co.nz. 11 November 2008. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/golf/712662. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ Khokhar, Ahmer (30 November 2008). "Golf: Doing it his own way". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10545740. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Wilkinson Looking to ride the wind to a historic victory". pgatour.com. 14 April 2009. http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r012/04/18/awtrey.rd3/index.html. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ "Wilkinson finds form with top eight finish". stuff.co.nz. 06 September 2011. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/golf/5571431. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
[edit] External links
- Tim Wilkinson at the PGA Tour official site
- Tim Wilkinson at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Tim Wilkinson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
