Dean Wilson

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Dean Wilson
Personal information
Full nameDean Hiroshi Wilson
Born (1969-12-17) December 17, 1969 (age 54)
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeBrigham Young University
Turned professional1992
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins11
Highest ranking53 (July 14, 2002)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Japan Golf Tour6
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT30: 2007
PGA ChampionshipT29: 2006
U.S. OpenT30: 2001
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2001, 2002
Achievements and awards
Asia Golf Circuit
Rookie of the Year
1996–97
Japan Golf Tour
Rookie of the Year
2000

Dean Hiroshi Wilson (born December 17, 1969) is an American professional golfer.

Wilson was born in Kaneohe, Hawaii. He turned professional in 1992 after graduating from Brigham Young University and has won six times on the Japan Golf Tour and once on the PGA Tour. After a poor 2009 season Wilson lost his PGA Tour playing rights. He regained full tour status in 2010 while starting outside top 150 from previous year's money list. Wilson has not played a full season since 2011.

Professional wins (11)[edit]

PGA Tour wins (1)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Aug 13, 2006 The International 34 pts (2-11-9-12=34) Playoff United States Tom Lehman

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2006 The International United States Tom Lehman Won with birdie on second extra hole

Japan Golf Tour wins (6)[edit]

Legend
Japan majors (1)
Other Japan Golf Tour (5)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Jul 16, 2000 Aiful Cup −14 (67-69-69-66=271) 1 stroke Japan Eiji Mizoguchi
2 May 13, 2001 Japan PGA Championship −3 (68-68-71-74=281) 4 strokes Japan Hideki Kase
3 Sep 2, 2001 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup 2 and 1 Taiwan Lin Keng-chi
4 Nov 4, 2001 Ube Kosan Open −21 (65-67-68-67=267) 1 stroke Japan Taichi Teshima
5 Apr 28, 2002 Tsuruya Open −11 (69-67-69-68=273) 2 strokes Japan Toru Taniguchi
6 Jun 30, 2002 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open −11 (71-69-70-67=277) 1 stroke Japan Kiyoshi Miyazato

Other wins (4)[edit]

Results in major championships[edit]

Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Masters Tournament T30
U.S. Open T30 CUT CUT T51 CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT T29 CUT T47
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship[edit]

Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
The Players Championship CUT CUT CUT T10 CUT CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships[edit]

Tournament 2006 2007
Match Play
Championship T22 T16
Invitational T45
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Week 28 2002 Ending 14 Jul 2002" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

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