Danny Willett

Danny Willett
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Daniel John Willett
Born 3 October 1987
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st)
Nationality  England
Residence Sheffield, England
London, England
Career
College Jacksonville State University
Turned professional 2008
Current tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 2
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 2
Sunshine Tour 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T38: 2015
U.S. Open T45: 2014
The Open Championship T15: 2013
PGA Championship T30: 2014

Daniel John Willett (born 3 October 1987) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

Amateur career

Willett was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England and is the son of Maths teacher Elisabet Willett. As an amateur, he won the English Amateur Championship in 2007 and competed in the 2007 Walker Cup at Royal County Down. In March 2008 he became the number one ranked amateur in the world.

Willett also played two seasons for Jacksonville State University in the U.S. During his time with at JSU, he was the 2006 Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year and won medalist honors at the 2007 OVC Championship. He was a first-team All-OVC performer and a member of the OVC's All-Tournament Team in both seasons.

Professional career

Willett turned professional in May 2008, and earned his European Tour card for the 2009 season coming through qualifying school. Following a successful 2009, finishing 58th in the inaugural Race to Dubai with 8 top-10s, Willett challenged at the 2010 BMW PGA Championship, taking the first round lead before falling off the pace and finishing outright fifth, winning 190,800 euro. Following this performance, Willett moved into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time. He finished the 2010 season ranked 23rd on the Order of Merit.

Willett won for the first time on the European Tour in June 2012 at the BMW International Open in Cologne. He defeated Marcus Fraser on the fourth extra hole of a sudden death playoff.[1] Willett played a fantastic chip shot from the rough at the back of green, after going long with his approach, to set up a two foot par putt and when Fraser missed a short four foot putt to bogey the hole, that left Willett with the task of tapping in for his maiden victory.

Amateur wins (4)

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 24 Jun 2012 BMW International Open –11 (65-70-69-73=277) Playoff Australia Marcus Fraser
2 7 Dec 2014 Nedbank Golf Challenge1 –18 (71-68-65-66=270) 4 strokes England Ross Fisher

1Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2012 BMW International Open Australia Marcus Fraser Won with par on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T38
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP T45
The Open Championship DNP CUT DNP T15 CUT
PGA Championship CUT DNP DNP T40 T30

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Danny Willett secures first European Tour victory in Cologne". BBC Sport. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.

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