Oliver Wilson

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Oliver Wilson
Personal Information
Birth (1980-09-14) 14 September 1980 (age 43)
Mansfield, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg)
Nationality  England
Residence Mansfield, England
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Career
Turned Pro 2003
Current tour European Tour
Professional wins 0
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters DNP
U.S. Open T36: 2008
The Open Championship CUT: 2007
PGA Championship DNP

Oliver Wilson (born 14 September 1980) is an English professional golfer.

Wilson was born in Mansfield, England, where his golfing career began at Coxmoor Golf Club.

Wilson turned professional in 2003 and played on the Challenge Tour in 2004. He finished 15th on the Order of Merit list and moved up to the European Tour. He has improved year-on-year, finishing 97th on the Order of Merit in 2005, 71st in 2006 and 30th in 2007.

In his rookie season on the European Tour in 2005, Wilson had three top ten finishes. In 2006 he lost in a play-off to Paul Casey in the Volvo China Open and in 2007 he had two second place finishes. So far in 2008 he has also managed four second place finishes the most notable of which came in the BMW PGA Championship where he lost in a play-off to Miguel Ángel Jiménez. In April Wilson reached the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time, the next month after his runner-up spot at the PGA Championship he reached a new high position of 45.

Results in major championships

Tournament 2006 2007 2008
The Masters DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP T36
The Open Championship DNP CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP

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

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2003 (winners)
  • Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2001, 2002, 2003 (winners)

Professional

  • Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2007 (winners)

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