Jay Williamson
American professional golfer
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::summary American professional golfer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jay Williamson |
| imagesize | |
| fullname | Justin Arch Williamson IV |
| nickname | Jay |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 180 lb |
| nationality | |
| residence | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| spouse | Marnie Williamson |
| children | 3 |
| college | Trinity College |
| yearpro | 1990 |
| retired | |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| Nationwide Tour | |
| prowins | 2 |
| pgawins | |
| eurowins | |
| japwins | |
| asiawins | |
| sunwins | |
| auswins | |
| nwidewins | 1 |
| chalwins | |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | |
| majorwins | |
| masters | DNP |
| usopen | T20: 2003 |
| open | T39: 2008 |
| pga | DNP |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | |
| year1 | |
| awardssection | |
| :: |
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Early life and amateur career
Williamson was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Trinity College and was a member of the Division III baseball and hockey teams. Williamson attended and graduated from Trinity College.
Professional career
In 1990, Williamson turned pro. He has no PGA Tour victories, although he has finished second twice, both playoff losses – to Hunter Mahan at the 2007 Travelers Championship, and to Kenny Perry at the 2008 John Deere Classic. He won once on the Nationwide Tour: the 2007 Fort Smith Classic. He has more than $5.9 million in career earnings on the PGA Tour.
Professional wins (2)
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | May 6, 2007 | Fort Smith Classic | −16 (69-66-66-63=264) | 1 stroke | USA Justin Bolli, USA Garrett Willis | ::
Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | Nike Omaha Classic | USA Matt Gogel | Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
| :: |
Other wins (1)
- 1991 Kansas Open
Playoff record
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | Travelers Championship | USA Hunter Mahan | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2008 | John Deere Classic | USA Brad Adamonis, USA Kenny Perry | Perry won with par on first extra hole |
| :: |
Results in major championships
::data[format=table]
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT | DQ | T20 | |||||||
| The Open Championship | T39 | |||||||||
| :: |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
DQ = Disqualified
T = Tied
Note: Williamson never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
References
References
- "Jay Williamson". PGA Tour.
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