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inteRnAtionAL PLAYeRSoliver WilsonFULL nAMe: oliver WilsonHeiGHt: 5-11WeiGHt: 168BiRtHDAte: September 14, 1980BiRtHPLAce: mansfield, Nottinghamshire, EnglandReSiDence: London, EnglandFAMiLY: SingleeDUcAtion: augusta State universitySPeciAL inteReStS: Sports, music, fitnesstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2003BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSHeS:t5—2009 World golf championships-ca championship,2010 World golf championships-accenture match playchampionship.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:t5—World golf championships-accenture match playchampionship.2010 SeASon:posted a t5 at the World golf championshps-accenturematch play championship, matching his best finish ina World golf championships event (t5 at the 2009 cachampionship). Lost 4 and 3 to Sergio garcia in quarterfinalsafter his previous two matches went 20 holes. It washis second top-10 finish in two appearances at accenture(t9 in 2009)…picked up a pair of top-10 European tour finishes,a t6 at the open de France alstom and a ninth-placeshowing at the madrid masters.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: recorded two runner-up finishes in search of hisfirst victory. Finished t9 when he lost at the 19th holeto Justin Leonard in the third round of the accenturePGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank earnings2006 12007 12008 4 2 $35,7092009 9 7 2 6 229,2732010 9 5 1 2 90,722total 24 14 3 8 355,704nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings2003 1 1 $1,725/303total 1 1 1,725eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings2010 24 15 6 9 $536,290* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*match play championship. Finished t5 at the World golfchampionships-ca championship for his best career pgatour finish. 2008: Has continued to progress on theEuropean tour, qualifying for the ryder cup in a 2008season that included runner-up finishes in the BmW pgachampionship, Italian open, South african airways openand a t2 at the Volvo china open. that move fell in linewith improving his order of merit position from 97th in hisrookie year in 2005, to 71st in 2006, 30th in 2007 and 11thin 2008. at the ryder cup, teamed with Henrik Stenson todefeat the uSa’s phil mickelson and anthony Kim in foursomes.2007: almost claimed his first European tour titleon two occasions in 2007, losing in a playoff to anton Haigfor the Johnnie Walker classic in march and finishing secondbehind andres romero in the Deutsche Bank players’championship of Europe in July. also on the winning greatBritain and Ireland Vivendi trophy team in September,where he won twice with fellow Englishman Simon Dyson.2005: Qualified for the European tour through the 2004challenge tour. Amateur: a member of the victoriousgreat Britain and Ireland Walker cup team in 2003 beforehe turned professional later that year...played collegiatelyat augusta (ga) State university from 2000-3. Won fourtournaments and was a three-time all-american.PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 06 07 08 09 10masterscut cutu.S. open cut t36 t23 cutBritish opencut cut t24 cutpgacut t19 cuttHE pLaYErSt52accenture match play championship t9 t5Bridgestone Invitationalt27 t11 t33ca championship t5 67HSBc championst45PeRSonAL:Has pledged his support to Dare uK, the British arm of aworldwide anti-drugs educational program.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................71.78 ....... (N/a)Driving Distance ...........................................279.8 ....... (N/a)Driving accuracy percentage .......................57.94% .... (N/a)greens in regulation percentage ................65.74% .... (N/a)putting average ...........................................1.831 ....... (N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 66–the Honda classic/1career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 66–2 times, mostrecent 2010 the Honda classic/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $275,000–2009 World golf championships–ca championship/t5career High official World Rank: after 2009 thepresidents cup/35nAtionAL teAMS: ryder cup (1), 2008; Seve trophy (1), 2007; Walker cup (1), 2003.Section 2 Player BiograPhiespgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-423