NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ian Woosnam

Ian Harold Woosnam OBE (born 2 March 1958) is a British professional golfer from Wales. He was born in the town of Oswestry in England, and his family lived in the nearby village of St Martin's in Shropshire. He started playing at the unique Llanymynech Golf Club - which is partly in Wales and partly in England. Woosnam was one of the "Big Five" generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, who all won majors, and made Europe competitive in the Ryder Cup. His peers in this group were Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer and Sandy Lyle. He now lives in Jersey. Image File history File links Woosnam_2003_edition. ... Image File history File links Woosnam_2003_edition. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority... March 2 is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs. ... This article is about the sub-division of the United Kingdom. ... Oswestry is a town in Shropshire, England, very close to the Welsh border. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified - by Athelstan 927 AD Area - Total 130... The village of St Martins is in Shropshire, England, just north of Oswestry and near to Chirk *gulp*. grid reference SJ3236. ... A town in Powys, Wales about 9 miles (14 kilometres) north of Welshpool. ... The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual golf tournaments in mens professional golf. ... The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event officially called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ... Severiano Seve Ballesteros (born 9 April 1957 in PedreÃ±a, Spain) is a Spanish golfer who was one of the sports leading figures in the 1980s and 1990s. ... Personal Information Birth 18 July 1957 ) (age 49) Welwyn Garden City, England Height 6 ft 3 in (1. ... Bernhard Langer (born August 27, 1957 in Anhausen near Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany) is a professional German golfer. ... // Alexander Walter Barr Sandy Lyle, MBE (born February 9, 1958) is a Scottish golfer. ...

Career outline

Woosnam is short for a male golfer at 5 ft 4½ in (1.64 m), but he is a powerful hitter. He played as an amateur in regional competitions in the English county of Shropshire alongside Sandy Lyle. Woosnam turned professional in 1976 and first played the European Tour in 1979. After three modest seasons his career took off in 1982 when he won the Swiss Open and came eighth on the Order of Merit (prize money list). He also finished in the top ten on the Order of Merit every year from 1983 to 1991 and again in 1993, 1996, and 1997, making thirteen times in all. In 1987 and 1990 he was first, and in the former year he set a world record for global tournament earnings of £1,062,662. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified - by Athelstan 927 AD Area - Total 130... Shropshire (alternatively Salop or abbreviated Shrops) is a county in the West Midlands of England. ... The PGA European Tour is a top-level professional mens golf tour. ... The Omega European Masters is the Swiss stop on mens golfs European Tour, currently played in early September each year. ...

Woosnam was 3rd in the 1986 Open Championship. In 1991, he reached the top of the Official World Golf Rankings, eventually spending a total of 50 weeks as World Number 1. In the same year he emulated his British rivals, Sandy Lyle and Nick Faldo, by winning the US Masters; the first person representing Wales to ever win a major. He has won 28 official money events on the European Tour and many other events around the world. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... â€œBritish Openâ€ redirects here. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The Official World Golf Rankings are a system for rating the performance level of professional golfers. ... Personal Information Birth 18 July 1957 ) (age 49) Welwyn Garden City, England Height 6 ft 3 in (1. ... This article is about the golf tournament. ... // The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. ...

In the late 1990s his form began to fade, but he nearly made a spectacular comeback at The Open Championship in 2001, when he finished third despite suffering a two-stroke penalty for starting the final round with 15 clubs in his bag instead of the allowable maximum of 14. He fired his caddie, Miles Byrne, two weeks later when, after a night drinking on the town, he failed to turn up.^[1] That same year Woosnam became the first player to capture the Wentworth World Match Play Championship in three decades. The HSBC World Match Play Championship is the current sponsored name of a matchplay golf tournament played each September at Wentworth Club near London. ...

Woosnam was a member of eight consecutive European Ryder Cup teams from 1983 to 1997. Despite not winning a singles match he accumulated an excellent overall record of 14 wins, 12 losses and 5 halves in 31 matches. He was a vice captain for the 2002 European team and was elected as captain for the 2006 Ryder Cup, leading Europe to victory by thrashing U.S.A. 18½-9½. This will be a one-off assignment as Nick Faldo was elected for 2008 at the same time. The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event officially called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ... The 37th Ryder Cup Matches will be held between September 16 and September 21, at Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The captains will be Nick Faldo for Team Europe and Paul Azinger for Team USA. The assistant captains for Europe will be Paul McGinley and JosÃ© MarÃa Olaz...

Woosnam was awarded an O.B.E. in the 2007 New Years Honours List. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...

European Tour wins (28)

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PGA Tour wins (2)

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Other wins (14)

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Major Championships

Wins (1)

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Results timeline

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
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Team appearances

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Notes

See also

This is a list of golfers who have won ten or more events on the PGA European Tour since it was established in 1970. ... Llanymynech Golf Course is situated atop a hill overlooking the small Welsh villages of Llanymynech and Pant, approximately 9 miles (14km) from Welshpool, right on the Welsh/English border. ...

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The Masters champions This article is about the golf tournament. ...

(1934) Horton Smith | (1935) Gene Sarazen | (1936) Horton Smith | (1937) Byron Nelson | (1938) Henry Picard | (1939) Ralph Guldahl | (1940) Jimmy Demaret | (1941) Craig Wood | (1942) Byron Nelson | (1943-45) Cancelled due to World War II | (1946) Herman Keiser | (1947) Jimmy Demaret | (1948) Claude Harmon | (1949) Sam Snead | (1950) Jimmy Demaret | (1951) Ben Hogan | (1952) Sam Snead | (1953) Ben Hogan | (1954) Sam Snead | (1955) Cary Middlecoff | (1956) Jack Burke, Jr | (1957) Doug Ford | (1958) Arnold Palmer | (1959) Art Wall, Jr. | (1960) Arnold Palmer | (1961) Gary Player | (1962) Arnold Palmer | (1963) Jack Nicklaus | (1964) Arnold Palmer | (1965-66) Jack Nicklaus | (1967) Gay Brewer | (1968) Bob Goalby | (1969) George Archer | (1970) Billy Casper | (1971) Charles Coody | (1972) Jack Nicklaus | (1973) Tommy Aaron | (1974) Gary Player | (1975) Jack Nicklaus | (1976) Raymond Floyd | (1977) Tom Watson | (1978) Gary Player | (1979) Fuzzy Zoeller | (1980) Severiano Ballesteros | (1981) Tom Watson | (1982) Craig Stadler | (1983) Severiano Ballesteros | (1984) Ben Crenshaw | (1985) Bernhard Langer | (1986) Jack Nicklaus | (1987) Larry Mize | (1988) Sandy Lyle | (1989-90) Nick Faldo | (1991) Ian Woosnam | (1992) Fred Couples | (1993) Bernhard Langer | (1994) José María Olazábal | (1995) Ben Crenshaw | (1996) Nick Faldo | (1997) Tiger Woods | (1998) Mark O'Meara | (1999) José María Olazábal | (2000) Vijay Singh | (2001-02) Tiger Woods | (2003) Mike Weir | (2004) Phil Mickelson | (2005) Tiger Woods | (2006) Phil Mickelson | (2007) Zach Johnson Horton Smith (b. ... 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