Wil Collins (born August 24, 1978) is an American professional golfer who has played on the

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Career

Collins was born in

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. He played college golf at the

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; es, Universidad de Nuevo México) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, it is the state's flagship academic institution and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 ...

from 1998–2002, where he played with fellow PGA Tour professional Michael Letzig and won the 2001

Ben Hogan Award The Ben Hogan Award is an annual prize given by Friends of Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America, since 1990, to the best college golf player in the United States. The Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas joined the organization ...

. He turned professional in 2002. He won the 2005 Colorado Open by six strokes. Major appearances include 2005 and 2013 U.S. Open, where he missed the cut both times. Collins made a 20-foot par putt at the last hole of 2008 Q-School to win his

2009 PGA Tour The 2009 PGA Tour season ran from January 8 to November 15. The season consisted of 46 official money events, one of which was canceled. This included four Men's major golf championships, major championships and three World Golf Championships, whi ...

card. He later said of it: "I finally have a home to play, and it's on the greatest tour in the world. It's going to take a while to sink in." After Collins was unable to retain status in the United States, he took his game to

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, where he won the 2013

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. Collins finished the season 5th on the PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit earning a spot on the

2014 Web.com Tour The 2014 Web.com Tour was the 25th season of the top developmental tour for the U.S. PGA Tour in men's golf, and the third under the current sponsored name of Web.com Tour. It ran from February 13 to September 21. The season consisted of 25 offic ...

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

Other wins (8)

*2005 Colorado Open *2010 Idaho Open *2012 New Mexico Open, Nebraska Open *2016 Southern California Open *2022 Colorado Open *2023 Platte Valley Pro-Am, Navajo Trail Open

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Wil American male golfers New Mexico Lobos men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from South Dakota Sportspeople from Rapid City, South Dakota Golfers from Albuquerque, New Mexico 1978 births Living people