Willy Wilcox (born June 2, 1986) is an American

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an
member of the PGA Tour.
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Biography

Early life and education

Wilcox was born in

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. He grew up in

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, 35 miles east of Birmingham. His mother, Kim, an excellent golf player, attended Auburn University on an athletic scholarship, and became the head professional at Pine Harbor Country Club in Pell City. Wilcox played college golf at

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and

Clayton State University Clayton State University is a public university in Morrow, Georgia. It serves Atlanta metropolitan area, Metro Atlanta and is a selective Senior Unit of the University System of Georgia. The main campus includes of wooded grounds, featuring fiv ...

He was a three-time All-American. He also won the 2008 Alabama Amateur.

Career

Wilcox turned professional in 2009 and played on the

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from 2009 to 2011, winning twice. He played on the

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in 2010, winning once at the

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and finishing fourth on the Order of Merit. He has played on the

Web.com Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. Th ...

since 2011 and won the 2013

South Georgia Classic The South Georgia Classic was a golf tournament on the Web.com Tour from 2007 to 2014. It was played at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Valdosta, Georgia Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, Lowndes County, Georg ...

. On July 14, 2013, Wilcox became only the fourth professional golfer in Web.com Tour history to shoot 59 for a round. Wilcox's card had 10 birdies, seven pars, and an eagle for a 12-under score in the final round of the

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at Willow Creek CC in

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. He finished seventh on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his

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card. He had two top-10 finishes in his first season on the PGA tour and finished 142nd in FedEx Cup points, which was good enough to retain his card for 2015. Wilcox shot a final round 67 at the 2015

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, where he finished solo second. Willy finished the

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in 97th place in the FedEx Cup points, qualified for the

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, and ended up ranked #2 in the PGA Tour's "All Around" statistics between Jason Day and Jordan Spieth. Wilcox recorded the first hole-in-one (since 2002) on the famous 17th hole at the

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Stadium course during the

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, but finished the season ranked 138th and missed the 2016 playoffs. Following the 2017 season, Wilcox lost his PGA Tour card after finishing 202nd. He has primarily played on the

since.

Amateur wins

*2008 Alabama Amateur

Professional wins (4)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

Canadian Tour wins (1)

NGA Hooters Tour wins (2)

*2010 Savannah Lakes Village Classic *2011 Terry Moore Ford Open

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
''Note: Wilcox only played in the U.S. Open.''

References

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