Albert Woody Austin II (born January 27, 1964) is an American

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who played the majority of his career on the

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, but now plays on the

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. Austin was born in

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. He attended the

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, where he was a member of the golf team coached by Norman C. Parsons Jr. He graduated in 1986 with a degree in

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and turned professional later that year. Austin won

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honors in 1995. He has won four times on tour: the 1995 Buick Open, the 2004

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, the 2007 Stanford St. Jude Championship shooting a final round 62, and the 2013 Sanderson Farms Championship (where he became the 8th oldest winner in Tour history, just younger than

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). During the 1997

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, Austin intentionally struck his head with his putter five times. He hit his head so hard that the shaft bent. After the second round of the 2007 PGA Championship, Austin joked that he was named after actor

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(Harrelson being only three years older than Austin). He went on to finish 2nd behind

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, his best major finish. This achievement moved Austin into the top 50 of the

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. Austin's career high ranking was 29th in 2008. During the 2007 Presidents Cup, Austin fell into a pond while attempting to hit a shot with one foot in the water. This incident led to Woody's nickname "Aquaman". During his singles match against 2007 U.S. Open Champion

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, he wore a pair of swimming goggles. After struggling for years with limited PGA Tour status as a past champion, Austin won the 2013 Sanderson Farms Championship, his first PGA Tour win in six years. In that season's PGA Championship, Austin was given a four-stroke penalty for having fifteen clubs in his bag; he would miss the cut by one stroke. Although Austin didn't do well enough to earn entry into the

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(137th after making two cuts in eight events, plus the win was an alternate event only worth 300 FedEx Cup points rather than 500), his win earned him a tour card through 2015. Despite his exemption, Austin decided to focus on the PGA Tour Champions. In March 2016, Austin won his maiden title on the PGA Tour Champions with a one stroke victory at the Tucson Conquistadores Classic; he followed that victory up with two additional PGA Tour Champions wins in 2016. On October 21, 2018, Austin won the

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. Austin closed with a three-under-par 69 on a cool day to record his fourth senior victory, but first since 2016. The tournament was held at the

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. Austin was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame at its 40th Annual Banquet held February 13, 2008 at Miami's Jungle Island. He resides in Derby, Kansas.

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (4)

PGA Tour playoff record (3–1)

Other wins (2)

*1993

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*2007 Merrill Lynch Shootout (with

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)

PGA Tour Champions wins (4)

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–2)

Other senior wins (1)

*2017

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Playoff record

Nike Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2003 U.S. Open – 2006 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied

Results in senior major championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2022.'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to

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U.S. national team appearances

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(winners)

References

External links

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University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame
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