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Willie Wood

Golf is an outdoor sport where player as an individual or from varied teams strike a ball targeting a hole using various clubs. This game does not have any fixed standard playing area, but an ideal measurement can be decided as per the availability of space and number of players involved. The game basically originated from Scotland and has been played for atleast five centuries in the British Isles. Although often viewed as an elite pastime, golf is now becoming an increasingly popular sport across all sections of society.

Willie Wood, a professional Golfer in the PGA, Professional Golfers' Association was born on 1st October, 1960 in Kingsville, Texas. His height is 5 feet 7 inches and his weight is 145 pounds. He has turned professional in 1983. He has his PGA Tour victories in 1994 and 2000. He shared the first-round lead at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship after a 7-under 65.

In the year 1992, he has played on the Nationwide Tour to return to the PGA Tour in 1993. He had won Tulsa Open to finish third on the money list. In 1997, he has played in the Challenger Tour scoring record in final round at Buick Challenge where he was 10-under through 13 holes. He needed to birdie three of the final five holes to equal record but parred 14, 15 and 16 before birdies at 17 and 18 gave him a 60 and a third-place finish.

Willie Wood is a player who is totally dedicated in his play. He completely believes in hard work. With his hard work and devotion in his play, he has achieved many goals in his overall golf-playing career. A unique style of game strategy and excellent judgment is what makes this great player one of the best all time golf players.

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