Ian Woosnam

Ian Woosnam OBE
Woosnam in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Ian Harold Woosnam
Nickname	Woosie
Born	(1958-03-02) 2 March 1958 (age 66) Oswestry, England
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationality	Wales
Residence	Jersey
Spouse	Glendryth ​ (m. 1983)​
Children	3
Career
Turned professional	1976
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour PGA Tour Champions
Professional wins	52
Highest ranking	1 (7 April 1991)[1] (50 weeks)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
European Tour	29 (6th-all-time)
PGA Tour of Australasia	2
PGA Tour Champions	1
European Senior Tour	5
Other	16
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	Won: 1991
PGA Championship	6th: 1989
U.S. Open	T2: 1989
The Open Championship	T3: 1986, 2001
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame 2017 (member page) European Tour Order of Merit winner 1987, 1990 European Tour Golfer of the Year 1987 European Seniors Tour Order of Merit winner 2008 European Seniors Tour Rookie of the Year 2008

Ian Harold Woosnam OBE (born 2 March 1958) is a Welsh professional golfer. Nicknamed "Woosie", Woosnam was one of the "Big Five" generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, all of whom have 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.^[2] Woosnam's major championship win was at the 1991 Masters Tournament. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017.^[3]