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| Ian
Woosnam (Captain’s Choice) |
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Country :
Wales
Date of Birth
: 2 March
1958
Residence
: Jersey,
Channel Islands
Family :
Married
Turned Pro
: 1976
Interests
: Fishing,
snooker, sports
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Career
Highlights |
| Awards
and Honors |
Winner of The Masters
in 1991
Finished top 10 in the
European Tour Order
of Merit in 1997, 1996,
1993, 1991, 1990, 1989,
1988, 1987, 1986, 1985,
1984, 1983, 1982 (13
times)
Finished 1st in the
European Tour Order
of Merit in 1990 and
1987 (twice) |
| 32
European Tour Victories |
2001 :
Cisco World Match Play
Championship
1997 :
European PGA Championship
1996 :
German Open, Scottish
Open, Heineken Classic,
Johnnie Walker Classic
1994 :
Dunhill British Masters,
Air France Cannes Open
1993 :
Trophee Lancome, Murphy’s
English Open
1992 :
European Monte Carlo
Open
1991 :
Torras Monte Carlo Golf
Open, Fujitsu Mediterranean
Open
1990 :
Bonus Pool, Epson Grand
Prix of Europe, Suntory
World Match Play, Bell’s
Scottish Open, Torras
Monte Carlo Open, Amex
Med Open
1989 :
Carroll’s Irish Open
1988 :
Panasonic European Open,
Carroll’s Irish Open,
European PGA Championship
1987 :
Suntory World Match
Play, Lancome Trophy,
Bell’s Scottish Open,
Cepsa Madrid Open, Jersey
Open
1986 :
Lawrence Batley International
T.P.C
1984 :
Scandinavian Enterprise
Open
1983 :
Silk Cut Masters
1982 :
Ebel Swiss Open |
| Other
Wins |
1997 :
Korean Masters (South
Korea)
1991 :
The Masters, PGA Grand
Slam
1988 :
Welsh Pro Championship
1986 :
‘555’ Kenya Open
1985 :
Zambian Open
1982 :
Cacharel Under-25 Championship
1979 :
News of the World Under-23
Match Play Championship
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| Ryder
Cup |
Captain of 2006 European
Ryder Cup Team
Member of winning 1997,
1995, 1987, 1985 European
Ryder Cup Teams
Member of 1993, 1991,
1989, 1983 European
Ryder Cup Team |
| Player
Profile |
Having
twice topped The European
Tour Order of Merit
in 1987 and 1990,
Woosnam joined the
greats of the game
when he won the Masters
Tournament at Augusta
National in 1991.
In 2004 he celebrated
his 26th successive
season on The European
Tour, during which
time he has won 44
titles worldwide.
Handed the role of
European Ryder Cup
Vice Captain by Sam
Torrance for The 34th
Matches where he helped
guide the European
Team to victory at
The De Vere Belfry
and in 2005 was named
as the Captain to
lead the European
Team at The K Club,
Ireland, in 2006.
Became the first player
to capture the HSBC
World Match Play Championship
in three decades –
and, at 43, the oldest
winner – at Wentworth
Club in 2001, beating
Padraig Harrington
in an epic final.
Has partnered seven
different players
in representing Wales
17 times in the World
Golf Championships
– World Cup. Has worked
with some top coaches,
notably Bob Torrance,
Bill Ferguson and
more recently, Pete
Cowen. Agreed to become
president of the World
Snooker Association
after Lord Archer
resigned in November
1999. Both parents
are Welsh and he learned
the game on the local
Llanmynech course
(15 holes in Wales,
three in England)
on the border. Worked
on family farm for
six months after leaving
school. Credits his
stocky but powerful
physique to lifting
heavy hay bales. A
rival of Sandy Lyle
in Shropshire County
golf. Used to travel
in camper van and
eat tins of beans
to save money when
an aspiring Tour star.
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