(1981-04-25) April 25, 1981 (age 43) Sacramento, California
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight
180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality
United States
Residence
Las Vegas, Nevada[1]
Career
College
Fresno State University
Turned professional
2003
Current tour(s)
PGA Tour
Former tour(s)
Canadian Tour Nationwide Tour
Professional wins
9
Highest ranking
9 (July 31, 2011)[2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
5
European Tour
1
Asian Tour
1
Korn Ferry Tour
1
Other
2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament
7th: 2010
PGA Championship
T12: 2011
U.S. Open
T21: 2012
The Open Championship
T7: 2010
Nicholas Alan Watney (born April 25, 1981) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. The highlight of Watney's career is his victory at the 2011 WGC-Cadillac Championship. In July 2011, Watney won the AT&T National and broke into the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time.[3]
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^"Week 27 - Nick Watney Moves Into The World Top 10 With Victory At The AT&T National". Official World Golf Ranking. July 4, 2011. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
Mike Watney at Fresno State University, where he was a three-time All-America golfer. Mike did not offer his nephew a scholarship to Fresno State; Nick had...
in 2022. Heidi Watney worked as a field level reporter for MLB on TBS in 2022. Watney is the cousin of professional golfer NickWatney. Author Andy Weir...
10), Vaughn Taylor, Bo Van Pelt, Scott Verplank, Camilo Villegas (10), NickWatney, Bubba Watson (10), Charlie Wi Robert Allenby withdrew due to a knee...
Stroud Brian Stuard Daniel Summerhays Brendon Todd (10) Jimmy Walker (10) NickWatney Gary Woodland Matt Kuchar (9,10) withdrew with a back injury. 9. Members...
needing pars at both the 71st and 72nd holes to win. The following year NickWatney defeated the field with a bogey-free round on Sunday – after setting...
Championship, at the WGC-CA Championship with a one-stroke win over NickWatney. On May 20, it was announced that his wife Amy was diagnosed with breast...
Brandon Stone Julian Suri Ryuko Tokimatsu Peter Uihlein Matt Wallace NickWatney Thomas Bjørn did not play due to a back injury. 13. Players below 70th...
Open Championship at St Andrews. During the qualification, Lowry equalled Nick Faldo's course record at Sunningdale when he posted a 62. Lowry went on to...
Streelman Justin Thomas Brendon Todd Cameron Tringale Camilo Villegas (10) NickWatney Boo Weekley Chris Kirk (10) and Gary Woodland (neck injury) did not play...
scoring 70-74-70-66, for eight-under-par 280, eight shots behind winner NickWatney. His final round tied for best of the day, and was his lowest 18-hole...
III, Fred Couples and Justin Leonard, and with younger stars such as NickWatney and Rickie Fowler. Before semi retiring from the tour in 2019, he coached...
Scottie Scheffler. Burns overcame a seven stroke deficit to win, matching Nick Price in 1994 for largest comeback in a final round to win at Colonial Country...
his title at the WM Phoenix Open. He shot a final round 6-under 65 to beat Nick Taylor by two strokes. With the win, Scheffler returned to number one in...
Molinari wins title on day of drama – as it happened". The Guardian. Menta, Nick (September 10, 2018). "Bradley, Schauffele play way in to Tour Championship"...
Castro Brendon de Jonge (15) Billy Horschel D. A. Points Kevin Streelman NickWatney Boo Weekley 14. First 5 PGA Tour members and any PGA Tour members tying...
at the club at age seven. A video on golf technique produced by champion Nick Faldo was his early favourite. McIlroy's father held down several jobs to...
Rollins, Rory Sabbatini (16), John Senden (17), David Toms (17,18), NickWatney (17,18,19) 16. Winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation...
17,18), Sean O'Hair (18), Andrés Romero (16,17,18), Brandt Snedeker, NickWatney (15,18), Lee Westwood (11,17,18) 11. Top 8 finishers and ties in the...
Henrik Stenson (7,15), Steve Stricker (16,20), Camilo Villegas (7,20), NickWatney (16), Oliver Wilson (7), Yang Yong-eun (14,16,20) (Anthony Kim (20) withdrew...
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