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Full name
  
Garrett Michael Willis

Name
  
Garrett Willis

PGA tour wins
  
1

Web.com Tour
  
2

Weight
  
79 kg


Turned professional
  
1996

Height
  
1.85 m

Nationality
  
United States

Role
  
Golfer

Professional wins
  
8

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Born
  
November 21, 1973 (age 50) Charlotte, North Carolina (
1973-11-21
)

College
  
East Tennessee State University

Current tour(s)
  
PGA Tour Nationwide Tour

Education
  
East Tennessee State University

Residence
  
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

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Garrett Michael Willis (born November 21, 1973) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

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Willis was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended East Tennessee State University where he was member of the golf team, a first-team All-American his senior year. He won the Canadian Amateur Championship in 1995. He graduated and turned professional in 1996.

Willis began his career in professional golf playing on the Hooters Tour and in selected international events. He then moved up to the BUY.COM Tour (the precursor of the Nationwide Tour). Willis made his debut on the PGA Tour at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open in 2001, and became the fourth Tour player to win in his first start as a member joining Marty Fleckman (1967), Ben Crenshaw (1973) and Robert Gamez (1990).

In recent years, Willis has split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He posted a Nationwide Tour victory in 2005 at the Envirocare Utah Classic. He came close to winning again on the Nationwide Tour in 2007, when he and Justin Bolli finished tied for second, a single stroke behind Jay Williamson in the Fort Smith Classic.

Willis won again in 2009 on the Nationwide Tour at the WNB Golf Classic by one stroke over Chad Collins. He finished 12th on the money list to earn his 2010 PGA Tour card.

Willis lives in Knoxville, Tennessee with his wife, Jennifer. He has not played a full PGA Tour season since 2012.

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Nationwide Tour wins (2)

  • 2005 Envirocare Utah Classic
  • 2009 WNB Golf Classic
  • Other wins (5)

  • 1996 Decatur Dailey Hooters Tour Championship (NGA Hooters Tour)
  • 1997 Panama Open
  • 2000 Tennessee Open
  • 2013 Tennessee Open
  • 2015 Tennessee Open
  • Results in major championships

    DNP = Did not play
    CUT = missed the half-way cut
    "T" = tied
    Yellow background for top-10.

    References

    Garrett Willis Wikipedia