Wesley Earl Short Jr. (born December 4, 1963) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and PGA Tour Champions.
Early life and amateur career Short was born, raised and has lived his entire life in Austin, Texas. He attended the University of Texas.
Professional career In 1987, Short turned professional. He worked as a club pro in the Austin area for a number of years. In 1997, he turned pro. He started out on the mini-tours and eventually qualified for the Nationwide Tour for the 1998 season. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour again in 2002–03. His best finish on the Nationwide Tour was a T-2 at The Reese's Cup Classic in 2003.
Short finally earned the opportunity to play on the PGA Tour in 2004 as a 40-year-old rookie. His only PGA Tour win came in 2005 at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas, when he defeated Jim Furyk at the second hole in a sudden-death playoff. At the beginning of the week, Short had been fourth alternate to get into the field. Lingering back problems kept Short from competing for three years and he attempted to restart his PGA Tour career in 2013. Short made the cut at the 2013 Shell Houston Open, his first on the PGA since 2007. Short was unable to satisfy his medical extension, making five cuts in fifteen events.
Short earned medalist honors at the 2013 Champions Tour qualifying school. He earned his first Champions Tour win at the 2014 Quebec Championship.
In 2016, Short qualified for his first U.S. Open.
On September 1, 2019, Short won his second event on the PGA Tour Champions at the Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary, Alberta.
Personal life Short is married to Gail Elizabeth Hardy: they have a daughter.
Professional wins (6) PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Oct 16, 2005Michelin Championship at Las Vegas67-67-66-66=266−21Playoff Jim Furyk
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12005Michelin Championship at Las Vegas Jim FurykWon with par on second extra hole
NGA Hooters Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Mar 28, 1999Dick Brooks Automotive Classic71-69-69-66=275−133 strokes Chris Winchip2Sep 26, 1999Civitas Bank Classic67-67-67-71=272−12Playoff Craig Cozby
Other wins (1) 1994 PGA Assistant Professional Championship
PGA Tour Champions wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Sep 7, 2014Quebec Championship69-68-64=201−151 stroke Scott Dunlap2Sep 1, 2019Shaw Charity Classic64-67-66=197−131 stroke Scott McCarron
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12016Mitsubishi Electric Classic Woody AustinLost to par on second extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016U.S. OpenCUTPGA ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut Note: Short never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2006The Players ChampionshipCUT CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2006Match PlayChampionshipInvitationalT71
"T" = Tied
See also 2003 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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