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Named 13th on PGA.com's Top 100 Players to Watch in 2012, Gary Woodland, known for his powerful athleticism, is a pro golfer on the rise. Jumping from #970 to #52 in the Official World Golf Ranks in just over a year, he completed his 2011 season with tremendous accolades and stats. Woodland kicked off 2011 by winning his first PGA Tour Title at Transitions Championship in March and finished the year off with a victory in China at the OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup in November, where he and his partner Matt Kuchar represented the U.S. as the first American duo to win the World Cup in 11 years. Hailing from Topeka, Kan. and currently residing in Orlando, Woodland attended Washburn University on a basketball scholarship, before transferring after his freshman year for a golf scholarship at the University of Kansas, where he won four tournaments.
STATS
Residence: Orlando, Florida
Born: May 21, 1984
College: University of Kansas
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
Turned Pro: 2007
LINKS
Official PGA Profile
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