Wes Short Jr.

Wes Short Jr.
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Wesley Earl Short Jr.
Born (1963-12-04) December 4, 1963
Austin, Texas
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Austin, Texas
Career
College University of Texas
Turned professional 1987
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
PGA Tour Champions 1
Other 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2016
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2006

Wesley Earl Short Jr. (born December 4, 1963) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour.

Short was born, raised and has lived his entire life in Austin, Texas. He attended the University of Texas. He is married to Gail Elizabeth Hardy. They have one daughter together, Elizabeth Ann Short.

Short became a professional golfer in 1987. He worked as a club pro in the Austin area before becoming a touring pro in 1997. 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.[1] 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, and was demoted to Priority Ranking 32, past champions and veterans outside the Top 150 on the previous season's money list.

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.[2]

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1 Oct 16, 2005 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas −21 (67-67-66-66=266) Playoff United States Jim Furyk

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2005 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas United States Jim Furyk Won with par on second extra hole

Champions Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory
Runner-up
1 Sep 7, 2014 Quebec Championship 69-68-64=201 −15 1 stroke United States Scott Dunlap

Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2016 Mitsubishi Electric Classic United States Woody Austin Lost to par on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

See also

References

  1. Hewitt, Brian (October 19, 2005). "Short and Sweet". Golf Channel.
  2. "Wes Short Jr. finally set for U.S. Open debut". PGA Tour. Associated Press. June 14, 2016.
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