Mark Joseph Wilson is an American

United States

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 professional golf

Golf

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er who plays on the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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Wilson was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

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 and currently resides in Elmhurst, Illinois

Elmhurst, Illinois

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Professional career

Wilson's biggest victory since turning professional in 1996 was at the Honda Classic

Honda Classic

The Honda Classic is a PGA Tour golf tournament that is played each March in Florida. It was founded in 1972 as the Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic. In 1981, American Motors backed the tournament. Since 1982, American Honda Motor Co., Inc...

 in March 2007, where he triumphed in a fourway playoff. He won the tournament on the third extra hole after being tied with José Cóceres

José Cóceres

José Eusebio Cóceres is an Argentine golfer who spent many years on the European Tour and is now a member of the U.S.-based PGA Tour....

, Camilo Villegas

Camilo Villegas

Camilo Villegas is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour.-Early years:Villegas was born in Medellín, Colombia, and took up golf as a child...

 and Boo Weekley

Boo Weekley

Thomas Brent "Boo" Weekley is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.Weekley was born in Milton, Florida. He turned professional in 1997 and played on mini-tours until 2002, when he qualified for the PGA Tour. He made the cut in only five of 24 events that year, and lost his...

 at 5 under par.

This victory lifted Wilson into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings

Official World Golf Rankings

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. Prior to this victory he had yo-yoed between the PGA and Nationwide Tour

Nationwide Tour

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s. He also had three victories on the third-tier NGA Hooters Tour

NGA Hooters Tour

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 between 1998 and 2001.

Wilson has since added three more PGA Tour victories; the 2009 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun, the 2011 Sony Open in Hawaii

Sony Open in Hawaii

The Sony Open in Hawaii is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, and is part of the tour's FedEx Cup Series. It has been contested at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii since the event's modern-day inception as the Hawaiian Open in 1965. Starting in 1971, the tournament was held...

 and the 2011 Waste Management Phoenix Open where he triumphed in a playoff against Jason Dufner

Jason Dufner

Jason Dufner is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Early life:Dufner was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He moved to the Washington, D.C. area when he was 11 years old, and then to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida when he was 14. It was there that he started playing golf, and...

. The Sony Open victory earned Wilson his first trip to the Masters

2011 Masters Tournament

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PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 4, 2007 2007 PGA Tour The 2007 PGA Tour season ran from January 4, 2007 to November 4, 2007. The season consisted of 47 official money events. This included four major championships and three World Golf Championships, which are also sanctioned by the European Tour. There were also five unofficial events played in...	Honda Classic Honda Classic The Honda Classic is a PGA Tour golf tournament that is played each March in Florida. It was founded in 1972 as the Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic. In 1981, American Motors backed the tournament. Since 1982, American Honda Motor Co., Inc...	-5 (72-66-66-71=275)	Playoff	José Cóceres José Cóceres José Eusebio Cóceres is an Argentine golfer who spent many years on the European Tour and is now a member of the U.S.-based PGA Tour.... ,   Camilo Villegas Camilo Villegas Camilo Villegas is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour.-Early years:Villegas was born in Medellín, Colombia, and took up golf as a child... ,   Boo Weekley Boo Weekley Thomas Brent "Boo" Weekley is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.Weekley was born in Milton, Florida. He turned professional in 1997 and played on mini-tours until 2002, when he qualified for the PGA Tour. He made the cut in only five of 24 events that year, and lost his...
2	Mar 1, 2009 2009 PGA Tour The 2009 PGA Tour season ran from January 8 to November 15. The season consisted of 46 official money events, one of which was canceled. This included four major championships and three World Golf Championships, which are also sanctioned by the European Tour....	Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun	-13 (66-64-69-68=267)	2 strokes	J. J. Henry
3	Jan 16, 2011 2011 PGA Tour The 2011 PGA Tour, the 44th season since the Tour became independent from the PGA of America, will consist of a total of 49 sanctioned events running from early January to late November...	Sony Open in Hawaii Sony Open in Hawaii The Sony Open in Hawaii is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, and is part of the tour's FedEx Cup Series. It has been contested at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii since the event's modern-day inception as the Hawaiian Open in 1965. Starting in 1971, the tournament was held...	-16 (65-67-65-67=264)	2 strokes	Tim Clark,   Steve Marino Steve Marino Stephen Paul Marino, Jr. is an American professional golfer, a member of the PGA Tour since 2007.-Early life, education, early golf:...
4	Feb 7, 2011 2011 PGA Tour The 2011 PGA Tour, the 44th season since the Tour became independent from the PGA of America, will consist of a total of 49 sanctioned events running from early January to late November...	Waste Management Phoenix Open	-18 (65-64-68-69=266)	Playoff	Jason Dufner Jason Dufner Jason Dufner is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Early life:Dufner was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He moved to the Washington, D.C. area when he was 11 years old, and then to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida when he was 14. It was there that he started playing golf, and...

PGA Tour playoff record (2-0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2007	Honda Classic Honda Classic The Honda Classic is a PGA Tour golf tournament that is played each March in Florida. It was founded in 1972 as the Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic. In 1981, American Motors backed the tournament. Since 1982, American Honda Motor Co., Inc...	Jose Coceres José Cóceres José Eusebio Cóceres is an Argentine golfer who spent many years on the European Tour and is now a member of the U.S.-based PGA Tour.... ,   Camilo Villegas Camilo Villegas Camilo Villegas is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour.-Early years:Villegas was born in Medellín, Colombia, and took up golf as a child...   Boo Weekley Boo Weekley Thomas Brent "Boo" Weekley is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.Weekley was born in Milton, Florida. He turned professional in 1997 and played on mini-tours until 2002, when he qualified for the PGA Tour. He made the cut in only five of 24 events that year, and lost his...	Won with birdie on third extra hole Villegas and Weekley eliminated with par on second hole
2	2011	Waste Management Phoenix Open	Jason Dufner Jason Dufner Jason Dufner is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Early life:Dufner was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He moved to the Washington, D.C. area when he was 11 years old, and then to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida when he was 14. It was there that he started playing golf, and...	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1998	1999
The Masters	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT

Tournament	2010	2011
The Masters	DNP	CUT
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	T63
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	T26

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

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See also

• 2002 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
  2002 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
  This is a list of the 38 players who earned their 2003 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2002.*Players in yellow were 2003 PGA Tour rookies.-2003 Results:T = Tied...
  
  
• 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
  2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
  This is a list of the 35 players who earned their 2005 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2004.*Players in yellow are 2005 PGA Tour rookies.-2005 Results:T = Tied...
  
  
• 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
  2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
  This is a list of the 40 players who earned their 2007 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2006.-2007 Results:T = Tied Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2008 ....
  
  

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