Nick Watney
Height: 6'2" (1.88 m)
Weight: 180 (82 kg)
Age: 42 (April 25, 1981)
Birthplace: Sacramento, California
Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada
Family:
Wife, Amber; Harper, Hudson, Holland Faith, Harlow Jay
Education:
Fresno State University (2003)
Special Interests:
All sports, music, video games
Turned Professional:
2003
City plays from:
Dixon, CA, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTop 125 in 2021-22 FedExCup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (5):
2007 (1) Zurich Classic of New Orleans. 2009 (1) Buick Invitational. 2011 (2) World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship, AT&T National. 2012 (1) The Barclays.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2004 (1) Nationwide Tour Championship.International Victories (2):
Other Victories (1):
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2011 AT&T National (Round 3)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2012 The BarclaysCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#9 : 2011 The Greenbrier ClassicCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,440,000 : 2012 The Barclays (Finished 1)National Team Selections
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 467 | 1464 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 129 | 294 | 172 | 2 | $29,221,779 | |||
| 2023 | 18 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 179 | $231,812 | ||||||
| 2022 | 30 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 123 | $1,012,572 | ||||
| 2021 | 25 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 204 | $159,576 | ||||||
| 2020 | 17 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 132 | $534,797 | ||||
| 2019 | 26 | 83 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 97 | $1,008,964 | |||||
| 2018 | 26 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 74 | $1,402,833 | ||||
| 2017 | 23 | 69 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 120 | $824,162 | |||||
| 2016 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 202 | $189,880 | ||||||
| 2015 | 28 | 91 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 58 | $1,733,873 | ||||
| 2014 | 25 | 75 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 105 | $913,398 | ||||
| 2013 | 26 | 86 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 15 | $2,477,639 | ||||
| 2012 | 26 | 94 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 4 | $3,044,224 | ||||
| 2011 | 22 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 9 | $5,290,673 | |||
| 2010 | 24 | 88 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 12 | $2,536,714 | |||||
| 2009 | 24 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 12 | $3,221,421 | |||
| 2008 | 27 | 96 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 109 | $878,173 | |||||
| 2007 | 26 | 87 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 41 | $1,838,629 | ||||
| 2006 | 29 | 95 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 10 | $1,243,816 | ||||||
| 2005 | 31 | 89 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | $605,369 | ||||||
| 2004 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2003 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | $73,255 | ||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2023 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2022 | T66 | ||||||||
| 2020 | CNL | ||||||||
| 2019 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2018 | T37 | T71 | |||||||
| 2015 | CUT | T30 | |||||||
| 2014 | CUT | T44 | T33 | CUT | CUT | T31 | T33 | W/D | |
| 2013 | CUT | T13 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T17 | T44 | T49 | |
| 2012 | T56 | T32 | CUT | T21 | T23 | T16 | T9 | T19 | T17 |
| 2011 | T4 | 46 | T12 | CUT | CUT | T33 | T9 | T23 | 1 |
| 2010 | T17 | 7 | T18 | 76 | T7 | T21 | T9 | T16 | T26 |
| 2009 | CUT | 19 | CUT | CUT | T27 | 5 | T36 | 2 | |
| 2008 | T63 | T11 | T60 | ||||||
| 2007 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T35 | T61 | ||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2022 | CUT | |||
| 2019 | T59 | |||
| 2018 | T11 | T62 | ||
| 2017 | CUT | |||
| 2015 | CUT | T44 | T19 | |
| 2014 | CUT | |||
| 2013 | T9 | T35 | 2 | T14 |
| 2012 | 1 | T20 | T45 | 28 |
| 2011 | T10 | T61 | T22 | T26 |
| 2010 | T36 | T33 | T15 | T4 |
| 2009 | T6 | T46 | T30 | T13 |
| 2008 | T62 | CUT | ||
| 2007 | T25 | CUT | T59 | |
Personal
- Walked on to the golf team at Fresno State University, coached by his uncle Mike Watney.
- Is an avid fan of the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Sacramento Kings.
- His wife, Amber, is the niece of PGA TOUR veteran Omar Uresti.