Danny Willett

Danny Willett

(WILL-ut)

Height: 5'11" (1.8 m)
Weight: 170 (77 kg)
Age: 35 (October 03, 1987)
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
Residence: Sheffield, England
Family: Wife, Nicole; Zachariah James, Noah James

Special Interests: Football, music, pool
Turned Professional: 2008
City plays from: Sheffield, England


Exempt Status


PGA TOURTop 125 in 2021-22 FedExCup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List (thru 2022-23)

Career Victories


PGA TOUR Victories (1):
2016 (1) Masters Tournament.
International Victories (7):
2012 BMW International Open [Eur]. 2015 Nedbank Golf Challenge [Eur]. 2015 Omega European Masters [Eur]. 2016 Omega Dubai Desert Classic [Eur]. 2019 BMW PGA Championship. 2021 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Player Statistics


Career Low Round:

62 - 2016 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions (Round 4)

Career High FedExCup Rank:

#2 : 2023 Fortinet Championship

Career High Official World Golf Rank:

#9 : 2017 CIMB Classic

Career Largest Paycheck:

$1,800,000 : 2016 Masters Tournament (Finished 1)

2022-23 Season Highlights


One of six players to enter the season competing out of the Top 125 in FedExCup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List category despite missing the 2022 FedExCup Playoffs because he moved up to No. 124 on the list after the TOUR Championship.

PGA TOUR
Fortinet Championship - Finished solo-second at the Fortinet Championship, his first career runner-up on TOUR. Had a 3-foot, 7-inch birdie attempt at the 72nd hole to win the tournament, but went on to 3-putt and lose by one stroke.

National Team Selections


Olympic Games : 2016 Ryder Cup : 2016 World Cup : 2013 Eurasia Cup : 2016 Walker Cup : 2007

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: 130 390 1 1 3 12 29 77 47 6 $8,041,381
2023 17 53 1 1 3 10 5 2 66 $1,736,546
2022 21 62 1 4 12 9 141 $914,293
2021 16 47 2 4 10 5 1 152 $618,364
2020 13 40 1 2 7 6 146 $621,028
2019 19 63 2 6 12 7 85 $1,286,737
2018 6 13 1 1 4 1 $84,000
2017 11 26 5 4 2 224 $217,975
2016 9 30 1 2 3 4 8 1 93 $1,938,132
2015 10 30 1 2 4 7 3 $408,435
2014 3 10 2 1 $92,828
2013 2 8 1 2 $123,043
2012 1 4 1
2011 1 2 1
2010 1 2 1
(A) - Amateur

Top Tournaments


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 T27 CUT CUT
2022 T12 T53
2021 T25 T64 CUT T33
2020 CNL CUT T73 T69 T42
2019 CUT CUT T41 T12 T6 T48 T27
2018 CUT CUT CUT CUT T24
2017 W/D CUT CUT W/D 76 75 T39 76 69
2016 CUT 1 T79 T37 T53 T3 T28 T3
2015 CUT T38 T54 CUT T6 3 T17 T12
2014 T30 T45 CUT
2013 T40 T15
2012 T62 T50
2011 CUT
2010 CUT T67
FedExCup Playoffs
FedEx St. Jude Championship Dell Technologies Championship BMW Championship TOUR Championship
2019 T24

Personal


  • Son of a Church of England vicar (father) and math teacher (mother).
  • Used to practice golf in a sheep pasture.
  • Played two seasons at Jacksonville State University.
  • Supports the Premier League club Liverpool.
  • Won the 2016 Masters days after wife Nicole gave birth to the couple's first child, Zachariah.