Background
Austin, Woody was born on January 27, 1964 in Tampa, Florida, United States.
Austin, Woody was born on January 27, 1964 in Tampa, Florida, United States.
He attended the University of Miami, where he was a member of the golf team coached by Norman C. Parsons Junior. He graduated in 1986 with a degree in Business Administration and turned professional later that year.
During the 1997 Verizon Heritage, Austin intentionally struck his head with his putter five times. He hit his head so hard that the shaft bent. After the second round of the 2007 Professional Golf Association Championship, Austin joked that he was named after actor Woody Harrelson (Harrelson being only three years older than Austin).
He went on to finish 2nd behind Tiger Woods, his best major finish.
In that season"s Professional Golf Association Championship, Austin was given a four-stroke penalty for having fifteen clubs in his bag. He would miss the cut by one stroke.
Despite his exemption, Austin decided to focus on the Champions Tour. Austin was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame at its 40th Annual Banquet held February 13, 2008 at Miami"s Jungle Island.
He resides in Derby, Kansas.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (4) Other wins (2) Champions Tour wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10. Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2003 United States Open – 2006 Professional Golf Association) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 DNP = Did not play QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied Northwest Territories = Number Tournament Yellow background for top-10. Presidents Cup: 2007 (winners).