Professional career

Wilson turned professional in 1997 and played on the NGA Hooters Tour for the early part of his career, where he won three times between 1998-2001. He then won his PGA Tour card for the 2003 season after finishing T17 at the Q School in 2002. In his first full season on tour, Wilson narrowly missed out on retaining his card when he finished 128th on the money list. He held conditional status for the 2004 PGA Tour season and alternated between the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour for the season. He then regained his tour card for 2005 season at Q School and finished the year with three top-10 finishes including a T3 at the Valero Texas Open, which at the time was his best finish on the PGA Tour. He continued with conditional status in 2006 after finishing 133rd on the money list in 2005, then again regained full status at the 2006 Q School for the 2007 season.

Wilson won for the first time on the PGA Tour at the Honda Classic in March 2007, where he triumphed in a four-way playoff. He won the tournament on the third extra hole after being tied with José Cóceres, Camilo Villegas and Boo Weekley at 5-under-par. This victory lifted Wilson into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career.

Wilson has since won the 2009 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun, the 2011 Sony Open in Hawaii and the 2011 Waste Management Phoenix Open where he triumphed in a playoff against Jason Dufner. The Sony Open victory earned Wilson his first trip to the Masters. Wilson earned his fifth PGA Tour victory at the 2012 Humana Challenge, holding off the challenge of Robert Garrigus, Johnson Wagner and John Mallinger by two strokes. He finished at 24-under-par, helped by a second round 62 which included eight birdies and an eagle. With the win, he moved to a career high of 40th in the Official World Golf Ranking. The following month, Wilson enjoyed a good run at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship where he made it all the way to the semi-finals before losing to eventual champion Hunter Mahan, 2&1. He did however win the consolation match to finish third, defeating world number three Lee Westwood, 1 up. In his run for the semi-finals, Wilson beat Bo Van Pelt (3&2), Robert Rock (3&2), Dustin Johnson (4&3) and Peter Hanson (4&3). This was Wilson' best showing at a WGC event and he moved to a career high 24th in the world ranking.

Personal life

Wilson was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and currently resides in Elmhurst, Illinois.

Along with his wife, Amy, he is heavily involved in the Blessings in a Backpack charitable organization, with a mission of sending needy school children home every weekend with nonperishable food they can eat on Saturday and Sunday.

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 4, 2007	Honda Classic	−5 (72-66-66-71=275)	Playoff	José Cóceres, Camilo Villegas, Boo Weekley
2	Mar 1, 2009	Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun	−13 (66-64-69-68=267)	2 strokes	J. J. Henry
3	Jan 16, 2011	Sony Open in Hawaii	−16 (65-67-65-67=264)	2 strokes	Tim Clark, Steve Marino
4	Feb 7, 2011	Waste Management Phoenix Open	−18 (65-64-68-69=266)	Playoff	Jason Dufner
5	Jan 22, 2012	Humana Challenge	−24 (66-62-67-69=264)	2 strokes	Robert Garrigus, John Mallinger, Johnson Wagner

PGA Tour playoff record (2-0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2007	Honda Classic	José Cóceres, Camilo Villegas Boo Weekley	Won with birdie on third extra hole Villegas and Weekley eliminated with par on second hole
2	2011	Waste Management Phoenix Open	Jason Dufner	Won with birdie on second extra hole

NGA Hooters Tour wins (3)

• 3 wins on the NGA Hooters Tour between 1998 and 2001.

Other wins (1)

• 2001 Wisconsin State Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Masters Tournament	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	T63	CUT	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	T26	CUT	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]