Jay Williamson
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Justin Arch "Jay" Williamson IV (born February 7, 1967) is an American
United States
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 professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...

 who currently plays on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
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.

Williamson was born in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
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. After graduating from Trinity College
Trinity College (Connecticut)
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, he turned professional in 1990.

Williamson has no PGA Tour victories, although he has finished 2nd twice, including at the 2008 John Deere Classic
John Deere Classic
The John Deere Classic is an American professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in July, the week before the British Open, at the TPC at Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois....

, in which he lost to Kenny Perry
Kenny Perry
James Kenneth Perry is an American professional golfer who currently plays on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour, for which he became eligible following his 50th birthday.-Early years:...

 in a one-hole playoff. He won once on the Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...

: the 2007 Fort Smith Classic. He has more than $5 million in career earnings.

Results in major championships

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U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
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CUT DNP DQ DNP T20 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...

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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...

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DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

DQ = Disqualified

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

See also

  • 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
    1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
    This is a list of the 40 players who earned their 2000 PGA Tour card through Q School in 1999.*Players in yellow were 2000 PGA Tour rookies.-2000 Results:T = Tied...

  • 2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
    2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
    This is a list of the 25 players who earned their 2010 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2009.-2010 Results:T = Tied Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2011 ....


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