Fred Wadsworth

Frederick Willi Wadsworth (born July 17, 1962) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and South Africa's Sunshine Tour.

For the rugby league footballer of the 1930s, see Fred Wadsworth (rugby league).
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Fred Wadsworth
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Willi Wadsworth
Born (1962-07-17) July 17, 1962
Munich, Germany
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceColumbia, South Carolina
Career
CollegeUniversity of South Carolina
Turned professional1984
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Sunshine Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Sunshine Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1987
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 1987
U.S. OpenT75: 1987
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Wadsworth was born in Munich, Germany and grew up in Columbia, South Carolina. He attended the University of South Carolina. He turned professional in 1984.

Wadsworth was a Monday qualifier who won a PGA Tour event, seven months after Kenny Knox did the same to win the Honda Classic.[1] His victory came at the 1986 Southern Open when he shot a final round 67 to finish at 11-under-par 269 to win by two strokes over four other golfers.[2] The victory gave Wadsworth a two-year exemption. He played poorly in the 1987 and 1988 seasons producing only one top-10 in 66 events.[3] Failing to maintain his PGA Tour card, Wadsworth played on the South African Tour in 1989. He won the tour's most prestigious event, the South African Open, defeating fellow American and future star Tom Lehman.[4] In the 1990s, he played primarily on the Ben Hogan Tour in an effort to get back on the PGA Tour. He did not do very well, recording only two top-10s despite playing in over 100 events.[3]

Wadsworth lives in Columbia, South Carolina.

Amateur wins (1)

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 Sep 14, 1986 Southern Open −11 (67-67-68-67=269) 2 strokes George Archer, John Cook,
Tim Simpson, Jim Thorpe

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships
Tournament198519861987
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT T75
PGA Championship CUT

Note: Wadsworth never played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

See also

References
  1. Leonard, Tod (February 3, 2004). "San Diego's Horace Brown will try to be a lucky 'rabbit' in Monday PGA Tour qualifiers". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 25, 2007.
  2. "Today in Golf History: October 5". Golfonline.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2007.
  3. "Fred Wadsworth – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  4. "1989 South African Open". Official World Golf Ranking.


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