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Gary Lynn Woodland (born May 21, 1984) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the U.S. Open in 2019, his first major championship and sixth professional victory. Following a successful college career, he turned professional in 2007 and briefly competed on the Nationwide Tour.
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Sep 19, 2023 · Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland underwent surgery to remove a brain lesion on Monday. He is resting and recuperating after the procedure, according to a statement on his social media profiles.
Gary Woodland’s comeback to the PGA Tour this season after brain surgery last September has ranked high among golf’s most heartening stories of 2024. But after the hoopla about the ccomeback ...
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- Woodland is one of the longest drivers in golf—and he used to be even longer. The 35-year-old is 11th on tour in driving distance this season, averaging 309 yards, and he's 11th in clubhead speed at 122.13 mph.
- There are some legendary stories about Woodland's distance—dating back to college. Our Ryan Herrington profiled Woodland back in 2007 during his senior year at Kansas and wrote about how Woodland could routinely hit 400-plus yards drives—even hitting one 430 yards on the practice range at the school’s home course, Alvamar Golf Club.
- Woodland was always a three-sport athlete. At 16, Woodland was the shortstop on a Topeka youth team that won the AAU national title in Georgia. The 12-man squad included former MLB relief pitcher Joey Devine.
- He pursued basketball in college, but that didn't last long. Courtesy of Washburn University Athletics. After winning two state titles for Shawnee Heights High School, just outside Topeka, including scoring 26 points in the state final game, Woodland earned a basketball scholarship at Washburn University in Kansas, and during a game against University of Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse his freshman year, the lifetime Jayhawks fan described trying to guard former NBA guard Kirk Hinrich as the moment he realized he wasn't quite on the level to excel in college.
Jan 11, 2024 · The 2019 U.S. Open champion shot one-over 71 at the Sony Open, his first event since having a tumor removed from his skull. He said he was happy and proud to be back on the course and to hear his name called.
Nov 16, 2023 · The four-time PGA TOUR winner had a lesion removed in September and is feeling optimistic about his recovery. He hopes to return to the golf course in January and play a full schedule in 2024.
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