Nick Watney life and biography

Nicholas Alan Watney is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. The highlight of Watney's career to date is his victory at the 2011 WGC-Cadillac Championship.

Career:

In 2003, Watney's first professional victory came at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial on the Canadian Tour. The next year he played on the Nationwide Tour, and after winning the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship, Watney earned qualification for the PGA Tour.

In 2007, after two years of slow progress, Watney won his first PGA Tour title at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. This victory took Watney into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time. He got his second tour win at the 2009 Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, with a one-stroke victory over John Rollins, taking him to his highest position yet in the World Golf Rankings, number 76.

2000:
o U.S. Amateur Golf qualifier
o WAC Freshman of the Year
o Tied for ninth at NCAA West Regional
o WAC Player of the Week

2001:
o Second Team All-American
o WAC Player of the Week
o WAC Player of the Year
o Golf World National Player of the Week
o Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd
o Team USA member against Japan 2001
o No. 1 ranked in all of District 7
o All-Time Fresno State season scoring record (70.53)

2002:
o First Team All-American
o WAC Player of the Week
o WAC Player of the Year
o All-WAC Selection
o Palmer Cup Team Member
o Ben Hogan Finalist
o Southwest Region Player of the Year
o Placed sixth at NCAA Championship
o Southwestern Men's Amateur Champion

He got his second tour win at the 2009 Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego with a one stroke victory over John Rollins.

Nick lives in a suburb of Las Vegas, Nevada which is, of course, a great place to practice your swing.

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