Dean Hiroshi Wilson (born December 17, 1969) is an American

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Career

Wilson was born in

Kaneohe, Hawaii Kāneohe () is a census-designated place (CDP) included in the City and County of Honolulu and in Hawaii state District of Koolaupoko on the island of Oahu. In the Hawaiian language, ''kāne ohe'' means "bamboo man". According to an ancient ...

. He turned professional in 1992 after graduating from

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

and has won six times on the

Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour () is a prominent professional golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006, it offered the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the ...

and once on the

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. After a poor 2009 season Wilson lost his PGA Tour playing rights. He regained full tour status in 2010 while starting outside top 150 from previous year's money list. Wilson has not played a full season since 2011.

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Japan Golf Tour wins (6)

Other wins (4)

*1999 Utah Open *2007 Hawaii State Open *2012 Hawaii State Open *2014 Hawaii State Open

Results in major championships

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

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Dean American male golfers BYU Cougars men's golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Hawaii American Latter Day Saints American sportspeople of Japanese descent Sportspeople from Honolulu County, Hawaii 1969 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen