John Wilson (born February 23, 1959) is an American

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Career

Wilson was born in

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. In 1987, Wilson turned professional. He played on the

Nationwide Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. ...

in 1992 and from 1998 to 2001, winning twice: the 1998 Nike Louisiana Open and the 1999 Nike Dayton Open.PGA Tour profile
He played on the

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in 1991 and from 1994 to 1997. His best finish on this tour was T-4 at the 1994

Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic The Michelob Championship at Kingsmill was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1968 PGA Tour, 1968 to 2002 PGA Tour, 2002. It was played in Virginia at the River Course of Kingsmill Resort, Kingsmill Golf Club outside of Williamsburg, Virginia ...

and the 1996

Phoenix Open The Phoenix Open (branded as the WM Phoenix Open for sponsorship reasons) is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held in early February at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. The tournament was originally the Ariz ...

Professional wins (3)

Nike Tour wins (2)

Nike Tour playoff record (0–2)

Other wins (1)

*2003

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