Boo Weekley

Boo Weekley
Weekley in March 2009
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Brent Weekley
Nickname	Boo
Born	(1973-07-23) July 23, 1973 (age 52) Milton, Florida, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Jay, Florida, U.S.
Partner	Susan Matthews Harp
Career
College	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Turned professional	1997
Current tour	PGA Tour Champions
Former tours	PGA Tour Korn Ferry Tour European Tour
Professional wins	3
Highest ranking	23 (April 20, 2008)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T20: 2008
PGA Championship	T9: 2007
U.S. Open	T26: 2007, 2008
The Open Championship	T13: 2009

Thomas Brent "Boo" Weekley (born July 23, 1973) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Born in Milton, Florida, Weekley turned professional in 1997 and played on mini-tours until 2002, when he qualified for the PGA Tour. He made the cut in only five of 24 events that year, and lost his tour card. From 2003 through 2006, he played on the Nationwide Tour, finishing well enough in 2006 to again qualify for the PGA Tour. His first victory came at the Verizon Heritage in April 2007.

Weekley's good form at the start of the 2007 season included two top 10 finishes before his victory, after which he reached a new career high of 55 in the Official World Golf Rankings.^[2] Later in 2007, he entered the top 50 of the rankings. He represented the United States at the 2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with Heath Slocum and finished in 2nd place.

In 2008, Weekley successfully defended his title at the Verizon Heritage, and rose into the top 25 of the rankings.^[3] Weekley shot to prominence at the 2008 Ryder Cup, with a succession of virtuoso displays of superb golf including an emphatic 4&2 victory over Oliver Wilson in final day Singles play. The final day was also notable however when Weekley was filmed riding his driver "cowboy horse" style down the first fairway.

Weekley's nickname comes from Yogi Bear's sidekick, Boo Boo Bear.^[4]

He attended Milton High School and then Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College where he studied turfgrass science. After only one year at ABAC, where he played on the golf team, Weekley returned home. He was hired as a hydroblaster at the Monsanto chemical plant in Pensacola, Fla. where he would be lowered into large ammonia tanks to clean them.

Weekley began his professional career on the Developmental Players Tour (DP Tour) in Atlanta, Ga., a tour co-founded by Jack Slocum, father of fellow PGA golfer and friend Heath Slocum. Weekley attended high school with Slocum and they played together on the golf team. He lists Ben Hogan as his hero. In May 2013, Weekley won the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. Weekley beat Matt Kuchar by one stroke to take his first win in five years.

Since 2017, injuries have been significantly limiting Weekley's schedule. He played no professional golf events between the July 2017 RBC Canadian Open on the PGA Tour and the January 2019 Bahamas Great Exuma Classic on the Web.com Tour, suffering from tendinitis.^[5] Again, Weekley played no events between the November 2019 RSM Classic on the PGA Tour and the June 2022 Rex Hospital Open on the Korn Ferry Tour. Weekley no longer has full-time status on the PGA Tour, but continues to make limited starts using past champions status and sponsor exemptions.

In August 2023, Weekley began playing on the PGA Tour Champions.

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 16, 2007	Verizon Heritage	67-69-66-68=270	−14	1 stroke	Ernie Els
2	Apr 20, 2008	Verizon Heritage (2)	69-64-65-71=269	−15	3 strokes	Aaron Baddeley, Anthony Kim
3	May 26, 2013	Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial	67-67-66-66=266	−14	1 stroke	Matt Kuchar

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2007	The Honda Classic	José Cóceres, Camilo Villegas, Mark Wilson	Wilson won with birdie on third extra hole Villegas and Weekley eliminated by par on second hole

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2006	National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic	Jason Enloe	Lost to par on first extra hole

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2007	Omega Mission Hills World Cup (with Heath Slocum)	Scotland − Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren	Lost to par on third extra hole

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Masters Tournament		T20	CUT					CUT
U.S. Open	T26	T26	CUT				CUT	66
The Open Championship	T35	CUT	T13				T58	CUT
PGA Championship	T9	T20	T36	CUT			T12	WD	T37

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	5
Totals	0	0	0	0	1	5	20	12

• Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2007 U.S. Open – 2008 U.S. Open)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
The Players Championship	T44	T21	WD	T56	CUT		T48	CUT	CUT	T16	T48

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

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Match Play		R16	R32					R64
Championship		T30	T61					T54
Invitational	T30	T66	T58	T46			T33
Champions							T11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

• World Cup: 2007
• Ryder Cup: 2008 (winner)
• Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing PGA Tour): 2010 (winners), 2011, 2013

• 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2006 Nationwide Tour graduates

• Boo Weekley at the PGA Tour official site
• Boo Weekley at the European Tour official site
• Boo Weekley at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
• Pensacola News Journal: Trio of Milton High Grads Bound for Masters