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Wyatt Worthington II

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Wyatt Worthington II
Personal information
Born1987 (age 36–37)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
Turned professional2011
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Wyatt Worthington II (born 1987[1]) is an American professional golfer.

Worthington is from Reynoldsburg, Ohio and works in Gahanna, Ohio.[2]

Worthington is a graduate of Groveport Madison High School and Methodist University.[3][4]

Worthington qualified for the 2016 PGA Championship by finishing sixth at the 2016 PGA Club Professional Championship, becoming the second African-American qualifier for the PGA Championship via that route.[5] The previous African-American qualifier was Tom Woodard at the 1991 PGA Championship.[6] Worthington II also played his way into the 2022, 2023 and 2024 PGA Championships as well.[7]

Worthington started as a member of the Southern Ohio section of the PGA, but later joined the Southwest section as a golf equipment sales representative for Black-owned apparel company Eastside Golf.

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Worthington only played in the PGA Championship.

U.S. national team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "Wyatt Worthington II". Minor League Golf. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  2. ^ Lavner, Ryan (July 27, 2016). "Worthington second black club pro to qualify for PGA". Golf Channel. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Pennington, Bill (July 28, 2016). "Inspired by Tiger Woods, Golfer Breaks Ground at P.G.A. Championship". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Oller, Rob (July 26, 2016). "Rare opportunity: Worthington, a black teaching pro in Gahanna, makes PGA Championship field". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  5. ^ Hennessey, Stephen (July 26, 2016). "Wyatt Worthington II is the first African-American club pro in 25 years to play in PGA Championship". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  6. ^ Sobel, Jason (July 28, 2016). "Tiger Woods lesson inspired Wyatt Worthington II all the way to PGA Championship". ESPN. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "PGA Championship 2024: Here's everyone who has qualified for the field at Valhalla (so far)". Golf Digest. May 1, 2024.
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