PGA Week 5: Mark Wilson, the New Phoenix of the PGA TOUR, Wins Again

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Published: February 8, 2011

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Mark Wilson was never dead and gone from the PGA TOUR but he did rise again in Phoenix the day after his Packers won the Super Bowl.

Even last year when the 36-year old golfer was No. 140 on the Money List going into the last event of the season he was still alive.

Having won the 2009 Mayakoba Classic he was exempt for the 2011 season and he did not have anything to prove at Disney.

Or maybe he did?

He completely missed the 2010 Playoffs for the FedEx Cup.

Even though he had won twice on the PGA TOUR he never received an invitation to the Masters.

He has never played in a British Open. In fact he has only played in three majors and has never made the cut (1 U.S. Open and 2 PGA Championships).

Maybe the Magic Kingdom is where "the little engine that thought he could," became something bigger and better and turned into the "Wilson-matic" we now see on tour.

Like shooting stars over Cinderella's castle, Wilson's four rounds in the 60s earned him a 6th place finish and vaulted him inside the magical Top-125 at No. 123.

Maybe he did have something to prove?

His strong finish at Disney notched only his second Top-10 of the year.

Now he has two wins in his first three events in 2011.

What the heck happened to the guy who went to Q-School for 10 straight years prior to breaking through for his first victory at the 2007 Honda Classic?

"The sooner you decide to just trust what you've got, the quicker you're going to become a better player," was Wilson's attitude after beginning to work with Dr. Bob Rotella.

"I skated right through Q-school and then I won three months later at the Honda, my first win in 2007."

Fast forward four years to yesterday in Phoenix.

"The old Mark would have been pretty upset with the tee shot on 18 in regulation, maybe would have chunked that 9-iron into the fron...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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