Will Claxton

Will Claxton
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Marvin Willis Claxton III
Born (1981-09-14) September 14, 1981
Swainsboro, Georgia
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Auburn, Alabama
Spouse Bonnie Carla Burbic Claxton (m. 2009)
Career
College Auburn University
Turned professional 2005
Current tour(s) PGA Tour (2012–present)
Former tour(s) Nationwide Tour (2010–11)
eGolf Professional Tour (2009)
Hooters Tour (2005–08)

Marvin Willis "Will" Claxton III (born September 14, 1981) is an American professional golfer.

Claxton was born and raised in Swainsboro, Georgia where he helped the Swainsboro High School golf team win four consecutive regional championships during his time there. In his senior year of high school, he was named to the 1999 Polo Golf Junior All-America team. He went on to attend Auburn University and was a member of the Tigers' 2002 SEC Championship team. During his freshman year, he finished 4th in the SEC Tournament, and 3rd in 2003. Academically, he majored in Economics and graduated in 2005.

Claxton turned professional in 2005. He joined the Hooters Tour in 2005, and was a member until 2008. He was a member of the eGolf Professional Tour in 2009. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour from 2010 to 2011. In 2011, Claxton earned an invitation to the 2011 Transitions Championship, his first career PGA Tour start, where he made the cut and finished T-67 for the event.[1]

In 2011, in his second attempt to earn a PGA Tour card through the Qualifying School, Claxton was in first place after the first four rounds of competition. He remained in the top-25 at the end of the week to earn his first PGA Tour card.[2]

In 2012, his first year on the PGA Tour, Claxton played in 28 tour events, making the cut in 21, and had two top-10 finishes. He advanced to the FedEx Cup playoffs but missed the cut at The Barclays and failed to advance to the Deutsche Bank Championship. With a finish of 120 on the final 2012 PGA Tour money list, Claxton claimed a tour card for 2013.

In 2013, he made only 9 cuts in 24 events. He played in the Web.com Tour Finals and finished 22nd to retain his PGA Tour card for 2014.

In 2013–14, he only played 8 events, making 4 cuts, until he had to retire for the season due to surgery. He has not played in a PGA Tour event since the 2014 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and has a twelve-event medical extension available upon his return.

His highest finish to date is a T-5 at the 2012 True South Classic.[3]

Claxton resides in Auburn, Alabama.

PGA Tour career summary

Season Starts Cuts made Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings ($) Money list rank FedEx Cup points FedEx Cup standing
2011 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11,275 n/a n/a n/a
2012 28 21 0 0 0 2 7 780,969 120 530 89
2013 24 9 0 0 0 0 1 206,722 182 186 169
2014 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 56,886 219 52 213
Career* 61 35 0 0 0 2 8 1,055,852 454 - -

* As of the 2013–14 season.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Transitions Championship". ESPN. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Will Claxton Earns 2012 PGA Tour Card". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Will Claxton: W. Claxton T5 at Annandale; career-best week". ROTOWorld.com. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
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