Boo Weekley

Nicknamed after cartoon hero Yogi Bear's sidekick, Boo Boo Bear, Weekley studied turf-grass science in college and later worked as a laborer at the Monsanto chemical plant in Pensacola, Florida. Used to wear rain pants because cotton pants caused him to break out in a rash. Played mini-tours in late-1990s, winning multiple times on the DP Tour and the Emerald Coast Tour. Played high-school golf with PGA Tour member Heath Slocum. Tour member Bubba Watson also attended and played golf at their high school. Slocum's father, Jack, who runs the DP Tour, served as his caddie during finals of the Qualifying Tournament. At the end of 2001, went to PGA Tour Q-School, finished T-23rd to get his card for the next season. On the 2002 PGA Tour, missed his first 10 cuts before finally cashing a paycheck with a T-19th at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in late June, his best effort of the season. Only made five cuts and finished 200th on the money list.
2003 Web.com Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 23; Rounds Played - 73; in money - 14; top-10 Finishes - 2; Scoring Average - 70.42 (ranked 29th); money $74,149 Rank (ranked 67th); best finish, T-8, Rheem Classic.
2004 Web.com Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 20; Rounds Played - 66; in money - 13; top-10 Finishes - 1; Scoring Average - 71.09 (ranked 54th); money $49,690 (ranked 91st); best finish, T-7, Northeast Pennsylvania Classic.
2005 Web.com Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 22; Rounds Played - 68; in money - 13; top-10 Finishes - 1; Scoring Average - 71.19 (ranked 67th); money $50,846 Rank (ranked 91st); best finish, T-10th, Knoxville Open.
2006 Web.com Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 24; Rounds Played - 85; in money - 19; top-10 Finishes - 9; Scoring Average - 69.59 (ranked 1st); money $312,843 (ranked 7th); best finishes, 2nd, National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic and Miccosukee Championship.
Graduated from the Web.com Tour to play on the PGA Tour for the second time.
2007 Notes: Banner year as he won for the first time at the Heritage, finished 2nd after losing a playoff at the Honda Classic, and collected five top-10 finishes to end the season 23rd on the money list.
2008 Notes: After playing with his mother in the pro-am, successfully defended his Verizon Heritage title at Harbour Town, becoming the first back-to-back winner at the event since Davis Love III in 1991-'92. Made the cut in 19 of 24 starts, including a career-best 11 top-25 finishes.
2009 Notes: Made the cut 19 times in 22 starts, including one top-10 in his second start of the year, a T-9th at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Forced to withdraw in the third round of the Players Championship in May because of a shoulder injury. Finished the year 85th on the money list.
2010 Notes: Had three top-10s, best was 9th at Crowne Plaza Colonial and Greenbrier Classic. Finished the year 111th on the money list.
2011 Notes: Struggled with injuries most of the season. Made only 11 of 23 cuts and failed to record a top-10 for the first time in his PGA Tour career. Only top-25 finish came in his second start of the season, when he held a share of the 36-hole lead at the Bob Hope Classic after opening 65-66. Finished T-13th, but for the year was 180th on the money list. Forced back to Q-School at the end of the year, finished T-54th.
2012 Notes: Regained some of his magic from his earlier days on the PGA Tour, finished T-3rd in Puerto Rico, T-6th at RBC Heritage and ended the year T-5th at Children's Miracle. Finished 123rd in the FedEx Cup standings and 108th on the money list.
2013 Notes: Won his third plaid jacket, but this time for his win in the Crowne Plaza Colonial. Started his solid play in Puerto Rico with a T-8th, then finished 2nd at Tampa Bay Championship the next week. Had another top-10 with a T-6th at Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Finished the year 29th in the FedExCup standings and 22nd on the money list. His earnings of $2,786,662 was his career best and the third time he has gone over the $2 million mark for a year.
2014 Notes: After a slow start in which he didn't get his first top-25 finish until his 13th start when he finished T-5th at the HP Byron Nelson where he fired a 9-under par. For the year, made 16 of 24 cuts with just that one top-ten. Finished T-61st at The Barclays but failed to advance to the second FedExCup Playoffs event. Completed his season at 111th in the final FedExCup standings and 112 on the money list.
In 2105 posted a bogey-free, 6-under 66 in the final round to claim a T-2nd at the Sanderson Farms Championship in November 2014. In mid-December 2014, at the Australian PGA Championship, held the first-round lead after opening with a 66. Settled on a solo-6th finish. Finished T-7th at the Humana Challenge in January, with rounds of 70-66-67-65. Was T-6th at the Puerto Rico Open. Following an opening-round, 8-under 64 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, was tied for the lead with Brendon de Jonge. Ensuing rounds of 70-69-65 resulted in a 3rd-place finish. Tied his record for most top-10s in a season by finishing T-8th at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, his fifth top-10 of the season. He closed with a final-round, 5-under 65?Kept adding top-10s as he finished T-6th at the Barbasol Championship, with rounds of 67-69-68-67.