Brett Wetterich

When Brett was 2, his father, Mickey, put a golf club in his hand and he just wouldn't let go of it. Played junior golf and got a scholarship to play at Wallace State in Alabama. After he finished school turned pro in 1994 and went directly to the Gold Coast Tour. Tried three times to get through PGA Qualifying school but always failed by a stroke or two to reach final stage. In 1999 he broke that string making it all the way to the finals and parred the last hole to get his tour card on the number.
Unfortunately injured his wrist in his rookie year in 2000, had to undergo wrist surgery in January of 2001 and spent most of the year rehabbing the injury. . .Member of the 2006 Ryder Cup team.
2000 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 9; in money - 1; Top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 73.48 (ranked N/A); money $7,1746 (ranked 242nd); best finish T63rd, COMPAQ Classic of New Orleans
Only played in one PGA Tour event in 2001, missed cut at Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Also played in four Nationwide Tour events, missed cut three times and finished T45th in Tri-Cities Open.
2002 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered: 32 / Rounds Played: 87 / Cuts made: 12 / Top-Ten Finishes: 1 / Earnings: $203,034 Rank (174th) / Best finish: T-8th at the Honda Classic
2002 Stats: Scoring - 72.33 / (182nd); Driving Distance - 292.7 / (8th); Driving Accuracy - 63.8% / (167th); GIR - 64.3% / (136th); Putting - 1.797 / (174th); Birdie Average - 3.67 per rd / (83rd) / Total Birdies - 319; Sand Saves - 46.8% / (142nd); All-Around Rank - 945 / (138th)
Only played in one PGA Tour event in 2003, missed cut in Honda Classic
2003 Nationwide Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 22; in money - 16; Top-10 finishes - 3; scoring average 70.63 (ranked 40th); money $174,805 (ranked 24th); Winner Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Tried to regain Tour card in Q-school but finished T96th which meant staying on Nationwide Tour in 2004.
2004 Nationwide Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 28; in money - 16; Top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average 70.82 (ranked 35th); money $253,637 (ranked 10th); Winner Envirocare Utah Classic.
2005 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 28; Rounds Played - 74; in money - 4; top -10 Finishes - 2; money $576,029 Rank (132nd); Best finish: T-6th at the Honda Classic
2005 Notes: Return to the PGA Tour in 2005 after finishing 10th on the 2004 Nationwide Tour money list. Career-best 132nd finish on the final 2005 season money list with two top-10s and five top-25 finishes. Went back to Q-school and finished T26th retaining his card for 2006.
2005 Stats: Scoring - 71.26 / (115th); Driving Distance - 311.7 / (3rd); Driving Accuracy - 56.6% / (182nd); GIR - 68.3% / (24th); Putting - 1.788 / (120th); Birdie Average - 3.77 per rd / (25th) / Total Birdies - 279; Sand Saves - 42.9% / (163rd); All-Around Rank - 680 / (54th).
2006 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 25; Rounds Played - 82; in money - 16; top -10 Finishes - 6; money $3,023,185 Rank (10th); Best finish: Win at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship
2006 Notes: Nine top-25 finishes.
2006 Stats: Scoring - 70.72 / (55th); Driving Distance - 307.8 / (4th); Driving Accuracy - 61.4% / (122nd); GIR - 67.8% / (33rd); Putting - 1.766 / (62nd); Birdie Average - 4.04 per rd / (6th) / Total Birdies - 331; Sand Saves - 52.9% / (47th); All-Around Rank - 375 / (7th).
2007 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 28; Rounds Played - 87; in money - 17; top-10 Finishes - 4; money $2,208,282 Rank (28th); Best finish: 2nd at the WGC-CA Championship & Deutsche Bank Championship
2007 Notes: Despite not winning, 2007 was a successful year as he finished 28th on money list with runner-up in WGC CA Championship to Tiger Woods.
2007 Stats: Scoring - 70.90 / (97th); Driving Distance - 303.3 / (7th); Driving Accuracy - 58.1% / (170th); GIR - 66.2% / (43rd); Putting - 1.813 / (169th); Birdie Average - 3.51 per rd / (67th) / Total Birdies - 305; Sand Saves - 51.2% / (77th); All-Around Rank - 648 / (52nd).