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{{Short description|American professional golfer}}
{{use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Boo Weekley
| image             = Boo Weekley cropped.jpg
| imagesize         = 150px
| caption           = Weekley in March 2009
| fullname          = Thomas Brent Weekley
| nickname          = Boo
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1973|7|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Milton, Florida]]
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1973|7|23|mf=y}} -->
| death_place       =
| height            = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| weight            = {{convert|210|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality       = {{USA}}
| residence         = [[Jay, Florida]]
| spouse            = 
| partner           = Susan Matthews Harp
| children          =
| college           = [[Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College]]
| yearpro           = 1997
| tour              = [[PGA Tour Champions]]
| extour            = [[PGA Tour]]<br>[[Korn Ferry Tour]]<br>[[European Tour]]
| prowins           = 3
| pgawins           = 3
| champwins         = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins -->
| seneurowins       = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins -->
| otherwins         = 
| majorwins         = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins -->
| masters           = T20: 2008
| usopen            = T26: 2007, 2008
| open              = T13: 2009
| pga               = T9: [[2007 PGA Championship|2007]]
| wghofid           = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear         = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
| award1            = <!-- Achievement or award details -->
| year1             = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award -->
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}
'''Thomas Brent '''"'''Boo'''"''' Weekley''' (born July 23, 1973) is an American [[professional golfer]] who plays on the [[PGA Tour]].

==Biography==
Born in [[Milton, Florida]], Weekley turned professional in 1997 and played on mini-tours until 2002, when he qualified for the PGA Tour.  He made the cut in only five of 24 events that year, and lost his tour card. From 2003 through 2006, he played on the [[Nationwide Tour]], finishing well enough in 2006 to again qualify for the PGA Tour. His first victory came at the [[Verizon Heritage]] in April 2007.

Weekley's good form at the start of the 2007 season included two top 10 finishes before his victory, after which he reached a new career high of 55 in the [[Official World Golf Rankings]].<ref name="ranking55">{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/news/2007/april/week-15 |title=Week 15 – Boo Weekley Wins the Delayed Verizon Heritage and Jumps to World Number 55 |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |date=April 16, 2007}}</ref> Later in 2007, he entered the top 50 of the rankings. He represented the United States at the [[2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup]] with [[Heath Slocum]] and finished in 2nd place.

In 2008, Weekley successfully defended his title at the Verizon Heritage, and rose into the top 25 of the rankings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/news/2007/april/week-15 |title=Week 16 – Boo Weekley Retains the Verizon Heritage Title and Jumps to World Number 23 |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |date=April 21, 2008}}</ref> Weekley shot to prominence at the [[2008 Ryder Cup]], with a succession of virtuoso displays of superb golf including an emphatic 4&2 victory over [[Oliver Wilson]] in final day Singles play. The final day was also notable however when Weekley was filmed riding his driver "cowboy horse" style down the first fairway.

Weekley's nickname comes from [[Yogi Bear]]'s sidekick, Boo Boo Bear.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/2007/12/myshot_weekley |title=My Shot: Thomas (Boo) Weekley |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423233402/http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/2007/12/myshot_weekley |archivedate=April 23, 2008 |magazine=[[Golf Digest]] |date=December 2007}}</ref>

He attended [[Milton High School (Florida)|Milton High School]] and then Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College where he studied turfgrass science. After only one year at ABAC, where he played on the golf team, Weekley returned home. He was hired as a hydroblaster at the Monsanto chemical plant in Pensacola, Fla. where he would be lowered into large ammonia tanks to clean them.

Weekley began his professional career on the Developmental Players Tour (DP Tour) in Atlanta, Ga., a tour co-founded by Jack Slocum, father of fellow PGA golfer and friend [[Heath Slocum]]. Weekley attended high school with Slocum and they played together on the golf team. He lists Ben Hogan as his hero. In May 2013, Weekley won the [[Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial]] in [[Fort Worth, Texas]]. Weekley beat [[Matt Kuchar]] by one stroke to take his first win in five years.

Since 2017, injuries have been significantly limiting Weekley's schedule. He played no professional golf events between the July 2017 [[RBC Canadian Open]] on the PGA Tour and the January 2019 [[Bahamas Great Exuma Classic]] on the [[Web.com Tour]], suffering from [[tendinitis]].<ref name="2019return">{{cite web |date=January 19, 2019 |title=Boo Weekley Player Page |url=http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/gol/367/boo-weekley |publisher=Rotoworld}}</ref> Again, Weekley played no events between the November 2019 [[RSM Classic]] on the PGA Tour and the June 2022 [[Rex Hospital Open]] on the [[Korn Ferry Tour]]. Weekley no longer has full-time status on the PGA Tour, but continues to make limited starts using past champions status and sponsor exemptions.

In August 2023, Weekley began playing on the [[PGA Tour Champions]].

==Professional wins (3)==
===PGA Tour wins (3)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Apr 16, [[2007 PGA Tour|2007]]
|[[Verizon Heritage]]
|align=right|67-69-66-68=270
|align=center|−14
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Ernie Els]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Apr 20, [[2008 PGA Tour|2008]]
|[[Verizon Heritage]] (2)
|align=right|69-64-65-71=269
|align=center|−15
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Aaron Baddeley]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anthony Kim]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|May 26, [[2013 PGA Tour|2013]]
|[[Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial]]
|align=right|67-67-66-66=266
|align=center|−14
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Kuchar]]
|}

'''PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|align=center|[[2007 PGA Tour|2007]]
|[[The Honda Classic]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Cóceres]], {{flagicon|COL}} [[Camilo Villegas]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Wilson (golfer)|Mark Wilson]]
|Wilson won with birdie on third extra hole<br>Villegas and Weekley eliminated by par on second hole
|}

==Playoff record==
'''Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[2006 Nationwide Tour|2006]]
|[[National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jason Enloe]]
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|}

'''Other playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|2007
|[[2007 World Cup (men's golf)|Omega Mission Hills World Cup]]<br>(with {{flagicon|USA}} [[Heath Slocum]])
|{{SCO}} − [[Colin Montgomerie]] and [[Marc Warren (golfer)|Marc Warren]] 
|Lost to par on third extra hole
|}

==Results in major championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2007
!2008
!2009
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T20
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T26
|T26
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|66
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T35
|CUT
|T13
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T58
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|T20
|T36
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T12
|WD
|T37
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br />
WD = withdrew<br />
"T" indicates a tie for a place

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 ||  3 || 1
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  5 || 3
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 ||  5 || 3
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 ||  7 || 5
|-
!Totals                                    !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 5 !! 20 !! 12
|}
*Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2007 U.S. Open – 2008 U.S. Open)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 1

==Results in The Players Championship==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|T44
|T21
|WD
|T56
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T48
|CUT
|CUT
|T16
|T48
|}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br>
WD = withdrew<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place

==Results in World Golf Championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|R32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R64
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T30
|T61
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T54
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]]
|T30
|T66
|T58
|T46
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T33
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-HSBC Champions|Champions]]
|colspan=2 style="background:#D3D3D3;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T11
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br>
"T" = Tied<br>
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

==U.S. national team appearances==
*[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]]: [[2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup|2007]]
*[[Ryder Cup]]: [[2008 Ryder Cup|2008]] (winner)
*[[Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge]] (representing PGA Tour): 2010 (winners), 2011, 2013

==See also==
*[[2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]]
*[[2006 Nationwide Tour graduates]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*{{PGATour player|26289}}
*{{EuroTour player|35462}}
*{{OWGR|7403}}
*[http://www.pnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080406/NEWS01/804060319/1125/ Pensacola News Journal: Trio of Milton High Grads Bound for Masters]

{{2008 United States Ryder Cup team}}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]