Daniel John Willett was born on 3 October 1987 and is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
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21 Facts About Danny Willett
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Danny Willett's father, Steve, was a Church of England vicar and his mother, Swedish-born Elisabet, was a maths teacher.
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Danny Willett secured a golf scholarship at Jacksonville State University in Alabama.
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Danny Willett was a first-team All-OVC performer and a member of the OVC's All-Tournament Team in both seasons.
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Danny Willett turned professional in May 2008, and earned his European Tour card for the 2009 season coming through qualifying school.
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Danny Willett finished the 2010 season ranked 23rd on the Order of Merit.
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Danny Willett defeated Marcus Fraser on the fourth extra hole of a sudden death play-off.
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In 2013 and 2014 Danny Willett established himself as one of the leading European players in the European Tour and in 2015 alone he collected seven top-ten finishes, and ended the year in 25th place in The Race to Dubai.
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In December 2014 Danny Willett won the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa and, with a third place at the 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play in May 2015, he earned a special temporary membership on the PGA Tour for the remainder of the 2015 season.
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In July 2015, Danny Willett won his third European Tour title with a one-stroke victory over Matt Fitzpatrick at the Omega European Masters.
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Danny Willett won his first major championship at the 2016 Masters Tournament at Augusta National after shooting a five-under-par round of 67 to take advantage of a collapse by Jordan Spieth.
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Danny Willett took the lead when Spieth, who was leading by 1 shot from Danny Willett, had a quadruple bogey 7 at the par-3 12th.
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Danny Willett was the leader in the clubhouse at -5 when he posted a bogey-free final round of 67 and was crowned champion when Spieth finished at -2 alongside Lee Westwood.
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Danny Willett became the first British player to win the Masters for 20 years, Nick Faldo having won in 1996.
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Danny Willett collected his fourth win on the European Tour in February at the Dubai Desert Classic, and had a 2nd place at the 2016 Italian Open and a 3rd place at the BMW PGA Championship, establishing himself early in the season as leader of the Race to Dubai.
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Willett's Ryder Cup debut started with a controversy stirred by his brother Peter Willett in a National Club Golfer article in which he stated that "for the Americans to stand a chance of winning, they need their baying mob of imbeciles to caress their egos every step of the way"; Danny Willett successively distanced himself and apologised for his brother's comments, although he later defended his brother's comments as correct after the competition had completed.
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In defence of his Masters title, Danny Willett shot opening rounds of 73 and 78 for a total of seven-over-par.
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Danny Willett missed the cut by one stroke, becoming the first defending champion to do so since Mike Weir in 2004.
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Danny Willett began the 2018 season with nine missed cuts and a withdrawal in his first twelve tournaments.
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Danny Willett has described his father, Steve, as the best sports psychologist he has known.
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