He played college golf at Oklahoma State University, graduating in 1962.

He played on the PGA Tour from 1964 to 1974[2] while also working as a club professional.

His best finishes were a T-2 at the 1969 Azalea Open Invitational and a 2nd at the 1970 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic.

Wilcox served as tournament director of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, an LPGA major at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, from 1994 to 2008.

[3][4] this list may be incomplete Note: Wilcox never played in The Open Championship.