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Mike Weir

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Canadian professional golfer (born 1970)
This article is about the Canadian golfer. For other people, seeMike Weir (disambiguation).

Mike Weir
CM OOnt
Weir in 2010
Personal information
Full nameMichael Richard Weir
NicknameWeirsy
Born (1970-05-12)May 12, 1970 (age 54)
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationality Canada
ResidenceSandy, Utah, U.S.
Spouse
Bricia Weir
(m. 1994; div. 2014)
[1]
Michelle Money
(m. 2023)
Children2
Career
CollegeBrigham Young University
Turned professional1992
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins14
Highestranking3 (June 15, 2003)[2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour8
European Tour2
PGA Tour Champions1
Other5
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentWon:2003
PGA Championship6th:2006
U.S. OpenT3:2003
The Open ChampionshipT8:2007
Achievements and awards
Canadian Tour
Order of Merit winner
1997
Lou Marsh Trophy2003
Lionel Conacher Award2000, 2001, 2003
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame2009
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame2017

Michael Richard Weir,CM OOnt (born May 12, 1970[3]) is a Canadianprofessional golfer. He currently plays on thePGA Tour Champions. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of theOfficial World Golf Ranking between 2001 and 2005.[4] He plays golf left-handed and is best known for winning theMasters Tournament in2003, making him the only Canadian man to ever win amajor championship.

Early years

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Born inSarnia,Ontario, Weir grew up in the Sarnia suburb ofBrights Grove. He learned to play golf at Huron Oaks Golf Course, and was coached there by Steve Bennett. Like many Canadian boys, his first sport washockey; he was a natural left-handed shot, and began playing golf left-handed as a follow-on from his hockey experience. Weir was fortunate in that his godfather's son played left-handed and had a partial set of spare clubs that he handed down to Weir—three woods and four irons. From his earnings as a caddy and pro shop worker, he purchased a left-handed wedge that he used until the grip wore out. When he was 12, he won a junior tournament in which the first prize was a complete set of irons; he replaced his original four irons with the clubs he had won.[5] While working at Huron Oaks, he also metJack Nicklaus at age 11, when the golf legend came to the club to play an exhibition. This meeting set the stage for a pivotal moment in Weir's career.[6]

Weir gave up hockey in his early teenage years when he realized he would not grow past average size and that golf was his best sport. However, he had received advice that he might be an even better golfer if he switched to playing right-handed. In 1984, Weir decided to write Nicklaus for advice as to whether to make the switch. Nicklaus quickly wrote back and told Weir, "If you are a good player left-handed, don't change anything—especially if that feels natural to you."[7]

He never thought of switching to right-handed play again, and still keeps the letter, now framed, in his home.[7]

He attended St. Michael Elementary School in Brights Grove andSt. Clair Secondary School in Sarnia, winning the Ontario Junior Championship in 1988. He is a graduate ofBrigham Young University (majoring in Recreation Management), and won the Ontario Amateur Championship in 1990 and 1992. He tied for 2nd at the 1991Canadian Amateur Championship, and finished clear second in that event in 1992. He was anAll-American selection at BYU in 1992 on the Second Team.[8]

Professional career

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Mike Weir at the 2009Telus World Skins Game,Lévis, Canada

Weir turned professional in 1992, and started on theCanadian Professional Golf Tour, where he won three events. He also played some events on the Asian PGA Tour early in his career. He first reached thePGA Tour in1998, but lost his playing privileges, due to insufficient performance. He had to requalify, and did so by being medalist at the final Qualifying School tournament.

Weir's first PGA Tour win came at the1999Air Canada Championship inSurrey, British Columbia. The victory made him the first Canadian to win a PGA Tour event in Canada in 45 years. He shared the 54 holes lead at the1999 PGA Championship withTiger Woods but finished T-10. He wonThe Tour Championship in a playoff in 2001.

Weir began the2003 season in impressive fashion, winning two tournaments on the West Coast Swing. He first won theBob Hope Chrysler Classic inPalm Springs, California, and then followed with a win atRiviera Country Club near Los Angeles, at theNissan Open.

In April, Weir won the2003 Masters Tournament atAugusta, Georgia, one of the fourmajor championships. He is the only Canadian male ever to win a professional major championship.[9] At the time he won the Masters, Weir became only the second left-handed golfer to win any of the four majors, the other beingBob Charles, who won theBritish Open forty years earlier (Phil Mickelson andBubba Watson have since won majors as left-handed golfers). Weir is a right-hander who plays golf left-handed, a trait he shares with fellow PGA Tour pro and major champion Mickelson.

In June, Weir tied for third at theU.S. Open, the second of the majors, which moved him to third in theOfficial World Golf Ranking, his highest ranking.[10] For his outstanding play in 2003, Weir won theLou Marsh Trophy for outstanding Canadianathlete of the year. He maintained his position in the world's top ten ranking into2004.

In February 2004, Weir joined the ranks of a select few players includingBen Hogan to win consecutive championships at theNissan Open, becoming the sixth player in Nissan Open history to notch back-to-back wins, and the first sinceCorey Pavin (1994, 1995). He was the 20th player to post multiple wins at the Nissan Open.

Weir went more than three-and-a-half years after his second win at the Nissan Open before his next win on tour. Working withMike Bennett and Andy Plummer on a new swing showed some positive results (two top tens, including a tie for eighth atthe Open Championship). While working on the swing changes, he had dipped in the world rankings to a point that he did not automatically qualify for thePresidents Cup matches in2007, held at theRoyal Montreal Golf Club. He got to play in the tournament he helped bring to Canada because he was picked by International team captainGary Player as one of his discretionary selections.[11] This turned out to be an inspired choice as Weir went on to beat current number oneTiger Woods in a heated match, despite his team losing the Cup. When asked, Weir enthusiastically stated,"When I look back on my career, this may be even more special than winning the Masters."[12]His swing changes, coupled with the momentum from his Presidents Cup performance, culminated in his first win in over three years at theFry's Electronics Open in October 2007. This victory in Arizona tied Weir withGeorge Knudson for most PGA Tour wins by a Canadian, with eight.

Golf Digest magazine of March 2010 reported that Weir had returned to work with instructor Mike Wilson, who was his coach during his most successful period in the early 2000s. Weir was going away from the 'stack-and-tilt' method and working on reclaiming his swing as developed with Wilson.[13] In October 2010 Weir said he was planning to rely less on swing coach Mike Wilson, since he thought he did not need a teacher buta set of eyes, whether it's Mike or someone else.I'm taking ownership of what I'm trying to accomplish when I make a swing ... I feel like I don't need anybody to tell me what to do. I know what I need to do, added Weir.[14] In July 2011, Weir rehired 'stack and tilt' creatorsMike Bennett and Andy Plummer.[15]

Weir's 2010 season ended early with a torn ligament on his right elbow. He began2011 on a major medical exemption, which means he would have to earn the difference between his 2010 earning and $786,977 (equivalent toTroy Merritt, who finished with the 125th and final exempt spot on the Tour) in five starts to retain full Tour status. Otherwise, he could use one of two special exemptions he holds because of career earnings to play the PGA Tour in 2011, but that is something he hoped to avoid doing.[16] Weir had trouble making cuts and did not finish high enough to retain significant status on the Tour, being demoted to the Past Champions category, among the lowest in the PGA Tour exemption priority rankings.

After an injury plagued 2010 and 2011 seasons, Weir began his2012 season at theAT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am after six months out of the game recovering from elbow surgery. As Weir did not have full status on thePGA Tour, he activated hisEuropean Tour membership for 2012, which came after he won the Masters in 2003. He missed the cut at theAT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, finishing at +6. He missed his next two cuts on the PGA Tour following Pebble Beach but made the weekend on the European Tour in theOpen de Andalucia. Weir used a special exemption reserved for the top 25 on the careerPGA Tour money list to regain his PGA Tour playing privileges for 2013.[17]

Playing on a top 50 career money list exemption for 2014, Weir nearly earned his first win in seven years at theByron Nelson Championship, but finished two strokes behindBrendon Todd for his first top ten since 2010. The runner-up finish was Weir's best result since his last win in 2007. The result elevated Weir over 350 places in the world rankings up to 238th. Though Weir missed the FedEx Cup playoffs, he finished inside the top 125 on the money list, which left him exempt for the 2014–15 season.

Weir joined theTNT broadcast team for the2016 PGA Championship, as an on-course reporter.

In 2019, Weir announced he would play the entire season on theWeb.com Tour, taking advantage of an exemption for former PGA Tour members aged 48 and 49 either as one final attempt to regain a PGA Tour card or in preparation forPGA Tour Champions.[18]

Weir turned 50 in May 2020 and joined thePGA Tour Champions.

In May 2021, Weir won his first tournament on the PGA Tour Champions, theInsperity Invitational inWoodlands, Texas. Aside from the five-man 2010Telus Skins Game, this was his first worldwide win since 2007.[19]

Personal life, honours

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Weir currently lives inSandy, Utah, with his two daughters.[20]

In 2007, Weir was appointed as aMember of theOrder of Canada and later invested on November 5, 2009.[21] Previously, he was appointed to theOrder of Ontario in 2003.

Creekside Estate Winery, nearLincoln, Ontario, began producing wine for Weir in 2005, and as of 2007 had released aMerlot,Chardonnay,Sauvignon blanc, Cabernet-Merlot, Cabernet-Shiraz andIcewine. His Icewine Vidal was named byTravel + Leisure Golf magazine as one of its top five golf-related wines. Weir announced plans to open his own winery in the summer of 2008.[22]

On December 17, 2007,The Thomson Corporation (nowThomson Reuters) announced it will be the lead corporate sponsor for Weir for a five-year term beginning in January 2008,[23] replacing Bell Canada.

Weir's caddy, from 1999 to 2010, was fellow Ontarian Brennan Little. In January 2011, Weir hired veteran caddy Pete Bender.[24]

In 2009, Weir was inducted into theCanadian Golf Hall of Fame.[25]

In 2010, Weir was selected as #12 on a list of Canada's 100 Greatest Athletes of All Time.[26]

There is a street inDraper, Utah named after him.[27][28]

Weir withdrew from the 2015RBC Canadian Open, and took an indefinite leave of absence from golf competition, according to a statement he posted Friday, July 17, 2015, on his Twitter account. He called it an "extremely difficult" decision to withdraw from his country's national open. It would have been Weir's 25th appearance in the event.[29]

Weir was named as a captain's assistant toNick Price for the2017 Presidents Cup competition and to Ernie Els for the2019 Presidents Cup.[30]

In 2017, Weir was awarded theOrder of Sport, marking his induction intoCanada's Sports Hall of Fame.[31]

Professional wins (14)

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PGA Tour wins (8)

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Legend
Major championships (1)
World Golf Championships (1)
Tour Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Sep 5,1999Air Canada Championship−18 (68-70-64-64=266)2 strokesUnited StatesFred Funk
2Nov 12,2000WGC-American Express Championship−11 (68-75-65-69=277)2 strokesEnglandLee Westwood
3Nov 4,2001The Tour Championship−14 (68-66-68-68=270)PlayoffSouth AfricaErnie Els,SpainSergio García,
United StatesDavid Toms
4Feb 2,2003Bob Hope Chrysler Classic−30 (67-64-65-67-67=330)2 strokesUnited StatesJay Haas
5Feb 23, 2003Nissan Open−9 (72-68-69-66=275)PlayoffUnited StatesCharles Howell III
6Apr 13, 2003Masters Tournament−7 (70-68-75-68=281)PlayoffUnited StatesLen Mattiace
7Feb 22,2004Nissan Open (2)−17 (66-64-66-71=267)1 strokeJapanShigeki Maruyama
8Oct 21,2007Fry's Electronics Open−14 (69-64-65-68=266)1 strokeAustraliaMark Hensby

PGA Tour playoff record (3–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12000Michelob Championship at KingsmillUnited StatesDavid TomsLost to par on first extra hole
22001The Tour ChampionshipSouth AfricaErnie Els,SpainSergio García,
United StatesDavid Toms
Won with birdie on first extra hole
32003Nissan OpenUnited StatesCharles Howell IIIWon with birdie on second extra hole
42003Masters TournamentUnited StatesLen MattiaceWon with bogey on first extra hole
52004Bell Canadian OpenFijiVijay SinghLost to par on third extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (3)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Jul 25,1993Infiniti Tournament Players Championship−4 (70-73-72-69=284)1 strokeCanadaRémi Bouchard,United StatesSteve Stricker,
CanadaRichard Zokol
2Jun 8,1997BC TEL Pacific Open−13 (65-69-68-69=271)1 strokeAustraliaKenny Druce,United StatesKen Duke
3Jul 27, 1997Canadian Masters−18 (64-67-66-69=266)8 strokesNew ZealandSteven Alker,United StatesKen Duke,
MexicoCarlos Espinosa,CanadaKari Kekki

Other wins (2)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jun 29, 1999Telus Skins Game$210,000$115,000United StatesDavid Duval
2Jun 24, 2010Telus World Skins Game (2)$270,000$195,000South AfricaRetief Goosen

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12006CVS/pharmacy Charity Classic
(withUnited StatesBrad Faxon)
South AfricaTim Clark andZimbabweNick PriceLost to birdie on second extra hole

PGA Tour Champions wins (1)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1May 2,2021Insperity Invitational−10 (66-68=134)*2 strokesUnited StatesJohn Daly,United StatesTim Petrovic,
United StatesDavid Toms

*Note: The 2021 Insperity Invitational was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Major championships

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Wins (1)

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YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2003Masters Tournament2 shot deficit−7 (70-68-75-68=281)Playoff1United StatesLen Mattiace

1Defeated Len Mattiace in a sudden-death playoff: Weir (5), Mattiace (6).

Results timeline

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Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters TournamentT28T27T241CUTT5T11T20T17T46
U.S. OpenCUTT16T19CUTT3T4T42T6T20T18T10
The Open ChampionshipT37T52CUTT69T28T9CUTT56T8T39CUT
PGA ChampionshipT10T30T16T34T7CUTT476CUTT42CUT
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters TournamentT43CUTCUTCUTT44CUTCUTCUTCUT
U.S. OpenT80T28
The Open ChampionshipCUT
PGA ChampionshipCUT
Tournament201920202021202220232024
Masters TournamentCUTT51CUTCUTCUTCUT
PGA Championship
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open ChampionshipNT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic

Summary

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TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament1002262512
PGA Championship000034128
U.S. Open0012481411
The Open Championship000022128
Totals101411206339
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (twice)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
The Players ChampionshipCUTT44T19T27CUTT17T22T37T32T14CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

World Golf Championships

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Wins (1)

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YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2000WGC-American Express Championship1 shot deficit−11 (68-75-65-69=277)2 strokesEnglandLee Westwood

Results timeline

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Tournament199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Match PlayR32R32R32R32R64R16R64R64R64R32
ChampionshipT301NT1T15T28T18T50T20T35T26
InvitationalT2425T24T23T41T36T22WD10T55
Champions

1Cancelled due to9/11

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
WD = Withdrew
NT = No tournament
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Results in senior major championships

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Tournament20202021202220232024
The TraditionNTT25T40T15T46
Senior PGA ChampionshipNTT5T4T37T14
U.S. Senior OpenNTT2CUTT35WD
Senior Players ChampionshipT10T20T25T38T17
Senior British Open ChampionshipNTCUT
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic

PGA Tour career summary

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SeasonWins (Majors)Earnings (US$)Rank
1997023,709287
19980275,017131
199911,497,01423
200012,576,4796
200112,825,43611
20020881,39078
20033 (1)5,236,4105
200412,761,53614
200501,363,46756
200601,907,97433
200712,015,05335
200803,195,13514
200902,205,67226
20100559,092151
2011023,312240
201200
20130194,510184
20140854,413109
2015072,800215
201600
201700
201805,760259
2019027,643244
Career*8 (1)27,977,07642

*As of the 2019 season.

Summary of PGA Tour performances

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  • Starts – 454
  • Cuts made – 267
  • Wins – 8
  • 2nd-place finishes – 10
  • 3rd-place finishes – 8
  • Top 10 finishes – 69
  • Top 25 finishes – 140

* Complete through the 2019 season

Team appearances

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Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^Wacker, Brian (February 10, 2016)."Life is good again for Weir ... is golf next?". PGA Tour. Archived fromthe original on April 28, 2017.
  2. ^"Week 24 2003 Ending 15 Jun 2003"(pdf).OWGR. RetrievedDecember 20, 2018.
  3. ^Davidson, Neil (December 31, 2003)."Weir chosen top athlete".The Globe and Mail.The Canadian Press.
  4. ^"69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking"(PDF). Official World Golf Ranking.
  5. ^Feinstein, John (2010).Moment of Glory: The Year Underdogs Ruled Golf. New York:Little, Brown and Company. pp. 34–35.ISBN 978-0-316-02531-7.
  6. ^Feinstein, p. 36.
  7. ^abFeinstein, pp. 36–37.
  8. ^BYU Men's Golf All-AmericansArchived September 25, 2008, at theWayback Machine
  9. ^Grange, Michael (April 2018)."Behind the scenes of Mike Weir's 2003 Masters win". SportsNet. RetrievedMay 13, 2018.Weir was the first lefty and remains the only Canadian to win the Masters, and the memories of those who experienced it with him are still fresh today.
  10. ^"Jim Furyk Wins the US Open and Climbs 4 position to World No. 6". OWGR. June 16, 2003. Archived fromthe original on March 19, 2009.
  11. ^"404".TSN.{{cite web}}:Cite uses generic title (help)
  12. ^"Yahoo! News".
  13. ^Golf Digest, March 2010.
  14. ^"Weir eyes December comeback". The Official Mike Weir Website. October 28, 2010. Archived fromthe original on January 4, 2011. RetrievedDecember 10, 2010.
  15. ^"On eve of Canadian Open, Weir returns to Stack & Tilt".Golf Digest. July 20, 2011. RetrievedDecember 13, 2011.
  16. ^Johnston, Chris (December 7, 2010)."Canadian golfer Mike Weir set to make return from injury".Toronto Star. The Canadian Press.
  17. ^Gray, Will (December 14, 2012)."Hoch, Weir among group using earnings exemption in 2013".Golf Channel.
  18. ^Romine, Brentley (February 13, 2019)."Weir, 48, plans on playing full Web.com Tour schedule in '19".Golf Channel.
  19. ^"Mike Weir captures first PGA Tour Champions victory at Insperity Invitational".Sportsnet.ca. Associated Press. May 2, 2021. RetrievedMay 2, 2021.
  20. ^Sorenson, Mike (June 12, 2018)."Utah's Mike Weir enjoying golf more than ever as he joins young guys on Web.com Tour".Deseret News.
  21. ^"Order of Canada - Michael R. Weir". RetrievedMay 22, 2022.
  22. ^Orton, Kathy (July 6, 2007)."Canada's Weir Branches Into the Wine Business".The Washington Post.
  23. ^"The Thomson Corporation and Mike Weir Forge Partnership Creating the Top New Team in Canadian Golf". Thomson Reuters. December 17, 2007. Archived fromthe original on February 21, 2008.
  24. ^"Mikeweir.com: Team Weir". Archived fromthe original on April 20, 2010.
  25. ^"Mike Weir – Canadian Golf Hall of Fame". Golf Canada.
  26. ^Canada's Top 100: The Greatest Athletes of All Time, by Maggie Mooney, 2010, Greystone Books, D&M Publishers, Vancouver / Toronto / Berkeley,ISBN 978-1-55365-557-2, p. 89
  27. ^"Mike Weir returns to action again".www.golftoday.co.uk.
  28. ^"Map of Mike Weir Drive in Draper, UT". Google Maps. RetrievedApril 3, 2017.
  29. ^Wacker, Brian; Stanley, Adam (July 17, 2015)."Weir takes leave of absence, will miss RBC Canadian". PGA Tour.
  30. ^"Furyk, Weir Named Fourth Captains' Assistants". PGA Tour. March 7, 2017. RetrievedMarch 12, 2017.
  31. ^"Mike Weir". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. RetrievedMarch 12, 2018.

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