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... such accomplished players as Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin, David Toms, Fred Funk, Justin Rose, Kenny Perry, Mike Weir, Retief Goosen, Sean O'Hair...

Posted on August 7, 2008, 3:55 am

Michigan pro not quite at home at Oakland Hills

SI.com - Found Aug. 5, 2008
That would be Mike Weir. The Canadian was born in Sarnia, which is only about an hour away from Detroit. It's so close that Weir grew up as a...
Club pro Hebert excited about PGA - New York Post
State pro feels at home, kinda - The Detroit Free Press
Scott Hebert happy to join club - Boston Herald
Notes: Surprise! Welcome to Oakland Hills - GolfWeek
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The Detroit Free Press

Posted on August 5, 2008, 6:09 am

Reavie earns 1st PGA title with Canadian Open win

ESPN.com - Found Jul. 29, 2008
'I'm really happy for him.' Sean O'Hair (68) and Steve Marino (70) were 13 under, and Canadian star Mike Weir (69) was another stroke back along...
Reavie wins Canadian Open - Keep Media
Early birdie puts Reavie atop Canadian Open golf - Keep Media
Reavie captures Canadian Open golf crown - Yahoo! Singapore
First US PGA crown for Chez Reavie - Buenos Aires Herald
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ESPN.com

Posted on July 29, 2008, 2:02 am

Rookie Reavie earns maiden PGA Tour win

CNN - Found Jul. 28, 2008
... shot a 68, Sean O'Hair (68) and Steve Marino (70) tied for third at 13 under, and Canadian star Mike Weir (69) was another stroke back along...
Reavie takes Canadian Open for first PGA Tour win - FOXNews.com
Reavie wins Canadian Open - Washington Post
Reavie Conquers Canada for 1st Crown - Washington Post
Diminutive Reavie Comes Up Large in Canada - Washington Post
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CNN

Posted on July 28, 2008, 10:12 am

Reavie captures Canadian Open golf crown

Yahoo! Asia - Found Jul. 28, 2008
Americans Sean O'Hair and Steve Marino shared third on 271, one stroke ahead of Canada's Mike Weir and Americans Nicholas Thompson and Scott...
Reavie overcomes early wobble to win Canadian Open - Reuters South Africa
Reavie captures Canadian Open crown - AFP via Yahoo!
Reavie overcomes early wobble to win Canadian Open - Reuters via Yahoo!
Reavie overcomes early wobble to win Canadian Open - Reuters
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Breitbart.com

Posted on July 28, 2008, 10:11 am

Kim fires third-round 64, ties Reavie for lead

MSNBC - Found Jul. 26, 2008
Canadian star Mike Weir birdied four of the last five holes for 68 to join to Mark Calcavecchia (67), Sean O Hair (67) and Nicolas Thompson...
Reavie clings to Canadian Open lead with nine to play - Washington Post
Reavie takes 1-shot lead - ESPN.com
Reavie birdies 18th for Canadian Open lead - FOXNews.com
Reavie creeps ahead after three rounds at Canadian Open - USA Today
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AP

Posted on July 26, 2008, 8:32 am

Chez Reavie breaks through for Canadian Open win

FOXSports.com - Found Jul. 27, 2008
... shot a 68. Sean O'Hair (68) and Steve Marino (70) tied for third at 13 under, and Canadian star Mike Weir (69) was another stroke back along...
Reavie wins his first PGA Tour title in Canada - Dallas Morning News
Chez Reavie wins PGA's Canadian Open - Houston Chronicle
Reavie gets first career win at Canadian Open - TheGolfChannel.com
Reavie wins Canadian Open - SignOn San Diego
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GolfWeek

Posted on July 27, 2008, 5:05 am

Mike Weir still chasing dream at Canadian Open

CBC - Found Jul. 25, 2008
(Paul Thomas/Associated Press) Mike Weir was standing over an eight-foot putt on the 18th green at Glen Abbey golf course four years ago...

Posted on July 25, 2008, 7:32 am

Reavie on top in Canada after marathon day

Reuters - Found Jul. 25, 2008
... his weather-hit opening round, joining a group of players on six-under 65, including overnight leaders Mike Weir, Anthony Kim and Eric Axley.
Reavie leads Canadian Open by 3 strokes - FOXNews.com
Reavie holds 3-stroke lead at Canadian Open - FOXSports.com
Reavie rides momentum to 2-shot lead at Canadian Open - USA Today
Chez Reavie leads rain-delayed Canadian Open - FOXSports.com
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KansasCity.com

Posted on July 25, 2008, 8:25 am

Canadian Mike Weir shoots 65 for share of lead at rainy Glen Abbey

Fargo Forum - Found Jul. 25, 2008
Mike Weir just finished saying that water-logged Glen Abbey could only get firmer and faster when a clap of thunder forced him to reconsider.
Weir shares Canadian lead as first round ends - CBS Sportsline
Weir shoots 65 for share of lead as first round wraps up - USA Today
Weir pleases fans in rain-hit Canadian Open - CNN
Weir shoots 65 for share of lead despite another rainy day - USA Today
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Press of Atlantic City

Posted on July 25, 2008, 6:27 am

Mike Weir Biography

Mike Weir
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Mike Weir
Personal Information
Birth May 12, 1970 (1970-05-12) (age 38)
Brights Grove, Ontario
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg)
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Spouse Bricia
Children Elle Marisa (1997), Lili (2000)
Residence Draper, Utah
College Brigham Young University
Career
Turned Pro 1992
Current tour PGA Tour (joined 1998)
Professional wins 13 (PGA Tour: 8, Other: 5)
Best Results in Major Championships
Wins: 1
Masters Won 2003
U.S. Open T3: 2003
The Open Championship T8: 2007
PGA Championship 6th: 2006
Awards
Lou Marsh Trophy 2003
Lionel Conacher Award 2000, 2001, 2003
For the Scottish politician, see Michael Weir.

Michael Richard Weir C.M., O.Ont. (born May 12, 1970) is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 100 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005.[1]

Contents

Early years

Weir was born in Sarnia, Ontario. He grew up in Bright's Grove, Ontario, where he learned to golf at Huron Oaks Golf Course, and was coached there by Steve Bennett. He attended St. Clair Secondary School in Sarnia, and won the 1988 Ontario Junior Championship. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University (majoring in Recreation Management), and won the Ontario Amateur Championship in 1990 and 1992. He tied for 2nd at the 1991 Canadian Amateur Championship, and finished clear second in that event in 1992. He was an All-American selection at BYU in 1992 on the Second Team.[2] He turned professional in 1992, and started on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour.

Professional career

Weir's first PGA Tour win came at the 1999 Air Canada Championship in Surrey, British Columbia. The victory made him the first Canadian to win a PGA Tour event in Canada in 45 years.

On April 13, 2003, Weir won the prestigious Masters Tournament at Augusta, Georgia, one of the four Major tournaments in men's golf. He is the first Canadian male ever to win a professional major championship (Sandy Somerville and Gary Cowan won the U.S. Amateur when it was considered a major tournament). When he won The Masters, Weir became only the second left-handed golfer to win any of the four majors, the other being Bob Charles, who won the British Open 40 years earlier. Weir is a right-hander who plays golf left-handed; a trait he shares with fellow PGA Tour pro Phil Mickelson.

In June 2003, Weir tied for third at the U.S. Open, the second of the majors in the annual schedule, which moved him to third in the Official World Golf Rankings, his highest ranking.[3] For his outstanding play in 2003, Weir won the Lou Marsh Trophy for outstanding Canadian athlete of the year and for a time in 2003 and 2004 he was in the top ten in PGA Tour player rankings.

In February 2004, Weir joined the ranks of a select few players including Ben Hogan to win back to back championships at the Nissan Open, becoming the sixth player in Nissan Open history to notch back-to-back wins and the first since Corey Pavin (1994, 1995). He is 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 winning his next tournament. Working with Andy Plummer and Mike Bennett on a new swing showed some positive results (two top tens, including a tie for eighth at the Open Championship). While working on the swing changes, he had dipped in the world rankings to a point that he did not qualify for the 2007 Presidents Cup matches being held at the Royal Montreal Golf Club. He got to play in the tournament he helped bring to Canada because he was picked by International team captain Gary Player as one of his discretionary selections.[4] This turned out to be an inspired choice as Weir went on to beat current number one Tiger 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." [5] His swing changes, coupled with the momentum from his Presidents Cup performance, culminated in his first win in over three years at the Fry's Electronics Open in October 2007. This victory in Arizona tied Weir with George Knudson for most PGA Tour wins by a Canadian.

Weir currently lives in Draper, Utah, with his wife Bricia and two daughters.[6] Mike's home course is the Taboo Resort in Gravenhurst, Ontario. Although a graduate of BYU in Provo, Mike Weir is not a Mormon; he married his wife at St. Michael's Catholic Church in his home town of Bright's Grove, Ontario.[1] Following his playoff victory at the 2003 Masters Tournament, he was allowed to clear out the beer from the clubhouse refrigerator to take back for a victory party at a rented house full of Canadians.

In June 2007, it was announced that Weir would be appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. He was appointed to the Order of Ontario in 2003.

Creekside Estate Winery, near Lincoln, Ontario, began producing wine for Weir in 2005, and as of 2007 had released a merlot, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, cabernet-merlot, cabernet-shiraz and icewine. His Icewine Vidal was named by Travel and Leisure Golf magazine as one of its top five golf-related wines. Weir has announced plans to open his own winery in the summer of 2008.[7]

On December 17, 2007, The Thomson Corporation (now Thomson Reuters) announced it will be the lead corporate sponsor for Weir for a five-year term beginning in January 2008 [8], replacing Bell Canada.

Professional wins (14)

PGA Tour wins (8)

Legend
Major Championship (1)
World Golf Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (6)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner(s) up
1. September 5, 1999 Air Canada Championship -18 (68-70-64-64=266) 2 strokes Flag of the United States Fred Funk
2. November 12, 2000 WGC-American Express Championship -11 (68-75-65-69=277) 2 strokes Flag of England Lee Westwood
3. November 4, 2001 The Tour Championship -14 (68-66-68-68=270) Playoff Flag of South Africa Ernie Els, Flag of the United States David Toms, Flag of Spain Sergio García
4. February 2, 2003 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic -30 (67-64-65-67-67=330) 2 strokes Flag of the United States Jay Haas
5. February 23, 2003 Nissan Open -9 (72-68-69-66=275) Playoff Flag of the United States Charles Howell III
6. April 13, 2003 The Masters -7 (70-68-75-68=281) Playoff Flag of the United States Len Mattiace
7. February 22, 2004 Nissan Open -17 (66-64-66-71=267) 1 stroke Flag of Japan Shigeki Maruyama
8. October 21, 2007 Fry's Electronics Open -14 (69-64-65-68=266) 1 stroke Flag of Australia Mark Hensby

PGA Tour playoff record (3-2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1. 2000 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Flag of the United States David Toms Lost to David Toms who made par on first extra hole
2. 2001 The Tour Championship Flag of South Africa Ernie Els, Flag of the United States David Toms, Flag of Spain Sergio García Defeated Ernie Els, David Toms and Sergio García with birdie on first extra hole
3. 2003 Nissan Open Flag of the United States Charles Howell III Defeated Charles Howell III with birdie on second extra hole
4. 2003 The Masters Flag of the United States Len Mattiace Defeated Len Mattiace with bogey on first extra hole
5. 2004 Bell Canadian Open Flag of Fiji Vijay Singh Lost to Vijay Singh who made par on third extra hole.

Canadian Tour wins (3)

  • 1993 Infinity Tournament Players Championship
  • 1997 BC TEL Pacific Open
  • 1997 Canadian Masters

Other wins (3)

Major Championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner Up
2003 The Masters 2 shot deficit -7 (70-68-75-68=281) Playoff 1 Flag of the United States Len Mattiace

1 Defeated Len Mattiace in sudden death playoff by 1 stroke.

Results timeline

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
The Masters DNP T28 T27 T24 1 CUT T5 T11 T20 T17
U.S. Open CUT T16 T19 CUT T3 T4 T42 T6 T20 T18
The Open Championship T37 T52 CUT T69 T28 T9 CUT T56 T8 T39
PGA Championship T10 T30 T16 T34 T7 CUT T47 6 CUT

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Accenture Match Play Championship DNP R32 DNP R32 R32 R32 R64 R16 R64 R64
CA Championship T30 1 NT1 T15 T28 DNP T18 DNP T50 T20
Bridgestone Invitational DNP T24 25 T24 T23 T41 T36 T22 WD DNP

1Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
WD = withdrew
NT = No Tournament
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

See also

References

External links

Awards
Preceded by
Catriona Le May Doan
Lou Marsh Trophy winner
2003
Succeeded by
Adam van Koeverden

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Mike Weir video Mike Weir at the  07 Nissan Open clip
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Mike Weir video Mike Weir and Fred Couples hitting a few shots at the practice area during the morning of the Wednesday Pro am at the  08 RBC Canadian Open. clip
Title: Mike Weir & Fred Couples Practice Area 08 Canadian Open
Description: Mike Weir and Fred Couples hitting a few shots at the practice area during the morning of the Wednesday Pro am at the 08 RBC Canadian Open.
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