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Michael Richard Weir (born May 12, 1970) is a professional Canadian golfer.
Born in Bright's Grove, Ontario, Canada at the outskirts of the city of Sarnia, Mike Weir is a professional golfer on the PGA tour. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University and lives in Draper, Utah.
His 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 on Canadian soil in 45 years.
On April 13, 2003, Mike Weir won the Masters golf tournament at Augusta, Georgia, one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the world.
Mike Weir now has 6 victories on the PGA tour:
1999: Air Canada Championship.
2000: WGC-American Express Championship
2001: THE TOUR Championship
2003: Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
2003: Nissan Open
2003: Masters golf tournament
Mike Weir is the first Canadian to win one of the current major PGA tournaments (Sandy Sommerville won the U. S. Amateur when it was considered a major tournament). Mike Weir is also the first left-handed golfer ever to win the Masters and the first left-handed golfer in 40 years to win any of the four major tournaments.
In June 2003, Mike Weir tied for 3rd at the U.S. Open, the second of the Grand Slam of golf tournaments. |
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