| Profile |
Name: Michael Richard Weir
Birth Date: May 12, 1970
Birth Place: Brights Grove, Ontario
Height: 5'9" - Weight: 155 pounds
Plays: Left-handed
Parents: Rich & Rowie Weir
Siblings: 2 older brothers (Jim & Craig)
College: Brigham Young University
Turned Pro: 1992
| | Stats - Records | Pro Wins: 11 (PGA Tour: 7, other: 4)
Best Results in Major ChampionshipsMasters - Won 2003U.S. Open T3: 2003British Open T8: 2007PGA Championship 6th: 2006
| | Awards | | *Named Canadian Tour Rookie of the Year in 1993 | | *Named the 2000 Canadian Press Male Athlete of the Year | | *Named the 2001 Canadian Press Male Athlete of the Year | | *Awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy 2003. | | *In June 2007 announced that Mike Weir would be appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. | | *Mike Weir is already the most successful Canadian golfer of all time, and he is still in his thirties. The first Canadian to win a major; he put Canadian golf on the map. | | *Weir married wife Bricia in 1994. They currently reside in Draper, Utah with their two daughters, Elle Marisa (December 19, 1997) and Lily (April 3, 2000). | | *In June 2002 Mike Weir named TABOO at Muskoka Sands his exclusive home course. | *Mike also selected TABOO as the home of the inaugural Globe & Mail Mike Weir Charity Golf Tournament, played on August 7th, 2002. This event raised over $70,000 for Mike's charities.
The 7,200-yard, 18-hole championship golf course opened to the public on June 28th, 2002. | *Although Mike resides in the U.S. he is heavily involved with his native land. On March 1st, 2004 Mike and Bricia created The Mike Weir Foundation to help Canadian families in need. It is a private foundation and a registered Canadian charity. They have held several fundraising events since that time.
For more information you can visit their website - The Mike Weir Foundation |
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| Career Highlights |
As a child Weir was known for his excellent hand-eye coordination. He excelled at baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, and volleyball, but golf was his passion.
In 1978 when he was 8 years old Weir joined the par 3 Holiday Inn Golf Club, not far from his home in Brights Grove, Ontario. He played there for two years then moved to the Huron Oaks Golf Club.
In 1986, at age 16, Weir captured the Canadian Juvenile Championship.
In 1988 he won the Ontario Junior Championship.
In 1990 he claimed the Ontario Amateur Championship.
Weir's success in Canada brought him a scholarship at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and it wasn't long before he also made a name for himself south of the border.
He won the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and was named to the Second Team All-American, while attending BYU.
In 1992 Weir again won the Ontario Amateur Championship.
Named Canadian Tour Rookie of the Year in 1993 after winning the Infinity Tournament Players Championship.
In 1997 he led the Order of Merit after capturing both the BC Tel Pacific Open and the Canadian Masters (record 18-under par), and led the Canadian Tour with 69.29 scoring average.
In 1998 he won the PGA Tour Q-School, and finished 131st on the money list.
Mike Weir won his first PGA Tour title in 1999 - the Air Canada Championship - making him the first Canadian to win on native soil since Pat Fletcher won the 1954 Canadian Open, and the first Canadian to win on Tour since Richard Zokol won the 1992 Greater Milwaukee Open.
In 2000 he won the WGC-American Express Championship and was named the 2000 Canadian Press Male Athlete of the Year.
In 2001 he was again named the Canadian Press Male Athlete of the Year.
2003 was Weir's breakthrough year. He claimed both the 2003 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and the Nissan Open.
Weir captured his first major at the Masters, becoming the first Canadian and first left-handed golfer ever to do so.
Weir finished fifth on the money list (career best) in 2003 with a total earning of $4.8 million US.
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