David Eger
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | David Benjamin Eger |
| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Fort Meade, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Residence | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.[1] |
| Spouse | Tricia Santillo Eger |
| Career | |
| College | University of North Carolina East Tennessee State |
| Turned professional | 1978 (reinstated amateur) 2001 |
| Current tourTemplate:Pluralize from text | Champions Tour |
| Former tourTemplate:Pluralize from text | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Highest ranking | Template:Infobox golfer/highest ranking |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour Champions | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1989 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 1978 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1998 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
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David Benjamin Eger (born March 17, 1952) is an American professional golfer on the Champions Tour.
Early life and amateur career
Eger was born in Fort Meade, Maryland. He attended the University of North Carolina, and later East Tennessee State University.
Professional career
Eger turned professional in 1978 but won only $31,014 in 58 PGA Tour events with one top-10 finish.
Re-instated amateur status
In 1982, he went to work as a golf administrator and regained his amateur status.[2] He served as Director of Tournament Administration for the PGA Tour from 1982–92; Senior Director of Rules and Competition for the USGA from 1992–95; and as Vice-President of Competition for the PGA Tour from 1995-96.[3]
As a golf administrator, Eger kept his skills intact by playing competitively as an amateur, winning the 1988 U.S. Mid-Amateur and the North and South Amateur in 1991. He was also a three-time Walker Cup team member and two-time semi-finalist in the U.S. Amateur.[2]
Second professional career
Eger turned professional for the second time in 2001. He earned a spot on the Champions Tour through qualifying school[2] after preparing with the help of golf instructor David Leadbetter.[3] He has four victories on the tour.[2] Eger won the 2003 MasterCard Classic — the first Champions Tour event ever held in Mexico, and a winner's prize of $300,000.[3] He won his second title in 2005 by shooting a final-round 67 in the inaugural Boeing Greater Seattle Classic, winning $240,000. His 54-hole score of 199 was 17 under par, three strokes ahead of Tom Kite.[2]
Eger won the Champions Tour Player of the Month award in March 2003.
Eger was the individual who alerted rules officials of Tiger Woods's illegal drop during the second round of the 2013 Masters Tournament.[4]
Personal life
Eger lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife Tricia. He has two children.
Awards and honors
In March 2003, Eger won the Champions Tour's Player of the Month award.
Amateur wins
- 1988 U.S. Mid-Amateur
- 1991 North and South Amateur
- 1999 Azalea Invitational
- 2000 Azalea Invitational, North and South Amateur
Professional wins (4)
Champions Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 9, 2003 | MasterCard Classic | −12 (69-70-65=204) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Eamonn Darcy, Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin, Template:Flagicon Tom Jenkins, Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke |
| 2 | Aug 21, 2005 | Boeing Greater Seattle Classic | −17 (68-64-67=199) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Tom Kite |
| 3 | May 2, 2010 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | −11 (68-68-69=205) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Tommy Armour III |
| 4 | Apr 24, 2011 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Template:Flagicon Mark McNulty) |
−27 (64-64-61=189) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Scott Hoch and Template:Flagicon Kenny Perry |
Champions Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | Boeing Classic | Template:Flagicon R. W. Eaks, Template:Flagicon Gil Morgan, Template:Flagicon Naomichi Ozaki, Template:Flagicon Dana Quigley, Template:Flagicon Craig Stadler, Template:Flagicon Denis Watson |
Watson won with eagle on second extra hole Eger, Morgan, Ozaki and Quigley eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 2 | 2011 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Template:Flagicon Mark McNulty) |
Template:Flagicon Scott Hoch and Template:Flagicon Kenny Perry | Won with par on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2011 | Senior PGA Championship | Template:Flagicon Tom Watson | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||||||||
| U.S. Open | ||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||||||||
| PGA Championship |
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CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Eger never played in The Open Championship.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1989, 1991 (winners), 2001
- Eisenhower Trophy: 1990, 2000 (winners)
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Charlottean David Eger spotted Tiger Woods illegal drop on TV". Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."David Eger wins by three - Boeing Greater Seattle Classic 2005". golftoday.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2007.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on May 7, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2007.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bacon, Shane (May 1, 2013). "The guy that ended up penalizing Tiger Woods at the Masters was a Champions Tour player". Yahoo! Sports.
External links
- David Eger at the PGA Tour official siteTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- The Seattle Times - Eger wins - August 22, 2005
