David Benjamin Eger (born March 17, 1952) is an American professional golfer on the Champions Tour.
| David Eger | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | David Benjamin Eger |
| Born | March 17, 1952 Fort Meade, Maryland |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Charlotte, North Carolina[1] |
| Spouse | Tricia Santillo Eger |
| Career | |
| College | University of North Carolina East Tennessee State |
| Turned professional | 1978 (reinstated amateur) 2001 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| 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 |
Early life and amateur career edit
Eger was born in Fort Meade, Maryland. He attended the University of North Carolina, and later East Tennessee State University.
Professional career edit
Eger turned professional in 1978 but won only $31,014 in 58 PGA Tour events with one top-10 finish.
Re-instated amateur status edit
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 edit
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. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife Tricia. He has two children, Dottie (1982) and Michael (1984).
Eger was the individual who alerted rules officials of Tiger Woods's illegal drop during the second round of the 2013 Masters Tournament.[4]
Amateur wins edit
- 1988 U.S. Mid-Amateur
- 1991 North and South Amateur
- 1999 Azalea Invitational
- 2000 Azalea Invitational, North and South Amateur
Professional wins (4) edit
Champions Tour wins (4) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 9, 2003 | MasterCard Classic | −12 (69-70-65=204) | 1 stroke |  Eamonn Darcy,  Hale Irwin, Tom Jenkins, Bruce Lietzke
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| 2 | Aug 21, 2005 | Boeing Greater Seattle Classic | −17 (68-64-67=199) | 3 strokes | Tom Kite
|
| 3 | May 2, 2010 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | −11 (68-68-69=205) | 1 stroke | Tommy Armour III
|
| 4 | Apr 24, 2011 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Mark McNulty)
|
−27 (64-64-61=189) | Playoff | Scott Hoch and Kenny Perry
|
Champions Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | Boeing Classic | R. W. Eaks, Gil Morgan, Naomichi Ozaki, Dana Quigley, Craig Stadler,  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 Mark McNulty)
|
Scott Hoch and Kenny Perry
|
Won with par on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2011 | Senior PGA Championship | Tom Watson
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships edit
| 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 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Eger never played in The Open Championship.
U.S. national team appearances edit
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1989, 1991 (winners), 2001
- Eisenhower Trophy: 1990, 2000 (winners)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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 "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 "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on May 7, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2007.
- ^ 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 edit
- David Eger at the PGA Tour official site
- The Seattle Times - Eger wins - August 22, 2005