Mike Weir

At age 13, left-handed Mike Weir sought advice from Jack Nicklaus. In a letter, he asked whether he should switch to playing right-handed. The Golden Bear's response was to stick with his natural swing. Weir was the medalist at the 1998 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. With his victory at the 2003 Masters, he became the second left-hander to win a major championship, joining New Zealand's Bob Charles, who won the 1963 British Open (has since been joined by Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson). Member of 2000, '03, '05, '07 and '09 Presidents Cup teams. Played on the Canadian Tour between 1993 and '97. In 1997, he finished 1st in earnings with $80,696 (Canadian dollars), winning twice.
Weir's greatest victory was the 2003 Masters. The last of his eight victories on the PGA Tour was in 2007. He has suffered from several injuries in trying to make a comeback. He has played in 457 PGA Tour events, winning eight times, runner-up 10 times, and third eight times. He turned 50 and joined the PGA Tour Champions in 2020.
2014 Notes: Finished 2nd at the HP Byron Nelson Championship for his first top-10 finish since a 6th-place effort at the 2010 Humana Challenge. He lost by two strokes to Brendon Todd. Posted rounds of 68-66-67-67, marking the first of four back-to-back rounds in the 60s since he posted all four rounds in the 60s at the 2013 John Deere Classic, where he finished T-27th. His last round in the 60s before the HP Byron Nelson Championship came in January at the Humana Challenge (a second-round 69). Still wasn't able to make it into the FedExCup playoffs, finishing 139th in the standings. The last time he competed in the playoffs was in 2009.
2015 Notes: Nagging wrist and elbow woes continued to bother Weir as he pulled out of the Northern Trust Open during the second round and after the first round the following week at the Honda Classic. These new health problems were caused by overuse as he was working hard on his game. He played in 15 events but with little success. After withdrawing from John Deere, he took leave.
2016 Notes: Weir worked with David Leadbetter over the winter and returned to golf at Abu Dhabi. In 13 worldwide starts, didn't make it to the weekend.
2017 Notes: Played in 10 events around the world and made three cuts. Best results were a T-35th at the Fiji International and a T-15th at the Australian PGA Championship.
2018 Notes: In six PGA Tour starts, he made only one cut, finishing T-73rd at the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. He also played in six Korn Ferry Tour events, making two cuts, a T-56th at the Rust-Oleum Championship and a T-40th at the Wichita Open.
2019 Notes: He played in nine PGA Tour events, making two cuts. Was 247th in the FedExCup standings. The best finish was T-58th at the Charles Schwab. Missed cuts at the Masters and U.S. Open.
2019 Korn Ferry Tour Summary: Tournaments Entered - 8; In Money - 3; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 71.27 (rank N/A); Money - $7,194 (rank 222nd); Best Finish - T-35th, LECOM Suncoast Classic.
2020 Notes: Played twice on the PGA Tour, missing the cut at the Bermuda Championship and finishing T-51st in the Masters played in November. Played in five Korn Ferry Tour events, best finish T-17th at the LECOM Suncoast Classic. Turned 50 in May and got to play in his first PGA Tour Champions event at the Ally Challenge, finishing T-27th. In his second PGA Tour Champions start was T-10th at the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship. At the Pure Insurance Championship, closed with rounds of 65-69 over the weekend to finish T-4th, three shots back of the Furyk/Kelly playoff. A month later, he had his best finish with a 2nd at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic; he had the lead going into the final round but shot 71 while Phil Mickelson shot 65 to beat Weir by three shots.
2021 Notes: Played in 29 PGA Tour Champions events in the combined 2020-21 season and had 12 top-ten finishes. Was 9th on the Schwab Cup Rankings. Was T-7th at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. Led after each of the first two rounds before finishing runner-up at the 2021 Cologuard Classic. He opened with 66-67 but bogeyed two of his last three holes in the final round to shoot 73 and finish two shots back of winner Kevin Sutherland. It marked his second runner-up finish as a rookie on PGA Tour Champions. Earned his first PGA Tour Champions victory at the 2021 Insperity Invitational by two shots after carding 66-68--134. The tournament was shortened to 36 holes due to heavy rainfall. In his 14th start as a rookie, Weir started the final round in third place, one shot behind the leaders, and carded five birdies and an eagle to capture the win by two shots. Opened with rounds of 68-65 to build a four-shot lead at the halfway point of the 2021 Senior PGA Championship before shooting 74-72 on the weekend to finish T-5th, seven shots back of winner Alex Cejka. Finished runner-up to Stephen Ames at the 2021 Principal Charity Classic. Shot 72-70-65 to finish T-7th at the 2021 American Family Insurance Championship. Posted a bogey-free final round as he finished five shots back of winner Jerry Kelly. He finished T-2nd at the 2021 U.S. Senior Open for his fourth runner-up finish in his first 20 starts of the 2020-21 season. Carded rounds of 70-71-68-67 to finish at 4-under, three shots behind champion Jim Furyk. Making his debut at the Shaw Charity Classic in his home country of Canada, he finished T-9th after rounds of 63-70-68. Was T-10th at the Ally Challenge, seven shots back of winner Joe Durant. Ended the two-year-long season finishing T-32nd at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. On the PGA Tour in 2021, was T-47th at the Sony Open in Hawaii and missed the cut at the Masters in April.
2022 Notes: Played in 19 PGA Tour Champions events with two top-10 finishes. Was 39th in the Schwab ranking. Weir missed the cut at the Masters, he is one of four players to have played in every Masters this century (since 2000), along with Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, and Vijay Singh. Was T-4th at the Senior PGA Championship. Led going into the final round of Dick's Sporting Goods Open, shot a final-round 71 to finish T-2nd three shots back of winner Padraig Harrington.
2023 Notes: He played in 19 PGA Tour Champions events with three top-10 finishes. He was 34th in the Schwab ranking. At the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, I shot rounds of 66-67-66 to finish T-2nd, five shots back of winner Steve Stricker. I was T-8th at the Cologuard Classic, six shots back of winner David Toms. Was T-4th at the Dominion Energy Charity, two shots back of the Harrison Frazar/Richard Green playoff. Ended the season finishing 34th at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
2024 Notes: He was T-14th at The Galleri Classic.