Dave Barr (golfer)

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1 PGA Tour wins
2 Champions Tour wins
3 Other wins
4 References
5 External links

For other persons named Dave Barr, see Dave Barr (disambiguation).

Dave Barr (born March 1, 1952) is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour, PGA Tour and Champions Tour.

Barr was born in Kelowna, British Columbia. He attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was a member of the golf team. He turned pro in 1974. From 1974–1978, he played on the Canadian Tour, where he earned 12 victories. He played on the PGA Tour from 1978–2002.

Barr had two wins on the PGA Tour. His first, which he calls the biggest thrill of his golf career, was at the 1981 Quad Cities Open. ^[1] In 1987, Barr won the Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic. His best finish in a major was a T-2 at the 1985 U.S. Open. Although he never became famous for winning a lot of PGA Tour events, Barr had a solid career on the Tour with more than 3 dozen top-10 finishes including many 2nd and 3rd place finishes.

After turning 50 in 2002, Barr began play on the Champions Tour. He became the first Canadian to win a Champions Tour event, the 2003 Royal Caribbean Classic.^[2]

Barr was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2000 and is also a member of the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame. He lives in Westbank, British Columbia.