Dan Halldorson

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Daniel Albert Halldorson (born April 2, 1952) is a Canadian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Canadian Tour.

Halldorson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and raised in Brandon, Manitoba. He did not attend college and turned pro in 1971. He joined the Canadian Tour in 1973 and the PGA Tour in 1975.

Halldorson had seven career wins in Canadian Tour events. He won one official PGA Tour event, the 1980 Pensacola Open, and finished a career best 36th on the PGA Tour money list that year. He won the unofficial Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic in 1986. Halldorson was a member of seven WGC-World Cup Canadian national teams (1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1991) including two winning teams (1980, 1985).

Halldorson is now the Deputy Director of the Canadian Tour and was named a Lifetime Member in 2005. He was elected to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2002. [1] He operates a golf course design business with fellow former PGA Tour golfer Mike Morley. Halldorson also authored a golf instructional book. He currently lives in Cambridge, Illinois.

[edit] Professional wins

[edit] PGA Tour

[edit] Canadian Tour

  • 1977 (2) Saskatchewan Open, Manitoba Open
  • 1978 (1) Manitoba Open
  • 1980 (1) Quebec Open
  • 1983 (1) Manitoba Open
  • 1984 (1) Manitoba Open
  • 1986 (1) Canadian PGA Championship

[edit] Other wins

[edit] References

  1. ^ Biographical information from Canadian Professional Golf Tour's official site

[edit] External links