Dave Barr (golfer)

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Dave Barr
Personal Information
Birth March 1, 1952 (1952-03-01) (age 56)
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
College Oral Roberts University
Career
Turned Pro 1974
Current tour Champions Tour
Professional wins 20 (PGA Tour: 2, Canadian Tour: 12, Other: 4, Champions Tour: 1, Other senior: 1)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters T16: 1986
U.S. Open T2: 1985
British Open DNP
PGA Championship T38: 1985

David Allen 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 finished as runner-up in the 1972 Canadian Amateur Championship.[1]

Barr turned professional in 1974. From 1974 to 1978, he played on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour, where he earned 12 victories. He played on the PGA Tour from 1978 to 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.[2] 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 Golf Classic.[3]

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. Barr won the 2007 Canadian PGA Seniors' Championship at The Marshes Golf Club in Ottawa. He was also given a lifetime membership on the Canadian Tour.

Contents

[edit] Professional wins (20)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (2)

[edit] Canadian Tour wins (12)

  • 1975 BC Open
  • 1977 BC Open, Alberta Open, Quebec Open
  • 1978 BC Open
  • 1981 Victoria Open
  • 1985 Canadian PGA Championship, Quebec Open
  • 1986 Quebec Open
  • 1987 Manitoba Open
  • 1988 Canadian TPC, Manitoba Open

[edit] Other wins (4)

[edit] Champions Tour wins (1)

[edit] Other senior wins (1)

  • 2007 Canadian PGA Seniors' Championship

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Masters DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP T16 T50 CUT DNP
U.S. Open 68 DNP CUT DNP T2 T45 WD T25 DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT T42 DNP 58 T38 T47 DNP CUT CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T47 CUT DNP CUT DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP T61 DNP DNP CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] Canadian national team appearances

[edit] Amateur

  • Canadian World Amateur Cup: 1972

[edit] Professional

  • World Cup: 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 (winners), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994
  • Dunhill Cup: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994 (winners), 1995

[edit] References

  1. ^ Golf in Canada: A History, by James A. Barclay, Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1992.
  2. ^ Profile on Mike Weir's official site - Canadians on Tour
  3. ^ Bio on PGA Tour's official site

[edit] External links