Mike Weir
by Canada Editor
Michael Richard Weir C.M., O.Ont. (born May 12, 1970) is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour.
Weir was born in Sarnia, Ontario. He grew up in the suburb of Bright’s Grove, where he learned to golf at Huron Oaks Golf Course. He attended St. Clair Secondary School in Sarnia and is a graduate of Brigham Young University (majoring in Recreation Management). He turned professional in 1992. Weir’s first PGA Tour win came at the 1999 Air Canada Championship in Surrey, British Columbia. The victory made him the first Canadian to win a PGA Tour event in Canada in 45 years.
On April 13, 2003, Weir won the prestigious Masters Tournament at Augusta, Georgia, one of the four Major tournaments in men’s golf. He is the first Canadian ever to win a professional major championship (Sandy Somerville won the U.S. Amateur when it was considered a major tournament). (Click here to read the article in full)


