Dave Eichelberger

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Dave Eichelberger
Personal information
Full nameMartin Davis Eichelberger Jr.
Born (1943-09-03) September 3, 1943 (age 82)
Waco, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Honolulu, Hawaii
Children4
Career
College Oklahoma State University
Turned professional1966
Former tours PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
PGA Tour Champions6
Other1 (regular)
1 (senior)
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T20: 1971
PGA Championship T34: 1971
U.S. Open T19: 1971
The Open Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Senior PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year 		1994

Martin Davis Eichelberger Jr. (born September 3, 1943) is an American professional golfer who has won several tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour levels.

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Early life and amateur career

Eichelberger was born in Waco, Texas. He started in the game at the age of 13 in the junior programs at his family's golf club in Waco. He attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma; and while there blossomed into an outstanding amateur. He led the Oklahoma State Cowboys to the 1963 NCAA Championship. He graduated in 1965.

Professional career

Eichelberger turned pro in 1966. He has twelve professional victories four of which came on the PGA Tour, plus six Senior PGA Tour triumphs. In 1971, he finished 9th on the PGA Tour money list. [1]

Eichelberger made 784 PGA Tour starts, as of February 2022, 4th most in the history of the tour, and made the cut in 457 of them. Only Mark Brooks, Jay Haas and Davis Love III had more starts. [2]

In addition, Eichelberger added 456 cuts made in 476 starts on the PGA Tour Champions. [3] On his way to a win at the 2002 Emerald Coast Classic, Eichelberger made a hole-in-one from 185 yards at the par 3 eighth hole during the first round of play.

Personal life

Although he is a native Texan, Eichelberger lived most of his adult life in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 2003, he moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he lives today with his wife, son and daughter – fraternal twins.

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jul 11, 1971 Greater Milwaukee Open −14 (64-70-68-68=270)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shaw
2Jul 3, 1977 Greater Milwaukee Open (2)−10 (71-68-69-70=278)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Morris Hatalsky, Flag of the United States.svg Gary McCord,
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Morley
3Mar 2, 1980 Bay Hill Classic −5 (69-66-70-74=279)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Leonard Thompson
4Apr 19, 1981 Tallahassee Open −17 (66-66-69-70=271)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bob Murphy, Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1971 Greater Greensboro Open Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Allin, Flag of the United States.svg Rod Funseth Allin won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1981 Tallahassee Open Flag of the United States.svg Bob Murphy, Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Senior PGA Tour wins (6)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other Senior PGA Tour (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Sep 11, 1994 Quicksilver Classic −7 (71-67-71=209)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Homero Blancas, Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd
2Aug 4, 1996 VFW Senior Championship −10 (64-68-68=200)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jim Colbert
3Oct 12, 1997 The Transamerica −11 (67-68-70=205)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Frank Conner, Flag of the United States.svg Terry Dill,
Flag of the United States.svg John Jacobs, Flag of the United States.svg DeWitt Weaver
4Jul 11, 1999 U.S. Senior Open −7 (71-69-73-68=281)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ed Dougherty
5Aug 1, 1999 Novell Utah Showdown −19 (66-63-69=197)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Dana Quigley
6Mar 31, 2002 Emerald Coast Classic −10 (65-65=130) [a] 2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Doug Tewell

Champions Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1994 Raley's Senior Gold Rush Flag of the United States.svg Bob Murphy Lost to bogey on fifth extra hole
2 1995 FHP Health Care Classic Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Devlin Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3 1999 Novell Utah Showdown Flag of the United States.svg Dana Quigley Won with par on first extra hole

Other senior wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament19651966196719681969
Masters Tournament CUTCUT
U.S. Open T43T64
PGA Championship
Tournament1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
Masters Tournament T20CUTCUT
U.S. Open T19T29CUTT40T2159CUT
PGA Championship T34CUTT71CUTT42
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament CUTCUT
U.S. Open CUTT24T75CUT
PGA Championship T65CUTCUT
Tournament19901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T57
PGA Championship

Note: Eichelberger never played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1999 U.S. Senior Open −7 (71-69-73-68=281)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ed Dougherty

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

References

  1. ↑ "1972 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ Hamel, Riley (February 10, 2022). "The 10 players who have made the most starts in PGA Tour history". Golfweek. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ "PGA Tour Champions, Players, Dave Eichelberger, Career, Achievements". PGA Tour Champions. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
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