David Ogrin

Last updated

David Ogrin
Personal information
Born (1957-12-31) December 31, 1957 (age 66)
Waukegan, Illinois
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Canyon Lake, Texas
Career
College Texas A&M University
Turned professional1980
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking 52 (September 28, 1997) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament 45th: 1984
PGA Championship T36: 1996
U.S. Open T10: 1997
The Open Championship DNP

David Ogrin (born December 31, 1957) is an American professional golfer.

Contents

Ogrin was born and grew up in Waukegan, Illinois. [2] He graduated from Waukegan East High School in 1976, then attended Texas A&M University, graduating in 1980 [2] with a degree in economics. In 1980, he won the Illinois Open and the Illinois State Amateur tournament, something not done again until 2017. [3] He turned professional in 1980.

Ogrin played on the PGA Tour from 1983 to 1999. In over 500 starts, he had 32 top-10 finishes including a win at the 1996 LaCantera Texas Open. [4] He also played on the Nationwide Tour where his best finish was a T-3 at the 1993 NIKE Connecticut Open

Ogrin joined the Champions Tour in 2008. His best finish is a T-24 at the 2009 Dick's Sporting Goods Open.

Ogrin is a big fan of the Chicago Cubs; his son Clark Addison Ogrin was named after two streets near the Cubs' baseball stadium. [5]

Ogrin and Tim Nugent, a golf course architect, designed High Meadow Ranch Golf Club, an 18-hole public course in Magnolia, Texas, that features three six-hole loops. [6]

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Oct 13, 1996 LaCantera Texas Open −13 (70-65-68-72=275)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1985 St. Jude Memphis Classic Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 1994 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Tom Byrum, Flag of the United States.svg Mark Carnevale,
Flag of the United States.svg David Edwards, Flag of the United States.svg Neal Lancaster,
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshi Mizumaki 		Lancaster won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (5)

Playoff record

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1982 Malaysian Open Flag of the United States.svg Denny Hepler, Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan Hepler won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament 45
U.S. Open CUTT13T38T6274T54
PGA Championship CUTT47CUT
Tournament199019911992199319941995199619971998
Masters Tournament CUTCUT
U.S. Open CUTT67T10CUT
PGA Championship T36T41T44

Note: Ogrin never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000031
U.S. Open 000012107
The Open Championship 00000000
PGA Championship 00000064
Totals0000121912

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Todd Hamilton</span> American professional golfer (born 1965)

William Todd Hamilton is an American professional golfer. He is best known for his victory at the 2004 Open Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Justin Leonard</span> American professional golfer

Justin Charles Garrett Leonard is an American professional golfer. He has twelve career wins on the PGA Tour, including one major, the 1997 Open Championship. He currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He is one of only 5 players to win the U.S. Amateur, the NCAA Individual Championship and a major golf tournament.

The Byron Nelson is a golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour, currently hosted by TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, northeast of Dallas. Held in May, it is one of two PGA Tour stops in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex – which until the 2020-21 PGA Tour, was the only metropolitan area to host two events on separate courses in the area. The tournament is the leading fundraiser for charity on the PGA Tour and has raised more than $143 million. For much of its history, it was the only PGA Tour stop named after a professional golfer, and remains one of only two such events, along with the Arnold Palmer Invitational. As host, Byron Nelson (1912–2006) commonly made appearances during the tournament. It is hosted by the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, a 600-member civic organization, and has benefited the club's nonprofit Momentous Institute since its inception.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Reid (golfer)</span> American professional golfer (born 1954)

Michael Daniel Reid is an American professional golfer. Reid was one of the top amateurs in the mid-1970s, winning the 1976 Pacific Coast Amateur and leading the 1976 U.S. Open after the first round. As a professional, Reid won two PGA Tour events and finished in the top-10 70 times. In 1989, Reid came close to winning two major championships, the Masters and the PGA Championship, leading both of them during closing holes of the final round. On the Champions Tour, Reid won two senior majors, the 2005 Senior PGA Championship and the 2009 Tradition.

Scott Rachal Verplank is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.

Mark Adam Hensby is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. His sole victory on the PGA Tour came at the 2004 John Deere Classic.

Mark David Brooks is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

John Drayton Mahaffey Jr. is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments including 10 PGA Tour events.

Robert Fred Eastwood is an American professional golfer who has won numerous amateur and professional tournaments.

Harrison Frazar is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour and currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

Scott Michael Dunlap is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions, having previously been a member of the PGA Tour.

Russell Earl Cochran is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions, having previously been a member on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He is one of the few natural left-handed players to win a PGA Tour event. For much of the 1980s through 1992, he was the only left-hander on the PGA Tour.

Curt Allen Byrum is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He is the older brother of PGA Tour golfer Tom Byrum.

Mark Charles Wiebe is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He also played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.

Robert Brenaman Wrenn Jr. is an American sportscaster and golf course design consultant; he is a former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Theodore James Schulz is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">D. A. Points</span> American professional golfer (born 1976)

Darren Andrew "D.A." Points is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.

Brian Peter Watts is an American professional golfer.

John Chan-su Huh is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. His sole victory on the PGA Tour came at the 2012 Mayakoba Golf Classic.

Henrik Anders Norlander is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

References

  1. ↑ "Week 39 1997 Ending 28 Sep 1997" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Minkoff, Randy (December 15, 1996). "Shooting for the Green". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2019 Brazil Q-School: Meet the Qualifiers". PGA Tour. February 2, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ Keirnan, Casey (February 7, 2016). "David Ogrin's front row seat to golf's evolution and revolution". Fox San Antonio. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  5. ↑ Strege, John (June 20, 2017). "A baby named Waveland: Cubs fan names daughter after one of the streets surrounding Wrigley Field". Golf Digest. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Golf courses". Houston Chronicle. April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.