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in the last seven tournaments when he finished among the
top 10 four times…Was the first-round leader at The First
Tee Open at Pebble Beach and eventually T5, one of two
top-five efforts during this fall stretch…Was on the
leaderboard for most of the last 36 holes at the seasonending
Charles Schwab Cup Championship and eventually
T5 in Sonoma after a final-round 69…Best effort of the
campaign came in mid-June when he was T3 at the
weather-shortened Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am.
Was involved in a car accident on Sunday morning in
Kansas City and suffered minor injuries that forced him to
miss the Bank of America Championship in Boston two
weeks later. 2003: Among the top 30 for the first time in
his career, placing 23rd on the final money list with
$851,217…Birdied three of the final four holes to edge
Hale Irwin, Eamonn Darcy, Tom Jenkins and Bruce Lietzke
by one stroke for the MasterCard Classic title at Bosque
Real CC near Mexico City. Started the final round four
strokes back, but closed with a 7-under-par 65 for his first
professional victory. Win earned him $300,000, the largest
check of his career…Also made a late run at the Liberty
Mutual Legends of Golf. Finished T2 along with Dana
Quigley, one stroke back of Bruce Lietzke. Made just one
bogey during the week and played his last 39 holes of the
event without a blemish…Champions Tour Player of the
Month for March. 2002: Made 13 appearances in his rookie
season and finished 83rd on the money list with
$154,510…Lone top-10 was a T9 at the SBC Senior
Open…Earned fully-exempt status for 2003 after a T5 at
the National Qualifying Tournament in the fall. Was tied
for the first-round lead at World Woods GC with Des
Smyth and then slipped back in the pack before rallying
with rounds of 67-69 on the final two days of the
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Year Events Played 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank
2002 13 1 4 $154,510 83
2003 25 1 1 4 11 851,217 23
2004 28 1 7 14 773,443 25
2005 26 1 5 13 773,090 24
Total 92 2 1 1 17 42 2,552,261
COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $2,583,275
David Eger (Continued)
event…T6 at the regional qualifier at Marsh Creek CC in
St. Augustine, FL, to move into the finals. 2001: Was conditionally
exempt for the 2002 season after finishing 14th
at the National Qualifying Tournament in Calimesa, CA.
Was one of four players who T14 at 3-under-par 285 and
secured the 14th position when he made par on the 10th
extra hole in a playoff with Mark Pfeil.
OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Played 58 events on the PGA TOUR from 1978-81 before
being reinstated as an amateur in 1986. Earned $31,014
during that period, with his best finish a T5 at the 1979
American Optical Classic in Sutton, MA…Made 30 cuts in
those 58 starts. Best money-earning season came in 1979
when he won $12,804, including a career-best $8,475 at
American Optical…Enjoyed a stellar amateur career.
Member of three Walker Cup teams in 1989, 1991 and
2001 and a two-time member (1990, 2000) of the United
States team that competed in the World Amateur Team
Championships, including the victorious 2000
team…Played in nine U.S. Amateur and eight Mid-
Amateur Championships. Defeated Scott Mayne, 2 and 1,
at Prairie Dunes CC to win the 1988 U.S. Mid-Amateur
title. Was a semifinalist at both the 1990 and 2000 U.S.
Amateur, losing to Phil Mickelson in 1990 (5 and 3) and
Jeff Quinney in 2000 (3 and 1)…Competed as an amateur
at the 1989 Masters and the 1998 U.S. Open…Has one
career hole-in-one in competition.
PERSONAL:
Served two stints as a member of the PGA TOUR staff. The
first was from 1982-92 when he was Director of
PGATOUR.com Champions Tour 2006 Guide
PLAYER STATISTICS
MISCELLANEOUS CHAMPIONS TOUR STATISTICS
2005 Low Round: 64–2 times, most recent Boeing Greater
Seattle Classic/2
Career Low Round: 64–2 times, most recent 2005 Boeing
Greater Seattle Classic/2
Career Largest Paycheck: $300,000–2003 MasterCard
Classic/1
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Career Low Round: 66–2 times, most recent 1980 Hawaiian
Open/3
Career Largest Paycheck: $8,475–1979 American Optical
Classic/T5
CHAMPIONS TOUR MAJOR TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
Year 02 03 04 05
Senior PGA Championship T17 T47
Ford Senior Players T35 T54 T11
Senior British Open T8 T33 T6
U.S. Senior Open CUT T37 T31
JELD-WEN Tradition T64 T46 T59 T63
Tournament Administration and the second was from
1995-96 when he was the TOUR's Vice President of
Competition…Also served as Senior Director of Rules and
Competition at the United States Golf Association from
1992-95…Says his biggest thrill in golf was playing on
three Walker Cup teams…Favorite courses are Pine
Valley and Cypress Point…Favorite athlete is Tiger Woods
and favorite entertainer is Vince Gill…Lists "Caddyshack"
and "Get Shorty" as his favorite movies and his favorite TV
show is "Seinfeld"…Biggest thrill outside of golf is being
the father of two children…One of the golf instructors he
has worked with is David Leadbetter.
SEE SECTION 6 FOR COMPLETE PGA TOUR SUMMARY
CHAMPIONS TOUR YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS (TOP 50 ON 2005 MONEY LIST)
Scoring Average Putting Average Greens in Regulation Driving Distance Driving Accuracy
2002 71.78 (T46) 1.843 (T84) 72.5 (7) 278.3 (13) 60.8 (79)
2003 71.04 (32) 1.790 (36) 67.2 (T44) 276.6 (23) 61.6 (71)
2004 71.38 (32) 1.790 (T29) 66.3 (46) 269.7 (52) 66.3 (62)
2005 71.15 (30) 1.778 (T28) 67.7 (T45) 280.0 (25) 64.5 (70)
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