Mike Weir
Residence: Draper, Utah
DOB: 05/12/1970
Canadian left-hander Mike Weir is best known for his victory at the 2003 Masters at Augusta National making history as the first Canadian to win a Major. He was also, incidentally, only the second left-hander to win a Major - the other being Bob Charles in 1962 who beat Phil Rodgers to win the famous claret jug at the Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes (Phil Mickelson, of course, has now made it a trio). Weir is a right-hander who plays golf left-handed; a trait he shares with fellow PGA Tour pro Phil Mickelson and Golfbidder’s resident ‘lefty’ Thomas Tanner.
Aged 13 Mike sought advice from Jack Nicklaus. In a letter, asked whether he should switch to playing right-handed? Jack’s response was to stick to his natural swing. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University (majoring in Recreation Management), and won the Ontario Amateur Championship in 1990 and 1992. He was an All-American at BYU in 1992 and turned professional in 1992, and started on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour.
Weir’s first PGA Tour win came at the 1999 Air Canada Championship in British Columbia made him the first Canadian to win a PGA Tour event in Canada in 45 years. He went on to win 2 more times in 2003 – at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and in Nissan Open – victories which took him to No 3 in the Official World Rankings, a career high ranking. For his outstanding play in 2003, Weir won the Lou Marsh Trophy for outstanding Canadian athlete of the year.
Our biog photo of Mike Weir was taken at the World Golf Championships at Doral in March 2007 where he picked up a paltry $45,000 for coming tied 50th. Hardly worth turning up, was it?
Away from the golf course, Creekside Estate Winery, near Lincoln, Ontario, began producing wine for Weir in 2005, and as of 2007 had released a merlot, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, cabernet-merlot, cabernet-shiraz and Icewine under the Wier brand. His Icewine Vidal was named by Travel and Leisure Golf magazine as one of its top five golf-related wines. Weir has announced plans to open his own winery in the summer of 2008.
Mike best result in 2008 came at the Deutsche Bank Championship where he finished alone in second place. He could not consolidate a first round 61 and go on to win. 7 further top-10 finishes in 2008 elevated mike to #21 in the World Rankings and 14th on the PGA Tour money list with over $3million in prize money in 2008.
Mike Weir Club History
Below is a selection of clubs used by Mike Weir throughout his career
2009
Titleist Vokey Tour Satin Chrome 52.08 Wedge
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2008
Titleist Vokey Tour Satin Chrome 52.08 Wedge
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Mike Weir Tournament History
2009 World Golf Championship - CA Championship |
12-15 March 2009 - Doral Golf and Spa Resort - Phil Mickelson won his first World Golf Championships title on Sunday at the CA Championship, where he held off Nick Watney to take the title by one stroke and his 36th career victory. However this was perhaps not the most news worthy story of the week. During his opening round, Henrik Stenson thought it a good idea to play from out of the water! After stripping down to his boxer shorts the Swede preceded to do just this. And it was down to PGA Tour photographer Kyle Auclair to capture this magical moment. With the world’s best golf photographers trailing Tiger Woods, Kyle decided he was going to follow other players instead. Little did he know this particular sequence of images would be plastered on newspapers, websites and television shows all over the country the next day. |
In Mike Weir's bag...After opening rounds of 71, 70 and 69 the left-handed Canadian was in a great position to go low and challenge in the final round. However things did not quite go to plan. Final round of 73 saw him fall down the leader board from an overnight position of 27th to 35th once play had finished. Although the photos are not of his entire bag we can still get a good idea of what he is using this season. He has switched from the R7 SuperQuad to the R7 Limited driver from TaylorMade. He is still however using his customer made TaylorMade R7 Forged irons.
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2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic |
17-20 January - Bob Hope Chrysler Classic - Bermuda Dunes, Silver Rock, Nicklaus Private at PGA West, Palmer Private at PGA West and Palm Springs, California. 27-year-old Trahan, who had won just once before, charged from 4 shots back Sunday to overtake Justin Leonard and win the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Trahan shot a sparkling 7-under 65 to beat Leonard by 3 strokes. The younger player said a 4-shot deficit looked imposing heading into the final round of the 5-day tournament but came through to prevail in the end. |
In Mike Weir's bag...A final round 73 saw Mike into a tie for 56th place, not the best week of his year but a consistent start for the Canadian non the less. Here we have a great set of images of Mike Weir’s bag. We can see his equipment in great detail. We can see his TaylorMade R7 SuperQuad driver, Burner TP fairway woods and TaylorMade Rescue Dual hybrid. He is using a set of custom build TaylorMade R7 Forged irons - that are sadly not on general release as they are rumoured to be worth $30,000. He is using a TaylorMade Rossa Monza Corza putter and a pair of Titleist Vokey 200 Series wedges.
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2008 World Golf Championship - CA Championship |
13-16 March - Arnold Palmer Invitational - Bay Hill Club and Lodge. In typical Tiger fashion, the world #1 sank a 24-foot putt on the 72nd hole at Bay Hill for his fifth consecutive win, much to the annoyance of Bart Bryant who was looking for his first win since 2005. This was his biggest challenge since this streak began 7 months ago, Woods outlasted 45-year-old Bart Bryant and won with a birdie putt on the 72nd hole for the first time in 7 years. He turned and slammed his cap to the ground, letting out a roar to celebrate his 64th career victory, tying Ben Hogan at #3 on the PGA Tour career list. |
In Mike Weir's bag...This week Mike started with an opening round of 73 which was not the start he would have wanted. He then however improved on this with rounds of 69 followed by a 67. Going into the final round in contention, Mike could not find another low number to finish the job. He closed with a round of 71 to finish in a tie for 20th place. Here is another cracking shot from our photographer over in the States. We can clearly see the back of Mikes irons. These are rumoured to be custom made set worth north of $30,000 - so sadly for us lefties we cannot get our hands on these. We can also see his driver is the TaylorMade r7 SuperQuad. Mike is sticking with his TaylorMade Burner TP fairways and TaylorMade Rescue Dual hybrid. Although the angle is not perfect we are informed that his wedges are Titleist 200 Series. His putter is a TaylorMade Monza Corza - switching to his lead sponsor from Scotty Cameron.
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2007 World Golf Championship - CA Championship |
22-25 March - WGC - CA Championship - Doral Golf Resort and Spa - Blue Monster Course. Tiger Woods bagged another $1.35m for his two-shot win over Ryder Cup team mate Brett Wetterich at the Blue Monster Course at the Doral Resort in Miami, Florida between 22nd-25th March 2007. No one ever got closer than three shots to Tiger on the final afternoon. The World Golf Championships are played over five continents – and feature the top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings along with top finishers on the money lists of six Tours comprising the International Federation of PGA Tours (PGA TOUR, European Tour, Australasian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, Asian Tour and Southern Africa Tour). The formats vary - match play, strokeplay and team - but the purses are always big! The WGC CA Championship is the fifth tournament Woods has won at least three times in a row. |
In Mike Weir's bag...In Mike's bag at Doral (some of it hidden) is aTaylorMade r7 Superquad driver, TaylorMade Rescue Dual TP. We can only see the front of the irons here, but according to Mike Weir's own website they are TaylorMade RAC TP Combos. He also uses Vokey wedges and TaylorMade Monza Corsa putter.
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