David Ogrin
David Ogrin (born December 31, 1957) is an American professional golfer.
David Ogrin | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Waukegan, Illinois | December 31, 1957
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 16 st) |
Nationality | United States |
Residence | Canyon Lake, Texas |
Career | |
College | Texas A&M University |
Turned professional | 1980 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
Professional wins | 6 |
Highest ranking | 52 (September 28, 1997)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 1 |
Other | 5 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | 45th: 1984 |
PGA Championship | T36: 1996 |
U.S. Open | T10: 1997 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
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. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Oct 13, 1996 | LaCantera Texas Open | −13 (70-65-68-72=275) | 1 stroke | Jay Haas |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1985 | St. Jude Memphis Classic | Hal Sutton | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1994 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Tom Byrum, Mark Carnevale, David Edwards, Neal Lancaster, Yoshi Mizumaki |
Lancaster won with birdie on first extra hole |
Other wins (5)
- 1980 Illinois Open Championship (as an amateur)
- 1987 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic
- 1988 Peru Open
- 1989 Chrysler Team Championship (with Ted Schulz)
- 1994 Peru Open
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | 45 | ||||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T13 | T38 | T62 | 74 | T54 | |||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T47 | CUT |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | |||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T67 | T10 | CUT | |||||
PGA Championship | T36 | T41 | T44 |
Note: Ogrin never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1985 PGA – 1989 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
See also
References
- "Week 39 1997 Ending 28 Sep 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- Minkoff, Randy (December 15, 1996). "Shooting for the Green". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- "2019 Brazil Q-School: Meet the Qualifiers". PGA Tour. February 2, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- Keirnan, Casey (February 7, 2016). "David Ogrin's front row seat to golf's evolution and revolution". Fox San Antonio. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- 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.
- "Golf courses". Houston Chronicle. April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
External links
- David Ogrin at the PGA Tour official site
- David Ogrin at the Official World Golf Ranking official site