Michael Richard Weir C.M., O.Ont. (born May 12,
1970) is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA
Tour. He spent over 100 weeks in the top-10 of the
Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005.
Weir was born in Sarnia, Ontario. He grew up in the
suburb of Bright's Grove, where he learned to golf
at Huron Oaks Golf Course. He attended St. Clair
Secondary School in Sarnia and is a graduate of
Brigham Young University (majoring in Recreation
Management). He turned professional in 1992. Weir's
first PGA Tour win came at the 1999 Air Canada
Championship in Surrey, British Columbia. The
victory made him the first Canadian to win a PGA
Tour event in Canada in 45 years.
On April 13, 2003, Weir won the prestigious Masters
Tournament at Augusta, Georgia, one of the four
Major tournaments in men's golf. He is the first
Canadian ever to win a professional major
championship (Sandy Somerville won the U.S. Amateur
when it was considered a major tournament). When he
won The Masters, Weir became only the second
left-handed golfer to win any of the four majors,
the other being Bob Charles, who won the British
Open 40 years earlier. Weir is a right-hander who
plays golf left-handed; a trait he shares with
fellow PGA Tour pro Phil Mickelson.
