David Ogrin
American professional golfer (born 1957)
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::summary American professional golfer (born 1957) ::
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| name | David Ogrin |
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| birth_place | Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 220 lb |
| nationality | |
| residence | Canyon Lake, Texas, U.S. |
| college | Texas A&M University |
| yearpro | 1980 |
| retired | |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| Champions Tour | |
| prowins | 6 |
| pgawins | 1 |
| otherwins | 5 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | 45th: 1984 |
| usopen | T10: 1997 |
| open | DNP |
| pga | T36: 1996 |
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| wghofyear | |
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Early life and amateur career
Ogrin was born and grew up in Waukegan, Illinois. He graduated from Waukegan East High School in 1976, then attended Texas A&M University, graduating in 1980 with a degree in economics. In 1980, he won the Illinois Open and the Illinois State Amateur tournament, something not done again until 2017.
Professional career
In 1980, Ogrin turned professional. 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. 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 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.
Personal life
Ogrin is a big fan of the Chicago Cubs; his son Clark Addison Ogrin was named after two streets near the Cubs' baseball stadium.
Professional wins (6)
PGA Tour wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Oct 13, 1996 | LaCantera Texas Open | −13 (70-65-68-72=275) | 1 stroke | USA Jay Haas | ::
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1985 | St. Jude Memphis Classic | USA Hal Sutton | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1994 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | USA Tom Byrum, USA Mark Carnevale, | |
| USA David Edwards, USA Neal Lancaster, | ||||
| JPN 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
Playoff record
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1982 | Malaysian Open | USA Denny Hepler, TWN Hsieh Min-Nan | Hepler won with birdie on second extra hole |
| :: |
Results in major championships
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| Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 45 | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T13 | T38 | T62 | 74 | T54 | |||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T47 | CUT | ||||||||
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| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||
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- Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1985 PGA – 1989 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
References
References
- Minkoff, Randy. (December 15, 1996). "Shooting for the Green". Chicago Tribune.
- (February 2, 2019). "2019 Brazil Q-School: Meet the Qualifiers". PGA Tour.
- Keirnan, Casey. (2016-02-07). "David Ogrin's front row seat to golf's evolution and revolution". Fox San Antonio.
- (2017-04-28). "Golf courses". Houston Chronicle.
- Strege, John. (June 20, 2017). "A baby named Waveland: Cubs fan names daughter after one of the streets surrounding Wrigley Field".
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