David Ogrin (born December 31, 1957) is an American professional golfer.

David Ogrin
Personal information
Born (1957-12-31) December 31, 1957 (age 66)
Waukegan, Illinois
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceCanyon Lake, Texas
Career
CollegeTexas A&M University
Turned professional1980
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking52 (September 28, 1997)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament45th: 1984
PGA ChampionshipT36: 1996
U.S. OpenT10: 1997
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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)

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PGA Tour wins (1)

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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   Jay Haas

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
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)

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Playoff record

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Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1982 Malaysian Open   Denny Hepler,   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
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.

  Top 10
  Did not play

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
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 39 1997 Ending 28 Sep 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Minkoff, Randy (December 15, 1996). "Shooting for the Green". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Brazil Q-School: Meet the Qualifiers". PGA Tour. February 2, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  4. ^ Keirnan, Casey (February 7, 2016). "David Ogrin's front row seat to golf's evolution and revolution". Fox San Antonio. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Golf courses". Houston Chronicle. April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
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