Mike Weir - Media Guide

Championship...Finished T8 at the British Open to record back-to-back top-10s for the first time since 2004 when he had consecutive top-10s at the FBR Open (T5), AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (T4) and Nissan Open (1), the last of his seven TOUR titles...Was a Captain's Pick by International Team Captain Gary Player for The Presidents Cup in his native country, Canada...Shared the 36-hole lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship, but closing rounds of 74-73 dropped him to T30. Ended the week 87th in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup standings, and failed to advance to the top-70 player field the next week at the BMW Championship...Representing the International Team in home country of Canada, posted a 4-1 record including a 1-up victory over World No. 1 Tiger Woods in the Singles matches...Two weeks later, continued strong play with a T10 at the Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children...One week later, captured eighth career TOUR title at the inaugural Fry's Electronics Open, his first win since 2004. Carded rounds of 69-64-65-68--266 to edge runner-up Mark Hensby by one stroke, thanks in part to a 2-under-par effort over the last five holes. Victory tied him with George Knudson (8 wins, 1961-72) as the winningest Canadian in TOUR history.

Masters...Held the solo 36-hole and shared 54-hole leads (with Arron Oberholser) at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, but a closing 6-over 78 dropped him to T3. Has posted six top-10s in nine starts at Pebble Beach, including six in seven years...Finished T9 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Stewart Cink and Bernhard Langer before falling to eventual champion Geoff Ogilvy in the third round, where he lost a 4-up lead with four to play, then lost on the 21st hole...Posted his fourth top-10 of the season with a T6 at the Shell Houston Open. The four top-10s doubled his output from 2005. It also pushed him over the $1-million mark in earnings for the fourth straight season...Finished T6 at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot, his third top-10 in the U.S. Open...Posted a career-best sixth-place finish at the PGA Championship, his third top-10 in eight PGA starts. Posted at least two top-10s in the majors for the third time in his nine-year TOUR career (2003: 1st-Masters, T3 U.S. Open, T7 PGA, and 2004: T4-U.S. Open, T9-British Open). Was within one shot of winner Tiger Woods at one point during the PGA's final round, but finished with a 1-over 73, seven strokes back...Made 17 consecutive cuts beginning with the T3 at Pebble Beach and ending with a missed cut at the Canadian Open. Was second-longest streak at the time.

54-hole leads (with Arron Oberholser) before a closing 6-over 78 dropped him to T3...Finished T6 at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot and sixth at the PGA Championship. Posted at least two top-10s in the majors for the third time in his nine-year TOUR career (2003: 1st-Masters, T3 U.S. Open, T7 PGA, and 2004: T4-U.S. Open, T9-British Open). 2005: Fell to No. 56 on the money list with only two top-10s in 23 starts. Lingering neck injury suffered at 2004 Bell Canadian Open affected play...Finished in the top-10 for the fifth time in his last six appearances at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Collected his sixth career runner-up finish, four strokes behind Phil Mickelson and fired the only round in the 60s (5-under 67) during Sunday's final round...2003 Masters champion rebounded from missed cut in 2004 with T5 finish in Augusta...Compiled a 2-2-0 record at The Presidents Cup, including a 3-and-2 singles victory over Scott Verplank. 2004: Maintained top-10 Official World Golf Ranking status on the strength of a victory at Nissan Open and top-10s in two majors...Started the final round with a five-stroke lead and survived a rainy final round at Riviera to successfully defend his Nissan Open title. Won his previous six PGA TOUR events from behind and was 0-for-5 with a 54-hole lead. Closed with an even-par 71 and became the first back-to-back winner at Riviera since Corey Pavin in 1994-95...Posted back-to-back top-10s at the U.S. Open with his T4 finish (T3 in 2003). Then posted back-to-back top-10s in a major with a T9 at the British Open in Scotland...Finished as runner-up at the Bell Canadian Open after a bogey on the 72nd hole pushed him into a playoff with Vijay Singh. Missed a 5-footer for birdie on the second extra hole to win and was defeated by Singh on the following hole after Weir's approach found the hazard just right of the green. Held the second- and third-round leads, including a three-stroke lead heading into Sunday's final round. His best finish and just the second top-10 in 14 starts in his national Open. 2003: Had breakthrough season on TOUR with three wins, matching his career total entering the season, including his first major title at the Masters. Missed just one cut all season for the fist time in his career. Fifth-place finish on money list and earnings over $4.8 million were career bests...Claimed fourth PGA TOUR title at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Entered final day four shots behind Tim Herron but final-round 67, tied for low final-round score, helped him edge Jay Haas by two strokes...Won for second time in four events at the Nissan Open, finishing strong with a final-round 5-under 66. Defeated Charles Howell III with a birdie on the second playoff hole after beginning the final round seven strokes behind Howell. Payday moved him past the $2-million mark for the third time in the last four seasons...After recording just the fourth bogey-free final-round by a winner in the 67-year history of the Masters (first since Doug Ford in 1957), defeated Len Mattiace in a playoff with a bogey on the first extra hole. Nailed a 6-footer for par on the 18th hole to force the playoff. Became first left-hander since Bob Charles at the 1963 British Open to win a major...Finished season with top-10s in three of four majors...Edged Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Eric Gagne to win The Canadian Press's male athlete of the year award for a third time (also 2000 and 2001). 2002: Had 11 top-25s but did not have a top-10 finish for the first time in his five-year TOUR career...Tied The Plantation Course record with 10-under-par 63 before finishing T14 at the Mercedes Championships. His 63 was the lowest first-round score in Mercedes Championships history. 2001: Earned over $2 million for second consecutive season and picked up a victory for the third straight year...Finished season by winning THE TOUR Championship. Final-round 68 put him in playoff with Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia and David Toms. Birdie-3 on first extra hole gave him his first playoff victory and made him first international player to win THE TOUR Championship. 2000: First Canadian to play in Presidents Cup, where he led the international team with a 3-2-0 record...Collected his second victory on the PGA TOUR in the season-ending World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. A bogey-free 67 on Saturday and final-round 67 lifted him to his first World Golf Championships title. Career-best $1 million first prize moved him to sixth on the money list with $2,547,829, seventh player to surpass the $2.5 million mark in single-season earnings...Lost first TOUR playoff at Michelob Championship when David Toms sank a five-foot par putt on first extra hole. 1999: Went from being medalist at 1998 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to TOUR Championship...Earned first PGA TOUR title at Air Canada Championship with two-stroke victory over Fred Funk. Key to victory was eagle-2 from 147 yards on No. 14 during final round. First Canadian to win on native soil since Pat Fletcher won 1954 Canadian Open. First Canadian to win on TOUR since Richard Zokol won 1992 Greater Milwaukee Open. 1998: As rookie, earned $218,967 to rank 131st on money list. 1997: Led Canadian Tour Order of Merit after winning BC TEL Pacific Open and Canadian Masters. Was first Canadian to lead Order of Merit since Jerry Anderson in 1989. 1993: Named Canadian Tour Rookie of the Year after winning Infiniti Tournament Players Championship. Amateur: Won 1990 Ontario Amateur Championship...Western Athletic Conference Player of Year and second-team All-American in 1992 at Brigham Young...Winner of 1988 Ontario Junior Championship and 1986 Canadian Juvenile Championship.

hockey jerseys complete with names stitched on the back...Is friend of former NHL player Adam Oates. Practiced with NHL's Washington Capitals at beginning of two-week break in late September 1999...At age 13, sought advice from Jack Nicklaus. In a letter, asked whether he should switch to playing right-handed. Response was to stick to natural swing...Three-time recipient (2000-1 and 2003) of Lionel Conacher Award, given to Canada's Male Athlete of the Year. First golfer to be so honored since 1932...Enjoys taking family to Barnes & Noble for reading nights with his children...Web site is mikeweir.com.