David Ogrin
American professional golfer (born 1957)
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David Ogrin (born December 31, 1957) is an American professional golfer.
United States| David Ogrin | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 31, 1957 Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 16 st) |
| Sporting nationality | United States |
| Residence | Canyon Lake, Texas, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | Texas A&M University |
| Turned professional | 1980 |
| Former tours | 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 |
Early life and amateur career
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]
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.[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 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.[5]
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.[6]
Professional wins (6)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| 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)
- 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)
| 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
| 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.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
| 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