Nationality Canada Masters Tournament CUT: 1981 Weight 82 kg Other 11 Height 1.78 m | Professional wins 12 Role Golfer Turned professional 1971 Name Dan Halldorson PGA tour wins 1 | |
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Full name Daniel Albert Halldorson Born April 2, 1952
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ( 1952-04-02 ) Died November 18, 2015, Cambridge, Illinois, United States Former tours PGA TOUR, PGA Tour Canada, Champions Tour Books Dan Halldorson's Keys to Effortless Golf | ||
Canadian tour legends series dan halldorson
Daniel Albert Halldorson (April 2, 1952 – November 18, 2015) was a Canadian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Canadian Tour.
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- Canadian tour legends series dan halldorson
- PGA Tour wins
- Canadian Tour wins
- Other wins
- Team appearances
- References
Halldorson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Brandon, Manitoba. He did not attend college and turned pro in 1971. He joined the Canadian Tour in 1973 and the PGA Tour in 1975.
Halldorson had seven career wins in Canadian Tour events. He won one official PGA Tour event, the 1980 Pensacola Open, and finished a career best 36th on the PGA Tour money list that year. He won the unofficial Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic in 1986. Halldorson was a member of seven WGC-World Cup Canadian national teams (1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1991) including two winning teams (1980, 1985).
Halldorson played briefly on the Champions Tour after turning 50 in 2002.
Halldorson was the Deputy Director of the Canadian Tour and named a Lifetime Member in 2005. He was elected to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. He operated a golf course design business with fellow former PGA Tour golfer Mike Morley. Halldorson also authored a golf instructional book. He lived in Cambridge, Illinois.
Halldorson died from a massive stroke at the age of 63.
PGA Tour wins
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)