| David Ogrin | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1957-12-31) December 31, 1957 (age 67) Waukegan, Illinois |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 16 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Canyon Lake, Texas |
| Career | |
| College | Texas A&M University |
| Turned professional | 1980 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Highest ranking | 52 (September 28, 1997) |
| 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 |
David Ogrin (born December 31, 1957) is an American professional golfer.
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. 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. 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.
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.
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
See also
- 1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1991 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1992 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
- "Week 39 1997 Ending 28 Sep 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ Minkoff, Randy (December 15, 1996). "Shooting for the Green". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- "2019 Brazil Q-School: Meet the Qualifiers". PGA Tour. February 2, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- Keirnan, Casey (February 7, 2016). "David Ogrin's front row seat to golf's evolution and revolution". Fox San Antonio. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- 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.
- "Golf courses". Houston Chronicle. April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
External links
- David Ogrin at the PGA Tour official site
- David Ogrin at the Official World Golf Ranking official site