David Edwards (golfer)

David Edwards
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	David Wayne Edwards
Born	April 18, 1956 Neosho, Missouri
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Stillwater, Oklahoma
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Turned professional	1978
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
Champions Tour	1
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T3: 1984
U.S. Open	T11: 1993
The Open Championship	T46: 1994
PGA Championship	T14: 1987

David Wayne Edwards (born April 18, 1956) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from 1979–2005 and now plays on the Champions Tour. He is the younger brother of former PGA Tour professional, Danny Edwards.

Edwards was born in Neosho, Missouri. He attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma and was a distinguished member of the golf team — a first-team All-American his junior and senior years.^[1] Edwards and teammate, Lindy Miller, led the Cowboys to the 1976 and 1978 NCAA Championships. Edwards was the individual medalist at the 1978 tournament in his senior year. He turned pro later that same year and joined the PGA Tour in 1979.

Edwards had more than 65 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events and won four times (the first one was a Championship he shared with his brother). His best finish in a major was T3 at The Masters in 1984.^[2] In 1987, he scored the only double eagle in Torrey Pines PGA tournament history with driver-driver to the 18th green in the third round of play.^[3] During his late forties, Edwards split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour as do so many golfers at that stage who are preparing for the Champions Tour.

Edwards became eligible for the Champions Tour in April 2006, and won his first event, the 3M Championship, in August of that year.

Edwards lives in Edmond, Oklahoma. He is a serious pilot who flies his own plane to tournaments.^[4]

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 19, 1980	Walt Disney World National Team Championship (with Danny Edwards)	−35 (60-63-65-67=253)	2 strokes	Gibby Gilbert & Grier Jones, Dan Halldorson & Dana Quigley, Mike Harmon & Barry Harwell
2	Feb 19, 1984	Los Angeles Open	−5 (70-73-72-64=279)	3 strokes	Jack Renner
3	Jun 7, 1992	Memorial Tournament	−15 (71-65-70-67=273)	Playoff	Rick Fehr
4	Apr 18, 1993	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	−11 (69-67-71-66=273)	2 strokes	David Frost

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1992	Memorial Tournament	Rick Fehr	Won with par on second extra hole
2	1994	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	Tom Byrum, Mark Carnevale, Neal Lancaster, Yoshi Mizumaki, David Ogrin	Lancaster won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

• 1994 Oklahoma Open
• 1996 Oklahoma Open

Champions Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Aug 6, 2006	3M Championship	−12 (69-68-67=204)	2 strokes	Brad Bryant, Craig Stadler

Results in major championships

Tournament	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	T53
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T3	T41	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T28	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	T54	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T30	T16	DNP	CUT	T37	DNP	68	T14	T25	T41

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	T54	T18	T24	CUT
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	T11	T13	T62	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T47	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	T32	T40	CUT	T44	DNP	T17

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	1	1	1	3	6	5
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	6
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	11
Totals	0	0	1	1	1	9	32	23

• Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1994 Masters – 1995 U.S. Open)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1

See also

• 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

1. "All-Americans by Year". Oklahoma State University Athletic Department. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
2. "Golf Major Championships".
3. Snead, Floyd share SD lead
4. "Bio from PGA Tour's official site".

External links

• David Edwards at the PGA Tour official site