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.
Early life In 1956, Edwards was born in Neosho, Missouri. He is the younger brother of former PGA Tour professional, Danny Edwards.
Amateur career Edwards 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. 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.
Professional career In 1978, Edwards turned pro. He was successful at Fall 1978 PGA Tour Qualifying School 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 T-3 at the 1984 Masters. In 1987, at the Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open, Edwards scored a double eagle at Torrey Pines Golf Course with a driver-driver to the 18th green in the third round of play.Snead, Floyd share SD lead 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 title at the 3M Championship in August of that year.
Personal life Edwards lives in Edmond, Oklahoma. He is a serious pilot who flies his own plane to tournaments.
Professional wins (7)
PGA Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Oct 19, 1980Walt Disney World National Team Championship(with Danny Edwards)−35 (60-63-65-65=253)2 strokes Gibby Gilbert and Grier Jones, Dan Halldorson and Dana Quigley, Mike Harmon and Barry Harwell2Feb 19, 1984Los Angeles Open−5 (70-73-72-64=279)3 strokes Jack Renner3Jun 7, 1992Memorial Tournament−15 (71-65-70-67=273)Playoff Rick Fehr4Apr 18, 1993MCI Heritage Golf Classic−11 (68-66-70-69=273)2 strokes David Frost
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11992Memorial Tournament Rick FehrWon with par on second extra hole21994GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Tom Byrum, Mark Carnevale, Neal Lancaster, Yoshi Mizumaki, David OgrinLancaster won with birdie on first extra hole
Other wins (2) 1994 Oklahoma Open 1996 Oklahoma Open
Champions Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Aug 6, 2006 3M Championship−12 (69-68-67=204)2 strokes Brad Bryant, Craig Stadler
Results in major championships Tournament19781979Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTT53The Open ChampionshipPGA Championship Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989Masters TournamentT3T41U.S. OpenT28CUTT54CUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipT30T16CUTT3768T14T25T41 Tournament1990199119921993199419951996Masters TournamentT54T18T24CUTU.S. OpenT11T13T62CUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTT47PGA ChampionshipT32T40CUTT44T17
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 1 1 1 3 6 5U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 6The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 11Totals 0 0 1 1 1 9 31 23 Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1994 Masters – 1995 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in The Players Championship Tournament19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998The Players ChampionshipCUT79CUTCUTT35T15CUTT19T32T48T21T36T41T35T46T51CUTCUTT14CUT CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
See also Fall 1978 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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