DeWitt Weaver (golfer)

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Contents 1 PGA Tour wins (2) 2 Other wins 3 Senior PGA Tour wins (1) 4 Other senior career wins 5 References

DeWitt Thompson Weaver, Jr. (born September 14, 1939) is an American golf consultant and former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.

Weaver was born in Danville, Kentucky. He spent part of his youth there and in Lubbock, Texas, where his father was the head football coach at Texas Tech in the 1950s. In high school, he excelled in a number of sports. After graduation, he enrolled at Southern Methodist University, where he was a multisport letterman. Weaver moved to Georgia after college and became a dominant player in Georgia amateur golf. He turned professional in 1964.^[1]

Weaver competed on the PGA Tour from 1967–1976, winning twice in the early 1970s.^[2] His best year as a professional golfer was 1971 when he finished in the top-25 on the PGA Tour money list.^[1] In 1980 and 1981, he was the Georgia PGA Player of the year.^[3]

After reaching the age of 50 in September 1989, Weaver began competing on the Senior PGA Tour. His lone win in this venue came in 1991 at the Bank One Senior Classic. Rallying from five shots down on the final day, he defeated J. C. Snead in a playoff with a birdie on the second hole.^[2]

After retiring as a touring professional, Weaver held club pro positions at Sea Palms, Sky Valley and Innsbruck golf clubs.^[2] He now runs a golf consulting company, DeWitt Weaver Golf Solutions LLC, with his sons Brian, DeWitt III and Scott.^[3] Weaver lives in Braselton, Georgia. He is a spirtual man of strong Christian faith;^[1] he has started junior golf programs at St. Simons Island and Rabun County High Schools at opposite ends of the state of Georgia. He was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 1998, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2003,^[2] and the Northeast Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.^[3]

[edit] PGA Tour wins (2)

• 1971 Liggett & Myers Open Match Play Championship
• 1972 Southern Open

[edit] Other wins

• 1964 Louisiana Open
• 1966 Georgia PGA Championship, Dixie PGA
• 1969 Atlanta Open
• 1970 Georgia PGA Championship
• 1971 Atlanta Open, Georgia PGA Championship, Dalton Invitational
• 1972 Georgia Open
• 1973 Georgia Open
• 1974 Georgia PGA Championship
• 1977 Georgia Open
• 1978 Georgia PGA Championship
• 1979 Georgia Open, Georgia PGA Championship, Georgia Match Play Championship
• 1984 Georgia PGA Championship
• 1988 Houston Lake Invitational

[edit] Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

• 1991 Bank One Senior Classic

[edit] Other senior career wins

• 2004 Landings Senior Classic
• 2005 Doublegate Senior Classic
• 2006 Dalton Beverage Senior Classic

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} DeWitt Weaver. Biographical information from The Goal. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Biographical information from Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Career Milestones from DeWitt Weaver Golf Solutions LLC. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.