Mike Weir to be Inducted into Ontario Golf Hall of Fame
January 16, 2010

 

Uxbridge, ON – The Golf Association of Ontario announced that Mike Weir has been selected as the 2010 inductee into the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame. Weir’s induction will mark the tenth anniversary of the Hall, which was established in the year 2000 to celebrate the contributions and accomplishments made by Ontarians to the game of golf.

 

With a new class inducted annually, Weir will become the 55th person to be welcomed into the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame. A former Ontario Amateur Champion (1990, 1992) and Ontario Junior Boys’ Champion (1998), Weir has become one of Canada’s most outstanding professional golfers, capturing numerous national and international titles including eight PGA tour victories.

 

Weir's most notable achievement to date came in 2003 when the Bright’s Grove, Ontario native captured The Masters Tournament at Augusta National, becoming the first and only Canadian to earn golf’s coveted Green Jacket.