Dan Halldorson

Dan Halldorson
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Albert Halldorson
Born(1952-04-02)April 2, 1952
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DiedNovember 18, 2015(2015-11-18) (aged 63)
Cambridge, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)[1]
Sporting nationality Canada
Career
Turned professional1971
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Canadian Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins13
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other12
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1981
PGA ChampionshipT16: 1982
U.S. OpenT40: 1988
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Daniel Albert Halldorson (April 2, 1952 – November 18, 2015) was a Canadian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Canadian Tour.

Early life

Halldorson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Brandon, Manitoba.

Professional career

In 1971, Halldorson turned pro. He joined the Canadian Tour in 1973 and the PGA Tour in 1975.

Halldorson had seven career wins on the Canadian Tour and its predecessors. He won one official PGA Tour event, the 1980 Pensacola Open, and finished a career best 36th on the PGA Tour money list that year. He won the unofficial Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic in 1986. Halldorson was a member of seven WGC-World Cup Canadian national teams (1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1991) including two winning teams (1980, 1985).

Halldorson played briefly on the Champions Tour after turning 50 in 2002. He operated a golf course design business with fellow former PGA Tour golfer Mike Morley. Halldorson also authored a golf instructional book and was the deputy director of the Canadian Tour

Personal life

Halldorson lived in Cambridge, Illinois.[2] He died from a massive stroke at the age of 63.[3]

Awards and honors

  • In 2002, Halldorson was elected to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.
  • In 2005, Halldorson was named a Lifetime Member of the Canadian Tour.
  • In 2007, Halldorson was elected to the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

Professional wins (13)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Oct 12, 1980 Pensacola Open −13 (68-67-70-70=275) 2 strokes United States Gary Hallberg, United States Mike Sullivan

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1981 Quad Cities Open Canada Dave Barr, United States Woody Blackburn,
United States Frank Conner, Mexico Victor Regalado 		Barr won with par on eighth extra hole
Conner, Halldorson and Regalado eliminated by birdie on first hole

Canadian Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Sep 14, 1986 CPGA Championship −11 (68-71-70-68=277) 1 stroke Canada Dave Barr

Earlier Canadian wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 31, 1977 Manitoba Open +1 (71-68-69=208) 1 stroke United States Ray Thompson
2 Aug 7, 1977 Saskatchewan Open −9 (69-66-72=207) Playoff Canada Cec Ferguson, Canada Gar Hamilton
3 Jul 30, 1978 Manitoba Open (2) −3 (70-69-74=213) 2 strokes Canada Terry More (a)
4 Jun 29, 1980 Quebec Open −11 (70-68-67=205) 6 strokes Canada Serge Thivierge
5 Aug 14, 1983 Manitoba Open (3) +1 (70-68-70=208) 4 strokes Canada Scott Knapp
6 Aug 12, 1984 Manitoba Open (4) −8 (68-70-70=208) Playoff Canada Sandy Harper

Other wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 15, 1977 Shrine Pro-Am −7 (70-67=137) Shared title with Canada Gar Hamilton and Canada George Knudson
2 Dec 14, 1980 World Cup
(with Canada Jim Nelford) 		−14 (144-143-139-146=572) 3 strokes  Scotland − Sandy Lyle and Steve Martin
3 Jul 25, 1982 Colorado Open −1 (68-72-69-70=279) 2 strokes United States Bob Byman, United States Ron Vlosich
4 Nov 24, 1985 World Cup (2)
(with Canada Dave Barr) 		−17 (138-135-140-146=559) 4 strokes  England − Howard Clark and Paul Way
5 Apr 13, 1986 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic −17 (64-67-66-66=263) 2 strokes United States Paul Azinger

Results in major championships

Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT T40 T63 CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT WD T16 CUT CUT CUT

Note: Halldorson never played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
The Players Championship T69 T22 T8 T70 CUT CUT T5 CUT CUT T27 T59 CUT T64 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "PGA Tour Canada profile". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "2007 inductee Dan Halldorson". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  3. ^ Strong, Gregory (November 19, 2015). "Hall of fame golfer Dan Halldorson dead at 63". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 15, 2020.