David Berganio Jr.

David Berganio Jr.
Personal information
Born (1969-01-14) January 14, 1969 (age 55)
Los Angeles, California
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceSylmar, California
Career
CollegeUniversity of Arizona
Turned professional1993
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking99 (January 20, 2002)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1992, 1997
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT16: 1996
The Open ChampionshipDNP

David Berganio Jr. (born January 14, 1969) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.

Berganio was born in Los Angeles, California. He won the U.S. Amateur Public Links twice (1991 and 1993) while playing college golf at the University of Arizona. He turned professional in 1993 after playing on the Walker Cup team.

Berganio has played on the Nationwide Tour (1996, 1998–2000), winning three times, and the PGA Tour (1997, 2001–03, 2009). His best finish on the PGA Tour came at the 2002 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic where he lost a playoff to Phil Mickelson. In 2003, he suffered from a bulging disk in his back and played on a Major Medical Extension (11 events from 2004 to 2008). At the 2008 qualifying school, he finished T7 to earn a full card for the 2009 season.

Berganio received attention after he withdrew from the 2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic. His decision allowed Nate Lashley to enter the tournament and win.

Amateur wins (3)

Professional wins (3)

Buy.com Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 17, 1996 Nike Monterrey Open −16 (69-68-69-66=272) 1 stroke Mexico Rafael Alarcón
2 Aug 29, 1999 Nike Permian Basin Open −19 (64-67-68-70=269) 2 strokes Australia Paul Gow, United States Dicky Thompson
3 Aug 6, 2000 Buy.com Omaha Classic −20 (65-67-69-67=268) Playoff Canada Ahmad Bateman

Buy.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2000 Buy.com Omaha Classic Canada Ahmad Bateman Won with par on second extra hole

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2002 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic United States Phil Mickelson Lost to birdie on first extra hole

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Results in major championships

Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Masters Tournament CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT T47 T16 T28 CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = Tied
Note: Berganio never played in The Open Championship or the PGA Championship.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 3 2002 Ending 20 Jan 2002" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.