David Wayne Edwards (born April 18, 1956) is an American

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who played on the

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from 1979–2005 and now plays on the

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. He is the younger brother of former PGA Tour professional, Danny Edwards. Edwards was born in

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. He attended

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and was a distinguished member of the

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team — a first-team All-American his junior and senior years. Edwards and teammate,

Lindy Miller Lindy Miller (born July 6, 1956) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Ben Hogan Tour, and Champions Tour. Early life Miller was born, raised and has lived most of his life in Fort Worth, Texas. During his teens, ...

, led the Cowboys to the 1976 and 1978 NCAA Championships. Edwards was the individual medalist at the 1978 tournament in his senior year. He turned pro later that same year 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 T3 at

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in 1984. In 1987, he scored the only double eagle in Torrey Pines PGA tournament history with driver-driver to the 18th green in the third round of play. During his late forties, Edwards split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the

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as do so many golfers at that stage who are preparing for the

. Edwards became eligible for the Champions Tour in April 2006, and won his first title at the

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in August of that year. Edwards lives in

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. He is a serious pilot who flies his own plane to tournaments.

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (4)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

Other wins (2)

*1994 Oklahoma Open *1996 Oklahoma Open

Champions Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1994 Masters – 1995 U.S. Open) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

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

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, David American male golfers Oklahoma State Cowboys golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from Missouri Golfers from Oklahoma People from Neosho, Missouri Sportspeople from Edmond, Oklahoma 1956 births Living people