David Benjamin Eger (born March 17, 1952) is an American

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on the

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Early life

Eger was born in

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Amateur career

He attended the

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, and later

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Professional career

He turned professional in 1978, but won only $31,014 in 58

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events, with only one top-10 finish.

Re-instated amateur status

In 1982, he went to work as a golf administrator and regained his amateur status. He served as Director of Tournament Administration for the PGA Tour from 1982–92; Senior Director of Rules and Competition for the USGA from 1992–95; and as Vice-President of Competition for the PGA Tour from 1995-96. As a golf administrator, Eger kept his skills intact by playing competitively as an amateur, winning the 1988 U.S. Mid-Amateur and the North and South Amateur in 1991. He was also a three-time

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team member and two-time semi-finalist in the U.S. Amateur.

Second professional career

Eger turned professional for the second time in 2001. He earned a spot on the

through qualifying school after preparing with the help of golf instructor David Leadbetter. He has four victories on the tour. Eger won the 2003 MasterCard Classic — the first Champions Tour event ever held in

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, and a winner's prize of $300,000. He won his second title in 2005 by shooting a final-round 67 in the inaugural

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, winning $240,000. His 54-hole score of 199 was 17 under par, three strokes ahead of Tom Kite. Eger won the Champions Tour '' Player of the Month'' award in March 2003. He lives in

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with his wife Tricia. He has two children, Dottie (1982) and Michael (1984). Eger was the individual who alerted rules officials of

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's illegal drop during the second round of the 2013 Masters Tournament.

Amateur wins

*1988 U.S. Mid-Amateur *1991 North and South Amateur *1999 Azalea Invitational *2000 Azalea Invitational, North and South Amateur

Professional wins (4)

Champions Tour wins (4)

Champions Tour playoff record (1–2)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
''Note: Eger never played in

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U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

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(winners),

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...

* Eisenhower Trophy: 1990,

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(winners)

References

External links

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''The Seattle Times''
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