David Ogrin (born December 31, 1957) is an American

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. Ogrin was born and grew up in

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. He graduated from Waukegan East High School in 1976, then attended

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, graduating in 1980 with a degree in economics. In 1980, he won the Illinois Open and the Illinois State Amateur tournament, something not done again until 2017. He turned professional in 1980. Ogrin played on the

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from 1983 to 1999. In over 500 starts, he had 32 top-10 finishes including a win at the 1996

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. He also played on the

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where his best finish was a T-3 at the 1993

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Ogrin joined the

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in 2008. His best finish is a T-24 at the 2009 Dick's Sporting Goods Open. Ogrin is a big fan of the

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; his son Clark Addison Ogrin was named after two streets near the Cubs' baseball stadium. Ogrin and Tim Nugent, a golf course architect, designed High Meadow Ranch Golf Club, an 18-hole public course in Magnolia, Texas, that features three six-hole loops.

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

Other wins (5)

*1980 Illinois Open Championship (as an amateur) *1987 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic *1988 Peru Open *1989 Chrysler Team Championship (with Ted Schulz) *1994 Peru Open

Results in major championships

''Note: Ogrin never played in

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

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1985 PGA – 1989 U.S. Open) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ogrin, David American male golfers Texas A&M Aggies men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from Illinois Golfers from Texas Sportspeople from Waukegan, Illinois People from Comal County, Texas 1957 births Living people