Dave Eichelberger is a name you might vaguely recognize. The four-time PGA Tour winner and, perhaps most notably, the 1999 US Senior Open winner is now 67-years-old. And this week, he will be making his first PGA Tour start in more than 17 years.
Eichelberger is a part of the field at the Sony Open in Hawaii. How did he manage to get into the event? He won the PGA Aloha Section Stroke Play Championship last September. Shooting his age in the final round of that event to win earned him a berth into the Honolulu PGA Tour stop.
The ’99 US Senior Open winner was an ironman during both his PGA Tour and Champions Tour careers. As Ann Miller of the Honolulu Advertiser shares, Eichelberger is second in career starts among the PGA, Champions and Nationwide Tours. He moved to Hawaii the year before his USSO triumph and has remained there since.
Waialae, host to the Sony Open, provides Eichelberger with a chance to become the oldest player in PGA Tour history to make a cut. Ben Hogan currently holds the distinction, but at 7068 yards, Waialae is short enough to allow the elder player to be able to compete. With knowledge of the tricky greens, Eichelberger is not as much of a long shot to make the cut as one might think.
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Eichelberger last played in this event seven years ago, missing the cut badly with a two round total of 17-over par. Prior to that, his last start at Waialae came in 1991 with a similar MC. His best career finish in 18 starts in the event is a T8 in 1983.
The oldest player to play in a PGA Tour event is Jerry Barber, who played in the 1994 Buick Invitational at age 77.
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will help you cut your handicap Eichelberger is a part of the field at the Sony Open in Hawaii. How did he manage to get into the event? He won the PGA Aloha Section Stroke Play Championship last September. Shooting his age in the final round of that event to win earned him a berth into the Honolulu PGA Tour stop.
The ’99 US Senior Open winner was an ironman during both his PGA Tour and Champions Tour careers. As Ann Miller of the Honolulu Advertiser shares, Eichelberger is second in career starts among the PGA, Champions and Nationwide Tours. He moved to Hawaii the year before his USSO triumph and has remained there since.
Waialae, host to the Sony Open, provides Eichelberger with a chance to become the oldest player in PGA Tour history to make a cut. Ben Hogan currently holds the distinction, but at 7068 yards, Waialae is short enough to allow the elder player to be able to compete. With knowledge of the tricky greens, Eichelberger is not as much of a long shot to make the cut as one might think.
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Eichelberger last played in this event seven years ago, missing the cut badly with a two round total of 17-over par. Prior to that, his last start at Waialae came in 1991 with a similar MC. His best career finish in 18 starts in the event is a T8 in 1983.
The oldest player to play in a PGA Tour event is Jerry Barber, who played in the 1994 Buick Invitational at age 77.
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