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Dan Halldorson

Canadian professional golfer

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fullname	Daniel Albert Halldorson
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death_place	Cambridge, Illinois, U.S.
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weight	195 lb
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yearpro	1971
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extour	PGA Tour
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prowins	13
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otherwins	12
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masters	CUT: 1981
usopen	T40: 1988
open	DNP
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Canadian Tour Champions Tour Daniel Albert Halldorson (April 2, 1952 – November 18, 2015) was a Canadian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Canadian Tour.

Early life

Halldorson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Brandon, Manitoba.

Professional career

In 1971, Halldorson turned pro. He joined the Canadian Tour in 1973 and the PGA Tour in 1975.

Halldorson had seven career wins on the Canadian Tour and its predecessors. He won one official PGA Tour event, the 1980 Pensacola Open, and finished a career best 36th on the PGA Tour money list that year. He won the unofficial Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic in 1986. Halldorson was a member of seven WGC-World Cup Canadian national teams (1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1991) including two winning teams (1980, 1985).

Halldorson played briefly on the Champions Tour after turning 50 in 2002. He operated a golf course design business with fellow former PGA Tour golfer Mike Morley. Halldorson also authored a golf instructional book and was the deputy director of the Canadian Tour

Personal life

Halldorson lived in Cambridge, Illinois. He died from a massive stroke at the age of 63.

Awards and honors

In 2002, Halldorson was elected to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.
In 2005, Halldorson was named a Lifetime Member of the Canadian Tour.
In 2007, Halldorson was elected to the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.

Professional wins (13)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runners-up
1	Oct 12, 1980	Pensacola Open	−13 (68-67-70-70=275)	2 strokes	USA Gary Hallberg, USA Mike Sullivan

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents
1	1981	Quad Cities Open	CAN Dave Barr, USA Woody Blackburn,
USA Frank Conner, MEX Victor Regalado	Barr won with par on eighth extra hole
Conner, Halldorson and Regalado eliminated by birdie on first hole

Source:

Canadian Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Sep 14, 1986	CPGA Championship	−11 (68-71-70-68=277)	1 stroke	CAN Dave Barr

Earlier Canadian wins (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 31, 1977	Manitoba Open	+1 (71-68-69=208)	1 stroke	USA Ray Thompson
2	Aug 7, 1977	Saskatchewan Open	−9 (69-66-72=207)	Playoff	CAN Cec Ferguson, CAN Gar Hamilton
3	Jul 30, 1978	Manitoba Open (2)	−3 (70-69-74=213)	2 strokes	CAN Terry More (a)
4	Jun 29, 1980	Quebec Open	−11 (70-68-67=205)	6 strokes	CAN Serge Thivierge
5	Aug 14, 1983	Manitoba Open (3)	+1 (70-68-70=208)	4 strokes	CAN Scott Knapp
6	Aug 12, 1984	Manitoba Open (4)	−8 (68-70-70=208)	Playoff	CAN Sandy Harper

Other wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 15, 1977	Shrine Pro-Am	−7 (70-67=137)	Shared title with CAN Gar Hamilton and CAN George Knudson
2	Dec 14, 1980	World Cup
(with CAN Jim Nelford)	−14 (144-143-139-146=572)	3 strokes	− Sandy Lyle and Steve Martin
3	Jul 25, 1982	Colorado Open	−1 (68-72-69-70=279)	2 strokes	USA Bob Byman, USA Ron Vlosich
4	Nov 24, 1985	World Cup (2)
(with CAN Dave Barr)	−17 (138-135-140-146=559)	4 strokes	− Howard Clark and Paul Way
5	Apr 13, 1986	Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic	−17 (64-67-66-66=263)	2 strokes	USA Paul Azinger

Results in major championships

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1988	1989	1991	1992
Masters Tournament		CUT
U.S. Open					CUT	CUT		T40	T63	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	CUT	WD	T16	CUT		CUT	CUT

Note: Halldorson never played in The Open Championship.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
The Players Championship	T69	T22	T8	T70	CUT	CUT	T5	CUT	CUT	T27	T59		CUT	T64	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

World Cup (representing Canada): 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980 (winners), 1982, 1985 (winners), 1991
Dunhill Cup (representing Canada): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991

References

"PGA Tour Canada profile". PGA Tour.
"2007 inductee Dan Halldorson". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.
(November 19, 2015). "Hall of fame golfer Dan Halldorson dead at 63". [[Vancouver Sun]].
"Dan Halldorson". PGA Tour.

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