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Dave Eichelberger

American professional golfer

Field	Value
name	Dave Eichelberger
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fullname	Martin Davis Eichelberger Jr.
birth_date
birth_place	Waco, Texas, U.S.
death_date
height
weight	195 lb
nationality
residence	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
children	4
college	Oklahoma State University
yearpro	1966
extour	PGA Tour
Champions Tour
prowins	12
pgawins	4
champwins	6
otherwins	1 (regular)
1 (senior)
majorwins
masters	T20: 1971
usopen	T19: 1971
open	DNP
pga	T34: 1971
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award1	Senior PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year
year1	1994
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Champions Tour 1 (senior) Comeback Player of the Year](senior-pga-tour-comeback-player-of-the-year) Martin Davis Eichelberger Jr. (born September 3, 1943) is an American professional golfer who has won several tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour levels.

Early life and amateur career

Eichelberger was born in Waco, Texas. He started in the game at the age of 13 in the junior programs at his family's golf club in Waco. He attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma; and while there blossomed into an outstanding amateur. He led the Oklahoma State Cowboys to the 1963 NCAA Championship. He graduated in 1965.

Professional career

Eichelberger turned pro in 1966. He has twelve professional victories four of which came on the PGA Tour, plus six Senior PGA Tour triumphs. In 1971, he finished 9th on the PGA Tour money list.

Eichelberger made 784 PGA Tour starts, as of February 2022, 4th most in the history of the tour, and made the cut in 457 of them. Only Mark Brooks, Jay Haas and Davis Love III had more starts.

In addition, Eichelberger added 456 cuts made in 476 starts on the PGA Tour Champions. On his way to a win at the 2002 Emerald Coast Classic, Eichelberger made a hole-in-one from 185 yards at the par 3 eighth hole during the first round of play.

Personal life

Although he is a native Texan, Eichelberger lived most of his adult life in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 2003, he moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he lives today with his wife, son and daughter – fraternal twins.

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 11, 1971	Greater Milwaukee Open	−14 (64-70-68-68=270)	1 stroke	AUS Bob Shaw
2	Jul 3, 1977	Greater Milwaukee Open (2)	−10 (71-68-69-70=278)	2 strokes	USA Morris Hatalsky, USA Gary McCord,
USA Mike Morley
3	Mar 2, 1980	Bay Hill Classic	−5 (69-66-70-74=279)	3 strokes	USA Leonard Thompson
4	Apr 19, 1981	Tallahassee Open	−17 (66-66-69-70=271)	Playoff	USA Bob Murphy, USA Mark O'Meara

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1971	Greater Greensboro Open	USA Buddy Allin, USA Rod Funseth	Allin won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1981	Tallahassee Open	USA Bob Murphy, USA Mark O'Meara	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

1979 JCPenney Mixed Team Classic (with Murle Breer)

Senior PGA Tour wins (6)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other Senior PGA Tour (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 11, 1994	Quicksilver Classic	−7 (71-67-71=209)	2 strokes	USA Homero Blancas, USA Raymond Floyd
2	Aug 4, 1996	VFW Senior Championship	−10 (64-68-68=200)	2 strokes	USA Jim Colbert
3	Oct 12, 1997	The Transamerica	−11 (67-68-70=205)	4 strokes	USA Frank Conner, USA Terry Dill,
USA John Jacobs, USA DeWitt Weaver
4	Jul 11, 1999	U.S. Senior Open	−7 (71-69-73-68=281)	3 strokes	USA Ed Dougherty
5	Aug 1, 1999	Novell Utah Showdown	−19 (66-63-69=197)	Playoff	USA Dana Quigley
6	Mar 31, 2002	Emerald Coast Classic	name=weather	Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.}}	2 strokes	USA Doug Tewell

Champions Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1994	Raley's Senior Gold Rush	USA Bob Murphy	Lost to bogey on fifth extra hole
2	1995	FHP Health Care Classic	AUS Bruce Devlin	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3	1999	Novell Utah Showdown	USA Dana Quigley	Won with par on first extra hole

Other senior wins (1)

1994 Diners Club Matches (with Raymond Floyd)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1965	1966	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open			T43	T64
PGA Championship

Tournament	1971	1972	1973	1974	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	T20	CUT					CUT
U.S. Open	T19	T29	CUT	T40	T21		59	CUT
PGA Championship	T34	CUT		T71		CUT	T42

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1986	1987	1989
Masters Tournament	CUT		CUT
U.S. Open		CUT		T24	T75	CUT
PGA Championship	T65	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open											T57
PGA Championship

Note: Eichelberger never played in The Open Championship.

CUT = missed the half way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1999	U.S. Senior Open	−7 (71-69-73-68=281)	3 strokes	USA Ed Dougherty

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup: 1965 (tied, cup retained)
Americas Cup: 1965

Notes

References

"1972 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
Hamel, Riley. (10 February 2022). "The 10 players who have made the most starts in PGA Tour history".
"PGA Tour Champions, Players, Dave Eichelberger, Career, Achievements". PGA Tour Champions.

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