Weir's 1999 Season

Mike went from the Qualifying Tournament to THE TOUR Championship in breakthrough year. He definitely earned his stay on the PGA TOUR in 1999. At the BellSouth Classic after opening with rounds of 69-65, Weir stood alone in second place, four strokes off Rory Sabbatini's 36-hole lead. Weir shared the 54-hole lead with Stewart Cink after a third-round 68. He ended up closing with a 72 which produced a tie for fifth, which at time matched his best career finish. Weir earned his second top 10 finish of the season at the MCI Classic, where a final-round 68 led to a tie for tenth. At the Motorola Western Open, rounds of 72-67-67-70 earned him a runner-up finish to Tiger Woods. One month later, at the PGA championship, rounds of 68-68-69 produced a share of the 54-hole lead with Tiger Woods. A final round of 80 dropped him into a tie for tenth, eight strokes behind Woods. He won his first PGA event at the Air Canada Championship where rounds of 68-70-64-64 produced a two-stroke victory over Fred Funk. One of the greatest shots hit by Weir was a key to his victory. It was an eagle-2 from 147 yards on No. 14 during the final round. This win made Weir become the first Canadian to win on home soil since Pat Fletcher won the 1954 Canadian Open. He was the first Canadian to win on TOUR since Richard Zokol won the 1992 Greater Milwaukee Open. Weir joined Phil Mickelson, Bob Charles, Ernie Gonzalez, Sam Adams and Russ Cochran as the only lefthanders to win on the PGA TOUR. At the Michelob Championship, rounds of 74-63-68 gave him the 54-hole lead. A closing round of 70 left him one stroke shy of a Notah Begay III and Tom Byrum playoff. In June, Weir became the first Canadian to win the Export 'A' Skins Game. He earned $210,000 in competition with David Duval, John Daly and Fred Couples in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. Weir was nominated for The Comeback Player of the Year Award. All together, Weir finished 23rd on the money list with $1,491,139 U.S., an all time high for him.

Statistics of Weir's 1999 Season

Stats Stats Ranking
Driving Distance 274.8 70th
Driving Accuracy Percentage 68.9% 93rd
Greens in Regulation Percentage 65.0% 77th
Putting Average 1.761 24th
Eagles (Holes Per) 194.0 46th
Birdie Average 3.66 21st
Scoring Average 70.52 31st
Sand Save Percentage 51.1% 95th
All Arouund Ranking 457 25th
PGA Money List $1,491,139 23rd
Par Breakers 20.8% 20th
Putts Per Round 28.85 38th
Par 3 Birdie Percentage 13.8% 58th
Par 4 Birdie Percentage 15.9% 46th
Par 5 Birdie Percentage 40.8% 19th
Birdie Percentage 31.3% 20th
Scoring Average (Actual) 71.10 42nd
Scoring Average Before Cut 70.15 58th
Scoring Average Third Round 70.14 13th
Scoring Average Final Round 71.86 84th
Total Eagles 9 23rd
Total Birdies 355 16th
Career Money $1,756,380 167th
Top 10 Finishes 7 12th
Longest Drive 344 128th
Par 3 Performance +36 148th
Par 4 Performance +42 54th
Par 5 Performance -134 8th