Weir named best Canadian golfer of all-time by Scoregolf
Sun, 20 Mar 2011 09:15:55
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SCOREGolf has named Bright's Grove, Ontario's Mike Weir as Canada's all-time best golfer, ahead of runners-up George Knudson and Marlene Streit.
During a broadcast of SCOREGolf TV on Saturday on TSN, host Bob Weeks revealed the list of the 25 greatest golfers that Canada has produced.
The list included male and female players - both amateur and professional - regardless of generation.
"Canada has had so many outstanding golfers over the years and the task or comparing them all and putting an order to them was extremely difficult," said Weeks, who is editor of SCOREGolf Magazine and is also TSN's golf analyst. "I'm sure this is likely to start a lot of discussions in 19th holes across the country."
Weir, the 2003 Masters champion and eight-time winner on the PGA Tour, was selected ahead of Knudson, who also had eight career PGA Tour titles.
Meanwhile, Streit's achievements as amateur champion made her the top woman on the list, and she remains the only Canadian in the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Sandra Post, also a major winner, and Al Balding rounded out the top five selections.
Current LPGA player Lorie Kane (9), and PGA Tour member Stephen Ames (11) were also part of the list.
The Top 25 was selected by a panel of golf insiders, historians, and journalists. The all-time best players will also be featured in a special newsstand edition of SCOREGolf Magazine.
The SCOREGolf list of Canada's Top 25 All-Time Best Golfers
1. Mike Weir
2. George Knudson
3. Marlene Streit
4. Sandra Post
5. Al Balding
6. Stan Leonard
7. Gary Cowan
8. Moe Norman
9. Lorie Kane
10. Dave Barr
11. Stephen Ames
12. George S. Lyon
13. Sandy Somerville
14. Dan Halldorson
15. Dawn Coe-Jones
16. Ada Mackenzie
17. Richard Zokol
18. Nick Weslock
19. Albert Murray
20. Doug Roxburgh
21. Charles Murray
22. Jim Nelford
23. Jocelyn Bourassa
24. Karl Keffer
25. Pat Fletcher
