(1943-09-03) September 3, 1943 (age 80) Waco, Texas, U.S.
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight
195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality
United States
Residence
Honolulu, Hawaii
Children
4
Career
College
Oklahoma State University
Turned professional
1966
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins
12
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
4
PGA Tour Champions
6
Other
1 (regular) 1 (senior)
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament
T20: 1971
PGA Championship
T34: 1971
U.S. Open
T19: 1971
The Open Championship
DNP
Achievements and awards
Senior PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year
1994
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.
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 and turned pro in 1966.
Eichelberger has twelve professional victories. Four of which came on the PGA Tour, plus six Champions Tour triumphs. In 1971, he finished 9th on the PGA Tour money list.[1] 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.
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.[2] To that Eichelberger added 456 cuts made in 476 starts on the PGA Tour Champions.[3]
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.
^"1972 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^Hamel, Riley (February 10, 2022). "The 10 players who have made the most starts in PGA Tour history". Golfweek. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
^"PGA Tour Champions, Players, Dave Eichelberger, Career, Achievements". PGA Tour Champions. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
Players, DaveEichelberger, Career, Achievements". PGA Tour Champions. Retrieved February 15, 2024. DaveEichelberger at the PGA Tour official site Dave Eichelberger...
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death playoff. 1980: DaveEichelberger wins by three shots over Leonard Thompson. The temperatures were so cold that Eichelberger wore pantyhose during...
Coles, Joe Daley, Marco Dawson, Roberto De Vicenzo, Dale Douglass, DaveEichelberger, Bruce Fleisher, John Fourie, David Frost, Jim Furyk, Larry Gilbert...
GMO more than once, but none more than twice. 2 wins: Dave Stockton (1968, 1973), DaveEichelberger (1971, 1977), Calvin Peete (1979, 1982), Scott Hoch...
(3–1) 1992 Fuji Electric Grandslam 1994 Diners Club Matches (with DaveEichelberger), Senior Skins Game 1995 Senior Skins Game, Senior Slam at Los Cabos...
(Oregon). Associated Press. March 23, 1987. p. 2B. Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse...
26 Mar 1972 Greater New Orleans Open −9 (73-69-68-69=279) 1 stroke DaveEichelberger, Jack Nicklaus 17 6 Aug 1972 PGA Championship (2) +1 (71-71-67-72=281)...
1884–1936 Walter Egan 1881–1971 David Eger 1952– Bill Eggers 1932–1994 DaveEichelberger 1943– Dwight D. Eisenhower HoF 1890–1969 Brad Elder 1975– Lee Elder...
stroke Hale Irwin 150,000 30,000 1971 George Archer 272 −16 3 strokes DaveEichelberger 150,000 30,000 1970 Pete Brown 275 −13 Playoff Tony Jacklin 150,000...
separating from the PGA of America. At the Colonial National Invitation, Dave Hill shot rounds of 77-85 to miss the cut. On his last hole, Hill threw a...
Christy O'Connor Jnr (2/2) 1999 Graham Marsh (2/2) Allen Doyle (1/4) DaveEichelberger Hale Irwin (5/7) Christy O'Connor Jnr (1/2) 1998 Gil Morgan (2/3)...
since the previous Masters Andy Bean (12), George Burns, Jim Colbert, DaveEichelberger, Ed Fiori, John Fought, Al Geiberger, Lon Hinkle, Wayne Levi, Jerry...
Winners of PGA Tour events since the previous Masters Miller Barber, DaveEichelberger, Mike Hill, Mac McLendon, Gil Morgan, Mike Morley, Bill Rogers, Jim...
Sigel Won with par on third extra hole 2 1999 Novell Utah Showdown DaveEichelberger Lost to par on first extra hole 3 2002 Bruno's Memorial Classic Sammy...
Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2010. "Dave Douglas Wins Greensboro Open Golf Tournament". The Free Lance−Star. Fredericksburg...
full-time status. They included DaveEichelberger, John Fought, Barry Jaeckel, Bobby Cole, and Leonard Thompson. Eichelberger and Thompson were the only ones...
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