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David Eger
Born: March 17, 1952
Birthplace: Fort Meade, Md.
Age: 56
Residence: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
College: University of North Carolina; East Tennessee State
Turned pro: 1978 and 2001
Player notes: Owns two Champions Tour victories, the last coming at 2005 Boeing Greater Seattle Classic…Enjoyed two successful amateur stints before turning pro for a second time in 2001…Won 1988 U.S. Mid-Amateur and 1991 and 2000 North and South Amateur…Semifinalist at 2000 U.S. Amateur at the age of 48…Member of three USA Walker Cup teams (1989, 1991 and 2001) and two USA World Amateur Team Championship teams (1990 and 2000)…Played 73 PGA Tour events between 1979 and ’81, but then applied to get his amateur status back…Worked at both PGA Tour and USGA…At PGA Tour, he served as a Rules official and director of tournament administration from 1982-92…Served as senior director of Rules and competitions at USGA from 1992-95 before moving back to the PGA Tour as vice president of competition until 1996…Played amateur golf until 2001 and joined the Champions Tour in 2002…Tie for 22nd at 2007 Senior Open was his best finish in five starts.
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