Mike Weir Secures First PGA Champions Victory At Insperity Open

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Former BYU and 2001 Masters Champion Mike Weir has won for the first time in 14 years after securing the Insperity Open on the PGA Champions Tour.

Weir, 50, is debuting on the Champions Tour for the first time in his career after enduring a long a prosperous PGA Tour career. His first season on the Champions Tour has rekindled Weir’s challenging ways. Just two events prior to his lone win this weekend, he finished in second place at the Cologuard Classic and has already earned over a million dollars in 2021.

Straight from the champ @mweirsy. 🗣 pic.twitter.com/DOs0rqt52q

— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) May 3, 2021

The victory for Weir did not come easily, however. John Daly was playing in the group ahead of Weir, yet, found himself tied for the lead on the 18th hole on Sunday. Daly found the fairway but needed one more club on his approach as his golf ball found the bottom of the pond. Ultimately, Daly would make a double bogey, allowing Weir to waltz down the 18th comfortably and secure his two-shot victory.

“J.D. [John Daly] played great; it was unfortunate for him on the last,” Weir said after his win. “This means a lot. I played really well today. I’m still a little off with my putting. I made it hard on myself. But I hit the shots that I needed. It feels very good.”

Mike Weir captures his first @ChampionsTour event winning the Insperity Invitational. His first win since the 2007 Fry's on the PGA Tour. He becomes the fourth Canadian to win on the 50-and-over circuit, joining Dave Barr, Rod Spittle and Stephen Ames.

— Bob Weeks (@BobWeeksTSN) May 2, 2021

Weir secured $337, 500 for his troubles. It is his first professional win since 2007 when he won the Fry’s Electronics Open.

Next up for Weir is a trip to Birmingham, Alabama, and Greystone Golf & Country Club where he will compete for the Regions Tradition.