Mike Weir, the left-handed winner of the Masters, was born on May 12, 1970. Furthermore, rising to a career-high Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) No. 3, he defeated Len Mattiace in a playoff to win the 2003 Masters Tournament. Prior to joining the PGA Tour Champions in 2020, he was a player on the PGA Tour.
He's won 14 times in his professional career, eight of those on the PGA Tour. In 1992, the year he went professional, he made his Korn Ferry Tour debut. In 1997, he was also awarded the Canadian Order of Merit.
With a total of 266, under 18, he defeated Fred Funk by two shots in the 1999 Air Canada Championship to win his first professional tournament. He defeated Lee Westwood the next season to win the WGC-American Express Championship. In a four-way playoff against Sergio Garcia, David Toms, and Ernie Els, he also prevailed in the 2001 Tour Championship.
In the Fry's Electronics Open in 2007, he defeated Mark Hensby by a single stroke to win his most recent tournament on the PGA Tour. His most recent professional win came in May 2021 at the Insperity Invitational; aside from the five-man 2010 Telus Skins Game, this was his first international victory in 14 years.
What are Mike Weir's Career Earnings in 2024?
As of April 2024, Weir's total career earnings are estimated to be $29.4 million. In the 2024 season, he has only played at the Masters Tournament, where he failed to make the cut.
His year-to-year career earnings, as per Spotrac, are as follows:
Years | Official Events | Unofficial events | Total Earnings |
2023 | $21,438 | - | $21,438 |
2021 | $44,906 | - | $44,906 |
2019 | $27,643 | - | $27,643 |
2018 | $5,760 | - | $5,760 |
2017 | $0 | $73,750 | $73,750 |
2016 | $0 | $83,750 | $83,750 |
2015 | $72,800 | $72,500 | $145,300 |
2014 | $854,413 | $80,000 | $934,413 |
2013 | $194,510 | - | $194,510 |
2012 | $0 | $70,000 | $70,000 |
2011 | $23,312 | - | $23,312 |
2010 | $559,092 | $86,250 | $645,342 |
2009 | $2,379,422 | $162,500 | $2,541,922 |
2008 | $3,020,135 | $175,000 | $3,195,135 |
2007 | $1,986,053 | $29,000 | $2,015,053 |
2006 | $1,883,724 | $24,250 | $1,907,974 |
2005 | $1,363,467 | - | $1,363,467 |
2004 | $2,761,536 | - | $2,761,536 |
2003 | $4,918,910 | $317,500 | $5,236,410 |
2002 | $843,890 | $37,500 | $881,390 |
2001 | $2,777,936 | $47,500 | $2,825,436 |
2000 | $2,547,828 | $28,750 | $2,576,578 |
1999 | $1,491,139 | $5,875 | $1,497,014 |
1998 | $218,967 | $56,050 | $275,017 |
1997 | $7,709 | $16,000 | $23,709 |
1996 | $36,624 | - | $36,624 |
1993 | $1,940 | - | $1,940 |
Mike Weir Career Earnings in 2023?
In the 2023 season, Mike Weir earned a total of $21,438. He played in only two events, the first being the 2023 Masters, where he failed to make the cut, and the RBC Canadian Open, where he finished tied for 52nd place with a score of 286, under 2, earning $21,438.
His tournament earnings, as per Spotrac, are as follows:
Date | Tournament | Place | To Par | Total | Earnings |
04/09/23 | Masters Tournament | CUT | - | 148 | - |
06/11/23 | RBC Canadian Open | T52 | -2 | 286 | $21,438 |
How much does Mike Weir make per year?
Since Mike Weir doesn't have a steady income because he gets money from tournament to tournament, his average yearly earnings as of April 2024 would be estimated to be $1 million based on his $32.6 million career earnings from the provided data, which were available until 1993.
Note that, as he had not yet earned any on-course profits as of April 2024, his earnings through 2023 are included in the previous number.
When was Mike Weir's highest prize money in a year?
Mike Weir won his highest prize money in 2003, when he won his Masters Tournament, earning $1,080,000.
Mike Weir Salary
Given that professional golfers receive payment from tournament to tournament rather than an annual salary, Weir's estimated average yearly earnings as of April 2024 would be $1 million based on his $29.4 million career earnings.
Please take note that his earnings through 2023 are included in the preceding figure because, as of April 2024, he had not yet made any on-course income.
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