CalendarZ

    • English English
    • español español
    • français français
    • português português
    • русский русский
    • العربية العربية
    • 简体中文 简体中文
  • Home
  • Religious Holidays
  • National Holidays
  • Other Days
  • On This Day
  • Tools
    • Date converter
    • Age Calculator
  1. Home
  2. On This Day
  3. September
  4. 14
  5. DeWitt Weaver (golfer)

Births on September 14

1939Sep, 14

DeWitt Weaver (golfer)

DeWitt Weaver, American golfer
DeWitt Thompson Weaver, Jr. (September 14, 1939 – March 18, 2021) was an American golf consultant and professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.

Weaver was born in Danville, Kentucky. He spent part of his youth there and in Lubbock, Texas, where his father was the head football coach at Texas Tech in the 1950s. In high school, he excelled in a number of sports. After graduation, he enrolled at Southern Methodist University, where he was a multisport letterman. Weaver moved to Georgia after college and became a dominant player in Georgia amateur golf. He turned professional in 1964.Weaver competed on the PGA Tour from 1967 to 1976, winning twice in the early 1970s. His best year as a professional golfer was 1971 when he finished in the top-25 on the PGA Tour money list. In 1980 and 1981, he was the Georgia PGA Player of the year.After reaching the age of 50 in September 1989, Weaver began competing on the Senior PGA Tour. His lone win in this venue came in 1991 at the Bank One Senior Classic. Rallying from five shots down on the final day, he defeated J. C. Snead in a playoff with a birdie on the second hole.After retiring as a touring professional, Weaver held club pro positions at Sea Palms, Sky Valley and Innsbruck golf clubs. He ran a golf consulting company, DeWitt Weaver Golf Solutions LLC, with his children. Weaver lived in Braselton, Georgia, with wife, Sheri. He was a spiritual man of strong Christian faith; he started junior golf programs at St. Simons Island and Rabun County High Schools at opposite ends of the state of Georgia. He was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 1998, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2003, and the Northeast Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.Weaver died at his home in Marietta, Georgia, on March 18, 2021.

References

  • DeWitt Weaver (golfer)

Choose Another Date

Events on 1939

  • 3Mar

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

    In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest at the autocratic rule in British India.
  • 1Apr

    Francisco Franco

    Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender.
  • 6Sep

    Nazi Germany

    World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
  • 14Dec

    Soviet Union

    Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.
  • 24Dec

    Pope Pius XII

    World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace.

About CalendarZ

CalendarZ

In addition of showing the dates of significant holidays and events; CalendarZ enables you easily check out the time remaining to a certain date and all other details.

Our Partners

WoWDeals : All Deals in One Place

Quick Navigation

  • Home
  • Upcoming Holidays
  • Religious Holidays
  • National Holidays
  • Other Days
  • Blog
  • Age Calculator
  • On This Day

© 2025 CalendarZ. All Rights Reserved. Contact Us / Privacy Policy

English   |   español   |   français   |   português   |   русский   |   العربية   |   简体中文