Dan Halldorson


Daniel Albert Halldorson was a Canadian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Canadian Tour.
Halldorson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Brandon, Manitoba. He did not attend college and turned pro in 1971. He joined the Canadian Tour in 1973 and the PGA Tour in 1975.
Halldorson had seven career wins on the Canadian Tour an its predecessors. He won one official PGA Tour event, the 1980 Pensacola Open, and finished a career best 36th on the PGA Tour money list that year. He won the unofficial Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic in 1986. Halldorson was a member of seven WGC-World Cup Canadian national teams including two winning teams.
Halldorson played briefly on the Champions Tour after turning 50 in 2002.
Halldorson was the Deputy Director of the Canadian Tour and named a Lifetime Member in 2005. He was elected to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. He operated a golf course design business with fellow former PGA Tour golfer Mike Morley. Halldorson also authored a golf instructional book. He lived in Cambridge, Illinois.
Halldorson died from a massive stroke at the age of 63.

Professional wins (13)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11981Quad Cities Open Dave Barr, Woody Blackburn
Frank Conner, Victor Regalado		Barr won with par on eighth extra hole
Conner, Halldorson and Regalado eliminated with birdie on first hole

Canadian wins (8)

Note: Halldorson never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances