Kent Eger
Encyclopedia
Kent Eger is a Canadian
professional golf
er who plays on the Canadian Tour and Gateway Tour
. Eger was born in Regina, Saskatchewan
, Canada
and currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona
.
, winning the 1999 Saskatchewan Junior Boys Championship, before moving to British Columbia
to further his golf career. Eger played out of the Radium Resort in Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia
, where he represented British Columbia on two Willingdon Cup
teams, and played in four Canadian Amateur Championship
s.
in Phoenix, Arizona
. He has played there for four seasons, and has won five tournaments.
, where his score of 26-under-par was one shot shy of the Canadian Tour's all-time scoring record held by Tim Clark
, but did set an overall Canadian Tour low record 72-hole score of 258. Two years later, Eger won his second Canadian Tour tournament at the same event, the 2010 Seaforth Country Classic
.
. Being low on the priority list, he only played in two Nationwide Tour events in 2009, missing the cut at both the Wayne Gretzky
Classic and the Mexican PGA Championship.
Eger was one of 11 contestants on Big Break Indian Wells
, which began screening in hour-long weekly installments on the Golf Channel on May 16, 2011. The winner gained an exemption into the PGA Tour's 2012 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
, along with an array of monetary prizes and endorsements, totaling over $50,000. Eger lost in the finale of the competition to fellow countryman David Byrne.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er who plays on the Canadian Tour and Gateway Tour
Gateway Tour
The Gateway Tour is a third-level men's professional golf tour headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona that runs tournaments in Arizona, California, and Florida. The top level of men's professional golf in the United States is the PGA Tour. The second level is the Nationwide Tour, which is the official...
. Eger was born in Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...
.
Junior and amateur golf
Eger had success as a junior golfer in SaskatchewanSaskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, winning the 1999 Saskatchewan Junior Boys Championship, before moving to British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
to further his golf career. Eger played out of the Radium Resort in Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia
Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia
Radium Hot Springs is a village of approximately 800 people situated in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. The village is named for the hot springs located in the nearby Kootenay National Park...
, where he represented British Columbia on two Willingdon Cup
Willingdon Cup
The Willingdon Cup is an annual amateur golf team competition among Canada's provinces.-History:The Governor General of Canada, Lord Willingdon, donated the cup to Golf Canada in 1927, for annual rivalry among men's amateur teams from the provinces of Canada...
teams, and played in four Canadian Amateur Championship
Canadian Amateur Championship
The Canadian Amateur Championship, begun in 1895, is the men's amateur golf championship of Canada. It is staged annually by the Royal Canadian Golf Association. It was played at match play until 1968, went to stroke play beginning in 1969, and reverted to match play in 1995...
s.
Gateway Tour
Eger turned professional in 2006, and began playing competitively on the Gateway TourGateway Tour
The Gateway Tour is a third-level men's professional golf tour headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona that runs tournaments in Arizona, California, and Florida. The top level of men's professional golf in the United States is the PGA Tour. The second level is the Nationwide Tour, which is the official...
in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. He has played there for four seasons, and has won five tournaments.
Canadian Tour
In 2008, Eger joined the Canadian Tour on a full-time basis, and was named Canadian Rookie of the Year. Eger's debut season included a win at the 2008 Seaforth Country ClassicSeaforth Country Classic
The Seaforth Country Classic is a golf tournament on the Canadian Tour. Since the tournament's founding in 2008, it has been played at the Seaforth Golf Club in Seaforth, Ontario.-Winners:Seaforth Country Classic*2011 Brian Unk...
, where his score of 26-under-par was one shot shy of the Canadian Tour's all-time scoring record held by Tim Clark
Tim Clark
Timothy Henry Clark is a South African professional golfer whose biggest win to date is The Players Championship in 2010.Clark was born in Durban, South Africa. He took up golf at the age of three and was taught to play by his father...
, but did set an overall Canadian Tour low record 72-hole score of 258. Two years later, Eger won his second Canadian Tour tournament at the same event, the 2010 Seaforth Country Classic
Seaforth Country Classic
The Seaforth Country Classic is a golf tournament on the Canadian Tour. Since the tournament's founding in 2008, it has been played at the Seaforth Golf Club in Seaforth, Ontario.-Winners:Seaforth Country Classic*2011 Brian Unk...
.
Other achievements
In 2008, Eger successfully made it through the first two stages of the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament and reached the final stage, where he obtained conditional status on the 2009 Nationwide TourNationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
. Being low on the priority list, he only played in two Nationwide Tour events in 2009, missing the cut at both the Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Nicknamed "The Great One", he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League , and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters,...
Classic and the Mexican PGA Championship.
Eger was one of 11 contestants on Big Break Indian Wells
The Big Break
The Big Break is the Golf Channel's reality television program. The show's premise is to award an aspiring professional golfer exemptions into selected events on certain tours. The series debuted on October 6, 2003, and has become very popular. As of November 2011, Big Break is in its 16th...
, which began screening in hour-long weekly installments on the Golf Channel on May 16, 2011. The winner gained an exemption into the PGA Tour's 2012 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in New Orleans, Louisiana; its historic date has been in April, but was moved to March in 2008. Zurich Financial Services is the main sponsor of the tournament.From the event's inception through...
, along with an array of monetary prizes and endorsements, totaling over $50,000. Eger lost in the finale of the competition to fellow countryman David Byrne.
Gateway Tour wins (5)
- 2006 Desert Summer Tournament #12 (Talking Stick Golf Club)
- 2007 Desert Spring Tournament #1 (Vista Verde)
- 2007 Desert Summer Tournament #12 (Raven Golf Club at Verrado)
- 2008 Desert Spring Tournament #5 (Lone Tree Golf Club)
- 2010 Q School Challenge #4 (The Club at Prescott Lakes)