# Kent Eger

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{{short description|Canadian professional golfer}}
{{use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Kent Eger
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| fullname          = Kent Eger
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| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1981|2|18|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [Regina, Saskatchewan](/source/Regina%2C_Saskatchewan), Canada
| death_date        = <!--{{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1981|2|18|df=y}}-->
| death_place       = 
| height            = {{height|ft=6|in=3}} 
| weight            = {{convert|190|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} 
| nationality       = {{CAN}}
| residence         = [Scottsdale, Arizona](/source/Scottsdale%2C_Arizona), U.S.
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| yearpro           = 2006
| retired           = <!-- Year retired -->
| tour              = 
| extour            = [Canadian Tour](/source/Canadian_Tour)<br>[Gateway Tour](/source/Gateway_Tour)
| prowins           = 7
| pgawins           = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins -->
| eurowins          = <!-- Number of European Tour wins -->
| japwins           = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins -->
| asiawins          = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins -->
| sunwins           = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins -->
| auswins           = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins -->
| nwidewins         = <!-- Number of Nationwide Tour wins -->
| chalwins          = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins -->
| champwins         = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins -->
| seneurowins       = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins -->
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| majorwins         = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins -->
| masters           = DNP
| usopen            = CUT: 2010
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'''Kent Eger''' (born February 18, 1981) is a Canadian professional [golf](/source/golf)er who plays on the [Canadian Tour](/source/Canadian_Tour) and [Gateway Tour](/source/Gateway_Tour). Eger was born in [Regina, Saskatchewan](/source/Regina%2C_Saskatchewan), Canada and currently resides in [Scottsdale, Arizona](/source/Scottsdale%2C_Arizona).<ref>[http://gatewaytour.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gway11/event/gway116/contest/1/profile/keger5/tresults.htm?statl=gway11 The Gateway Tour Profile]</ref>

==Junior and amateur golf==
Eger had success as a junior golfer in [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan), winning the 1999 Saskatchewan Junior Boys Championship,<ref name = "Saskatchewan Golf Association">{{Cite web |url=http://www.saskgolf.ca/ |title=Saskatchewan Golf Association |access-date=2020-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706202541/http://www.saskgolf.ca/ |archive-date=2011-07-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> before moving to [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia) to further his golf career. Eger played out of the Radium Resort in [Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia](/source/Radium_Hot_Springs%2C_British_Columbia), where he represented British Columbia on two [Willingdon Cup](/source/Willingdon_Cup) teams, and played in four [Canadian Amateur Championship](/source/Canadian_Amateur_Championship)s.

==Professional career==

===Gateway Tour===
Eger turned professional in 2006, and began playing competitively on the [Gateway Tour](/source/Gateway_Tour) in [Phoenix, Arizona](/source/Phoenix%2C_Arizona). He has played there for four seasons, and has won five tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thegatewaytour.com/ |title=The Gateway Tour |access-date=February 20, 2011 |archive-date=August 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817183306/http://www.thegatewaytour.com// |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Canadian Tour===
In 2008, Eger joined the [Canadian Tour](/source/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 Classic](/source/Seaforth_Country_Classic), where his score of 26-under-par was one shot shy of the Canadian Tour's all-time scoring record held by [Tim Clark](/source/Tim_Clark_(golfer)), 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](/source/Seaforth_Country_Classic).<ref name="Canadian Tour">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cantour.com/leagues/cantour_player.cfm?clientid=3776&leagueid=0&playerid=1262 |title=The Canadian Tour |access-date=2011-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708114634/http://www.cantour.com/leagues/cantour_player.cfm?clientid=3776&leagueid=0&playerid=1262 |archive-date=2011-07-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Other achievements===
In 2008, Eger successfully made it through the first two stages of the [PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour) [Qualifying School](/source/Qualifying_School) and reached the final stage, where he obtained conditional status on the 2009 [Nationwide Tour](/source/Nationwide_Tour). Being low on the priority list, he only played in two Nationwide Tour events in 2009, missing the cut at both the [Wayne Gretzky](/source/Wayne_Gretzky) Classic and the Mexican PGA Championship.

Eger was one of 11 contestants on ''[Big Break Indian Wells](/source/The_Big_Break)'', which began screening in hour-long weekly installments on the [Golf Channel](/source/Golf_Channel) on May 16, 2011. The winner gained an exemption into the PGA Tour's 2012 [Zurich Classic of New Orleans](/source/Zurich_Classic_of_New_Orleans), along with an array of monetary prizes and endorsements, totaling over $50,000.<ref>''Big Break Indian Wells'', broadcasts on [Golf Channel](/source/Golf_Channel) beginning May 16, 2011</ref> Eger lost in the finale of the competition to fellow countryman David Byrne.

==Professional wins (7)==

===Canadian Tour wins (2)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!To par
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Aug 31, [2008](/source/2008_Canadian_Tour)
|[Seaforth Country Classic](/source/Seaforth_Country_Classic)
|65-64-65-64=258
|align=center|−26
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [Wil Collins](/source/Wil_Collins), {{flagicon|USA}} [John Ellis](/source/John_Ellis_(golfer)),<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [Daniel Im](/source/Daniel_Im)
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Aug 22, [2010](/source/2010_Canadian_Tour)
|[Economical Insurance Group Seaforth Country Classic](/source/Economical_Insurance_Group_Seaforth_Country_Classic) (2)
|67-64-68-65=264
|align=center|−20
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [Josh Geary](/source/Josh_Geary)
|}

===Gateway Tour wins (5)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!To par
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Sep 7, [2006](/source/2006_Gateway_Tour)
|Desert Summer 12
|align=right|64-67-64=195
|align=center|−16
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [Aaron Watkins](/source/Aaron_Watkins_(golfer))
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Mar 22, [2007](/source/2007_Gateway_Tour)
|Desert Spring 1
|align=right|205
|align=center|−11
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [Brian Vranesh](/source/Brian_Vranesh)
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Sep 7, 2007
|Desert Summer 12
|align=right|65-67-68-69=269
|align=center|−18
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [Brian Kontak](/source/Brian_Kontak), {{flagicon|USA}} [Andy Walker](/source/Andy_Walker_(golfer))
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Apr 25, [2008](/source/2008_Gateway_Tour)
|Desert Spring 5
|align=right|66-66-68=200
|align=center|−13
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [Richard T. Lee](/source/Richard_T._Lee_(golfer))
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Oct 8, 2010
|Q School Challenge 4
|align=right|69-69-72=210
|align=center|−6
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [Richard T. Lee](/source/Richard_T._Lee_(golfer))
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{PGATour player|27393}}
*{{OWGR|8126}}
*[http://gatewaytour.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gway11/event/gway116/contest/1/profile/keger5/tresults.htm?statl=gway11 Profile on the Gateway Tour's official site]

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Category:Canadian male golfers
Category:Golf people from Saskatchewan
Category:Golfers from Scottsdale, Arizona
Category:Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan
Category:1981 births
Category:Living people
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen

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