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File No. 204846 · Adjudicated
Mike Weir
Athlete — Masters Tournament, PGA Tour
Born
1970
Birthplace
SARNIA, ONTARIO
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
SARNIA, ONTARIO
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Ontario
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
Won the 2003 Masters Tournament in a playoff, becoming the first Canadian man to win a major golf championship
The verdict
Born and raised in Sarnia, Ontario, he became the first Canadian man to win a major championship (2003 Masters) and the first left-handed golfer to win the Masters. Though he's lived in Utah for years, he's proudly represented Canada in international competitions and remains a legend north of the border.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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