Mike Weir

Athlete — Masters Tournament, PGA Tour

Born

1970

Birthplace

SARNIA, ONTARIO

Citizenships

Canadianness Score

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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 soil

I. Origin

Born on Canadian soil

SARNIA, ONTARIO

Canadian parentage

No Canadian parents on record

Citizenship on record

Automatic by birth

II. Residency

Formative years spent in Canada

Raised — Ontario

Lived in Canada by choice

Residency on record as an adult

Worked or filmed in Canada

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

Says so, out loud

Canada claims them back

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