Born in Bright's Grove, Ontario, Canada at the outskirts of the city of Sarnia, he is a professional golfer on the PGA TOUR. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University and lives in Draper, Utah.
His first PGA TOUR win came at the 1999 "Air Canada Championship" in Surrey, British Columbia. The victory made him the first Canadian to win a PGA TOUR event on Canadian soil in 45 years.
On April 13, 2003, he won the Masters golf tournament at Augusta, Georgia, one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the world.
Mike Weir now has 6 victories on the PGA TOUR:
In June 2003, he tied for 3rd at the U.S. Open, the second of the Grand Slam of golf tournaments.