A Cherished Canadian Record At Stake For Mike Weir

Weir starts today's final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at (61-68-67---196) 17-under par and holding a one shot lead over Camilo Villegas of Coplombia and three shots ahead of Spain's Sergio Garcia and Vijay Singh of Fiji

A victory today will give the 38-year-old from Bright's Grove, Ontario his 9th victory in his 11th full-time season on the PGA TOUR, passing Winnipeg's George Knudson as Canada's top winner on the world's major professional golf tour.

MIKE WEIR
1999 - - Air Canada Championship
2000 - - American Express Championship
2001 - - Tour championship
2003 - - Bob Hope Classic
2003 - - Nissan Open
2003 - - MASTERS
2004 - - Nissan Open (2)
2007 - - Fry's Electronics Open

Weir's Other Achievements:
1993 - - Canadian Tour Rookie of the Year
1997 - - Canadian Tour Order of Merit Winner
1998 - - PGA TOUR Qualifying School Medalist

GEORGE KNUDSON
PGA Tour Victories
1961 - - Coral Gables Open
1963 - - Portland Open
1964 - - Fresno Open
1967 - - New Orleans Open
1968 - - Phoenix Open
1968 - - Tucson Open
1972 - - Robinson Open
1972 - - Kaiser International Open

Knudson's Other Achievements:
Individual champion, World Cup, 1966
World Cup winner with Al Balding, 1968
Canadian Professional Golfers Association champion, 1964, '67-68, '76-77
Millar Trophy winner, 1966
Canadian Junior champion, 1955
Manitoba Junior champion, 1954-55