Known as one of the country’s most consistent figures in professional golf since the 1970s, Dan Halldorson’s main claim to fame is an honor that extends beyond the borders of Canada.
Dan is the only Canadian with two World Cup victories, taking the title in 1980 with Jim Nelford and in 1985 with Dave Barr.
He was playing out of Brandon when he made his first mark on the golf scene, winning the Manitoba junior championship in 1970. A year later, he was Manitoba PGA Champion.
Dan won two PGA tournaments in 1980 and 1986 and had a total of 28 top-10 finishes to his credit on the PGA tour. He won the Manitoba Open championship four times, in 1977, 1978, 1983 and 1984 and also won provincial open titles in Saskatchewan in 1977 and Quebec in 1980.
He won the Canadian PGA championship in 1986 and won the Canadian Tour Order of Merit in 1983.
Dan was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2002 and is an inaugural inductee into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame & Museum Inc., September 29, 2003.