fullname open pga usopen extour birth_place weight pgawins height article_title prowins birth_date yearpro masters college name
james l. wiechers t14 : 1975 t29 : 1972 t14 : 1975 pga tour oakland , california 205 lb kg st on 1 6 2 jim wiechers
 1 7 august 1944 1966 cut : 1976 santa clara university jim wiechers
jim wiechers

james l. wiechers -lrb- born august 7 , 1944 -rrb- is an american professional golfer who played on the pga tour in the 1960s and 1970s .
wiechers was born in oakland , california .
he won the 1962 u.s. junior amateur while in high school .
he then attended santa clara university and was a member of the golf team , winning first-team all american honors in 1965 .
he collected many honors during his amateur career including `` golf digest '' 's number one u.s. amateur award in 1966 .
wiechers turned professional and joined the pga tour in 1966 .
wiechers played on the pga tour from 1966 to 1979 .
his best years were in the late 1960s through the mid-1970s when he finished on the top-60 money list five times .
he won one pga tour event during his career : the 1969 west end classic .
after leaving the tour , wiechers first began working in california 's napa valley wine industry in the 1980s .
then he returned to golf in the 1990s , first as head instructor at mccaffrey 's golf school in san francisco , then as a teaching pro at chardonnay golf club for 19 years , and finally at eagle vines golf club .
he also coaches the men 's and women 's golf teams at napa valley college .
