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Earlier this week, 16 years after defeating Len Mattiace in a playoff, and a day after playing four tournaments in five weeks, the 48-year-old Weir drove down Magnolia Lane to get some work in as a member of golf’s most exclusive club.

“Monday was a nice day, the ball was traveling a little bit, it felt good,” he said by phone from his home in Utah. “Then we had Tuesday, which was pouring rain and about 40 degrees, it was survival mode.”

Leave it to Augusta National to tell the story, because after plenty of sunny times, there has been some cold days for Weir’s playing career. But if you’re a Canadian golf fan dwelling on what once was for Weir, you should know that he isn’t. Weir plans to play a full schedule on the developmental Web.com Tour thanks to an exemption for former PGA Tour players aged 48-49.

“I’ve felt re-energized for awhile, and I think it just brings that out knowing you’re going to be out there and competing,” he said. “I’ve been real excited about my game, motivated about the game, I love to compete, I love the game still, I love to work on my game. So having full access to the Web.com Tour is to me, a no-brainer.”

Weir popped into the news last week at the LECOM Suncoast Classic in Florida, where he shot 66-68-69 and found himself tied for 10th heading into the final round. A 75 on Sunday dropped him down the leaderboard but Weir says his game has improved every week during this latest stretch of golf.

“The last few years, you go play an event, then you have a month off, you maybe play two in a month and then have more time off,” he said. “It’s hard to get in a tournament rhythm when it’s so random and you’re not sure you’re getting in. That’s kind of how the last few years have been for me. It’s nice to have a schedule.”