Mark Calcavecchia
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mark John Calcavecchia |
| Nickname | Calc |
| Born | June 12, 1960 Laurel, Nebraska |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16.1 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
| Career | |
| College | University of Florida |
| Turned professional | 1981 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 27 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 13 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Champions Tour | 1 |
| Other | 11 |
| Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1) |
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| Masters Tournament | 2nd: 1988 |
| U.S. Open | 14th: 1986 |
| The Open Championship | Won: 1989 |
| PGA Championship | T4: 2001 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Byron Nelson Award (Champions Tour) |
2011 |
Mark John Calcavecchia (born June 12, 1960) is an American professional golfer and a former PGA Tour member. During his professional career, he has won thirteen PGA Tour events, including the 1989 Open Championship. Calcavecchia currently plays on the Champions Tour.
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[edit] Early years
Calcavecchia was born in Laurel, Nebraska.[1] While he was a teenager, his family moved from Nebraska to West Palm Beach, Florida in 1973.[2] He attended North Shore High School in West Palm Beach, and won the Florida high school golf championship in 1977 while playing for the North Shore golf team.[3] While playing in junior tournaments, Calcavecchia often competed against Jack Nicklaus' son, Jackie, and as a result began a lifelong friendship at the age of 14 with the legendary pro.[4][5]
[edit] College career
He received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Buster Bishop and coach John Darr's Florida Gators men's golf teams in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1978 to 1980.[6] Calcavecchia earned first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors in 1979.[6]
[edit] Professional career
Calcavecchia turned professional in 1981 and joined the PGA Tour in 1982. Calcavecchia was at his best in the late 1980s. His most notable achievement was in 1989, when he won The Open Championship (the "British Open"), one of golf's four major championships, by besting Wayne Grady and Greg Norman in a four-hole playoff.[7] Upon being awarded the Open's Claret Jug, Calcavecchia (whose Italian surname translates as "old crowd") asked "How's my name going to fit on that thing?"[8] That year was his only multiple-win season on the PGA Tour, with two other titles complementing the Open. He also finished second behind Sandy Lyle at the 1988 Masters Tournament by a single stroke.[9]
Calcavecchia has won 13 times on the PGA Tour and 13 times in other professional events. He spent 109 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from 1988 to 1991.[10] In winning the 2001 Phoenix Open, he set the Tour scoring record at that time by making 32 birdies in 72 holes finishing at 28 under par for the tournament. He has won the Phoenix Open three times (1989, 1992, 2001), and his margins of victory in the Phoenix tournament are also his three largest.
Calcavecchia was a member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 1987, 1989, 1991 and 2002. His performance in 1991 is most remembered, as he lost a four-stroke lead to Colin Montgomerie in the last four holes of his round. Thinking he had cost his team the victory, he broke down in tears—not knowing the U.S. team would still win.
On July 25, 2009, Calcavecchia set a PGA Tour record by getting nine consecutive birdies during his second round at the RBC Canadian Open at the Glen Abbey Golf Course in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The birdies came on the 12th through 18th holes, and then on the first and second hole (he started his round on the 10th hole).[11] The previous record of eight consecutive birdies was held by six golfers including J. P. Hayes, who was one of his partners at the time Calcavecchia achieved the new record.[12]
Calcavecchia retired from the PGA Tour and joined the Champions Tour in 2010.[5][13]
[edit] Personal
Calcavecchia has two children, Eric and Britney, with his previous wife Sheryl.[4] He married Brenda Nardecchia on May 5, 2005 in Lake Como, Italy.[14] Calcavecchia's principal home is Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, but he also owns a house in Phoenix, Arizona.[5][2]
[edit] Professional wins (26)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (13)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | Sep 28, 1986 | Southwest Golf Classic | -13 (68–70–66–71=275) | 3 strokes | Tom Byrum |
| 2 | Mar 8, 1987 | Honda Classic | -9 (69–72–68–70=279) | 3 strokes |  Bernhard Langer, Payne Stewart |
| 3 | Sep 18, 1988 | Bank of Boston Classic | -10 (71–67–70–66=274) | 1 stroke | Don Pooley |
| 4 | Jun 22, 1989 | Phoenix Open | -21 (66–68–65–64=263) | 7 strokes | Chip Beck |
| 5 | Feb 5, 1989 | Nissan Los Angeles Open | -12 (68–66–70–68=272) | 1 stroke |  Sandy Lyle |
| 6 | Jul 23, 1989 | The Open Championship | -13 (71–68–68–68=275) | Playoff |  Wayne Grady, Greg Norman |
| 7 | Jan 26, 1992 | Phoenix Open | -20 (69–65–67–63=264) | 5 strokes | Duffy Waldorf |
| 8 | May 7, 1995 | BellSouth Classic | -17 (67–69–69–66=271) | 2 strokes | Jim Gallagher, Jr. |
| 9 | Aug 24, 1997 | Greater Vancouver Open | -19 (68–66–65–66=265) | 1 stroke | Andrew Magee |
| 10 | Mar 15, 1998 | Honda Classic | -18 (70–67–68–65=270) | 3 strokes |  Vijay Singh |
| 11 | Jan 28, 2001 | Phoenix Open | -28 (65–60–64–67=256) | 8 strokes | Rocco Mediate |
| 12 | Sep 11, 2005 | Bell Canadian Open | -5 (65–67–72–71=275) | 1 stroke | Ben Crane, Ryan Moore |
| 13 | Mar 11, 2007 | PODS Championship | -10 (75–67–62–70=274) | 1 stroke | John Senden, Heath Slocum |
[edit] Other wins (13)
- 1988 Australian Open
- 1989 Alfred Dunhill Cup (with Tom Kite and Curtis Strange), Spalding Invitational
- 1993 Argentine Open
- 1995 Argentine Open, Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (with Steve Elkington)
- 1997 Subaru Sarazen World Open
- 1999 Diners Club Matches (with Fred Couples)
- 2001 CVS Charity Classic (with Nick Price), Hyundai Team Matches (with Fred Couples)
- 2003 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with John Daly and Peter Jacobsen)
- 2004 Maekyung Open (Asian Tour)
- 2007 Merrill Lynch Shootout (with Woody Austin)
[edit] Champions Tour wins (1)
[edit] Major championships
[edit] Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin | Runners-up |
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| 1989 | The Open Championship | 3 shot deficit | −13 (71–68–68–68=275) | Playoff1 | Wayne Grady, Greg Norman |
1Shot 13 (4–3–3–3) in a four hole playoff to defeat Wayne Grady (4–4–4–4=16) and Greg Norman (3-3-4-x).
[edit] Results timeline
| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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| The Masters | DNP | T17 | 2 | T31 |
| U.S. Open | 14 | T17 | T62 | T61 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | T11 | CUT | 1 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | CUT | T17 | DNP |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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| The Masters | T20 | T12 | T31 | T17 | CUT | T41 | T15 | T17 | T16 | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T37 | T33 | T25 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T28 | T14 | T11 | T24 | T41 | T10 | T35 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T32 | T48 | T31 | CUT | CUT | T36 | T23 | T44 | T61 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| The Masters | DNP | T4 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T20 | CUT | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | T24 | CUT | T20 | T20 | DNP | CUT | DNP | WD | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T26 | T54 | T80 | CUT | T11 | T60 | T41 | T23 | CUT | T27 |
| PGA Championship | T34 | T4 | 7 | T39 | DQ | T70 | WD | CUT | T63 | DNP |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
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| The Masters | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | 73 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
DQ = Disqualified
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
[edit] U.S. national team appearances
Professional
- Ryder Cup: 1987, 1989 (tie), 1991 (winners), 2002
- Presidents Cup: 1998
- Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1989 (winners), 1990
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ PGATour.com, Players, Mark Calcavecchia. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ a b Tim Rosaforte, "My Town: Mark Calcavecchia," Golf Digest (February 1, 2010). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
- ^ FHSAA Boys Golf 2010–11 Championship Records, Florida High School Athletic Association, Tallahassee, Florida, p. 5 (2010). Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ a b Jaime Diaz, "Regular Guy: Want a candid opinion? Brace yourself for straight talk from Mark Calcavecchia," Golf Digest (August 2002). Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ a b c Edgar Thompson, "Mark Calcavecchia, a Palm Beach Gardens resident, will leave PGA Tour to focus on Champions events," The Palm Beach Post (May 25, 2010). Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ a b Florida Men's Golf 2011 Media Supplement, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 28, 34, 39, 41 (2010). Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ Gordon S. White, Jr., "Calcavecchia Wins British Open in 3-way Playoff," The New York Times (July 24, 1989). Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ Jim Apfelbaum, ed., The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., New York, New York (2007). Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ Bob Harig, "Lyle still relishes memory of Masters-winning bunker shot," ESPN.com (April 5, 2008). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
- ^ Official World Golf Rankings, Archives, "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking." Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "Calcavecchia sets birdie record," BBC Sport (July 26, 2009). Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ Associated Press, "Calcavecchia sets record with nine straight birdies." PGATour.com (July 25, 2009). Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ Associated Press, "Calcavecchia ready for Champions Tour debut," Golf.com (Jun 25, 2010). Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "Mark Calcavecchia is late for his wedding," Golf Today (Undated May 2005). Retrieved July 15, 2011.
[edit] External links
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