Mark Calcavecchia

Mark Calcavecchia
Personnel
Nation:	United States
Nickname:	Calc
Career data
Professional since:	1981
Current tour:	Champions Tour , PGA TOUR
Tournament wins:	27
Major wins :	1 (1989)

Mark John Calcavecchia (born June 12, 1960 in Laurel , Nebraska ) is an American professional golfer of the PGA TOUR . He belongs to the circle of major winners.

Career

The son of a bowling center owner, he became a professional golfer after attending the University of Florida in 1981 and joined the PGA TOUR in 1982 .

Calcavecchia achieved its greatest success in 1989 when it won the Open Championship , after play-off with the two Australians Greg Norman and Wayne Grady . In total, he has won thirteen PGA TOUR tournaments to date and numerous others worldwide.

Mark Calcavecchia was on the USA team at the Ryder Cup four times and was represented once in the Presidents Cup .

He and his two children from their first marriage live in West Palm Beach , Florida with his second wife, Brenda, who he has been married to since 2005 . His wife is one of the few female caddies and regularly carries his golf bag during tournaments.

PGA Tour victories

1986 (1) Southwest Golf Classic
1987 (1) Honda Classic
1988 (1) Bank of Boston Classic
1989 (3) Phoenix Open , Nissan Los Angeles Open , The Open Championship
1992 (1) Phoenix Open
1995 (1) BellSouth Classic
1997 (1) Greater Vancouver Open
1998 (1) Honda Classic
2001 (1) Phoenix Open
2005 (1) Canadian Open
2007 (1) PODS Championship

Major Championship in bold .

Champions Tour victories

2011 Boeing Classic
2012 Montreal Championship
2015 Principal Charity Classic

Other tournament victories

1988 Australian Open
1993 Argentine Open
1995 Argentine Open, Franklin Templeton Shootout (USA, 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 ) (both USA)
2003 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with John Daly and Peter Jacobsen )
2004 Maekyung Open (South Korea)
2007 Merrill Lynch Shootout (with Woody Austin )

Participation in team competitions

Ryder Cup : 1987, 1989, 1991 (winner), 2002
Presidents Cup : 1998
Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1989 (winner), 1990
Four Tours World Championship: 1987 (winner), 1989 (winner), 1990
UBS Cup: 2001 (winner)

Results at major championships

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters	DNP	T17	2	T31
US Open	14th	T17	T62	T61
Open Championship	DNP	T11	CUT	1
PGA Championship	DNP	CUT	T17	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters	T20	T12	T31	T17	CUT	T41	T15	T17	T16	CUT
US Open	CUT	T37	T33	T25	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
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
Masters	DNP	T4	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T20	CUT	DNP
US Open	DNP	T24	CUT	T20	T20	DNP	CUT	DNP	WD	DNP
Open Championship	T26	T54	T80	CUT	T11	T60	T41	T23	CUT	T27
PGA Championship	T34	T4	7th	T39	DQ	T70	WD	CUT	T63	DNP

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
US Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Open Championship	73	CUT	T9	CUT	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = not participated
DQ = disqualified
CUT = Cut not made
"T" split placement
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10

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personal data
SURNAME	Calcavecchia, Mark
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Calcavecchia, Mark John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American golfer
DATE OF BIRTH	June 12, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH	Laurel , Nebraska, USA