Mark O'Meara
Mark O'Meara | |
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Personnel | |
Nation: | United States |
Career data | |
Professional since: | 1980 |
Current tour: | Champions Tour , PGA TOUR |
Tournament wins: | 33 |
Major wins : | 2 (1998), 1 Senior Major (2010) |
Awards: | World Golf Hall of Fame (2015) |
Mark Francis O'Meara (born January 13, 1957 in Goldsboro , North Carolina ) is an American professional golfer of the PGA TOUR and two-time major winner.
Career
A graduate of California State University, Long Beach , he became a professional golfer in 1980 . He won his first event on the PGA TOUR in 1984, at the Greater Milwaukee Open , where he recorded a total of 16 tournament victories. O'Meara also had numerous successes worldwide. He achieved his two major victories at the advanced age of 41, in 1998, when, after winning the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club, he also won the Open Championship . In the same year, O'Meara won the World Matchplay Championship , the highly paid, unofficial world championship in matchmaking . His paternal friendship with the then up-and-coming Tiger Woods has done both careers well. They won the World Cup for their home country together in 1999 .
Mark O'Meara competed for the American team five times in the Ryder Cup and twice in the Presidents Cup .
After the turn of the millennium, his form curve flattened and it was not until 2004 that O'Meara was able to make a name for itself again by winning the heavily occupied Dubai Desert Classic - an event on the European Tour . Since January 2007 he has been eligible to play for the Champions Tour .
In October 2014, his induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame for 2015 was announced.
Mark O'Meara is married to his wife Alicia. The pair have a daughter and a son and live in Windermere , Florida .
PGA Tour victories
- 1984 (1) Greater Milwaukee Open
- 1985 (2) Bing Crosby National Pro-Am , Hawaiian Open
- 1989 (1) AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
- 1990 (2) AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am , HEB Texas Open
- 1991 (1) Walt Disney World / Oldsmobile Classic
- 1992 (1) AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
- 1995 (2) Honda Classic , Bell Canadian Open
- 1996 (2) Mercedes Championships , Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
- 1997 (2) AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am , Buick Invitational
- 1998 (2) The Masters Tournament , The Open Championship
Major championships are in bold .
Champions Tour victories
- 2010 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Nick Price ), Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship
Senior majors are in bold .
Other tournament victories
- 1985 Fuji Sankei Classic ( Japan Golf Tour ), Isuzu Kapalua International (unofficial PGA Tour event)
- 1986 Australian Masters ( PGA Tour of Australasia )
- 1987 Lawrence Batley International ( European Tour )
- 1989 RMCC (with Curtis Strange )
- 1992 Tokai Classic (Japan Golf Tour)
- 1994 Argentine Open
- 1997 Trophée Lancôme (European Tour)
- 1998 Cisco World Match Play Championship (Europe - then unofficial event), Skins Game (USA - unofficial event)
- 2000 Fred Meyer Challenge
- 2002 Skins Game (USA - unofficial event)
- 2004 Dubai Desert Classic (European Tour)
- 2007 Champions Challenge (with Mike Reid)
- 2010 ADT Skills Challenge (with Nick Price ; unofficial event of the PGA Tour)
Participation in team competitions
- Ryder Cup : 1985, 1991 (winner), 1995, 1997, 1999 (winner)
- Presidents Cup : 1996 (winner), 1998
- World Cup : 1999 (winner, with Tiger Woods )
Results at major championships
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
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Masters | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 24 | 48 | T24 | T39 | T11 | CUT | T27 | T4 | T21 | T15 |
US Open | CUT | CUT | 58 | DNP | T7 | T15 | T41 | CUT | T3 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Open Championship | DNP | T47 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 | T43 | T66 | 27 | T42 | T48 | T3 | T12 | CUT | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | T70 | DNP | CUT | T25 | T28 | CUT | CUT | T9 | CUT | T19 | CUT | CUT | CUT | DNP |
Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters | T31 | T18 | T30 | 1 | T31 | CUT | T20 | CUT | T8 | T27 | T31 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
US Open | DNP | T16 | T36 | T32 | CUT | T51 | CUT | T18 | T35 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP |
Open Championship | T49 | T33 | T38 | 1 | CUT | T26 | T42 | T22 | T65 | T30 | CUT | T63 | T60 | CUT | T70 |
PGA Championship | T6 | T26 | T13 | T4 | T57 | T46 | T22 | CUT | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters | CUT | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT | T22 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
US Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | |
Open Championship | CUT | CUT | DNP | T58 | DNP | T78 | T63 | CUT | |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = not participated
CUT = Cut not made
"T" split placement
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10
See also
Web links
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- ↑ http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/press_releases/world-golf-hall-of-fame-welcomes-davies-graham-omeara-and-tillinghast-as-the-class-of-2015/
personal data | |
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SURNAME | O'Meara, Mark |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Meara, Mark Francis (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American golfer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Goldsboro , North Carolina , USA |