Mark Calcavecchia

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**Mark Calcavecchia**
Personal Information
Birth	June 12, 1960 (1960-06-12) (age 47) Laurel, Nebraska, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Nationality	United States
College	University of Florida
Career
Turned Pro	1981
Current tour	PGA Tour (joined 1982)
Professional wins	24 (PGA Tour: 13, Other: 11)
Best Results in Major Championships Wins: 1
Masters	2nd: 1988
U.S. Open	14th: 1986
British Open	Won 1989
PGA Championship	T4: 2001

Mark John Calcavecchia (born June 12, 1960) is an American golfer.

Calcavecchia was born in Laurel, Nebraska. He attended the University of Florida, turned professional in 1981 and joined the PGA Tour in 1982. He earned All-SEC honors in 1979.

Calcavecchia was at his best in the late 1980s, notching up his most notable achievement in 1989, when he won The Open Championship (aka the British Open), which is one of golf's four major championships, winning a four hole playoff over Wayne Grady and Greg Norman. Upon being awarded the Claret Jug, Calcavecchia (whose lengthy Italian surname translates to "old crowd") famously said, "How's my name going to fit on that thing?"^[1] That year was his only multi-win season on the PGA Tour, with two other titles complementing the Open. He also finished second at the 1988 Masters to Sandy Lyle.

Calcavecchia has won 13 times on the PGA Tour and 11 further times in other professional events. He spent over 100 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from 1988 to 1991.^[2] 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.

Calcavechhia was a member of the United States Ryder Cup team in 1987, 1989, 1991 and 2002.

Calcavecchia married Brenda Nardecchia on May 5, 2005 in Italy. He had two children, Eric and Brittany, with his previous wife.^{[citation needed]}

1 Professional wins (24)
- 1.1 PGA Tour wins (13)
- 1.2 Other wins (11)
2 Major Championships
- 2.1 Wins (1)
- 2.2 Results timeline
3 United States national team appearances
- 3.1 Professional
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Professional wins (24)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (13)

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

Major championship is shown in bold.

[edit] Other wins (11)

1988 Australian Open
1989 Alfred Dunhill Cup (with Tom Kite and Curtis Strange)
1993 Argentine Open
1995 Argentine Open, Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (with Steve Elkington)
1997 Subaru Sarazen World Open
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] Major Championships

[edit] Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runners Up
1989	The Open Championship	-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
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
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
The Masters	DNP	T4	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T20	CUT
U.S. Open	DNP	T24	CUT	T20	T20	DNP	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship	T26	T54	T80	CUT	T11	T60	T41	T23
PGA Championship	T34	T4	7	T39	DQ	T70	WD	CUT

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