Mark Wurtz

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Mark Wurtz
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born (1964-10-31) October 31, 1964
Yakima, Washington
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
College University of New Mexico
Turned professional 1986
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins 7
Number of wins by tour
Web.com Tour 1
Other 6
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 1994, 2003
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP

Mark Wurtz (born October 31, 1964) is an American professional golfer.

Wurtz was born in Yakima, Washington. He played college golf at the University of New Mexico and turned pro in 1986.

Wurtz played mini-tours and the Canadian Tour[1] before earning his PGA Tour card for the 1994 season in Q School. Between 1994 and 2005, he played on both the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour. On the PGA Tour (1994–95, 1998), his best finish was T-8 at the 1994 Motorola Western Open. On the Nationwide Tour (1996–97, 1999–2005), he won the 1997 Nike Shreveport Open.

Wurtz is now a golf instructor.[2]

Professional wins

Nationwide Tour wins

  • 1997 Nike Shreveport Open

Other wins

  • 1991 Nissan Tournament Players Championship (Canadian Tour)[3]
  • 1992 California State Open[1]
  • 1997 Manitoba Open[1]
  • 1999 Giusti Open (Oregon)[1]
  • 2000 Giusti Open (Oregon[1]
  • 2001 Southern Arizona Open[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Raley, Dan (June 11, 2003). "Open Notebook: Time is on side of Yakima native". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved March 13, 2012. 
  2. ↑ Mark Wurtz Golf
  3. ↑ "September In Tour History". Canadian Tour. Retrieved March 13, 2012. 

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