Omar Uresti
Omar Uresti | |
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— Golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Omar David Uresti |
Nickname | O-man |
Born |
Austin, Texas | August 3, 1968
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
Nationality | United States |
Residence | Austin, Texas |
Career | |
College | University of Texas |
Turned professional | 1991 |
Current tour(s) |
PGA Tour Nationwide Tour |
Former tour(s) | Nike Tour |
Professional wins | 4 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Sunshine Tour | 1 |
Web.com Tour | 2 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
U.S. Open | T45: 1995 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
Omar David Uresti (born August 3, 1968) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
Uresti was born in Austin, Texas. He attended the University of Texas in Austin and graduated in 1991 with a degree in organizational communication. He turned professional immediately after graduating.
Professional career
Uresti has two wins on the Nationwide Tour: one in 1994 at the NIKE Shreveport Open, and one in 2007 at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship. He has yet to win on the PGA Tour, and has a career best of third place. He says his biggest accomplishment as a golfer was getting eight consecutive birdies in a row on the Nationwide Tour in one round, which is a record.
Professional wins (4)
Nationwide Tour wins (2)
- 1994 NIKE Shreveport Open
- 2007 Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship
Other wins (2)
- 1994 Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Open (Sunshine Tour)
- 2005 Barton Creek Challenge (Canadian Tour)
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | T45 | T101 | DNP | CUT | CUT |
The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T75 |
The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
See also
- 2003 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
External links
- Official website
- Omar Uresti at the PGA Tour official site
- Omar Uresti at the Official World Golf Ranking official site