Omar Uresti

Omar Uresti
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Omar David Uresti
Nickname O-man
Born (1968-08-03) August 3, 1968
Austin, Texas
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
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour 1
Web.com Tour 2
Other 2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T45: 1995
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2015

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. Uresti went winless in 351 PGA Tour starts, with two third place finishes. 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. After his PGA Tour career ended, he became a life member of the Southern Texas chapter of the PGA. He qualified for the 2015 PGA Championship by way of the PGA Professional National Championship.

Professional wins (5)

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

Other wins (3)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament 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 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT T75 DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

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