More Information About Mark Calcavecchia
Mark John Calcavecchia (born June 12, 1960) is an American professional golfer.
Calcavecchia was born in Laurel, Nebraska. He attended the University of Florida and earned All-SEC honors in 1979. He turned professional in 1981 and joined the PGA Tour in 1982.
Calcavecchia was at his best in the late 1980s. His most notable achievement was 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 Tournament 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.
Calcavecchia was a member of the United States Ryder Cup team in 1987, 1989, 1991 and 2002. His performance in 1991 is most remembered, as he lost a four-stroke lead to Colin Montgomerie in the last four holes of his round. Thinking he had cost his team victory, he famously broke down in tears. However, the U.S. still managed to win.
Calcavecchia married Brenda Nardecchia on May 5, 2005 in Italy. He has two children, Eric and Britney, with his previous wife Sheryl.[citation needed]
On July 25, 2009, Calcavecchia set a PGA Tour record by getting nine consecutive birdies during his second round at the RBC Canadian Open at the Glen Abbey Golf Course in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The birdies came on the 12th through 18th holes and then on the first and second hole (he started his round on the 10th hole).[3] The previous record of eight consecutive birdies was held by six golfers including J. P. Hayes, who was one of his partners at the time Calcavecchia achieved the new record.[4]
Calcavecchia resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Professional wins (25)
PGA Tour wins (13)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Winning Score |
Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
| 1 |
Sep 28, 1986 |
Southwest Golf Classic |
-13 (68-70-66-71=275) |
3 strokes |
 Tom Byrum |
| 2 |
Mar 8, 1987 |
Honda Classic |
-9 (69-72-68-70=279) |
3 strokes |
 Bernhard Langer, Payne Stewart |
| 3 |
Sep 18, 1988 |
Bank of Boston Classic |
-10 (71-67-70-66=274) |
1 stroke |
Don Pooley |
| 4 |
Jun 22, 1989 |
Phoenix Open |
-21 (66-68-65-64=263) |
7 strokes |
Chip Beck |
| 5 |
Feb 5, 1989 |
Nissan Los Angeles Open |
-12 (68-66-70-68=272) |
1 stroke |
 Sandy Lyle |
| 6 |
Jul 23, 1989 |
British Open |
-13 (71-68-68-68=275) |
Playoff |
 Wayne Grady, Greg Norman |
| 7 |
Jan 26, 1992 |
Phoenix Open |
-20 (69-65-67-63=264) |
5 strokes |
Duffy Waldorf |
| 8 |
May 7, 1995 |
BellSouth Classic |
-17 (67-69-69-66=271) |
2 strokes |
Jim Gallagher, Jr. |
| 9 |
Aug 24, 1997 |
Greater Vancouver Open |
-19 (68-66-65-66=265) |
1 stroke |
Andrew Magee |
| 10 |
Mar 15, 1998 |
Honda Classic |
-18 (70-67-68-65=270) |
3 strokes |
 Vijay Singh |
| 11 |
Jan 28, 2001 |
Phoenix Open |
-28 (65-60-64-67=256) |
8 strokes |
Rocco Mediate |
| 12 |
Sep 11, 2005 |
Bell Canadian Open |
-15 (65-67-72-71=275) |
1 stroke |
Ben Crane, Ryan Moore |
| 13 |
Mar 11, 2007 |
PODS Championship |
-10 (75-67-62-70=274) |
1 stroke |
John Senden, Heath Slocum |
Other wins (12)
Major Championships
Wins (1)
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).
Results timeline
DNP = Did not play
X = 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
United States national team appearances
Professional
See also
References
External links
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The Open champions |
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1860 Willie Park, Snr. · 1861 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1862 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1863 Willie Park, Snr. · 1864 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1865 Andrew Strath · 1866 Willie Park, Snr. · 1867 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1868 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1869 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1870 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1871 No championship · 1872 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1873 Tom Kidd · 1874 Mungo Park · 1875 Willie Park, Snr. · 1876 Bob Martin · 1877 Jamie Anderson · 1878 Jamie Anderson · 1879 Jamie Anderson · 1880 Bob Ferguson · 1881 Bob Ferguson · 1882 Bob Ferguson · 1883 Willie Fernie · 1884 Jack Simpson · 1885 Bob Martin · 1886 David Brown · 1887 Willie Park, Jnr. · 1888 Jack Burns · 1889 Willie Park, Jnr. · 1890 John Ball · 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy · 1892 Harold Hilton · 1893 William Auchterlonie · 1894 John Henry Taylor · 1895 John Henry Taylor · 1896 Harry Vardon · 1897 Harold Hilton · 1898 Harry Vardon · 1899 Harry Vardon · 1900 John Henry Taylor · 1901 James Braid · 1902 Sandy Herd · 1903 Harry Vardon · 1904 Jack White · 1905 James Braid · 1906 James Braid · 1907 Arnaud Massy · 1908 James Braid · 1909 John Henry Taylor · 1910 James Braid · 1911 Harry Vardon · 1912 Edward Ray · 1913 John Henry Taylor · 1914 Harry Vardon · 1915-19 No Championships due to World War I · 1920 George Duncan · 1921 Jock Hutchison · 1922 Walter Hagen · 1923 Arthur Havers · 1924 Walter Hagen · 1925 Jim Barnes · 1926 Bobby Jones · 1927 Bobby Jones · 1928 Walter Hagen · 1929 Walter Hagen · 1930 Bobby Jones· 1931 Tommy Armour · 1932 Gene Sarazen · 1933 Denny Shute · 1934 Henry Cotton · 1935 Alf Perry · 1936 Alf Padgham · 1937 Henry Cotton · 1938 Reg Whitcombe · 1939 Richard Burton · 1940-45 No Championships due to World War II · 1946 Sam Snead · 1947 Fred Daly · 1948 Henry Cotton · 1949 Bobby Locke · 1950 Bobby Locke · 1951 Max Faulkner · 1952 Bobby Locke · 1953 Ben Hogan · 1954 Peter Thomson · 1955 Peter Thomson · 1956 Peter Thomson · 1957 Bobby Locke · 1958 Peter Thomson · 1959 Gary Player · 1960 Kel Nagle · 1961 Arnold Palmer · 1962 Arnold Palmer · 1963 Bob Charles · 1964 Tony Lema · 1965 Peter Thomson · 1966 Jack Nicklaus · 1967 Roberto DeVicenzo · 1968 Gary Player · 1969 Tony Jacklin · 1970 Jack Nicklaus · 1971 Lee Trevino · 1972 Lee Trevino · 1973 Tom Weiskopf · 1974 Gary Player · 1975 Tom Watson · 1976 Johnny Miller · 1977 Tom Watson · 1978 Jack Nicklaus · 1979 Severiano Ballesteros · 1980 Tom Watson · 1981 Bill Rogers · 1982 Tom Watson · 1983 Tom Watson · 1984 Severiano Ballesteros · 1985 Sandy Lyle · 1986 Greg Norman · 1987 Nick Faldo · 1988 Severiano Ballesteros · 1989 Mark Calcavecchia · 1990 Nick Faldo · 1991 Ian Baker-Finch · 1992 Nick Faldo · 1993 Greg Norman · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 John Daly · 1996 Tom Lehman · 1997 Justin Leonard · 1998 Mark O'Meara · 1999 Paul Lawrie · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 David Duval · 2002 Ernie Els · 2003 Ben Curtis · 2004 Todd Hamilton · 2005 Tiger Woods · 2006 Tiger Woods · 2007 Pádraig Harrington · 2008 Pádraig Harrington · 2009 Stewart Cink
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