Mark O'Meara
Name:
Mark Francis O'MearaCountry:
USABorn:
Jan 13, 1957 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina.Original/Home Club:
Mission Viejo CC, California.Occupation:
Professional golfer; golf course designer.Turned Pro:
1980Website:
https://www.markomearadesign.comAmerica
Cologuard
Played as the Cologuard Classic (March 1-3). Second-placed Willie Wood (USA), Darren Clarke (N.Ire), Kirk Triplett (USA) and Scott McCarron (USA) finished 4 shots behind Mark O'Meara (USA), who recorded the last of his three Champions Tour wins. At 62 yrs 1 mth 17 days, O'Meara became the fourth oldest winner in the history of the PGA Tour Champions. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
America
Liberty Mutual
Played as the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (April 23-25; two-man better-ball team event). Nick Price (Zim) & Mark O'Meara (USA) beat John Cook (USA) & Joey Sindelar (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole. O'Meara recorded his first Champions Tour win since joining the tour in 2007. [Savannah Harbor Resort, Savannah, GA].
Majors
Constellation Energy
Played as the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship (Oct 7-10). O'Meara (USA) beat Michael Allen (USA) at the first playoff hole to win his first Champions Tour event and first senior major title. [TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, Potomac, nr Washington DC].
Europe
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Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (March 4-7; European Tour event). Second-placed Paul McGinley (Ire) finished 1 shot behind Mark O'Meara (USA), who recorded the last of his five European Tour wins. This was O'Meara's first victory after winning the 1998 Open Championship. [Majlis course, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE].
America
ConAgra
Played as the ConAgra Skins Game (Nov 30-Dec 1; PGA Tour unofficial money event). O'Meara (USA) won with a total of 8 skins worth $405,000. Second: Phil Mickelson (USA) 3 skins worth $300,000. Third: Fred Couples (USA) 3 skins worth $170,000. Fourth: Tiger Woods (USA) 4 skins worth £125,000. [North course, GC at Terra Lago, Indio, California; at the time known as Landmark GC].
Europe
Cisco Systems
Played as the Cisco World Match Play Championship (Oct 15-18). O'Meara (USA) beat Tiger Woods (USA) by 1 hole in the 36-hole final. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
America
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Played as the Skins Game (Nov 28/29; four-man PGA Tr unofficial money event). O'Meara (USA) won with a total of 8 skins worth $430,000. Second was Tom Lehman (USA) 7 skins worth $420,000. Third was Fred Couples (USA) 3 skins worth $150,000. Greg Norman (Aus) was shut out with no skins. [Rancho La Quinta CC, Coachella Valley, California].
Awards
PGA of America
O'Meara (USA) won the PGA of America Player of the Year Award (based on points allocated for PGA Tour wins, money-list position and scoring average).
O'Meara (USA) won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the PGA Tour Player of the Year, based on the votes of his peers.
Majors
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The Masters Tournament (62nd) (April 9-12). Second-placed David Duval (USA) and Fred Couples (USA) finished 1 shot behind O'Meara (USA), who later in the year followed-up his Masters win by winning the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (127th) (July 16-19). O'Meara (USA) beat Brian Watts (Can/USA) in a four-hole playoff: O'Meara 17 (-1), Watts 19 (+1). O'Meara's second major championship win of the season. [Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
America
AT&T
Played as the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Jan 30-Feb 2). Second-placed David Duval (USA) and Tiger Woods (USA) finished 1 shot behind O'Meara (USA), who claimed his fifth win in this event. [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Poppy Hills GC and Spyglass Hill GC].
America
Buick
Played as the Buick Invitational (Feb 6-9). Second-placed Donnie Hammond (USA), David Ogrin (USA), Mike Hulbert (USA), Lee Janzen (USA), Jesper Parnevik (Swe), Craig Stadler (USA) and Duffy Waldorf (USA) finished 2 shots behind Mark O'Meara (USA). [South course, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA].
Europe
Lancome
Played as the Trophee Lancome. Won by Mark O'Meara (USA). [Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, nr Paris, France].
America
Chrysler
Played as the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic (April 25-28). Second-placed Duffy Waldorf (USA) finished 2 shots behind O'Meara (USA). [Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, NC].
America
Mercedes
Played as the Mercedes Championships (Jan 4-7; PGA Tour season opener). Second-placed Nick Faldo (Eng) and Scott Hoch (USA) finished 3 shots behind O'Meara (USA). [North course, La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Calif. Now known as Champions course].
America
Honda
Played as the Honda Classic (March 9-12). Second-placed Nick Faldo (Eng) finished 1 shot behind O'Meara (USA). [Weston Hills CC, Weston, nr Ft Lauderdale, FL].
America
Bell
Played as the Bell Canadian Open (Sept 7-10). Mark O'Meara (USA) beat Bob Lohr (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record his tenth PGA Tour win. [Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, nr Toronto, Ont.].
America
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). John Cook (USA) and Cesar Monasterio (Arg) finished in second place behind O'Meara (USA). [Buenos Aires GC, Buenos Aires].
America
AT&T
Played as the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Jan 30-Feb 2). O'Meara (USA) beat Jeff Sluman (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to win his fourth Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Poppy Hills GC and Spyglass Hill GC].
America
Oldsmobile
Played as the Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic (Oct 16-19). Second-placed David Peoples (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mark O'Meara (USA). [Magnolia course, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL. Earlier rounds also played on the Palm course].
America
H.E.B.
Played as the H.E.B. Texas Open (Oct 4-7). Second-placed Gary Hallberg (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mark O'Meara (USA). [Oak Hills CC, San Antonio, TX].
America
AT&T
Played as the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Feb 1-4). Second-placed Kenny Perry (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion O'Meara (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Spyglass Hill GC].
America
RMCC
Played as the inaugural RMCC Invitational (Nov 16-19). Second-placed Tom Weiskopf (USA) & Lanny Wadkins (USA) finished 6 shots behind the winning team of Curtis Strange (USA) & Mark O'Meara (USA). [Sherwood CC, Thousand Oaks, nr LA, Calif.].
America
AT&T
Played as the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Jan 26-29). Second-placed Tom Kite (USA) finished 1 shot behind O'Meara (USA), who posted his second win in this event. [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Spyglass Hill GC].
Europe
Lawrence Batley
Played as the Lawrence Batley International Championship (Aug 20-23). Second-placed Carl Mason (Eng) finished 3 shots behind O'Meara (USA), who recorded the first of his four European Tour wins. [Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Masters. Won by Mark O'Meara (USA).
America
Bing Crosby
Played as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am (Jan 31-Feb 3). Second-placed Kikuo Arai (Jpn), Larry Rinker (USA) and Curtis Strange (USA) finished 1 shot behind second-time PGA Tour winner O'Meara (USA). [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Spyglass Hill GC].
America
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Played as the Hawaiian Open (Feb 7-10). Second-placed Craig Stadler (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mark O'Meara (USA), who recorded back-to-back PGA Tour wins having won the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am a week earlier. [Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii].
America
Isuzu
Played as the Isuzu Kapalua International (Nov 14-17; PGA Tour post-season unofficial money event). O'Meara (USA) beat Corey Pavin (USA) with a 15-foot birdie putt at the third playoff hole. [Bay course, Kapalua Resort, Maui, Hawaii].
America
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Played as the Greater Milwaukee Open (Sept 13-16). Second-placed Tom Watson (USA) finished 5 shots behind 27-year-old Mark O'Meara (USA), who recorded the first of his 16 PGA Tour wins. [Tuckaway CC, Franklin, nr Milwaukee, Wisc.].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (79th) (Aug 28-Sept 2). Mark O'Meara (USA) beat defending champion John Cook (USA) 8 and 7 in the 36-hole final. [Canterbury GC, Beachwood, Ohio].
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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