Mark O'Meara

Mark O'Meara
O'Meara in 2005
Personal information
Full nameMark Francis O'Meara
Born (1957-01-13) January 13, 1957 (age 67)
Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceSouthern Highlands, Nevada, U.S.
Spouse
Alicia Lauria O'Meara
(m. 1980; div. 2009)

Meredith O'Meara
Children3
Career
CollegeLong Beach State University
Turned professional1980
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins34
Highest ranking2 (September 6, 1998)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour16
European Tour5
Japan Golf Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia1
PGA Tour Champions3
Other9
Best results in major championships
(wins: 2)
Masters TournamentWon: 1998
PGA ChampionshipT4: 1998
U.S. OpenT3: 1988
The Open ChampionshipWon: 1998
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame2015 (member page)
PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
1981
PGA Tour
Player of the Year
1998
PGA Player of the Year1998

Mark Francis O'Meara (born January 13, 1957) is an American retired professional golfer. He was a tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He spent nearly 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from their debut in 1986 to 2000.[2] He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2015.[3]

  1. ^ "Week 36 1998 Ending 6 Sep 1998" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking" (PDF). Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  3. ^ McAllister, Mike (October 15, 2014). "Class of 2015 Hall of Famers receive surprise calls". PGA Tour.