Merrill Lynch Shootout - Players

Tiburón Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples
DEC. 9 - 13, 2009
Day	Schedule & Format
Wed	Day One Pro-Am (Shamble)
Thu	Day Two Pro-Am (Best-Ball)
Fri	First-Round (Modified Alt. Shot)
Sat	Second-Round (Better Ball)
Sun	Final-Round (Scramble)
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Mark Calcavecchia

	Full Name: Mark Calcavecchia
	Height: 6-0
	Weight: 225
	Birthdate: June 12, 1960
	Birthplace: Laurel, NE
	Turned Professional: 1981

Statistics (through 2008)

PGA TOUR Victories

(13) 1986 Southwest Golf Classic. 1987 Honda Classic. 1988 Bank of Boston Classic. 1989 Phoenix Open, Nissan Los Angeles Open, British Open Championship. 1992 Phoenix Open. 1995 BellSouth Classic. 1997 Greater Vancouver Open. 1998 Honda Classic. 2001 Phoenix Open. 2005 Bell Canadian Open. 2007 PODS Championship.

International Victories

(5): 1988 Australian Open [Aust]. 1993 Argentine Open. 1995 Argentine Open. 1997 Subaru Sarazen World Open. 2004 Maekyung Open [Kor].

Other Victories

(5): 1989 Dunhill Cup [with Tom Kite and Curtis Strange]. 1995 Merrill Lynch Shootout [with Steve Elkington]. 2001 CVS Charity Classic [with Nick Price], Hyundai Team Matches [with Fred Couples]. 2007 Merrill Lynch Shootout [with Woody Austin].

Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position

$784,810 (118)

Current Year Highlights

Overcame a first-round 75 to finish T10 at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship. Second-round 66 was the low round of the day on Friday...Held a share of the 54-hole lead at The Honda Classic before finishing T4, three shots shy of winner Ernie Els. Recorded a double bogey at the par-3 15th in the final round after his greenside bunker shot rolled in the water.

Career Highlights

2006: Finished in the top 125 for the 21st consecutive season on TOUR thanks to a T19 finish at the Chrysler Championship, the final full-field event of the season. The T19 jumped him from No. 128 to No. 120...Lone top-10 (T9) came the week prior in Orlando at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, aided by a third-round 63, the low round of the day on the Magnolia Course. 2005: Finished in the top 30 (No. 25) on the money list for first time since 2001 and earned more than $2 million for the first time in his 24-year TOUR career. In September, won for the first time in more than four years by sharing the first-round lead, holding the second- and third-round leads and fending off Ben Crane and Ryan Moore by a stroke to capture the Bell Canadian Open at Shaughnessey Golf and Country Club in Vancouver, British Columbia. Made just one birdie over last 36 holes. Became the oldest winner (45 years, two months, 29 days) in the 101-year history of the tournament and won for the second time in Vancouver (1997 Greater Vancouver Open). Won with over-par scores on the weekend after posting rounds of 72-71. Winning total of 5-under 275 was highest at the Bell Canadian Open since Steve Jones won with same total in 1997...Fell in playoff to Geoff Ogilvy at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. 2004: Did not secure his card until the second-to-last tournament of the season. A T6 at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort jumped him from No. 129 to No. 111 on the money list. Finished season No. 112, the first time he had been out of the top 65 since 1985, when he finished No. 162. 2003: Surpassed $1 million in earnings for the sixth time in seven years despite battling various back and knee injuries. Surpassed $15 million in career earnings...Had knee surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his right knee he injured playing in the pro-am at the Phoenix Open two days after a T7 at Buick Invitational...Finished T2 behind Fred Couples at the Shell Houston Open. 2002: Finished out of the top 50 on the PGA TOUR money list for only the second time since 1987. Experimented with combination of long putter and "claw" grip at several events...Top finish of season was runner-up at the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic. Tied PGA TOUR record (now second) for fewest putts in a 72-hole event (Kenny Knox, 1989 MCI Heritage Classic) with 93...Opened with rounds of 70-68 at the PGA Championship to share the 36-hole lead. Finished solo seventh, his best finish in a major championship since he won the 1989 British Open...Member of the U.S. Ryder Cup Team and has compiled a record of 6-7-1 in four Ryder Cup appearances. 2001: Earned a then-personal best $1,991,576. Claimed first victory since 1998...Set or tied seven PGA TOUR scoring records in winning the Phoenix Open with 28-under-par 256. Broke Mike Souchak's 46-year-old mark of 257 and also established a record for lowest consecutive 36-holes with middle rounds of 60-64--124. An all-time TOUR-high 32 birdies enabled him to tie marks for lowest score in relation to par (28-under), lowest opening 54 holes (189), lowest consecutive 54 holes (189) and lowest opening 36 holes (125). Took lead after second-round 60. Has won the Phoenix Open three times, each in a different decade, starting in 1989. Has eight top-10 finishes in Phoenix and posted three seconds in Tucson...Finished third two starts later in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic...Had arthroscopic surgery on left knee after the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Returned to action at Honda Classic and finished T2. Started final round three shots off the pace and closed with 70 to finish one behind Jesper Parnevik...Putting improvement key to season. Used the "Claw" putting grip which he began experimenting with early in the 2000 season. 2000: Finished 23rd on the money list with two seconds and two thirds...Second at the Canon Greater Hartford Open and T2 at the SEI Pennsylvania Classic, marking his sixth career season with multiple runner-up finishes...Nine top-10 finishes was most since nine in 1990...Became the 10th player in TOUR history to top the $10-million mark in career earnings after winning $84,390 for T7 finish at the Honda Classic. 1998: Earned ninth TOUR title at Honda Classic after closing 68-65 and winning by three strokes. 1995: After trailing Jim Gallagher, Jr. and Stephen Keppler by two entering final day, closed with 66 for two-stroke victory at BellSouth Classic...Teamed with Steve Elkington to win the Franklin Templeton Shootout. 1994: December 1993 skiing accident hampered him early in year, but came back to finish T9 at Buick Invitational of California after cartilage damage and torn ACL were surgically repaired. 1992: Won Phoenix Open for the second time following final-round 63...Set Augusta National back-nine record at Masters with 29, a record shared with David Toms. 1989: Won British Open at Royal Troon. Defeated Wayne Grady and Greg Norman in first playoff using Royal & Ancient's multiple-hole system. Sealed victory with 5-iron shot to seven feet on fourth and final hole...Won twice in U.S. earlier that year. Closed with 65-64 to win Phoenix Open by seven strokes over Chip Beck. Trailed Sandy Lyle by two strokes after third round of Nissan Los Angeles Open. Closing 68 was good for one-stroke victory. 1988: Runner-up to Sandy Lyle in Masters...Earned third career victory in the Bank Of Boston Classic. 1986: First TOUR victory came at Southwest Golf Classic by three over Tom Byrum. Amateur: First-team all-SEC in 1979...Winner of 1976 Florida State Junior and Orange Bowl Championships...Member of inaugural AJGA All-America team in 1978.

Personal

n 2002, inducted into Phoenix Open Hall of Fame, becoming only the 15th person and sixth golfer put into the Hall which was established in 1985. Other golfers include Arnold Palmer, Gene Littler, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan and Ken Venturi...Father was bowling center proprietor. At age 13, Mark had 185 average. Now has a 205 average and wife Brenda has a 150 average. Scheduled to open own lanes called Lanes at Villa Nahar...Concentrated on golf when family moved from Nebraska to Florida. Played as many as 72 holes a day during the summer months...Owns three dogs, 11-year-old Miss Ellie (dalmation/beagle), 4-year-old Brutus Buckeye (Jack Russell) and 1-year-old Mollie (white boxer).

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