Biography of Mark Calcavecchia -

Mark Calcavecchia (b. June 12 1960, Laurel,
Nebraska) is an American golfer. He attended the
University of Florida, turned professional in 1981
and joined the PGA Tour in 1982.

Calcavecchia was as his best in the late 1980s,
notching up his most notable achievement in 1989,
when he won the The Open Championship|British Open
which is one of golf's four major championships.
That year was his only multi-win season on the PGA
Tour, with two other titles complimenting the
Open. 

As of the end of the 2004 season, Calcavecchia had
won eleven times on the PGA Tour, and nine further
times in other professional events, and his career
earnings on the PGA Tour exceeded sixteen million
dollars.

Calcavechhia was a member of the United States
Ryder Cup team in 1987, 1989, 1991 and 2002.

==PGA Tour victories==

*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

Major championship shown in bold.

==External links==
*http://www.pgatour.com/players/bio/131978 Profile
on the PGA Tour's official site
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/C/Mark_Calcavecchi
a/ Golf Stars Online profiles and features

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