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Mark Calcavecchia

United States · born , Laurel, USA

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1989 The Open
  • Ryder Cup 4 Cups · 6-7-1 · 6.5 points (46.4%)
  • Runner-up in majors 1 time

Wins

  1. 1989 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 275 (-13) · won a playoff against Wayne Grady and Greg Norman

Near misses

  1. 1988 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Sandy Lyle · 282
  2. 1997 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T10 · 282 (-2)
  3. 2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 280 (E)

Ryder Cup

4 Cups, 14 matches: 6 won, 7 lost, 1 halved, 6.5 points. Foursomes 4-1-0, four-ball 1-4-0, singles 1-2-1.

  1. 1987 Muirfield Village Golf Club USA · Europe won 15–13 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
  2. 1989 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · tied 14–14 · 2-3-0, 2 points · automatic
  3. 1991 The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island Golf Resort USA · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 2-1-1, 2.5 points · automatic
  4. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic

Rivals

Beat him

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Sandy Lyle's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1989 Open Norman opened the final round with six straight birdies and shot 64 to set the target, while Calcavecchia chipped in from about 60 feet at the 12th.
  2. 1989 Open At the fourth playoff hole (18th), Norman drove into a fairway bunker, hit the bunker face and then went out of bounds, while Calcavecchia's 5-iron to 6 feet set up a winning birdie.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1989 The Open

    Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 275 (-13) · won a playoff against Wayne Grady and Greg Norman (Calcavecchia 13 (4-3-3-3); Grady 16 (4-4-4-4); Norman did not hole out)

    Norman opened the final round with six straight birdies and shot 64 to set the target, while Calcavecchia chipped in from about 60 feet at the 12th.

    At the fourth playoff hole (18th), Norman drove into a fairway bunker, hit the bunker face and then went out of bounds, while Calcavecchia's 5-iron to 6 feet set up a winning birdie.

    Chosen by rule: his most recent major win. Year page: 1989.

    Career line, 1987–2012

    Masters
    1988 Masters: runner-up to Sandy Lyle
    The Open
    1989 The Open: won1997 The Open: finished T102012 The Open: finished T9
    Ryder Cup
    1987 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-1-01989 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-3-01991 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-1-12002 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-0
    199020002010

    8 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Mark Calcavecchia was born on June 12, 1960, in Laurel, USA. Calcavecchia won one major championship: the 1989 Open. Calcavecchia played in 4 Ryder Cups for USA (1987, 1989, 1991, 2002), winning 6, losing 7 and halving 1 of 14 matches for 6.5 points.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1989 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 275 (-13) · won a playoff against Wayne Grady and Greg Norman (Calcavecchia 13 (4-3-3-3); Grady 16 (4-4-4-4); Norman did not hole out)

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1988 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Sandy Lyle · 282
    2. 1997 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T10 · 282 (-2)
    3. 2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 280 (E)

    Ryder Cup

    Calcavecchia played 4 Ryder Cups for USA: 14 matches, 6 won, 7 lost, 1 halved, 6.5 points (46.4% of those available). By format: foursomes 4-1-0, four-ball 1-4-0, singles 1-2-1 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1987 Muirfield Village Golf Club USA · Europe won 15–13 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
    2. 1989 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · tied 14–14 · 2-3-0, 2 points · automatic
    3. 1991 The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island Golf Resort USA · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 2-1-1, 2.5 points · automatic
    4. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Ken Green (3), Payne Stewart (2), Andy Bean (1), Mark McCumber (1), Corey Pavin (1), Tiger Woods (1), David Duval (1).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. where2golf
    2. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
    3. WP: Mark Calcavecchia
    4. R&A 1989
    5. GC 1989
    6. R&A 1997
    7. R&A 2012
    8. GC: 1987 ryder cup
    9. Wikipedia: 1987 Ryder Cup
    10. GC: 1989 ryder cup
    11. Wikipedia: 1989 Ryder Cup
    12. GC: 1991 ryder cup
    13. Wikipedia: 1991 Ryder Cup
    14. GC: 2002 ryder cup
    15. SI Vault 2001 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/2001/08/27/tough-calls-picking-the-ryder-cup-wild-cards-was-a-difficult-job-but-somebody-namely-curtis-strange-had-to-do-it
    16. Deseret News 2001
    17. Golf Channel