Steve Marino
Steve Marino | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Stephen Paul Marino Jr. |
Born | Tarheel Tour | March 10, 1980
Professional wins | 11 |
Highest ranking | 54 (March 27, 2011)[1] |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T14: 2010 |
PGA Championship | T60: 2008 |
U.S. Open | T63: 2010 |
The Open Championship | T38: 2009 |
Stephen Paul Marino Jr. (born March 10, 1980) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.
Early life
A
Marino's golf game began to blossom at age 14, when he worked and played at the Army Navy Country Club in Fairfax; he graduated from W.T. Woodson High School in 1998. During his senior year he won the Virginia High School championship,
Amateur career
Marino received a golf scholarship to the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.[3] At the end of his freshman year, he won the 1999 Virginia Amateur championship. He was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.[4] Marino graduated from the university in 2002 with a degree in sociology.[5]
Professional career
Marino embarked on his professional career in 2002 on the Tar Heel Tour, and moved to Florida to practice and play year-round. He qualified for the
Before reaching the PGA Tour, Marino won the 2006
In his rookie season of 2007, Marino finished 80th on the PGA Tour money list and retained his tour card for 2008, with winnings exceeding $1,100,000. He had four top-10 finishes in 31 events. In 2008, Marino finished 34th on the PGA Tour money list, earning over $2,000,000, and retained his tour card for 2009. He had six top-10 finishes in 32 events, highlighted by a career-best second-place finish in the
In May 2009, Marino and
Marino finished tied for second at the 2011
In January 2012, Marino was diagnosed with a bone contusion on the tip of his tibia and femur in his left leg. He did not play again until May.[15] In 2012, he played at total of six PGA Tour events, making the cut in two of them. In 2013, he played in 12 PGA Tour events, making the cut five times.
In March 2016, Marino lost in a sudden-death playoff to Tony Finau at the Puerto Rico Open. In the playoff, both players birdied the 18th hole twice. But playing the 18th for the third time in the playoff, Marino three-putted from just off the green for a par, while Finau birdied the hole again for the win. This was Marino's fifth runner-up finish of his career but he is still winless in 182 events on the PGA Tour.
Personal
Marino currently resides in Tequesta, Florida.
Amateur wins
- 1999 Virginia State Amateur
Professional wins (11)
Golden Bear Tour wins (6)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Jan 25, 2004
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St Andrews Classic | −5 (71-68=139) | 2 strokes | Jeff Barlow |
2 | Feb 11, 2004 | Nicklaus Golf Equipment Classic 1 | −12 (69-65-70=204) | 2 strokes | Jeff Barlow, Bryant MacKellar |
3 | Jul 30, 2004 | Nicklaus Golf Equipment Classic 2 | −20 (70-63-67-68=268) | 1 stroke | Dave Clodfelter |
4 | Feb 24, 2005
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Estates 2 | −13 (70-67-66=203) | Playoff | Steve Wheatcroft |
5 | Mar 3, 2005 | Fox Club | −3 (72-73-68=213) | 2 strokes | Sean Quinlivan |
6 | Apr 1, 2005 | Hammock Creek 2 | −18 (69-63-66=198) | 1 stroke | Steve Burns |
Gateway Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Jan 13, 2006
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Beach Spring A2 | −20 (66-63-67=196) | 1 stroke | Patrick Hawkins |
2 | Apr 12, 2006 | Beach Spring B4 | −5 (71-68-72=211) | 3 strokes | Jamie Neher, Paul Wackerly III |
3 | Oct 1, 2006 | Sidney Frank Memorial Tour Championship | −27 (67-68-59-67=261) | 10 strokes | David Lutterus |
Tarheel Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Oct 10, 2002
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Springfield Open | −6 (71-73-66=210) | 1 stroke | Derek Watson |
2 | Oct 24, 2002 | Tarheel Tour Championship | −2 (71-70-73=214) | 2 strokes | Chris Greenwood, Derek Watson |
Playoff record
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2009 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
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Tim Clark, Steve Stricker | Stricker won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2016 | Puerto Rico Open | Tony Finau | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2015 | Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship
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Patrick Rodgers | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Masters Tournament | T14 | T42 | |||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T63 | CUT | CUT | ||||
The Open Championship | T38 | T55 | CUT | ||||||
PGA Championship | T60 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2010 Masters – 2010 Open)
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T79 | T32 | T19 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 |
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Match Play
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Championship
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T65 | |
Invitational
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Champions | T57 |
"T" = Tied
PGA Tour career summary
Season | Wins | Earnings ($) | Rank |
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2005 | 0 | 14,542 | n/a |
2006 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
2007 | 0 | 1,179,165 | 80 |
2008 | 0 | 2,094,267 | 34 |
2009 | 0 | 2,161,539 | 35 |
2010 | 0 | 1,479,239 | 61 |
2011 | 0 | 1,975,076 | 38 |
2012 | 0 | 85,040 | 212 |
2013 | 0 | 148,874 | 192 |
2014 |
0 | 294,565 | 170 |
2015 |
0 | 0 | n/a |
2016 |
0 | 768,200 | 120 |
2017 |
0 | 98,573 | 214 |
2018 |
0 | 76,616 | 220 |
Career* | 0 | 10,375,697 | 175 |
*Complete through the 2018 season.
See also
References
- OWGR. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ PGA Tour.com Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine - interview transcript - November 8, 2008
- ^ Local PGA golfer returns to his roots[permanent dead link]
- ^ nicindy.org - Greeks in sports Archived 2007-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PGA Tour profile Archived 2007-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Washington Post.com - Steve Marino returns to the British Open – July 11, 2010
- ^ NBC Sports broadcast of 2011 Arnold Palmer Invitational, March 27, 2011
- ^ PGA Tour Media Guide Archived 2011-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Woods misses cut as Watson shines - accessed July 18, 2009
- ^ pgatour.com, 2011 Sony Open tournament data
- ^ CBS Sports broadcast of 2011 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, 4th round, February 13, 2011; pgatour.com, 2011 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am tournament data
- ^ NBC Sports broadcast of 2011 Arnold Palmer Invitational, 4th round, March 27, 2011; pgatour.com, 2011 Arnold Palmer Invitational tournament data
- ^ pgatour.com, Official World Golf Ranking for March 28, 2011
- ^ Dolch, Craig (March 28, 2011). "More heartbreak for arguably the Tour's best winless player".
- ^ "Player profile: Steve Marino". Golf Channel. May 29, 2012.
External links
- Steve Marino at the PGA Tour official site
- Steve Marino at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Country Club of Fairfax – member news - Steve Marino