Mark Silvers

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Mark Silvers
Personal information
Born (1986-11-05) November 5, 1986 (age 38)
Savannah, Georgia
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of South Carolina
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s) Web.com Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Canada
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open T54: 2015
The Open Championship DNP

Mark Silvers (born November 5, 1986) is an American professional golfer and low level amateur pickleball player. [1]

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Early life and amateur career

Silvers was born in Savannah, Georgia. He was an All-American at the University of South Carolina. [2] [3]

Professional career

In 2009, Silvers competed on mini-tours after turning professional. He won Golf Channel's reality show, Big Break Greenbrier in 2012, earning an exemption into the 2013 Greenbrier Classic on the PGA Tour. [3]

Silvers played on PGA Tour Canada in 2014, winning one event and finishing 10th on the Order of Merit. He finished T-14 at the Web.com Tour Qualifying School to earn his 2015 Web.com Tour card. [3]

Silvers finished tied for 54th at the 2015 U.S. Open. [4] Silvers qualified for the tournament by earning medalist honors at sectional qualifying after being an alternate due to his performance at local qualifying. [5]

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Sep 7, 2014 Cape Breton Celtic Classic −15 (70-65-72-66=273)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Matt Harmon

Source: [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mark Silvers - 4.5 Pickleball Player in Savannah, Georgia". www.globalpickleball.network. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ Robertson, Brendan (June 19, 2015). "North Augusta's Matt NeSmith fires 76 in first round of U.S. Open". NBC26.tv. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Mark Silvers profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Open: Player Results". Golfweek. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ Spear, Bob. "Former USC golfer Mark Silvers eager for second U.S. Open". The State . Columbia, South Carolina. Retrieved June 23, 2015.


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