Omar Uresti

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Omar Uresti
Personal information
Full nameOmar David Uresti
NicknameO-man
Born (1968-08-03) August 3, 1968 (age 55)
Austin, Texas
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Austin, Texas
Career
College University of Texas
Turned professional1991
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T73: 2017
U.S. Open T45: 1995
The Open Championship DNP

Omar David Uresti (born August 3, 1968) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.

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Early life

Uresti was born in Austin, Texas. He attended the University of Texas in Austin and graduated in 1991 with a degree in organizational communication. He turned professional immediately after graduating.

Professional career

Uresti has two wins on the Web.com Tour: one in 1994 at the Nike Shreveport Open, and one in 2007 at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship. Uresti went winless in over 350 PGA Tour starts, with two third-place finishes. He says his biggest accomplishment as a golfer was making a professional record nine consecutive birdies in a round on the Nationwide Tour. After his PGA Tour career ended, he became a life member of the Southern Texas chapter of the PGA.

Uresti has had success in the PGA Professional Championship, winning it twice, in 2017 and 2021, and finishing in the top 20 in 2015, 2016, and 2018, thus qualifying for the PGA Championship in those years. A number of club professionals criticized Uresti after his 2017 win because he was a former touring professional and he did not work full-time as a golf professional. The PGA responded that Uresti was eligible as an A-3 member with more than 20 years of PGA Tour membership. [1]

Professional wins (9)

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Feb 6, 1994 Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic −14 (65-73-68-68=274)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Pitts

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Apr 24, 1994 Nike Shreveport Open −18 (65-71-63-71=270)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bates
2Apr 1, 2007 Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship E (69-69-74-76=288)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Skip Kendall, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aron Price

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1994 Nike Shreveport Open Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bates Won with birdie on sixth extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Mar 20, 2005 Barton Creek Austin Challenge −16 (63-73-63-65=264)5 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derek Gillespie, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rob McMillan

Other wins (4)

Senior wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament19951996199719981999
U.S. Open T45T101CUTCUT
PGA Championship
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
U.S. Open CUTT75
PGA Championship
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
U.S. Open
PGA Championship CUTCUTT73CUT
Tournament201920202021
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Note: Uresti only played in the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open.

Results in senior major championships

Tournament20192020202120222023
The Tradition NT
Senior PGA Championship T72NTCUTT50
U.S. Senior Open NTT55
Senior Players Championship
Senior British Open Championship NTCUT
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Strege, John (June 26, 2017). "Omar Uresti understands criticism from win in club pro championship, but is disappointed by it". Golf Digest.
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