Mark Pfeil

Mark Pfeil
Personal information
Born	July 18, 1951 (1951-07-18) (age 60) Chicago Heights, Illinois
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Palos Verdes Estates, California
Career
College	University of Southern California
Turned professional	1974
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1974, 1981
U.S. Open	CUT: 1979, 1986, 1993
The Open Championship	CUT: 1975
PGA Championship	T22: 1982

Mark Pfeil (born July 18, 1951) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.

Pfeil was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois. He attended the University of Southern California, where he was a two-time All-American as a member of the golf team — third-team in 1973 and second-team in 1974.^[1][2] While playing for the Trojans, Pfeil and his teammates, including future Masters champion Craig Stadler, lead them to a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championship in 1973, and a fourth-place finish a year later. Pfeil was a member of the 1973 Walker Cup team. He turned professional in 1974 and joined the PGA Tour in 1976.^[2][3]

Pfeil had 12 top-10 finishes including a win at the 1980 Tallahassee Open during his PGA Tour career. His best finish in a major was T-22 at the 1982 PGA Championship.^[4] His best year was 1984, when he finished 69th on the money list with $101,878.^[3] In his forties, he accepted an assistant coaching position at USC and was involved in corporate golf exhibitions, mainly for Toyota.^[2]

After turning 50 in July 2001, Pfeil began play on the Champions Tour. His best finish in this venue was T-10 at the 2002 NFL Golf Classic.

Pfeil lives in Palos Verdes Estates, California.^[3] He holds the course record (59) at Palos Verdes Golf Club (par-71).

Amateur wins

• 1972 Pacific Coast Amateur
• 1973 Southern California Amateur
• 1974 PAC-8 Conference Championship (individual), Pacific Coast Amateur

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 20, 1980	Tallahassee Open	-11 (69-66-71-71=277)	2 strokes	Mark Lye, Bill Rogers

Other wins

• 1976 Spalding Invitational
• 1983 Anderson-Pacific Classic
• 1985 Jerry Ford Invitational

References

1. ^ "Men's Golf All-Americans from USC Trojans official site". http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/archive/usc-m-golf-scallamerican.html. Retrieved 2007-12-09. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Mark Pfeil Profile". http://www.cstv.com/printable/schools/usc/sports/m-golf/mtt/pfeil_mark00.html. Retrieved 2007-12-09. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Mark Pfeil bio from U.S. Senior Open official site". http://www.ussenioropen.com/2004/players/bios/pfeil-m.html. Retrieved 2007-12-09. 
4. ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=2936. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 

External links

• Mark Pfeil at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Pfeil, Mark
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	July 18, 1951
Place of birth	Chicago Heights, Illinois
Date of death
Place of death