Omar Uresti
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Omar David Uresti is an American
United States
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 professional golfer
Professional golfer
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 who currently plays on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
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.

Uresti was born in Austin
Austin
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, Texas
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. 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 Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...

: one in 1994 at the NIKE Shreveport Open, and one in 2007
2007 Nationwide Tour
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 at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship
Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship
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. He has yet to win on the PGA Tour
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, and has a career best of third place. He says his biggest accomplishment as a golfer was getting eight consecutive birdies in a row on the Nationwide Tour in one round, which is a record.

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

  • 1994 NIKE Shreveport Open
  • 2007
    2007 Nationwide Tour
    The 2007 Nationwide Tour season ran from January 25 to November 4. The season consisted of 32 official money golf tournaments; three of which were played outside of the United States. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2008. Nick Flanagan earned his PGA...

     Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship
    Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship
    The Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour from 2006 to 2008. It was played at The Course at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, California, USA.The 2008 purse was $600,000, with $108,000 going to the winner....


Other wins (2)

  • 1994 Hollard Insurance Royal Swazi Sun Classic (Sunshine Tour
    Sunshine Tour
    The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. For much of its history it was known either as the South African Tour or the FNB Tour, but it rebranded itself in an attempt to broaden its appeal...

    )
  • 2005 Barton Creek Challenge (Canadian Tour
    Canadian Professional Golf Tour
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    )

Results in major championships

Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters
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U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...

T45 T101 DNP CUT CUT
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...

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PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...

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Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
The Masters
The Masters Tournament
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U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...

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The Open Championship
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...

DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...

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DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

See also

  • 2003 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
    2003 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
    This is a list of the 34 players who earned their 2004 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2003.*Players in yellow are 2004 PGA Tour rookies.-2004 Results:T = Tied...

  • 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
    2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
    This is a list of the 35 players who earned their 2005 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2004.*Players in yellow are 2005 PGA Tour rookies.-2005 Results:T = Tied...

  • 2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
    2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
    This is a list of the 25 players who earned their 2010 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2009.-2010 Results:T = Tied Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2011 ....


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