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Christian Dean DiMarco (born August 23, 1968) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. DiMarco has won seven tournaments as a pro, including three PGA Tour events.

Early years

Born in Huntington, New York, DiMarco moved to Florida with his family at age seven.^[1]^[2] He attended Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, where he played for the Patriots golf team and began dating his future wife at the age of 17.^[2] DiMarco was raised in a sports-oriented family; both of his older brothers were athletes, and his father played college basketball for St. John's University.^[2] DiMarco's nephew Patrick DiMarco is a professional football player.

College career

DiMarco accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he played for coach Lynn Blevins and coach Buddy Alexander's Gator golf teams from 1987 to 1990.^[3] He shot a three-round score of 209 to win the Southeastern Conference (SEC) individual title in 1989, while leading the Gators to an SEC team championship.^[3] He also was a seven-time medalist, a first-team All-SEC selection in 1989 and 1990, the SEC Player of the Year in 1990, and an All-American in 1988, 1989 and 1990.^[3]^[4] DiMarco was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2002.^[5]^[6]

Professional career

DiMarco turned professional in 1990, won the Canadian Tour's Order of Merit as its money leader in 1992,^[7] and finished ninth on the second-tier Nike Tour in 1993 to earn his PGA Tour card for 1994.^[8] However, he was not always able to maintain his place on the PGA Tour, and he won his first professional tournament on the Nike Tour at the 1997 Nike Ozarks Open.^[9] As he moved into his 30s, he continued to improve, capturing his first trophy on the PGA Tour at the 2000 SEI Pennsylvania Classic.^[10]

His second PGA Tour victory was the 2001 Buick Challenge, where he sank a {{convert|15|ft|sing=on}} birdie on the 18th hole to tie leader David Duval, and then won on the first hole of a sudden death playoff.^[11] He won his third PGA Tour event at the 2002 Phoenix Open, which featured an infamous moment—as DiMarco was addressing a pressure putt at TPC Scottsdale's 16th hole, one of the fans yelled "Noonan!" (a reference from the movie Caddyshack).^[12] DiMarco maintained his concentration and sank the putt, then pointed at the fan and demanded that a tournament official eject him.^[12] By 2004, he had finished in the top twenty on the PGA Tour money list for five straight seasons, and had tied for second in the PGA Championship, losing the title to Vijay Singh in a three-way playoff.^[13]

In 2005, DiMarco lost a sudden-death playoff with Tiger Woods to finish second in The Masters.^[14]^[15] The final round pairing of Woods and DiMarco featured a famous chip from Woods which took an incredibly long time to drop into the hole for a birdie on the par three 16th, and stretch his lead to two. The Masters result moved DiMarco into the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings.^[14] DiMarco finished as the runner-up in a major for the third time at the 2006 Open Championship at Hoylake; Tiger Woods beating him by two strokes.^[16] DiMarco achieved his four-round score of 70-65-69-68 (272, −16) less than three weeks after the death of his mother.^[16]^[17]

Arguably, DiMarco enjoyed his most consistent success from 2002 to 2006, when he was ranked in the top ten of the world rankings for 61 weeks, going as high as number six in the world in 2005.^[18] DiMarco was also a member of the U.S. national team in the 2003 and 2005 Presidents Cup,^[19]^[20] and the Ryder Cup competitions in 2004 and 2006.^[21]^[22] DiMarco sank a {{convert|15|ft|sing=on}} putt to beat Stuart Appleby and clinch the 2005 Presidents Cup.^[23]

In 2007, he disclosed that he was suffering from a chronic shoulder injury,^[24] and underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder later that year.^[25] Notwithstanding the injury, DiMarco still finished among the top 25 in six tournaments and earned more than $950,000 in fewer than nine months in 2007.^[25]

DiMarco has not played a full PGA Tour schedule since 2012. He is a frequent contributor to Morning Drive on Golf Channel.

Personal

DiMarco has known his wife Amy (née Curtis) since the seventh grade,^[1] when both attended Rock Lake Middle School in Longwood.^[2] Later, both were students at Lake Brantley High School, and attended their high school prom together.^[2] They have three children—two daughters and a son.^[2] His son, Cristian DiMarco, is a current member of the University of South Florida golf team, after transferring from Kentucky.^[26]

DiMarco hosts his own annual charity golf tournament at his local course, Heathrow Country Club in Heathrow, Florida.^[27] The "Norma DiMarco Tee Up For Life Golf Tournament" is named in honor of his mother, who died from cancer in 2006. It raises funds for R.O.C.K (Reaching Out to Cancer Kids), and features celebrities and amateurs.^[27] As part of his personal participation in the event, DiMarco plays the 12th hole with every foursome in the tournament.^[8]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

Nike Tour wins (1)

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Summary

Results in World Golf Championship events

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

1. ^¹²{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/vault/2002/06/10/324893/one-of-a-kind-chris-dimarco-is-a-self-made-golfer-whos-never-going-to-outwork-his-tour-rivals-but-hes-blasting-by-them-on-the-money-list-nonetheless |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Maisel |first=Ivan |title=One of a kind |date=June 10, 2002 |page=G41, Golf Plus}}
2. ^¹²³⁴⁵Bill Ernst, "Chris DiMarco: Seminole County's champion {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009045215/http://www.seminolemagazine.com/chrisdimarcod04webed.htm |date=October 9, 2011 }}," Seminole Magazine (Undated 2004). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
3. ^¹²Florida Men's Golf 2011 Media Supplement {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402000000/http://web.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2010/supplement.pdf |date=April 2, 2012 }}, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 28, 34, 35, 41 (2010). Retrieved July 11, 2011.
4. ^2008–09 Florida Gators Men's Golf Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 36 (2008). Retrieved July 14, 2011.
5. ^F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
6. ^"Nine Former Gators Named to UF Hall of Fame," GatorZone.com (April 5, 2002). Retrieved July 21, 2011.
7. ^"Who To Watch," York Daily Record (June 30, 1993).
8. ^¹Laury Livsey, "DiMarco reaches out with Tee Up for Life event {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015123452/http://www.pgatour.com/2009/r/11/02/dimarco/index.html |date=October 15, 2012 }}," PGATour.com (November 2, 2009). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
9. ^¹{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7kdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1237%2C4016610 |newspaper=Gainesville Sun |location=Florida |agency=Associated Press |title=DiMarco claims Ozarks win |date=August 18, 1997 |page=3C}}
10. ^Joe Logan, "Skipped practices making perfect," Philadelphia Inquirer (September 11, 2002). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
11. ^Associated Press, "DiMarco works overtime to top Duval," Chicago Sun-Times, p. 79 (October 29, 2001).
12. ^¹Clifton Brown, "[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/28/sports/golf-an-unflappable-dimarco-turns-around-a-brief-retreat.html Golf; An Unflappable DiMarco Turns Around a Brief Retreat]," The New York Times (January 28, 2002). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
13. ^Leonard Shapiro, "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3573-2004Aug15.html For Singh, a Most Pleasant Surprise]," The Washington Post, p. D1 (August 16, 2004). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
14. ^¹Damon Hack, "[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/29/sports/golf/29golf.html?ref=chrisdimarco DiMarco Comes Close in Another Major]," The New York Times (April 29, 2005). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
15. ^Jerry Potter, "[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/masters/2005-04-10-dimarco-side_x.htm DiMarco recovers, fights to the end]," USA Today (April 19, 2005). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
16. ^¹Damon Hack, "[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/03/sports/golf/03golf.html?ref=chrisdimarco Count Woods Among the Admirers of DiMarco]," The New York Times (August 3, 2006). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
17. ^PGA.com, The Open Championship, Chris DiMarco 2006 Scorecard. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
18. ^Official World Golf Rankings, Archive, 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking." Retrieved July 16, 2011.
19. ^Associated Press, "Heroes and goats overlooked in the chaos," ESPN.com (November 25, 2003). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
20. ^Alan Shipnuck, "United Mates," Sports Illustrated (December 26, 2005). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
21. ^Jim McCabe, "Americans dominated by Europe's brilliance," Boston Globe (September 20, 2004). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
22. ^Bob Harig, "The U.S. could win more if its best played better," ESPN.com (September 26, 2006). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
23. ^Damon Hack, "Presidents Cup: DiMarco shines his 'moment'," San Francisco Chronicle (September 26, 2005). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
24. ^Associated Press, "Chris DiMarco," First Coast News (May 11, 2007). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
25. ^¹"DiMarco undergoes surgery on left shoulder," ESPN.com (September 12, 2007). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
26. ^{{cite web |title=Cristian DiMarco profile |url=http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210305265&DB_OEM_ID=7700 |publisher=USF Bulls |accessdate=December 10, 2015}}
27. ^¹"Norma DiMarco Tee Up for Life Charity Golf Tournament Raises More than $330,000," GolfOrlandoFlorida.com (November 13, 2009). Retrieved July 16, 2011.