Mark Silvers

Mark Silvers (born November 5, 1986) is an American professional golfer.

Mark Silvers
Personal information
Born (1986-11-05) November 5, 1986
Savannah, Georgia
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity 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 TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT54: 2015
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Silvers was born in Savannah, Georgia. He was an All-American at the University of South Carolina.[1][2]

Silvers competed on mini-tours after turning professional in 2009. He won Golf Channel's reality show, Big Break Greenbrier in 2012, earning an exemption into the 2013 Greenbrier Classic on the PGA Tour.[2]

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.[2]

Silvers finished tied for 54th at the 2015 U.S. Open.[3] Silvers qualified for the tournament by earning medalist honors at sectional qualifying after being an alternate due to his performance at local qualifying.[4]

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Sep 7, 2014 Cape Breton Celtic Classic −15 (70-65-72-66=273) Playoff Matt Harmon

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Mark Silvers profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  3. "U.S. Open: Player Results". Golfweek. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  4. 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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