Omar Uresti

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

Omar Uresti
Personal information
Full nameOmar David Uresti
NicknameO-man
Born (1968-08-03) August 3, 1968
Austin, Texas
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceAustin, Texas
Career
CollegeUniversity of Texas
Turned professional1991
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT73: 2017
U.S. OpenT45: 1995
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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. He has had success in the PGA Professional Championship, finishing in the top 20 in 2015, 2016, and 2018 (thus qualifying for the respective PGA Championships) and winning in 2017.

A number of club professionals criticized Uresti after his 2017 win because he was a former touring 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 (8)

Sunshine Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Feb 6, 1994 Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic −14 (65-73-68-68=274) 2 strokes Andrew Pitts

Nationwide Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Apr 24, 1994 Nike Shreveport Open −18 (65-71-63-71=270) Playoff Pat Bates
2 Apr 1, 2007 Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship E (69-69-74-76=288) 2 strokes Skip Kendall, Aron Price

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1994 Nike Shreveport Open Pat Bates Won with birdie on sixth extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (1)
  • 2005 Barton Creek Challenge

Other wins (3)

Senior wins (1)
  • 2020 Senior PGA Professional Championship

Results in major championships
Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T45 T101 CUT CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT T75
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT CUT T73 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References
  1. Strege, John (June 26, 2017). "PGA Tour veteran Omar Uresti's win in club pro championship causes stir among PGA of America members". Golf Digest.
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