Mark Carnevale

{{Short description|American golfer and radio commentator (1960–2024)}}

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| birth_place = Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.

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| college = James Madison University

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Mark Kevin Carnevale (May 21, 1960 – July 22, 2024) was an American professional golfer and commentator for Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio. He won once on the PGA Tour, also being awarded Rookie of the Year in 1992.

Life and career

Carnevale was born in Annapolis, Maryland, where his father, Ben, was the head basketball coach at the United States Naval Academy. He attended Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, Virginia, and later was a golfer at James Madison University. He turned professional in 1983.

In 1992 Carnevale won the PGA Tour's Chattanooga Classic and was the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. Carnevale also spent time on the second tier tour, where he won the 1997 Nike Inland Empire Open.

In 2003, he became tournament director of the Nationwide Tour's Virginia Beach Open.{{cite web |url=http://www.golfweb.com/story/6375126 |title=Carnevale likes the challenge of being a tournament director |last=Ross |first=Helen |work=CBS Sports |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811032607/http://www.cbssports.com/golf/story/6375126 |archivedate=August 11, 2011}} After turning 50 in May 2010, Carnevale began play in a limited number of events on the Champions Tour.{{cite web |title=PGA Tour Media Guide – Mark Carnevale |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.07569.mark-carnevale.html/media-guide/#uber |publisher=PGA Tour |accessdate=October 25, 2013}}

Carnevale died on July 22, 2024, at the age of 64.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2024/07/22/mark-carnevale-tour-winner-broadcaster-radio-commentator-obituary-dies-at-age-64 |title=PGA Tour winner, broadcaster Mark Carnevale dies at 64 |publisher=PGA Tour |date=July 22, 2024 |first=Laury |last=Livsey}}

Professional wins (5)

=PGA Tour wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Jul 19, 1992

|Chattanooga Classic

|−19 (68-71-66-64=269)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Dougherty, {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Forsman

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1994

|GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Byrum, {{flagicon|USA}} David Edwards,
{{flagicon|USA}} Neal Lancaster, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yoshi Mizumaki,
{{flagicon|USA}} David Ogrin

|Lancaster won with birdie on first extra hole

=Nike Tour wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Feb 23, 1997

|Nike Inland Empire Open

|−14 (67-71-70-66=274)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Jackson

=U.S. Golf Tour wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Jun 4, 1989

|Odell Williamson Open

|−12 (69-68-71-68=276)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} John O'Neill

Source:{{cite news |last=Cook |first=Monty |title=Carnevale wins Williamson Open |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/807783321/ |access-date=January 8, 2024 |work=The Sun News |location=Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |date=June 5, 1989 |page=1B |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}