Mark McNulty

Irish/Zimbabwean professional golfer (born 1953)


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::summary Irish/Zimbabwean professional golfer (born 1953) ::

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fullnameMark William McNulty
nicknameSupermac
birth_date
birth_placeBindura, Southern Rhodesia
death_date
height
weight160 lb
nationalityRhodesia (until 1978)
Southern Rhodesia (1979–1980)
(1980–2002)
(2003–)
spouseAllison McNulty
children2
yearpro1977
tourPGA Tour Champions
extourPGA Tour
European Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Sunshine Tour
prowins59
eurowins16
sunwins33
chalwins1
champwins8
seneurowins
otherwins3
majorwins
mastersT16: 1988
usopenT17: 1988
openT2: 1990
pgaT8: 1990
wghofid
wghofyear
award1[Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit Winner](sunshine-tour-order-of-merit-winners)
year11980–81, 1981–82,
1984–85, 1985–86,
1986–87, 1992–93,
1997–98, 2000–01
award2[Champions Tour
Rookie of the Year](champions-tour-rookie-of-the-year)
year22004
award3[Champions Tour
Byron Nelson Award](champions-tour-byron-nelson-award)
year32005
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| name = Mark McNulty | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = Mark William McNulty | nickname = Supermac | birth_date = | birth_place = Bindura, Southern Rhodesia | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = 160 lb | nationality = Rhodesia (until 1978) Southern Rhodesia (1979–1980) (1980–2002) (2003–) | residence = | spouse = Allison McNulty | partner = | children = 2 | college = | yearpro = 1977 | tour = PGA Tour Champions | extour = PGA Tour European Tour Asia Golf Circuit Sunshine Tour | prowins = 59 | eurowins = 16 | sunwins = 33 | chalwins = 1 | champwins = 8 | seneurowins = | otherwins = 3 | majorwins = | masters = T16: 1988 | usopen = T17: 1988 | open = T2: 1990 | pga = T8: 1990 | wghofid = | wghofyear = | award1 = Sunshine Tour Order of Merit Winner | year1 = 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1997–98, 2000–01 | award2 = Champions Tour Rookie of the Year | year2 = 2004 | award3 = Champions Tour Byron Nelson Award | year3 = 2005 | awardssection = | module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes | signature = Mark_McNulty_signature.jpg Mark William McNulty (born 24 March 1953) is a Rhodesian-born professional golfer who has represented Ireland for much of his career. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, and featured in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for 83 weeks from 1987 to 1992.

Early life and amateur career

McNulty was born in Bindura, Southern Rhodesia. He was raised on a farm in the Centenary area of Zimbabwe. When McNulty was one year old, his natural father was killed in a shooting accident. His step-father was an amateur pilot who had an airstrip on the farm. When his step-father was diagnosed with epilepsy, he was forced to give up flying. He converted the airstrip into a three-hole golf course, where Mark first learned to play golf.

McNulty represented Rhodesia at the 1974 Eisenhower Trophy in the Dominican Republic.

Professional career

In 1978, McNulty began his professional career on the Southern African Tour and also played on the European Tour. His first professional win was at the Greater Manchester Open on the European Tour in 1979. His first win on the Southern African Tour was at the 1980 Holiday Inns Invitational in Swaziland.

By 1986, he was a dominant player on the Southern African Tour picking up seven official wins in that year and also winning South Africa's most lucrative event, the Million Dollar Challenge. In the same year, he finished in the top-10 on the European Tour's Order of Merit for the first time, placing sixth. He had six top-10 European Order of Merit finishes in total, including second places in 1987 and 1990. The last of these was in 1996, when he came fifth. His win tally on the European Tour was 16, including the 1996 Volvo Masters, which was the European equivalent of the PGA Tour's Tour Championship. He won the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit nine times.

In July 1990, at the 119th Open Championship at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland, with a closing round of 65 (−7), the lowest score of the last round, McNulty finished tied second with Payne Stewart, after winner Nick Faldo.

McNulty represented Zimbabwe seven times at the Alfred Dunhill Cup and eight times at the World Cup. The Zimbabwe team twice finished runner-up to United States, 1993, when McNulty teamed up with Nick Price at the Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Florida, and at the 1994 World Cup of Golf in Puerto Rico, where the team of McNulty and Tony Johnstone finished second and McNulty finished tied 4th in the individual competition.

Senior career

When McNulty turned fifty and became eligible to play senior golf he chose to take part in the U.S.-based Champions Tour. His first full season in 2004 was highly successful with three wins (including the Charles Schwab Cup Championship) and a seventh-place finish on the money list. In 2007 he won the JELD-WEN Tradition, one of the five major championships on the over-50 tour. It was McNulty's sixth career win on the Champions Tour. His seventh win came in 2009 at the Principal Charity Classic with a playoff win over Nick Price and Fred Funk. In 2011 he won the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf.

Personal life

In November 1981, McNulty received serious facial and neck injuries when his car in high speed collided with a bus near his parents' farm in Zimbabwe, on his way to the ICL International in Johannesburg, South Africa. Despite his injuries, McNulty played in the 1981 South African Open the following month and won a tournament in Durban in January 1982, eight weeks after the accident.

McNulty became an Irish citizen in 2003 at the age of 50. He was eligible to do so because his maternal grandmother was born in Ballymena in Northern Ireland. He stated that his reason for doing so was his concern that as a non-resident Zimbabwean it could take him up to two years to get his passport renewed if he lost it. Commentators elaborated that the farm that his family had been managing for 40-something years had been confiscated by the Mugabe regime.

He now lives in Sunningdale, England. He has two children: Matthew (born 1985) and Catherine (born 1988). McNulty also has two stepchildren and four grandchildren: Luke, Layla, Charlee and Caila.

McNulty is the Director of the Mark McNulty Junior Golf Foundation. It is a non-profit organisation whose objective is to use golf as a medium to improve a child's development on and off the golf course while growing the game of golf.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (59)

European Tour wins (16)

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Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Tour (15)
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::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 24 Jun 1979 | Greater Manchester Open | −13 (64-66-71-66=267) | 5 strokes | ESP Manuel Piñero | | 2 | 24 Aug 1980 | Braun German Open | −8 (71-70-70-69=280) | 1 stroke | ENG Tony Charnley, ENG Neil Coles | | 3 | 26 Oct 1986 | Portuguese Open | −18 (66-69-69-66=270) | 1 stroke | ENG Ian Mosey | | 4 | 31 May 1987 | London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity | −15 (70-67-69-67=273) | Playoff | SCO Sam Torrance | | 5 | 7 Jun 1987 | Dunhill British Masters | −14 (71-65-71-67=274) | 1 stroke | WAL Ian Woosnam | | 6 | 30 Aug 1987 | German Open (2) | −25 (65-66-65-63=259) | 3 strokes | ESP Antonio Garrido | | 7 | 17 Apr 1988 | Cannes Open | −9 (72-71-70-66=279) | 3 strokes | USA Ron Commans, USA Joey Sindelar | | 8 | 8 Jul 1989 | Torras Monte Carlo Open | −15 (68-64-64-65=261) | 6 strokes | ESP José María Cañizares, ZAF Jeff Hawkes | | 9 | 16 Apr 1990 | Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open (2) | −8 (69-71-69-71=280) | 1 stroke | NIR Ronan Rafferty | | 10 | 26 Aug 1990 | Volvo German Open (3) | −18 (67-68-70-65=270) | 3 strokes | AUS Craig Parry | | 11 | 25 Aug 1991 | Volvo German Open (4) | −15 (68-67-72-66=273) | Playoff | ENG Paul Broadhurst | | 12 | 7 Aug 1994 | BMW International Open | −14 (70-71-68-65=274) | 1 stroke | ESP Seve Ballesteros | | 13 | 11 Feb 1996 | Dimension Data Pro-Am1 | −6 (69-67-73-73=282) | 4 strokes | RSA Brenden Pappas, ZWE Nick Price, ENG Ricky Willison | | 14 | 28 Jul 1996 | Sun Microsystems Dutch Open | −18 (67-65-66-68=266) | 1 stroke | USA Scott Hoch | | 15 | 27 Oct 1996 | Volvo Masters | −8 (72-69-67-68=276) | 7 strokes | ARG José Cóceres, SCO Sam Torrance, RSA Wayne Westner, ENG Lee Westwood | | 16 | 28 Jan 2001 | Mercedes-Benz South African Open1 | −8 (69-71-69-71=280) | 1 stroke | ENG Justin Rose | ::

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (2–2) ::data[format=table]

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11987London Standard Four Stars National Pro-CelebritySCO Sam TorranceWon with birdie on second extra hole
21990Wang Four StarsAUS Mike Clayton, AUS Rodger Davis,
USA Bill MalleyDavis won with birdie on seventh extra hole
Malley and McNulty eliminated by par on first hole
31991Volvo German OpenENG Paul BroadhurstWon with par on first extra hole
41993Air France Cannes OpenAUS Rodger DavisLost to par on first extra hole
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Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 23 Mar 1980 | Malaysian Open | −15 (67-64-67-72=270) | 9 strokes | TWN Tsao Chien-teng | ::

Sunshine Tour wins (33)

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Legend
Flagship events (1)
Tour Championships (2)
Other Sunshine Tour (30)
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::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 9 Feb 1980 | Holiday Inns Invitational | −14 (72-65-70-67=274) | 1 stroke | ZAF Tienie Britz | | 2 | 10 Jan 1981 | Sigma Series 1 | −13 (68-70-70-67=275) | 2 strokes | ZIM Nick Price | | 3 | 9 Jan 1982 | SISA Classic | −12 (69-69-69-69=276) | 4 strokes | ZAF Hugh Baiocchi, ZAF Allan Henning, ZAF Gavan Levenson | | 4 | 23 Jan 1982 | SAB South African Masters | −13 (68-64-69-74=275) | 2 strokes | ZIM Denis Watson | | 5 | 30 Jan 1982 | Sharp Electronics Open | −6 (69-69-70-66=274) | 1 stroke | ZAF Tienie Britz | | 6 | 6 Feb 1982 | Sun City Classic | −5 (73-72-70-68=283) | 1 stroke | ZAF John Bland | | 7 | 28 Jan 1984 | PAN AM Wild Coast | −4 (68-71-68-69=276) | 1 stroke | ZAF Harold Henning | | 8 | 2 Feb 1985 | Swazi Sun Pro-Am (2) | −18 (70-64-67-69=270) | 1 stroke | ZAF Simon Hobday | | 9 | 23 Feb 1985 | Palabora Classic | −13 (63-70-67-65=275) | Playoff | ZAF Hugh Baiocchi | | 10 | 14 Dec 1985 | Safmarine South African Masters (2) | −10 (69-71-68-70=278) | 4 strokes | ZAF Fulton Allem, CAN Frank Edmonds, ZAF David Frost | | 11 | 1 Feb 1986 | Wild Coast Classic (2) | −13 (66-66-71-64=267) | 6 strokes | ZAF David Frost | | 12 | 23 Feb 1986 | Barclays Bank Classic | −9 (73-66-71-69=279) | 6 strokes | ZAF Fulton Allem | | 13 | 9 Mar 1986 | Swazi Sun Pro-Am (3) | −25 (64-66-68-65=263) | Playoff | ZAF Fulton Allem | | 14 | 16 Mar 1986 | Trustbank Tournament of Champions | −16 (70-68-68-66=272) | 6 strokes | USA Jack Ferenz, ZIM Tony Johnstone | | 15 | 23 Nov 1986 | Helix Wild Coast Classic (3) | −11 (66-74-75-64=279) | 2 strokes | ZAF John Bland | | 16 | 29 Nov 1986 | Germiston Centenary Tournament | −18 (64-69-65-68=266) | 1 stroke | ZAF Fulton Allem | | 17 | 13 Dec 1986 | Safmarine South African Masters (3) | −18 (70-65-67-68=270) | 4 strokes | ZAF Fulton Allem | | 18 | 7 Feb 1987 | Southern Suns South African Open | −10 (74-66-71-67=278) | Playoff | ZAF Fulton Allem | | 19 | 14 Feb 1987 | AECI Charity Classic | −14 (65-70-71-64=270) | Playoff | ZAF Wayne Westner | | 20 | 22 Feb 1987 | Royal Swazi Sun Pro-Am (4) | −29 (68-65-64-62=259) | 6 strokes | ZAF Wayne Westner | | 21 | 28 Feb 1987 | Trustbank Tournament of Champions (2) | −17 (68-68-68-67=271) | 4 strokes | ZAF Gavan Levenson | | 22 | 17 Jan 1993 | Lexington PGA Championship | −15 (64-69-69-63=265) | 1 stroke | ZAF John Bland, ZAF David Frost, ZIM Nick Price, ZAF Wayne Westner | | 23 | 21 Nov 1993 | FNB Players Championship | −15 (69-68-70-66=273) | 5 strokes | ZAF Roger Wessels | | 24 | 11 Feb 1996 | Dimension Data Pro-Am1 | −6 (69-67-73-73=282) | 4 strokes | ZAF Brenden Pappas, ZIM Nick Price, ENG Ricky Willison | | 25 | 8 Dec 1996 | Zimbabwe Open | −18 (72-61-68-69=270) | 4 strokes | ZAF Justin Hobday, ZIM Nick Price | | 26 | 19 Jan 1997 | San Lameer South African Masters (4) | −12 (71-68-70-67=276) | 4 strokes | BRA Adilson da Silva | | 27 | 26 Jan 1997 | Nashua Wild Coast Sun Challenge | −10 (66-68-70-66=270) | 9 strokes | ZAF Justin Hobday | | 28 | 8 Mar 1998 | Vodacom Players Championship (2) | −5 (67-69-68-71=275) | 3 strokes | ZAF Warren Abery, USA Scott Dunlap | | 29 | 6 Feb 2000 | Stenham Swazi Open (5) | −13 (64-74-68-61=267) | 2 strokes | SCO Doug McGuigan | | 30 | 26 Nov 2000 | CABS/Old Mutual Zimbabwe Open (2) | −19 (66-64-70-69=269) | 1 stroke | ZAF Jean Hugo | | 31 | 14 Jan 2001 | Nashua Nedtel Cellular Masters (5) | −6 (64-67-70-73=274) | 1 stroke | ZAF Retief Goosen, ZAF Des Terblanche | | 32 | 28 Jan 2001 | Mercedes-Benz South African Open1 (2) | −8 (69-71-69-71=280) | 1 stroke | ENG Justin Rose | | 33 | 8 Dec 2002 | Vodacom Players Championship (3) | −16 (70-66-66-70=272) | 3 strokes | USA Scott Dunlap | ::

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (4–1) ::data[format=table]

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11985Palabora ClassicZAF Hugh BaiocchiWon with birdie on fifth extra hole
21986Swazi Sun Pro-AmZAF Fulton AllemWon with par on first extra hole
31987Southern Suns South African OpenZAF Fulton AllemWon with par on second extra hole
41987AECI Charity ClassicZAF Wayne WestnerWon with birdie on first extra hole
51995Telkom South African MastersUSA Scott DunlapLost to birdie on first extra hole
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Challenge Tour wins (1)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 12 Jan 1992 | Zimbabwe Open | −16 (72-65-67-68=272) | 9 strokes | ZIM Tony Johnstone | ::

Other wins (2)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 7 Dec 1986 | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge | −6 (74-70-70-68=282) | 3 strokes | USA Lanny Wadkins | | 2 | 13 Nov 1988 | Benson & Hedges Trophy (with FRA Marie-Laure Taya) | −12 (69-68-67-72=276) | 1 stroke | ESP Tania Abitbol and ESP José María Cañizares | ::

Champions Tour wins (8)

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Legend
Champions Tour major championships (1)
Tour Championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (6)
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::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 22 Feb 2004 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | −13 (67-65-68=200) | 1 stroke | USA Larry Nelson | | 2 | 17 Oct 2004 | SBC Championship | −18 (67-63-65=195) | 8 strokes | USA Gary McCord | | 3 | 24 Oct 2004 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | −11 (69-74-68-66=277) | 1 stroke | USA Tom Kite | | 4 | 26 Jun 2005 | Bank of America Championship | −12 (67-69-68=204) | Playoff | USA Don Pooley, USA Tom Purtzer | | 5 | 16 Oct 2005 | Administaff Small Business Classic | −16 (66-68-66=200) | 1 stroke | USA Gil Morgan | | 6 | 19 Aug 2007 | JELD-WEN Tradition | −16 (66-68-70-68=272) | 5 strokes | USA David Edwards | | 7 | 31 May 2009 | Principal Charity Classic | −10 (68-69-66=203) | Playoff | USA Fred Funk, ZWE Nick Price | | 8 | 24 Apr 2011 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with USA David Eger) | −27 (64-64-61=189) | Playoff | USA Scott Hoch and USA Kenny Perry | ::

Champions Tour playoff record (3–1) ::data[format=table]

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12005Bank of America ChampionshipUSA Don Pooley, USA Tom PurtzerWon with birdie on second extra hole
22009Principal Charity ClassicUSA Fred Funk, ZIM Nick PriceWon with birdie on fourth extra hole
Price eliminated by birdie on second hole
32009The Senior Open ChampionshipUSA Fred Funk, USA Loren RobertsRoberts won with par on third extra hole
Funk eliminated by birdie on first hole
42011Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
(with USA David Eger)USA Scott Hoch and USA Kenny PerryWon with par on second extra hole
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Results in major championships

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Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters TournamentT16CUT
U.S. OpenT53CUTT50CUTCUTT35T66T17CUT
The Open ChampionshipT23T23T54T45CUTT59T11T28T11
PGA ChampionshipT54T70CUTWDT17
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Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters TournamentT35CUTCUT
U.S. OpenT33CUTT28
The Open ChampionshipT2T64T28T14T11T40T1432CUTT37
PGA ChampionshipT8T27CUTT15CUT
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Tournament2000200120022003
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipT11CUTT53
PGA ChampionshipCUT
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CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

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TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts madeTotals01012145034
Masters Tournament00000152
U.S. Open000001127
The Open Championship0101192219
PGA Championship000013116
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  • Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (1989 Open Championship – 1993 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1990 Open Championship – 1990 PGA)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament1991199219931994199519961997
The Players ChampionshipT23T13CUTT23T43
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CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament2001
Match PlayR16
ChampionshipNT1
Invitational
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1Cancelled due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

NT = No tournament

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

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YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2007JELD-WEN Tradition−16 (66-68-70-68=272)5 strokesUSA David Edwards
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Senior results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

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Tournament200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
The Tradition8T461T25T25T16T59T44T46T29T53
Senior PGA ChampionshipT7T6T19T17T34T38T28T48T9
U.S. Senior OpenT19T7T14T183T36T48T42
Senior Players ChampionshipT9T11T41T31T52T2877T525T54
Senior British Open ChampionshipT58T27T34T16T2T44T18T26CUTT31CUT30T60T18CUTCUT
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CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

References

  1. Winter, Grant. (6 February 2000). "Supermac's putter burns up the course". Independent Online.
  2. [http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007%20Stats/86TO0810.pdf 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking]
  3. "Result - Holiday Inns Invitational".
  4. (February 1982). "I Siffror Sett, Syfafrika-touren".
  5. Keogh, Brian. (27 November 2003). "Mark McNulty takes Irish {{sic".
  6. "Mark McNulty Junior Golf Foundation".
  7. "Record Book 1974 World Amateur Team Golf Championships".

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