| Steve Marino | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Stephen Paul Marino Jr. |
| Born | (1980-03-10)March 10, 1980 (age 45) Altus, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Virginia |
| Turned professional | 2002 |
| Former tours | PGA Tour Korn Ferry Tour Golden Bear Tour Gateway Tour Tarheel Tour |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Highestranking | 54 (March 27, 2011)[1] |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T14: 2010 |
| PGA Championship | T60: 2008 |
| U.S. Open | T63: 2010 |
| The Open Championship | T38: 2009 |
Stephen Paul Marino Jr. (born March 10, 1980) is an Americanprofessional golfer who played on thePGA Tour.
Amilitary brat, Marino was born inAltus, Oklahoma, where his father, Steve Sr., was stationed as anavigator in theU.S. Air Force. The family moved to Alaska when he was an infant, and later to Ohio and Alabama.[2] In 1991, they relocated toFairfax,Virginia, asuburb southwest ofWashington, D.C., where they continue to reside.
Marino's golf game began to blossom at age 14, when he worked and played at the Army Navy Country Club in Fairfax; he graduated fromW.T. Woodson High School in 1998. During his senior year he won the Virginia High School championship,
Marino received a golf scholarship to theUniversity of Virginia inCharlottesville.[3] At the end of his freshman year, he won the 1999 Virginia Amateur championship. He was a member of theBeta Theta Pifraternity.[4] Marino graduated from the university in 2002 with a degree insociology.[5]
Marino embarked on his professional career in 2002 on the Tar Heel Tour, and moved to Florida to practice and play year-round. He qualified for theCanadian Tour for the 2003 season, and went to Canada again in 2004, but then headed back to Florida. There he played on theGolden Bear Tour, a developmental circuit backed byJack Nicklaus in which all the events were within 60 miles (100 km) ofWest Palm Beach, near where he lived then (and now).[6]
Before reaching the PGA Tour, Marino won the 2006Sidney Frank MemorialGateway Tour Championship, where he carded a 13-under-par 59 during the third round.[7] It was his second Gateway Tour win of 2006.[8] Marino was aMonday qualifier on theNationwide Tour in2006, where he earned $134,000 and finished 42nd on the money list, which was insufficient to earn a PGA Tour card. Instead, he qualified through the six-roundqualifying school in December, earning his card for the 2007 season.
In his rookie season of 2007, Marino finished 80th on the PGA Tour money list and retained his tour card for 2008, with winnings exceeding $1,100,000. He had four top-10 finishes in 31 events. In 2008, Marino finished 34th on the PGA Tour money list, earning over $2,000,000, and retained his tour card for 2009. He had six top-10 finishes in 32 events, highlighted by a career-best second-place finish in theMayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun inMexico.
In May 2009, Marino andTim Clark lost toSteve Stricker in a two-hole playoff at theCrowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial inFort Worth, Texas. Marino received international attention in 2009 when he was co-leader (withTom Watson) at the halfway point of the2009 Open Championship atTurnberry inScotland.[9] However, Marino faltered over the weekend and finished the event tied 38th. He finished the 2009 season 35th on the PGA Tour money list.
Marino finished tied for second at the 2011Sony Open in Hawaii.[10] He led the 2011AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am after the second and third rounds, but on the final day, eventual winnerD. A. Points passed him. Marino had to make an eagle on the par-5 18th hole in order to tie Points, who had finished. But Marino hit into thePacific Ocean and took a triple-bogey eight, which dropped him into a tie for fourth place.[11] Marino led the 2011Arnold Palmer Invitational during the fourth round, as late as the 17th hole. But he suffered two buried lies in bunkers on the 15th and 17th holes, and despite making a birdie on the final hole, ended in second place, one stroke behind winnerMartin Laird.[12] Marino advanced his position on theOfficial World Golf Ranking to a career high of #54.[13] Marino was identified as the best PGA Tour player without a victory by writerCraig Dolch, who noted that he has posted 21 top-10 finishes in his 124 Tour starts to date.[14]
In January 2012, Marino was diagnosed with a bone contusion on the tip of his tibia and femur in his left leg. He did not play again until May.[15] In 2012, he played at total of six PGA Tour events, making the cut in two of them. In 2013, he played in 12 PGA Tour events, making the cut five times.
In March 2016, Marino lost in a sudden-death playoff toTony Finau at thePuerto Rico Open. In the playoff, both players birdied the 18th hole twice. But playing the 18th for the third time in the playoff, Marino three-putted from just off the green for a par, while Finau birdied the hole again for the win. This was Marino's fifth runner-up finish of his career but he is still winless in 182 events on the PGA Tour.
Marino currently resides inTequesta, Florida.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 25,2004 | St Andrews Classic | −5 (71-68=139) | 2 strokes |  Jeff Barlow |
| 2 | Feb 11, 2004 | Nicklaus Golf Equipment Classic 1 | −12 (69-65-70=204) | 2 strokes | Jeff Barlow,Bryant MacKellar |
| 3 | Jul 30, 2004 | Nicklaus Golf Equipment Classic 2 | −20 (70-63-67-68=268) | 1 stroke | Dave Clodfelter |
| 4 | Feb 24,2005 | Estates 2 | −13 (70-67-66=203) | Playoff | Steve Wheatcroft |
| 5 | Mar 3, 2005 | Fox Club | −3 (72-73-68=213) | 2 strokes |  Sean Quinlivan |
| 6 | Apr 1, 2005 | Hammock Creek 2 | −18 (69-63-66=198) | 1 stroke | Steve Burns |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 13,2006 | Beach Spring A2 | −20 (66-63-67=196) | 1 stroke | Patrick Hawkins |
| 2 | Apr 12, 2006 | Beach Spring B4 | −5 (71-68-72=211) | 3 strokes | Jamie Neher,Paul Wackerly III |
| 3 | Oct 1, 2006 | Sidney Frank Memorial Tour Championship | −27 (67-68-59-67=261) | 10 strokes | David Lutterus |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 10,2002 | Springfield Open | −6 (71-73-66=210) | 1 stroke | Derek Watson |
| 2 | Oct 24, 2002 | Tarheel Tour Championship | −2 (71-70-73=214) | 2 strokes | Chris Greenwood,Derek Watson |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial |  Tim Clark,Steve Stricker | Stricker won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2016 | Puerto Rico Open | Tony Finau | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship | Patrick Rodgers | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T14 | T42 | |||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T63 | CUT | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | T38 | T55 | CUT | ||||||
| PGA Championship | T60 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T79 | T32 | T19 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Match Play | ||
| Championship | T65 | |
| Invitational | ||
| Champions | T57 |
"T" = Tied
| Season | Wins | Earnings ($) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | 14,542 | n/a |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 2007 | 0 | 1,179,165 | 80 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2,094,267 | 34 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2,161,539 | 35 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1,479,239 | 61 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1,975,076 | 38 |
| 2012 | 0 | 85,040 | 212 |
| 2013 | 0 | 148,874 | 192 |
| 2014 | 0 | 294,565 | 170 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 2016 | 0 | 768,200 | 120 |
| 2017 | 0 | 98,573 | 214 |
| 2018 | 0 | 76,616 | 220 |
| Career* | 0 | 10,375,697 | 175 |
*Complete through the 2018 season.