Mark O’Meara is able to retire, and he has picked the perfect spot in Pebble Seashore.
O’Meara gained the California State Beginner in 1979, the primary of his six titles over three a long time at Pebble Seashore. 5 of these had been the AT&T Pebble Seashore Professional-Am, the final one in 1997 when at age 40 he held off Tiger Woods and David Duval.
O’Meara, 67, is ending his profession this week on the Pure Insurance coverage Championship, held at Pebble Seashore and Spyglass, a singular PGA Tour Champions occasions that places execs with youngsters from The First Tee.
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O’Meara, inducted into the World Golf Corridor of Fame in 2015 at a ceremony at St. Andrews, ends his profession with 16 wins on the PGA Tour, three on the European tour, two on the Japan Golf Tour, one on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the 1994 Argentina Open.
He gained on each continent golf is performed besides Africa, though he did accomplice with Nick Worth of Zimbabwe to win the Liberty Mutual Insurance coverage Legends of Golf, one among his three PGA Tour Champions titles.
Pebble was the plain option to stroll away, beginning with that 8-and-7 win over Lennie Clements.
O’Meara additionally gained the U.S. Beginner that 12 months, and his two largest wins had been the Masters and The Open in 1998, making him the oldest participant to win two majors in the identical 12 months.
His favourite Pebble second was successful in 1990 along with his father.
“I flew him and mother out after which I gained the match taking part in alongside my dad,” O’Meara mentioned. “I put that proper on the prime of the checklist of nice issues, successful at Augusta with a putt on the ultimate gap, successful the U.S. Beginner. However to play with my father and arising the final gap, the 18th gap at Pebble, you’ll be able to’t do higher than that.”