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Line 1: {{Short description\|American professional golfer}} {{use mdy dates\|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox golfer \| name = Chris DiMarco \| image = Chris Di Marco, Open 2006 (2662380818).jpg \| image_size = ~~<!-- e.g. 250px (default is~~ 200px~~) -->~~ \| alt = \| caption = DiMarco at the [[2006 Open Championship]] Line 9 ⟶ 10: \| nickname = \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1968\|8\|23\|mf=y}} \| birth_place = [[Huntington, New York]], U.S. \| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age\|YYYY\|MM\|DD\|1968\|8\|23\|mf=y}} --> \| death_place = Line 15 ⟶ 16: \| weight = {{convert\|180\|lb\|kg st\|abbr=on}} \| nationality = {{USA}} \| residence = [[Denver, Colorado ]], U.S. \| spouse = {{marriage\|Amy Curtis DiMarco\|1991}} \| children = 3 Line 22 ⟶ 23: \| retired = <!-- Year retired --> \| tour = [[PGA Tour Champions]] \| extour = [[PGA Tour]]<br>[[~~Canadian~~Web.com Tour]]<br>[[~~Web.com~~Canadian Tour]] \| prowins = 8 \| pgawins = 3 Line 42 ⟶ 43: \| wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> \| wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> \| award1 = [[~~PGA~~Canadian Tour ~~Canada~~#Order of Merit winners\|Canadian Tour<br>Order of Merit winner]] \| year1 = [[1992 Canadian Tour\|1992]] \| award2 = \| year2 = \| awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Christian Dean DiMarco''' (born August 23, 1968) is an American [[professional golfer]] who plays on the [[PGA Tour Champions]]. DiMarco has won ~~seven~~eight tournaments as a pro, including three [[PGA Tour]] events. ==Early years== Line 63 ⟶ 64: In 2005, DiMarco lost a sudden-death playoff with [[Tiger Woods]] to finish second in [[2005 Masters Tournament\|The Masters]].<ref name=hack4292005>Damon Hack, "[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/29/sports/golf/29golf.html?ref=chrisdimarco DiMarco Comes Close in Another Major]," ''The New York Times'' (April 29, 2005). Retrieved July 16, 2011.</ref><ref>Jerry Potter, "[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/masters/2005-04-10-dimarco-side_x.htm DiMarco recovers, fights to the end]," ''USA Today'' (April 19, 2005). Retrieved July 16, 2011.</ref> The final round pairing of Woods and DiMarco featured a famous chip from Woods which took an incredibly long time to drop into the hole for a birdie on the par three 16th, and stretch his lead to two. The Masters result moved DiMarco into the top ten of the [[Official World Golf Rankings]].<ref name=hack4292005/> DiMarco finished as the runner-up in a major for the third time at the [[2006 Open Championship]] at [[Hoylake]]; [[Tiger Woods]] beating him by two strokes.<ref name=hack8032006>Damon Hack, "[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/03/sports/golf/03golf.html?ref=chrisdimarco Count Woods Among the Admirers of DiMarco]," ''The New York Times'' (August 3, 2006). Retrieved July 16, 2011.</ref> DiMarco achieved his four-round score of 70-65-69-68 (272, −16) less than three weeks after the death of his mother.<ref name=hack8032006/><ref>PGA.com, The Open Championship, [http://www.pga.com/openchampionship/2006/scoring/scorecards/06251.html Chris DiMarco 2006 Scorecard]. Retrieved July 16, 2011.</ref> Arguably, DiMarco enjoyed his most consistent success from 2002 to 2006, when he was ranked in the top ten of the [[Official World Golf Rankings\|world rankings]] for 61 weeks, going as high as number six in the world in 2005.<ref>Official World Golf Rankings, Archive, [http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007%20Stats/86TO0810.pdf 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017160152/http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007 \|date=2015-10-17 }}." Retrieved July 16, 2011.</ref> DiMarco was also a member of the U.S. national team in the 2003 and 2005 [[Presidents Cup]],<ref>Associated Press, "[~~http~~https://~~sports~~www.espn~~.go~~.com/golf/news/story?id=1670898 Heroes and goats overlooked in the chaos]," ESPN.com (November 25, 2003). Retrieved July 16, 2011.</ref><ref>Alan Shipnuck, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104155750/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1115090/index.htm United Mates]," ''Sports Illustrated'' (December 26, 2005). Retrieved July 16, 2011.</ref> and the [[Ryder Cup]] competitions in 2004 and 2006.<ref>Jim McCabe, "[http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2004/09/20/americans_dominated_by_europes_brilliance/ Americans dominated by Europe's brilliance]," ''Boston Globe'' (September 20, 2004). Retrieved July 16, 2011.</ref><ref>Bob Harig, "[~~http~~https://~~sports~~www.espn~~.go~~.com/golf/rydercup06/columns/story?columnist=harig_bob&id=2603308 The U.S. could win more if its best played better]," ESPN.com (September 26, 2006). Retrieved July 16, 2011.</ref> DiMarco sank a {{convert\|15\|ft\|adj=on}} putt to beat [[Stuart Appleby]] and clinch the [[2005 Presidents Cup]].<ref>Damon Hack, "[http://articles.sfgate.com/2005-09-26/sports/17390139_1_dimarco-jack-nicklaus-chris-dimarco-putt Presidents Cup: DiMarco shines his 'moment']," ''San Francisco Chronicle'' (September 26, 2005). Retrieved July 16, 2011.</ref> In [[2007 PGA Tour\|2007]], he disclosed that he was suffering from a chronic shoulder injury,<ref>Associated Press, "[http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=81861 Chris DiMarco]{{Dead link\|date=July 2020 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}," ''First Coast News'' (May 11, 2007). Retrieved July 16, 2011.</ref> and underwent [[arthroscopic surgery]] on his left shoulder later that year.<ref name=espn9122007>"[~~http~~https://~~sports~~www.espn~~.go~~.com/golf/news/story?id=3016501 DiMarco undergoes surgery on left shoulder]," ESPN.com (September 12, 2007). Retrieved July 16, 2011.</ref> Notwithstanding the injury, DiMarco still finished among the top 25 in six tournaments and earned more than $950,000 in fewer than nine months in 2007.<ref name=espn9122007/> DiMarco has not played a full PGA Tour schedule since [[2012 PGA Tour\|2012]]. He is a frequent contributor to ''Morning Drive'' on [[Golf Channel]]. Line 72 ⟶ 73: DiMarco has known his wife Amy ([[née]] Curtis) since the seventh grade,<ref name=siofok02/> when both attended Rock Lake Middle School in [[Longwood, Florida\|Longwood]].<ref name=ernst2004/> Later, both were students at Lake Brantley High School, and attended their high school prom together.<ref name=ernst2004/> They have three children—two daughters and a son.<ref name=ernst2004/> His son, Cristian DiMarco, was a member of the [[South Florida Bulls\|University of South Florida]] golf team, after transferring from [[Kentucky Wildcats\|Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Cristian DiMarco profile \|url=http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210305265&DB_OEM_ID=7700 \|publisher=USF Bulls \|access-date=December 10, 2015}}</ref> Cristian turned professional in 2018. DiMarco hosts his own annual charity golf tournament at his local course, Heathrow Country Club in [[Heathrow, Florida]].<ref name=golforlando11132009>"[http://www.golforlandoflorida.com/orlando-golf-news/norma-dimarco-tee-up-for-life-charity-golf-tournament-raises-more-than-330000.html Norma DiMarco Tee Up for Life Charity Golf Tournament Raises More than $330,000]," GolfOrlandoFlorida.com (November 13, 2009). Retrieved July 16, 2011.</ref> The "Norma DiMarco Tee Up For Life Golf Tournament" is named in honor of his mother~~, who died from cancer in 2006~~. It raises funds for R.O.C.K (Reaching Out to Cancer Kids), and features celebrities and amateurs.<ref name=golforlando11132009/> As part of his personal participation in the event, DiMarco plays the 12th hole with every foursome in the tournament.<ref name=livesy11022009/> ==Amateur wins== Line 190 ⟶ 191: \|- \|align=center\|1 \|align=right\|Aug 18, [[1996 Canadian Tour\|1996]] \|[[Montclair Quebec Open]] \|align=right\|67-65-65-69=266 Line 387 ⟶ 388: {\|cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;" \|- style="background:#eeeeee;" !align="left"\|Tournament!!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024 \|- \|align=left\|[[The Tradition]] Line 394 ⟶ 395: \|T56 \|T33 \|T59 \|T44 \|- \|align=left\|[[Senior PGA Championship]] Line 400 ⟶ 403: \|CUT \|T29 \|T31 \|style="background:yellow;"\|T6 \|- \|align=left\|[[U.S. Senior Open]] Line 406 ⟶ 411: \|CUT \|CUT \|style="background:#eeeeee;"\| \|style="background:#eeeeee;"\| \|- \|align=left\|[[Senior Players Championship]] Line 412 ⟶ 419: \|T58 \|74 \|T64 \|T33 \|- \|align=left\|[[Senior British Open Championship]] Line 417 ⟶ 426: \|style="background:#eeeeee;"\|NT \|style="background:#eeeeee;"\| \|style="background:#eeeeee;"\| \|CUT \|style="background:#eeeeee;"\| \|} Line 422 ⟶ 433: "T" indicates a tie for a place<br> CUT = missed the halfway cut<br> NT = Nono tournament due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]] ==U.S. national team appearances== Line 471 ⟶ 482: [[Category:American people of Italian descent]] [[Category:Lake Brantley High School alumni]] [[Category:~~People~~Sportspeople from Huntington, New York]] [[Category:People from Heathrow, Florida]] [[Category:People from Altamonte Springs, Florida]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Seminole County, Florida]] [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Presidents Cup competitors for the United States]]