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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 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. 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking


Early life and amateur career
McNulty was born in , 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 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 . 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 .

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 '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 , which was the European equivalent of the 's Tour Championship. He won the Order of Merit nine times.

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

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 at the Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Florida, and at the 1994 World Cup of Golf in , where the team of McNulty and 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 . 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 , 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 and . 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 . Despite his injuries, McNulty played in the 1981 South African Open the following month and won a tournament in 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 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 regime.

He now lives in , 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
  • 1974 Rhodesia Amateur Championship
  • 1977 South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship


Professional wins (59)

European Tour wins (16)
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Tour (15)
124 Jun 1979Greater Manchester Open−13 (64-66-71-66=267)5 strokesManuel Piñero
224 Aug 1980Braun German Open−8 (71-70-70-69=280)1 stroke,
326 Oct 1986−18 (66-69-69-66=270)1 stroke
431 May 1987London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity−15 (70-67-69-67=273)Playoff
57 Jun 1987Dunhill British Masters−14 (71-65-71-67=274)1 stroke
630 Aug 1987German Open (2)−25 (65-66-65-63=259)3 strokesAntonio Garrido
717 Apr 1988−9 (72-71-70-66=279)3 strokes,
88 Jul 1989Torras Monte Carlo Open−15 (68-64-64-65=261)6 strokesJosé María Cañizares,
916 Apr 1990Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open (2)−8 (69-71-69-71=280)1 stroke
1026 Aug 1990Volvo German Open (3)−18 (67-68-70-65=270)3 strokes
1125 Aug 1991Volvo German Open (4)−15 (68-67-72-66=273)Playoff
127 Aug 1994BMW International Open−14 (70-71-68-65=274)1 stroke
1311 Feb 1996Dimension Data Pro-Am1−6 (69-67-73-73=282)4 strokes, ,
1428 Jul 1996Sun Microsystems Dutch Open−18 (67-65-66-68=266)1 stroke
1527 Oct 1996−8 (72-69-67-68=276)7 strokesJosé Cóceres, ,
,
1628 Jan 2001Mercedes-Benz South African Open1−8 (69-71-69-71=280)1 stroke
1Co-sanctioned by the

European Tour playoff record (2–2)

11987London Standard Four Stars National Pro-CelebrityWon with birdie on second extra hole
21990Wang Four StarsMike Clayton, ,
Bill Malley
Davis won with birdie on seventh extra hole
Malley and McNulty eliminated by par on first hole
31991Volvo German OpenWon with par on first extra hole
41993Air France Cannes OpenLost to par on first extra hole


Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
123 Mar 1980Malaysian Open−15 (67-64-67-72=270)9 strokes


Sunshine Tour wins (33)
Flagship events (1)
Tour Championships (2)
Other Sunshine Tour (30)
19 Feb 1980Holiday Inns Invitational−14 (72-65-70-67=274)1 stroke
210 Jan 1981Sigma Series 1−13 (68-70-70-67=275)2 strokes
39 Jan 1982−12 (69-69-69-69=276)4 strokes, ,
423 Jan 1982SAB South African Masters−13 (68-64-69-74=275)2 strokes
530 Jan 1982Sharp Electronics Open−6 (69-69-70-66=274)1 stroke
66 Feb 1982Sun City Classic−5 (73-72-70-68=283)1 strokeJohn Bland
728 Jan 1984PAN AM Wild Coast−4 (68-71-68-69=276)1 stroke
82 Feb 1985Swazi Sun Pro-Am (2)−18 (70-64-67-69=270)1 stroke
923 Feb 1985−13 (63-70-67-65=275)Playoff
1014 Dec 1985Safmarine South African Masters (2)−10 (69-71-68-70=278)4 strokes, ,
David Frost
111 Feb 1986Wild Coast Classic (2)−13 (66-66-71-64=267)6 strokesDavid Frost
1223 Feb 1986Barclays Bank Classic−9 (73-66-71-69=279)6 strokes
139 Mar 1986Swazi Sun Pro-Am (3)−25 (64-66-68-65=263)Playoff
1416 Mar 1986Trustbank Tournament of Champions−16 (70-68-68-66=272)6 strokes,
1523 Nov 1986Helix Wild Coast Classic (3)−11 (66-74-75-64=279)2 strokesJohn Bland
1629 Nov 1986Germiston Centenary Tournament−18 (64-69-65-68=266)1 stroke
1713 Dec 1986Safmarine South African Masters (3)−18 (70-65-67-68=270)4 strokes
187 Feb 1987Southern Suns South African Open−10 (74-66-71-67=278)Playoff
1914 Feb 1987AECI Charity Classic−14 (65-70-71-64=270)Playoff
2022 Feb 1987Royal Swazi Sun Pro-Am (4)−29 (68-65-64-62=259)6 strokes
2128 Feb 1987Trustbank Tournament of Champions (2)−17 (68-68-68-67=271)4 strokes
2217 Jan 1993Lexington PGA Championship−15 (64-69-69-63=265)1 strokeJohn Bland, David Frost,
,
2321 Nov 1993FNB Players Championship−15 (69-68-70-66=273)5 strokes
2411 Feb 1996Dimension Data Pro-Am1−6 (69-67-73-73=282)4 strokes, ,
258 Dec 1996−18 (72-61-68-69=270)4 strokes,
2619 Jan 1997San Lameer South African Masters (4)−12 (71-68-70-67=276)4 strokesAdilson da Silva
2726 Jan 1997Nashua Wild Coast Sun Challenge−10 (66-68-70-66=270)9 strokes
288 Mar 1998Vodacom Players Championship (2)−5 (67-69-68-71=275)3 strokes,
296 Feb 2000Stenham Swazi Open (5)−13 (64-74-68-61=267)2 strokes
3026 Nov 2000CABS/Old Mutual Zimbabwe Open (2)−19 (66-64-70-69=269)1 strokeJean Hugo
3114 Jan 2001Nashua Nedtel Cellular Masters (5)−6 (64-67-70-73=274)1 stroke,
3228 Jan 2001Mercedes-Benz South African Open1 (2)−8 (69-71-69-71=280)1 stroke
338 Dec 2002Vodacom Players Championship (3)−16 (70-66-66-70=272)3 strokes
1Co-sanctioned by the

Sunshine Tour playoff record (4–1)

11985Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
21986Swazi Sun Pro-AmWon with par on first extra hole
31987Southern Suns South African OpenWon with par on second extra hole
41987AECI Charity ClassicWon with birdie on first extra hole
51995Telkom South African MastersLost to birdie on first extra hole


Challenge Tour wins (1)
112 Jan 1992−16 (72-65-67-68=272)9 strokes


Other wins (2)
17 Dec 1986Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge−6 (74-70-70-68=282)3 strokes
213 Nov 1988Benson & Hedges Trophy
(with )
−12 (69-68-67-72=276)1 stroke and José María Cañizares


Champions Tour wins (8)
Champions Tour major championships (1)
Tour Championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (6)
122 Feb 2004Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am−13 (67-65-68=200)1 stroke
217 Oct 2004−18 (67-63-65=195)8 strokes
324 Oct 2004Charles Schwab Cup Championship−11 (69-74-68-66=277)1 stroke
426 Jun 2005Bank of America Championship−12 (67-69-68=204)Playoff,
516 Oct 2005Administaff Small Business Classic−16 (66-68-66=200)1 stroke
619 Aug 2007JELD-WEN Tradition−16 (66-68-70-68=272)5 strokesDavid Edwards
731 May 2009Principal Charity Classic−10 (68-69-66=203)Playoff,
824 Apr 2011Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
(with )
−27 (64-64-61=189)Playoff and

Champions Tour playoff record (3–1)

12005Bank of America Championship, Won with birdie on second extra hole
22009Principal Charity Classic, Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Price eliminated by birdie on second hole
32009The Senior Open Championship, Roberts won with par on third extra hole
Funk eliminated by birdie on first hole
42011Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
(with )
and Won with par on second extra hole


Results in major championships
Masters Tournament T16CUT
U.S. Open T53CUTT50CUTCUTT35T66T17CUT
The Open ChampionshipT23T23T54T45 CUTT59T11T28T11
T54 T70CUTWDT17

Masters Tournament T35 CUT CUT
U.S. Open T33 CUT T28
The Open ChampionshipT2T64T28T14T11T40T1432CUTT37
T8T27 CUTT15 CUT

Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipT11CUT T53
CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.


Summary
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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
The Players ChampionshipT23T13 CUTT23 T43

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place


Results in World Golf Championships
R16
NT1
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)
David Edwards


Senior results timeline
Results not in chronological order.

8T461T25T25 T16T59T44T46T29 T53
Senior PGA ChampionshipT7T6T19 T17 T34T38T28T48T9
U.S. Senior OpenT19T7T14T183T36 T48 T42
Senior Players ChampionshipT9T11T41T31T52 T2877T525T54
Senior British Open ChampionshipT58T27T34T16T2 T44T18T26CUTT31CUT30T60T18 CUTCUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place


Team appearances
Amateur
  • Eisenhower Trophy (representing Rhodesia): 1974

Professional

  • Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Zimbabwe): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
  • World Cup (representing Zimbabwe): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
  • (International team): 1994, 1996
  • Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Southern Africa): 1995 (winners)
  • (representing the Rest of the World): 2004


See also
  • List of golfers with most European Tour wins


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