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MARCO DAWSON

UNITED STATES

Height:

6 ft, 0 in

Weight:

190 lbs

Birthday:

11/17/1963

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College:Florida Southern College (1985, Marketing)
Turned Pro:1985
Birthplace:Freising, Germany
Residence:Lakeland, FL

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Nationwide Tour VICTORIES (1)
2002  LaSalle Bank Open. 
Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position (210)
$45,338
Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round
67 at Round 1, Farmers Insurance Open. 67 at Round 3, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Highlights

First top-10 of the year was a T4 at the weather-plagued Fresh Express Classic in California. Was at 8-under par and four shots off the lead after 54 holes. Tournament's final round was first delayed and later canceled because of heavy fog.

Was solo second at the News Sentinel Open, where he posted four rounds in the 60s and had a chance to win Sunday. Birdied three holes on the back nine to post at 19-under, winding up two strokes back of winner Kirk Triplett. Runner-up effort was his best on Tour since a T2 at the 2002 Oregon Classic.
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
2-- Greater Milwaukee Open.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
1-- LaSalle Bank Open.
2011 Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T8-- PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament.
2011 Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
2-- News Sentinel Open Presented by Pilot. T4-- Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae. T9-- Cox Classic Presented by Lexus of Omaha.
2011 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--3; in money--3; Top 10 finishes--
2011 Season Nationwide Tour
Tournaments Entered--21; in money--16; Top 10 finishes--3
Career Highlights

2011: Played majority of the year on the Nationwide Tour, with top-10s in 21 starts. Also made three cuts in three starts on the PGA TOUR.

With four rounds in the 60s, best TOUR finish was a T18 at the John Deere Classic.

On the Nationwide Tour, first top-10 of the year was a T4 at the weather-plagued Fresh Express Classic in California. Was at 8-under par and four shots off the lead after 54 holes. Tournament's final round was first delayed and later canceled because of heavy fog.

Four rounds in the 60s at the Cox Classic earned him his second top-10 of the season, a T9.

Saved best finish of the season for last, by finishing solo second at the News Sentinel Open, where he posted four rounds in the 60s and had a chance to win Sunday. Birdied three holes on the back nine to post at 19-under, winding up two strokes back of winner Kirk Triplett. Runner-up effort was his best on Tour since a T2 at the 2002 Oregon Classic.

In December, finished T8 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament at PGA West in Palm Springs, CA, to earn his PGA TOUR card for 2012. 2010: Failed to crack the top 10 in 10 PGA TOUR starts.

Played 15 Nationwide Tour events, with one top-10 finish. Best performance, a T4, came at his first event of the season, the Panama CLARO Championship. It was his best Nationwide Tour showing since a T2 at the 2002 Oregon Classic. Ended the year No. 97 on the money list. 2009: Finished T40 at the Valero Texas Open for his only made cut in six events. Ended the Nationwide Tour season No. 74 on the money list after making 14 cuts in 19 starts but had only two top-10 finishes. Finished T6 at both the South Georgia Classic and the Chattanooga Classic. 2008: Made the cut in 12 of 21 starts on the PGA TOUR, with top-10 finishes at the inaugural Puerto Rico Open (T6) and the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (T10), giving him back-to-back top-10 finishes for the first time since 2003. Only start on the Nationwide Tour in resulted in T6 at the South Georgia Classic for his first top-10 on that Tour since finishing second at the 2002 Oregon Classic. 2007: Best finish came with a T5 at the Buick Open in early July. Finished 145th on the money list. 2006: Sitting at No. 163 on TOUR money list entering the FUNAI Classic, finished T5 with four rounds in the 60s. With payday of $161,575, moved to No. 139 and earned a top-10 exemption into the season's final full-field event, the Chrysler Championship, where he missed the cut in final attempt at a top-125 finish. 2005: Received a Major Medical Extension for 2005. Ended the season 139th on the money list to earn partial status for the 2006 season.

In his first round on the PGA TOUR since the 2003 Honda Classic (missed rest of 2003 season due to back surgery), shared the first-round lead of the Ford Championship at Doral with three others after an opening 8-under 64. Finished T79.

In 16th start, yielded first top-10 of season with a T8 at the Deutsche Bank Championship. 2004: Made six starts before season was cut short due to back surgery in April. 2003: One of six Nationwide Tour graduates from the class of 2002 to retain TOUR card, finishing in top 125 for the first time since 1996.

Best finish of the year was a T7 at the Buick Invitational, his first top-10 since T6 at Buick Challenge in 1996, a span of 68 events. Collected a career-best $130,950.

Followed with a T10 the next week at the Nissan Open. 2002: Continued to play under Major Medical Extension carryover from 2001 season. After playing in 19 events in 2001, had one remaining event in 2002 to earn $174,047 and keep Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the season. Missed cut at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open, then spent the remainder of the year on the Nationwide Tour where he finished eighth and picked up his first win at the LaSalle Bank Open in Chicago. Win came in his 309th combined start on the Nationwide Tour/PGA TOUR. Added runners-up finishes at the Dayton Open and the Oregon Classic. 2001: Playing on a Medical Extension, earned $172,738 in 19 events. Made 10 cuts and had two top-25 finishes. 2000: Only played in 10 TOUR events before undergoing back surgery on May 30. 1999: Became the first player in Nationwide Tour history to earn more than $200,000 without benefit of a victory. Finished third on Nationwide Tour money list to earn PGA TOUR card for 2000. Carded a 69 in the final round of the Nationwide Tour Championship, the only sub-70 on the last day, and forced a playoff with eventual winner Bob Heintz. 1998: Spent most of the season retooling his game, changing from a right-to-left approach to a preferred left-to-right style. Played in only one tournament. 1996: Finished in top 100 for second consecutive season. Posted three top-10 finishes, including a T3 at the Buick Invitational and T4 at CVS Charity Classic. 1995: Finished No. 71 on the TOUR money list. Closest brush with victory on the PGA TOUR came at the Greater Milwaukee Open where final-round 67 left him in second place, three behind winner Scott Hoch, for a $108,000 payday. Member of the TOUR from 1991 through 1997. Amateur: Was a teammate of Lee Janzen and Rocco Mediate at Florida Southern.
Personal
Took up golf at age 9 after his family moved to Coral Springs, FL, and lived adjacent to a course.
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