OMAR URESTI

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Height:

5 ft, 6 in

Weight:

175 lbs

Birthday:

08/03/1968

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College:University of Texas (1991, Organizational Communication)
Turned Pro:1991
Birthplace:Austin, TX
Residence:Austin, TX

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Nationwide Tour VICTORIES (2)
1994  NIKE Shreveport Open.  2007  Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship at Wente Vineyards. 
Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position ()
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Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round
72 at Round 2, Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship presented by Samsung.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Highlights
Made the cut in just three of 16 combined starts on both Tours and did not have a top-25 finish. 2010: Made the cut in 10 of 27 starts on the PGA TOUR, with one top-10 performance to end the year No. 182 on the money list. Closed with a 5-under 65, one stroke shy of matching his career-low round on TOUR, to finish T8 in his first start of the season at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Next best effort was a T25 at the Shell Houston Open.
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T3-- Bay Hill Invitational, EDS Byron Nelson Championship.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
1-- NIKE Shreveport Open, Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship at Wente Vineyards.
2011 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--5; in money--2; Top 10 finishes--
2011 Season Nationwide Tour
Tournaments Entered--11; in money--1; Top 10 finishes--
Career Highlights

Member of the PGA TOUR in 1995-2000, 2004-06, 2008 and 2010, and the Nationwide Tour in 1993-94, 2001-03, 2007, 2009 and 2011. 2011: On the PGA TOUR, made two cuts in five starts. Made one made cut in 11 Nationwide Tour starts. 2010: Made the cut in 10 of 27 starts on the PGA TOUR, with one top-10 peformance.

Closed with a 5-under 65, one stroke shy of matching his career-low round on TOUR, to finish T8 in his first start of the season at the Sony Open in Hawaii. 2009: Earned exempt status on the PGA TOUR for 2010 with a T15 finish at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. It was his fifth successful trip through the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament…Made five of nine cuts on the PGA TOUR, highlighted by one top-10…Made 10 of 14 cuts on the Nationwide Tour, where he also posted a top-10…Four rounds in the 60s earned him T5 honors at the Nationwide Tour's Northeast Pennsylvania Classic…Posted first top-10 since 2006 B.C. Open (T4) with a T7 at the U.S. Bank Championship, aided by rounds of 67-67 on the weekend. 2008: Claimed four top-25 finishes on the PGA TOUR in 24 starts, with his best finish being a T11 at the U.S. Bank Championship following a final-round, 6-under 64. 2007: Made the cut in 16 of 25 starts on the Nationwide Tour, including 12 top-25 finishes. Finished the year No. 15 on the money list, with $247,355…Recorded the first of six top-10 finishes with a victory at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship, ending at even-par 288, the second-highest winning score in Tour history. His 72-hole score was topped only by Roger Salazar's 3-over-par total at the 1991 South Texas Open. His final-round 76 was also the second-highest final-round score by a winner in Tour history; only Salazar's 79 in 1991 was higher. The second win of his career was a two-stroke victory over Skip Kendall and Aron Price and was good for $112,500, moving him to second on the money list. His win set a new record for time elapsed between victories, coming 12 years, 11 months, 8 days since his last win—at the 1994 Shreveport Open. Win snapped a string of 383 starts in PGA TOUR-sponsored events since his last victory. 2006: Playing out of the No. 126-150 category, finished 134th on the PGA TOUR money list, thanks to two top-10s. Finished T3 at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, making the most out of the Sponsor Exemption that allowed him only his sixth TOUR start of the season, matching his best career finish (1997 Bay Hill Invitational) and winning $359,600. His previous top-10 came at the Nelson in 2005, a T6. Finished T4 at the B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort for his second top-10 of the season and 12th of his career. 2005: Played in 27 TOUR events and recorded one top-10, a T6 at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, thanks to a final-round 66. Returned to the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament after finishing 163rd on 2004 TOUR money list and finished T21 to retain playing privileges for 2005. 2004: In first start of the season, carded a final-round 65 at the Sony Open in Hawaii to finish T10, his lone top-10 of season…Finished T7 at the 2003 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Tied course record in third round (63) and shot final-round 64 to move into top 30. 1999: Became his best season on TOUR by making the cut in 20 of 31 events and earned $405,201 to finish No. 99 on the money list. 1994: Earned his TOUR card for the first time by finishing 14th at the 1994 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Earned his first career Nationwide Tour title at the 1994 Shreveport Open. Had his biggest thrill during the tournament when he posted nine consecutive birdies, a Nationwide Tour record that also bettered what was then the all-time PGA TOUR mark by one. Amateur: 1985 Texas Junior champion.
Personal

Counts among biggest thrills in golf a hole-in-one at age 8. Nickname is "O-man.".

His niece is married to PGA TOUR player Nick Watney.
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