{{Short description|American professional golfer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Mark Pfeil | image = | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|7|18}} | birth_place = Chicago Heights, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1951|7|18}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | weight = {{convert|185|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{USA}} | residence = Palos Verdes Estates, California, U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = University of Southern California | yearpro = 1974 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = <!-- Current tours which a member of --> | extour = PGA Tour<br>Champions Tour | prowins = 4 | pgawins = 1 | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins --> | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = CUT: 1974, 1981 | usopen = CUT: 1979, 1986, 1993 | open = CUT: 1975 | pga = T22: 1982 | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Mark Pfeil''' (born July 18, 1951) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
== Early life and amateur career == Pfeil was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois. He attended the University of Southern California, where he was a two-time All-American as a member of the golf team — third-team in 1973 and second-team in 1974.<ref>{{cite web | title=Men's Golf All-Americans from USC Trojans official site | url=http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/archive/usc-m-golf-scallamerican.html | accessdate=2007-12-09 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071126052758/http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/archive/usc-m-golf-scallamerican.html | archivedate=2007-11-26 }}</ref><ref name="cstv">{{cite web | title=Mark Pfeil Profile | url=http://www.cstv.com/printable/schools/usc/sports/m-golf/mtt/pfeil_mark00.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120022140/http://www.cstv.com/printable/schools/usc/sports/m-golf/mtt/pfeil_mark00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 20, 2013 | accessdate=2007-12-09}}</ref> While playing for the Trojans, Pfeil and his teammates, including future Masters champion Craig Stadler, lead them to a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championship in 1973, and a fourth-place finish a year later. Pfeil was a member of the 1973 Walker Cup team.
== Professional career == Pfeil turned professional in 1974. He joined the PGA Tour in 1976 after his success at Fall 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School.<ref name="cstv" /><ref name="usso">{{cite web | title=Mark Pfeil bio from U.S. Senior Open official site | url=http://www.ussenioropen.com/2004/players/bios/pfeil-m.html | accessdate=2007-12-09}}</ref> He had twelve top-10 finishes over the course of his career, including a win at the 1980 Tallahassee Open. His best finish in a major was T-22 at the 1982 PGA Championship.<ref>{{cite web | title=Golf Major Championships | url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=2935 | accessdate=2007-12-26}}</ref> His best year was 1984, when he finished 69th on the money list with $101,878.<ref name="usso" /> In his forties, he accepted an assistant coaching position at USC and was involved in corporate golf exhibitions, mainly for Toyota.<ref name="cstv" />
After turning 50 in July 2001, Pfeil began play on the Champions Tour. His best finish in this venue was T-10 at the 2002 NFL Golf Classic.
Pfeil also holds the course record (59) at Palos Verdes Golf Club (par-71).
== Personal life == Pfeil lives in Palos Verdes Estates, California.<ref name="usso" />
==Amateur wins== *1972 Pacific Coast Amateur *1973 Southern California Amateur *1974 PAC-8 Conference Championship (individual), Pacific Coast Amateur
==Professional wins (4)== ===PGA Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Apr 20, 1980 |Tallahassee Open |−11 (69-66-71-71=277) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Lye, {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Rogers |}
===Other wins (3)=== *1976 Spalding Invitational *1983 Anderson-Pacific Classic *1985 Jerry Ford Invitational
==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !1974 !1975 !1976 !1977 !1978 !1979 |- |align=left|Masters Tournament |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|U.S. Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |- |align=left|The Open Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|PGA Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !1980 !1981 !1982 !1983 !1984 !1985 !1986 !1987 !1988 !1989 |- |align=left|Masters Tournament |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|U.S. Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|The Open Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|PGA Championship |T50 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T22 |T30 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T40 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !1990 !1991 !1992 !1993 |- |align=left|Masters Tournament |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|U.S. Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |- |align=left|The Open Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|PGA Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place
==U.S. national team appearances== '''Amateur''' *Walker Cup: 1973 (winners)
== See also ==
* Fall 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates *Fall 1976 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{PGATour player|01949}} *{{OWGR|164}}
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