Tuesday 31 March 2009

Calcavecchia reaches 500 not out

Despite withdrawing from last week's Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill after three rounds PGA Tour veteran Mark Calcavecchia had reason to celebrate.

The Nebraska-born star fired opening rounds of 71 and 74 to make the weekend with only one shot to spare, and it's the 500th time he's made the cut on the PGA Tour.

Calcavecchia, the 1989 Open Champion, made his first cut in 1981 at the Quad Cities Open and is the only current full-time member of the PGA Tour to reach the 500 cut milestone.

In a career spanning three decades, the current world number 129 has captured more than 20 titles worldwide, including his most recent win at the 2007 PODS Championship.

If the four time Ryder Cup star is to break the record for most cuts made then he is going to need to still be making cuts in 2012. Jay Haas made an amazing 592 cuts during his career and Calcavecchia still has to pass the likes of Tom Kite (590) and Arnold Palmer (541).

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