Early years

DiMarco was born in Huntington, New York in 1968, and moved to Florida with his family at the age of 7. He attended Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Florida, where he played for the Lake Brantley Patriots high school golf team and began dating his future wife at the age of 17. DiMarco was raised in a sports-oriented family; both of his older brothers were athletes, and his father played college basketball for St. John's University. DiMarco's nephew Patrick DiMarco started his NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs in December 2012 and currently plays for the Atlanta Falcons at the full back position.

College career

He accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Lynn Blevins and coach Buddy Alexander's Florida Gators men's golf teams in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1987 to 1990. As a Gator golfer, he shot a three-round score of 209 to win the Southeastern Conference (SEC) individual title in 1989, while leading the Gators to an SEC team championship. He also was a seven-time medalist, a first-team All-SEC selection in 1989 and 1990, the SEC Player of the Year in 1990, and an All-American in 1988, 1989 and 1990. DiMarco was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2002.

Professional career

DiMarco turned professional in 1990. He won the Canadian Tour's Order of Merit as its money leader in 1992, and finished ninth on the second-tier Nike Tour in 1993 to earn his PGA Tour card. However, he was not always able to maintain his place on the PGA Tour, and he won his first professional tournament on the Nike Tour at the 1997 NIKE Ozarks Open. As he moved into his 30s, he continued to improve, capturing his first trophy on the PGA Tour at the 2000 SEI Pennsylvania Classic.

His second PGA Tour victory was the 2001 Buick Challenge, where he sank a 15-foot birdie on the 18th hole to tie leader David Duval, and then won on the first hole of a sudden death playoff. He won his third PGA Tour event at the 2002 Phoenix Open, which featured an infamous moment—as DiMarco was addressing a pressure putt at TPC Scottsdale's 16th hole, one of the fans yelled "Noonan!" (a reference from the movie Caddyshack). DiMarco maintained his concentration and sank the putt, then pointed at the fan and demanded that a tournament official eject him. By 2004, he had finished in the top twenty on the PGA Tour money list for five straight seasons, and had tied for second in the PGA Championship, losing the title to Vijay Singh in a three-way playoff. In 2005, DiMarco lost a sudden-death playoff with Tiger Woods to finish second in The Masters. The Masters result moved him into the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings. DiMarco finished as the runner-up in a major for the third time at the 2006 Open Championship at Hoylake; Tiger Woods beating him by two strokes. DiMarco achieved his four-round score of 70-65-69-68 (272, −16) less than three weeks after the death of his mother.

Arguably, DiMarco enjoyed his most consistent success from 2002 to 2006, when he was ranked in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for 61 weeks, going as high as number six in the world in 2005. DiMarco was also a member of the U.S. national team in the 2003 and 2005 Presidents Cup, and the Ryder Cup competitions in 2004 and 2006. DiMarco sank a 15-foot putt to beat Stuart Appleby and clinch the 2005 Presidents Cup.

In 2007, he disclosed that he was suffering from a chronic shoulder injury, and underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder later that year. Notwithstanding the injury, DiMarco still finished among the top 25 in six tournaments and earned more than $950,000 in fewer than nine months in 2007.

DiMarco has not played a full PGA Tour schedule since 2012.

Personal

DiMarco has known his wife Amy since the seventh grade, when both attended Rock Lake Middle School in Longwood, Florida. Later, both were students at Lake Brantley High School, and attended their high school prom together. They have three children—two daughters and a son. His son, Cristian DiMarco, is a current member of the University of South Florida golf team, after transferring from Kentucky.

He hosts his own annual charity golf tournament at his local course, the Country Club of Heathrow in Heathrow, Florida. The "Norma DiMarco Tee Up For Life Golf Tournament," named in honor of his mother who died from cancer in 2006, raises funds for R.O.C.K (Reaching Out to Cancer Kids), and features celebrities and amateurs. As part of his personal participation in the event, DiMarco plays the 12th hole with every foursome in the tournament.

Amateur wins (1)

• 1988 Monroe Invitational

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 17, 2000	SEI Pennsylvania Classic	-14 (68-67-66-69=270)	6 strokes	Mark Calcavecchia, Brad Elder, Scott Hoch, Jonathan Kaye, Chris Perry
2	Oct 28, 2001	Buick Challenge	-21 (67-64-71-65=267)	Playoff	David Duval
3	Jan 27, 2002	Phoenix Open	-17 (68-64-66-69=267)	1 stroke	Kenny Perry, Kaname Yokoo

PGA Tour playoff record (1-2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2001	Buick Challenge	David Duval	Won with par on first extra hole
2	2004	PGA Championship	Justin Leonard, Vijay Singh	Singh won three-hole playoff (Singh:10, DiMarco:11, Leonard:11)
3	2005	Masters Tournament	Tiger Woods	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jan 22, 2006	Abu Dhabi Golf Championship	-20 (71-67-63-67=268)	1 stroke	Henrik Stenson

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 17, 1997	NIKE Ozarks Open	-12 (66-70-68=204)^	1 stroke	Robin Freeman

^ Shortened to 54 holes due to inclement weather

Other wins (2)

• 2002 CVS Charity Classic (with Dudley Hart)
• 2005 CVS Charity Classic (with Fred Funk)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	T10	T12	WD	T6	2	CUT	CUT	DNP
U.S. Open	T32	DNP	DNP	T16	T24	T35	T9	CUT	CUT	T45	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	CUT	T47	T66	CUT	T63	T67	2	T23	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	T41	T15	T16	T39	56	T2	CUT	T12	CUT	T31

DNP = did not play
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	0	1	3	4	7	4
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	1	3	8	6
The Open Championship	0	1	0	1	1	2	8	6
PGA Championship	0	1	0	1	1	4	10	8
Totals	0	3	0	3	6	13	33	24

• Most consecutive cuts made - 9 (2000 PGA - 2002 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s - 2 (twice)

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Accenture Match Play Championship	DNP	R64	R32	R64	R16	2	R16	R32
CA Championship	T25	NT1	T11	T70	T36	T64	T22	T32
Bridgestone Invitational	DNP	DNP	T28	T33	T6	2	T27	T4

1Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

• Presidents Cup: 2003 (tie), 2005 (winners)
• Ryder Cup: 2004, 2006

[ Source: Wikipedia ]