2014 MINI TOUR - WEB.COM & PGA TOUR MONDAY QUALIFIER SEASON

In 2014 Sebastian is competing at various events in Web.com qualifiers and at PGA TOUR Monday qualifiers getting ready for Web.com Q-School this Fall.

    Monday qualifier at Rex Open in North Carolina - May 19, 2014

COURSE RECORD OF 64 ON APRIL 25, 2013

On April 25, 2013 Sebastian beat the course record at The Concession his Home Course with a Score of 64. Previous course record was 65 and it was held by Paul Azinger since 2009.

The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fl. is a private course, and it is one of the most challenging golf courses in the United States.

http://theconcession.com/

SEBASTIAN MARK 2012-2013 SEASON

In 2012/2013 Sebastian has been playing in a number of professional tournaments in Florida. He continues to compete with full schedule on Mini-Tours, Web.com and in PGA Tour qualifiers for the rest of 2013, including Q-School in 2012 where he has reached the following scores as reported by Golf Week in Stages I and II and missing final qualifying stage by few points.

His average playing score on development tours, mini-tours, Web.com Tour and PGA Tour qualifiers improves consistently. On March 21 Sebastian shot a round of 67 at Shell Houston Open qualifier at Cypresswood qualifying for next stage.

At PGA Tour Puerto Rico Open at Rio del Mar/Rio Grande event on March 4, 2013 he missed his qualifying spot by one shot also with -5 under with a score of 67.

On March 7th thru 10th in at Tony Jacklin's West Florida Golf Tour Sebastian has finished with a score of 16 under at 272 with 67-70-67-68 in four consecutive rounds.

Link to media coverage:

http://golf.heraldtribune.com/2013/03/10/roy-wins-wfgt-lakewood-ranch-open/

Link to GOLF CAPITAL article about Sebastian (full download):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99U6aDgdVFBQkYxcWhDSWR0MFk/edit?usp=sharing

SEBASTIAN MARK - SEPTEMBER 2010

Sebastian Mark, (far left in white shirt) at Los Angeles Country Club in Beverly Hills playing a round of golf with friends.

SEBASTIAN'S MOST RECENT TOURNAMENTS 2010

2010 110th US AMATEUR in Chambers Bay, Washington

July 26-27 Tarpon Springs, Fl Qualifier - Cypress Run Golf & CC

2010 The Florida Open, Innisbrook Resort & GC

June 30 Bradenton, Fl Qualifier - Ritz-Carlton Golf & CC

2010 Florida State Amateur in Bay Hills Club & Lodge, Orlando

May 27 Venice, Fl Qualifier - Sarasota National Golf & CC

2010 U.S. OPEN in Pebble Beach

May 20 Naples, Fl Qualifier, Kensington Golf & CC

2009 - 79th Dixie Amateur Championship, Heron Bay Golf & CC

December 18-22 Coral Springs, Fl

2009 - Winner Charlotte County Open Championship Amateur Class

October 10-11 Long Marsh and Riverwood G & C Port Charlotte

2009 US Amateur Championship - Southern Hills, Tulsa OK

August 24-30

USGA 109 th US Amateur - Kensington Golf & CC, Naples, Fl

July 2009 109th US Amateur Qualifier

The Florida Open - Quail Valley Golf & CC, Vero Beach, Fl

July 2009

The Florida Open - John's Island Golf & CC, Vero Beach, Fl.

July 2009

FSGA The Florida Open Qualifier - Sara Bay Golf & CC, Sarasota Fl

July 2009

USGA U.S Public Links Qualifier - Bardmoor Golf & CC, Largo Fl

June 2009

River Strand Golf & CC Championship - Bradenton, Fl

June 2009

Bridge Water Golf & CC Championship - Lakeland, Fl

May 2009

Florida State Championship - University Park, Sarasota Fl

May 2009

109th US Open (Bethpage) - Qualifier Ritz Carlton, Sarasota Fl

May 2009

IJGT The Tournament of Champions - World Golf Village, Fl

January 2009

International Junior Golf Tour IJGT Sawgrass - Ponte Vedra, Fl

November 2008

Charlotte County Open, Riverwood Golf & CC, Port Charlotte, Fl

October 2008 1st Place WINNER AMATEUR CLASS

108th U.S. Open (Torrey Pines) Qualifier Southern Dunes, Fl

June 2008

FSGA State Championship, Qualifier - Sara Bay, Fl

June 2008

U.S. Public Links USGA Qualifier - Bloomingdale Golf & CC, Valrico, Fl

May 2008

Florida Junior Tour - Rosedale Golf & Country Club, Bradenton Fl

January 2008

Florida Junior Tour - Santa Lucia River Golf & CC, Port Saint Lucie, Fl

December 2007

Charlotte County Open - Riverwood Golf & CC, Port Charlotte, Fl

October 2007 WINNER JR. CLASS

Florida Junior Tour - Glen Eagle G & CC, Naples, Fl

October 2007

Florida Junior Tour–Ocean Hammock Beach, Palm Coast, Fl

September 2007

FSGA Florida State Championship Innisbrook, Tampa Fl

July 2007

USGA 107th U.S Amateur Qualifier - Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

July 2007

Wal-Mart 1st Tee Pebble Beach Qualifier - Poppy Ridge Golf & CC, Livermore, CA

June 2007

107th Us Amateur Qualifier - Cypress Run Golf & CC, Tarpon Springs, Fl

June 2007

US Public Links - Rogers State Park, Tampa Fl

June 2007 WINNER SUDDEN DEATH PLAYOFF

107th U.S. Open (Oakmont) Qualifier - Southern Dunes, Fl

June 2007

FSGA Florida State Championship Qualifier - Colonial Golf & CC, Estero Fl

July 2007

Florida Junior Tour – Fox Hollow Golf & CC, New Port Richey, Fl

February 2007

Florida Junior Tour – The Conservatory, Palm Coast, Fl

January 2007

Charlotte County Open, Rotonda, Fl

November 2006 WINNER 16-YEAR OLD JR. CLASS

U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 2009

Sebastian has played in this tournament for four (4) years since the age of 17 in Amateur-Championship Flight and won every single year.

He has won Charlotte County Tournament four (4) times playing alongside professional players who have been playing golf for many years. He has won this tournament every year since 2006.

This speaks great volume of Sebastian's prodigious talent who has discovered golf a few years ago after a motocross accident put an end to his racing career and has caused him to move to Florida and focus on professional golf on PGA Tour.

In November 2009 Sebastian was featured in GOLF CAPITAL as new up-and-coming PGA TOUR talent when he qualified for prestigious US Amateur Tournament in Southern Hills, Oklahoma in Naples, Florida.

See Sebastian's top choices of five (5 ) best US courses he has played on:

1. The Concession - Bradenton, Fl

2. Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra, Fl

3. Copperhead, Innisbrook, Fl

4. Pasatiempo, Santa Cruz, Ca
5. Torrey Pines, La Jolla Ca

Please lick on the links below to read TOUGH SITUATIONS article in GOLF CAPITAL, and Jay Flemma's article THROUGH THE FIRE about Sebastian.

Players Scroll of the National Amateur Championship at Southern Hills Country Club, Oklahoma 2009 Sebastian Mark competed in this historic tournament after playing golf for only few years, and winning local championships and tournaments in Florida and around the country.

Link to GOLF CAPITAL article (full download):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99U6aDgdVFBQkYxcWhDSWR0MFk/edit?usp=sharing

JOHN ANSELMO -TIGER WOODS AND SEBASTIAN

Tiger Woods with John Anselmo, Tiger's amateur coach at Cypress, California circa 1992

Sebastian Mark has been working with John Anselmo who has coached Tiger Woods for many years since Tiger's childhood at Cypress, CA until his PGA Tour career. Because of Sebastian's work with this legendary coach Sebastian has been able to maximize his talent in less than five (5) years in one-third of the time it took many of his peers who have been playing since childhood.

John Anselmo goes back to the classical world of golf. He has played with Sam Snead and competed with the likes of Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson. He has taught Tiger Woods since he was a boy ever since Earl Woods has brought Tiger to John Anselmo in their home town of Cypress, CA where Tiger grew up, and John Anselmo has trained Tiger for many years.

In 2004 John Anselmo and Sebastian Mark became friends and under John Anselmo's training and instruction Sebastian has rapidly broke 80'ies and 70'ies. Within 1-year Sebastian was a scratch player shooting at par and below, and few years later he was consistently shooting under par with a plus +3.7 handicap as amateur golfer. 

Sebastian's average playing score on development tours, on mini-tours, Web.com Tour and PGA Tour qualifiers as professional golfer consistently improves. At PGA Tour Puerto Rico Open at Rio del Mar in March 2013 he missed his qualifying spot by one shot with a score of 67.

Sebastian's putting coach is Mike Shannon who also worked with Tiger Woods at Isleworth for many years  and who now coaches Sebastian at Sea Island, Georgia. For the past 16 years Mike Shannon has coached the best professional players, including Tiger on PGA Tour.

IMG ACADEMY GOLF CAPITAL SARASOTA/BRADENTON

IMG Academies with IMG Performance Institute and David Leadbetter Golf Academy few miles down the road from Sebastian's home course is where so many athletes have trained and used as home base in golf - Michelle Wie, Byeong-Hun "Ben" An, Peter Uihlein and tennis - Maria Sharapova, Serena and Venus Williams sisters, and many others. The facilities have one of the best support and training systems in the world in amateur and professional golf.

Sebastian will be training at IMG Academies this Fall that is known for producing top professional golfers such as Sean O'Hair, David Gossett, Casey Wittenberg, Paula Creamer, Michelle Wie and many others.

IMG Academy and David Leadbetter's Golf Academy are part of Sarasota/Bradenton training and mental conditioning program to prepare for professional golf career.

Link to Feature Article about Sebastian in Golf Capital magazine. This article is about Sebastian, how he began playing golf and the chronological account of his career as young amateur golfer.

Link to article by Dana Nichols about Sebastian's motorcycle racing career in California that after accident lead him to discover golf in 2005 and become one of top amateur-golfers getting ready to play PGA TOUR on professional level.

http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B99U6aDgdVFBYzNkYmQ0NjYtOTA5NC00ZjgzLWExNTAtZTY5NjE0MTU0MzI1&hl=en

Click on the above link and download

TOUGH SITUATIONS Article in GOLF CAPITAL

HOME COURSE SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FLORIDA

Sebastian is very well respected and liked for his extraordinary talent, his good looks and his professionalism. Whether checking his shots on his camera, or getting ready for his next tee-shot Sebastian is working every day through Q-School and Monday qualifiers to join PGA TOUR in the professional ranks of golf. 

Sebastian practices several hours daily, which includes one, sometimes two 18-hole rounds of golf, then back to the gym, and to the range for more practice.

The Concession is one of top-rated golf courses in the country and one of the most challenging courses in South Florida. With top rating of 77.6 and highest possible slope rating of 155, the Concession was designed by Jack Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin - one of the most successful British players of his generation.

The course designed Jack Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin has some of the best private training facilities in the country, and provides plenty of challenge for players of all skills, both professional and amateur alike all year-round.

Sebastian moved to Florida in 2006 from California when he first began to play golf and joined the Concession in 2009. On April 25, 2013 he beat the course record with a score of 64. The previous record of 65 was held by Paul Azinger. 

http://www.theconcession.com/

FEATURE ARTICLE - GOLF CAPITAL

Feature article in Golf Capital magazine about Sebastian describes in detail how he began playing golf and the chronological account of his career as young amateur golfer, and how his motorcycle racing career took him from California to Florida where he discovered golf on the highest level in 2005 and become one of top amateur-golfers getting ready to play PGA TOUR.

Click on the link below to download TOUGH SITUATIONS article in GOLF CAPITAL.

http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B99U6aDgdVFBYzNkYmQ0NjYtOTA5NC00ZjgzLWExNTAtZTY5NjE0MTU0MzI1&hl=en

Click on the link below to download Jay Flemma's article THROUGH THE FIRE in GOLF CAPITAL.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99U6aDgdVFBWHpzUWJaOU9fcDA/edit?usp=sharing

Please contact Sebastian for his official PRESS KIT at smarkgolfer@gmail.com 

SEBASTIAN MARK US AMATEUR 2009 COMPETITOR

Sebastian qualified for US Amateur Championship in Southern Hills, the biggest annual golf tournament in the United States for amateur golfers.

The U.S. Amateur Championship is organized by the United States Golf Association. The first U. S. Amateur Championship was played at Newport Country Club in 1895, one day prior to the first U.S. Open Championship, making U.S. Amateur the oldest golf championship in the country

US Amateur is the oldest and the most prestigious of all amateur golf tournaments. Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods all played it during their amateur golfer careers.

Sebastian qualified in Naples at Kensington Golf & Country Club with a score of 70-71 shooting an impressive 4 under for this US Amateur Championship at Southern Hills where he will be competing for the coveted Havemeyer Trophy at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 24-30.

LEVEL OF CONTROL - SEBASTIAN'S MX RACING PASSION

Sebastian began playing golf when he was 14-years-old. On the day he picked up his very first set of clubs in 2004 his Mom was quite stunned when he began playing as if he has been playing golf all his life, surprising everyone at the level he was controlling the ball.

Up to 2004 Sebastian was preparing to be a professional motocross racer with plan to race professionally as soon as he turned 16 for the professional Team Yamaha racing team in Cypress, California. Since he was racing motorcycles in California since very young age he was growing up catching up to racers in advanced ranks quickly,and looking forward to professional career in motocross. He raced both 125cc and 250cc class of bikes normally reserved for racers much older than him.

In April 2004 Sebastian lost control over the bike during a jump, and as the bike cartwheeled, the pipe of the bike landed on his body causing 3rd degree burns on his upper arm. The wound would not heal for nearly one (1) year.

Up to 2004 Sebastian had only minor injuries, they certainly were nothing as serious as the accident in Spring 2004 that put him out of racing for nearly a year.

Sebastian's 125cc Yamaha bike he raced on since the age of 9

Soon after his major motorcycle accident in 2004 Sebastian enthusiastically picked his first set of golf clubs and began playing golf. Within months Sebastian went from breaking 80ies to breaking 70'ies, and months later under the guidance of John Anselmo, former Tiger Woods teacher and coach, Sebastian has become scratch player in less than a year.

Sebastian's very first 18-hole round of golf in his life took place at PGA Headquarters West in Beaumont, CA, near Palm Springs in the Summer of 2004.

SEBASTIAN MARK - TRAINING FOR PGA TOUR

Sebastian Mark, pictured above at Florida State Amateur Tournament in Sawgrass in 08'. Although Sebastian has been playing golf for only several years, since he moved to Florida he has won many tournaments, and he continues working on his goal to start a professional career on PGA TOUR as soon as possible.