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PGA Tour broadcaster Mark Carnevale died on Monday, July 22, 2024. The former Tour winner was 64. His untimely passing comes just a week after covering his last tournament.
Carnevale’s passing comes as a shock as the golfer worked at the Genesis Scottish Open and was scheduled to be on air this weekend in Minnesota for the 3M Open. The cause of his death is yet to be revealed. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan called Carnevale a ‘beloved part of the Tour family’ in his statement.
Jay Monahan said, as quoted by the PGATOUR.com:
“Mark was a beloved part of the TOUR family for a long time. He was a member of that elite club, a PGA Tour winner, and then he held numerous roles within the industry, most recently as a significant voice in PGA Tour Radio’s coverage.
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Mark knew the game and did a terrific job of conveying insights from his unique point of view – and with an engaging wit and sense of humor – to fans from countless Tour events through the years. We will miss Mark and send our condolences to his loved ones.”
Mark Carnevale’s career explored
Mark Carnevale was college basketball coach Ben Carnevale’s son. Despite having a connection with the team sport, Carnevale was more interested in golf and played collegiately at James Madison University. He turned professional in 1983. However, he wouldn’t play on the PGA Tour until he was 32.
The Maryland native made seven consecutive unsuccessful trips to Q-School, before securing his PGA Tour qualification at the 1991 Qualifying event. He’d tied for 18th at the event to get playing privileges. He played 10 tournaments on the American circuit before recording his first PGA Tour win at the Chattanooga Classic in 1992.
Mark Carnevale won the Rookie of the Year honors that year, at the age of 32. This remains his only win on the top-tier circuit. He went on to make 212 appearances on the PGA Tour, before going on to spend time on the second-tier tours like the Nike Tour, where he won the 1997 Nike Inland Empire Open.
He later turned his attention to the Korn Ferry Tour, making 66 starts and eventually becoming the tournament director for the circuit’s Virginia Beach Open in 2003. He was slowly moving away from top-tier pro golfing. However, it wasn’t until 2010 that he began playing on the Champions Tour. He teed up at a limited number of events on the circuit after turning 50 in May 2010.
Carnevale was still making occasional Tour appearances playing out of the past-champion category when he made a big pivot and began a broadcasting career. He worked as a reporter at PGA Tour tournaments for SiriusXM Radio. The former circuit winner covered several events for PGA Tour LIVE on ESPN+ as well.
Mark Carnevale’s last assignment was covering the Genesis Scottish Open just two weeks ago. He has now passed away at 64 while being slated to work at this week’s 3M Open from Minnesota.
