Mark Carnevale Dies: Golf Announcer & Former PGA Tour Rookie Of The Year Was 64
deadline.comMark Carnevale, a former PGA Tour Rookie of the Year who was a lead golf announcer for SiriusXM Satellite Radio for the past two decades, died Monday.
He was 64. The PGA Tour announced his death but give not provide details. “His humor, knowledge, and enthusiasm for the game and life will be greatly missed,” the tour wrote on X.
Born on May 21, 1960, in Annapolis, MD, Carnevale turned pro in 1983. He scored a win at the 1992 Chattanooga Classic and went on to be named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year that season.
It would be his lone victory on the marquee tour, but we won a handful of tournaments on lower-tier tours. He played in a few Senior Tour events after turning 50 in 2010, and later was named tournament director of the Nationwide Tour’s Virginia Beach Open.
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