PGA Tour winner and announcer Mark Carnevale dies at 64 - one week after covering his final tournament

PGA Tour victor and announcer Mark Carnevale has passed distant astatine nan property of 64, nan statement announced this week.

Carnevale, who was crowned Rookie of nan Year successful 1992 aft winning the Chattanooga Classic, is said to person died abruptly connected Monday. The origin of decease has not yet been revealed.

'Mark was a beloved portion of nan TOUR family for a agelong time,' said Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.

'He was a personnel of that elite club, a PGA TOUR winner, and past he held galore roles wrong nan industry, astir precocious arsenic a important sound successful PGA TOUR Radio’s coverage. 

'Mark knew nan crippled and did a terrific occupation of conveying insights from his unsocial constituent of position – and pinch an engaging wit and consciousness of joke – to fans from countless TOUR events done nan years. 

'We will miss Mark and nonstop our condolences to his loved ones.'

Carnevale covered his last tourney a week agone and was besides slated to beryllium astatine this week's 3M Open successful Minnesota.

The Maryland-born golfer competed successful 212 PGA Tour events during nan people of his career, pinch his triumph astatine nan Chattanooga Classic going down arsenic his 1 and only victory.

He later turned to the Korn Ferry Tour, becoming tourney head of its Virginia Beach Open successful 2003.

In 2005 Carnevale ventured into broadcasting and began reporting connected events for SiriusXM Radio.

'Mark Carnevale was an integral portion of unrecorded sum connected our streaming platforms and PGA TOUR Radio coverage,' Greg Hopfe, PGA TOUR Entertainment elder vice president and executive producer, said successful a statement.

'He was a consummate professional, who was respected by nan PGA TOUR players he covered, and his insightful study and joke will beryllium greatly missed.'