Mark McNulty
Co-founder, Golf & Photography Leader
MARK McNULTY-GOLFER
Mark McNulty is one of Southern Africa’s finest ever golfers, having featured in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for 83 weeks from 1987 to 1992.
Mark has so far racked up 59 professional tour wins, and achieved a highest ranking of no. 6 in the world on 18 October 1987. He was also one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, and is regarded as one of the finest putters of all time. His best results in major championships came in 1990, with a tied 2nd place in the Open Championship, and a tied 8th place in the PGA Championship. 1988 also proved a good year with a tied 16th place in the Masters Tournament and a tied 17th place in the US Open.
Mark is of Irish and Zimbabwean heritage, and is still a professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour Champions. He also runs the Mark McNulty Junior Golf Foundation from his home course at San Lameer Estate.
Mark was born in Bindura, Southern Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe), and was raised on a farm in the Centenary area, but became an Irish citizen in 2003 at the age of 50. Mark currently lives with his wife, Alison, at San Lameer Estate on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast in South Africa for most of the year, as well as at his second home in Sunningdale, England.
- Best shot of his career was his pitch to nine feet from 68 yards on the final hole that beat Ian Woosnam at the 1987 British Masters.
- Favourite golf course is the Old Course at St. Andrews, but only when the weather is ideal. Favourite bird is an African Crowned Eagle.
MARK McNULTY-
PHOTOGRAPHER
As a young boy growing up on his family farms in Zimbabwe, Mark’s initial interest in bird life began as a seven-year old.
It was his mother who suggested that he get his pellet gun and take care of the birds that were raiding the orchard.
It was just a couple of years after that that his main Interest in birds began with him collecting birds eggs. His cousin Louis with his already large collection enticed the young lad to have one of his own.
Knowing where and how to collect the eggs of various species was a challenge he relished, but not quite as much as the challenge and passion that Professional Golf would have over him. This is what would eventually shape his life as an adult.
Much can be written about his career but with 60+ Professional wins on various Tours around the World, the wins can be the testament to his career and professionalism on Golf Courses.
Roughly twenty years ago he got back into Scuba diving and with that his interest in Photography began.
Firstly underwater then Wildlife and Birds. Sharks are his passion underwater with Leopards and Eagles being his favorite land subjects.
He is a Canon user and his main gear for shooting is a fixed 400 2.8 lens on his 1DX Mk11.
A Small Gallery of Mark’s Photos
