Mike Nicolette

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Mike Nicolette
Personal information
Full nameMichael Rexford Nicolette
Born (1956-12-07) December 7, 1956 (age 66)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
College Rollins College
Turned professional1978
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T44: 1983
PGA Championship T47: 1983
U.S. Open T13: 1983
The Open Championship DNP

Michael Rexford Nicolette (born December 7, 1956) is an American professional golfer and inventor who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Nicolette was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and was a member of the golf team. While a student at Rollins, he won the 1976 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. He turned pro in 1978.

Nicolette had ten top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his career including a win at the 1983 Bay Hill Classic. In that tournament, he defeated Greg Norman in a playoff on the first extra hole. He was the first round co-leader at the 1988 U.S. Open, but faded in the last three days. His best finish in a major championship was T-13 at the 1983 U.S. Open. [1]

Parsons Xtreme Golf (PXG) hired Nicolette, [2] [3] who served as senior product designer for PING prior to joining PXG. [4] [5] Given no time or budget constraints, [6] Nicolette worked on designing the first iteration of what would become the PXG 0311 forged iron. [7]

Nicolette is named as an inventor on 179 [8] US Utility Patents as of August 2,2022, the majority of which are assigned to PXG. [9] He is also named on 255 [10] US Design Patents.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Mar 13, 1983 Bay Hill Classic −1 (66-72-71-74=283)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1983 Bay Hill Classic Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament198319841985198619871988
Masters Tournament T44CUT
U.S. Open T1359CUTT40
PGA Championship T47

Note: Nicolette never played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

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  2. ↑ Gray, Robert (2016-03-20). "GoDaddy's Founder Has a Booming Luxury Golf Club Business". Fortune. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  3. ↑ Harig, Bob (2016-02-09). "PXG clubs, going for about $5K a set, turning heads on tour". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  4. ↑ Dusek, David (2015-07-16). "Bob Parsons has a grand plan in new golf equipment company". Golfweek. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  5. ↑ Tolson, Shaun (2015-11-01). "Domain Game". Robb Report. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  6. ↑ "Zach Johnson among 8 players moving to PXG". ESPN.com. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  7. ↑ DiMeglio, Steve (2016-04-19). "Bob Parsons' passion for golf drives PXG". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  8. ↑ US Utility Patents of Michael R. Nicolette
  9. ↑ US Utility Patents of Michael R. Nicolette assigned to PXG
  10. ↑ US Design Patents of Michael R. Nicolette
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