Michael Allen | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Michael Louis Allen |
Born | San Mateo, California | January 31, 1959
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona |
Spouse | Cynthia Allen |
Children | Christy and Michelle |
Career | |
College | University of Nevada |
Turned professional | 1984 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Nationwide Tour |
Professional wins | 11 |
Highest ranking | 76 (September 10, 1989) [1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 1 |
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
PGA Tour Champions | 8 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | T19: 2009 |
U.S. Open | T12: 2001 |
The Open Championship | T52: 1989 |
Michael Louis Allen (born January 31, 1959) is an American professional golfer, currently on the PGA Tour Champions.
Allen was born in San Mateo, California and played college golf at the University of Nevada in Reno.
Allen turned professional in 1984 and played on the European Tour 1986-89 and 1992, winning the 1989 Scottish Open. Allen played on the PGA Tour 1990-95, 2002, and 2004-09. He has played over 300 events on the PGA Tour and has three second-place finishes (2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, 2007 Turning Stone Resort Championship and 2010 Viking Classic) and three third-place finishes, but no wins. He played on the Nationwide Tour from 1997 to 2001 and 2003, winning the Nike Greater Austin Open in 1998.
Allen received a special invitation to play at the Senior PGA Championship on the Champions Tour at the Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio because of his career earnings on the PGA Tour. He was a surprise winner of the event in his Champions Tour debut making his first win a major. He shot a first round of 4-over-par, but made only 3 bogeys in the final 3 rounds to win by 2 strokes over Larry Mize and 3 strokes over Bruce Fleisher. [2]
A member of the Olympic Club in San Francisco since age 14, Allen qualified for the U.S. Open in 2012 at age 53. At the previous Opens at Olympic in 1987 and 1998, he had failed to make the field. [3]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | Jul 15, 1989 | Bell's Scottish Open | 73-66-70-63=272 | −8 | 2 strokes | José María Olazábal, Ian Woosnam |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | Mar 8, 1998 | Nike Greater Austin Open | 66-72-66-76=280 | −8 | 2 strokes | Gene Sauers, Chris Zarmon |
Legend |
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Senior major championships (1) |
Other PGA Tour Champions (7) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | May 24, 2009 | Senior PGA Championship | 74-66-67-67=274 | −6 | 2 strokes | Larry Mize |
2 | Apr 15, 2012 | Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay | 66-67-68=201 | −12 | 3 strokes | Kenny Perry |
3 | Apr 22, 2012 | Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf (with David Frost) | 62-63-62=187 | −29 | 1 stroke | John Cook and Joey Sindelar |
4 | Mar 24, 2013 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | 70-68-67=205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Bernhard Langer |
5 | Oct 20, 2013 | Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn | 67-65-65=197 | −13 | Playoff | Olin Browne |
6 | Feb 9, 2014 | Allianz Championship | 60-69-69=198 | −18 | Playoff | Duffy Waldorf |
7 | Oct 26, 2014 | AT&T Championship | 70-65-66=201 | −15 | 2 strokes | Marco Dawson |
8 | Apr 24, 2016 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (2) (with Woody Austin) | 49-59-48=156 | −23 | 1 stroke | Roger Chapman and David Frost |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2010 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | Mark O'Meara | Lost to par on first extra hole |
2 | 2012 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | Willie Wood | Lost to par on first extra hole |
3 | 2013 | Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn | Olin Browne | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 2014 | Allianz Championship | Duffy Waldorf | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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U.S. Open | DQ | |||||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T52 | T53 | |||||||||
PGA Championship | T64 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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U.S. Open | T12 | CUT | T67 | CUT | T56 | ||||||||
The Open Championship | |||||||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T47 | T19 |
Note: Allen never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = Disqualified
"T" = tied
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | T62 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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The Players Championship | T27 | CUT | 63 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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2009 | Senior PGA Championship | −6 (74-66-67-67=274) | 2 strokes | Larry Mize |
Results are not in chronological order before 2022.
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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The Tradition | T2 | 4 | T9 | T5 | T9 | T5 | T58 | T54 | NT | T42 | T40 | T63 | ||||
Senior PGA Championship | 1 | T11 | T11 | 11 | T20 | T59 | T26 | T51 | WD | NT | T40 | 37 | T70 | T72 | ||
U.S. Senior Open | T6 | T7 | T33 | 5 | T26 | T26 | 5 | NT | ||||||||
Senior Players Championship | 2 | T17 | T9 | T4 | T15 | T26 | T69 | T12 | T57 | T52 | T31 | 63 | T26 | |||
Senior British Open Championship | T13 | T30 | T28 | T18 | T26 | T29 | T25 | T51 | T35 | NT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
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