Michael Allen (golfer)

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Michael Allen
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Allen in 2008
Personal information
Full nameMichael Louis Allen
Born (1959-01-31) January 31, 1959 (age 66)
San Mateo, California
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Scottsdale, Arizona
SpouseCynthia Allen
ChildrenChristy and Michelle
Career
College University of Nevada
Turned professional1984
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins11
Highest ranking 76 (September 10, 1989) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
PGA Tour Champions8
Other1
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.

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Early life and amateur career

Allen was born in San Mateo, California and played college golf at the University of Nevada in Reno.

Professional career

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]

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Jul 15, 1989 Bell's Scottish Open 73-66-70-63=272−82 strokes Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal, Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam

Nike Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Mar 8, 1998 Nike Greater Austin Open 66-72-66-76=280−82 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Gene Sauers, Flag of the United States.svg Chris Zarmon

Other wins (1)

PGA Tour Champions wins (8)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (7)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1May 24, 2009 Senior PGA Championship 74-66-67-67=274−62 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mize
2Apr 15, 2012 Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay 66-67-68=201−123 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry
3Apr 22, 2012 Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf
(with Flag of South Africa.svg David Frost)		62-63-62=187−291 stroke Flag of the United States.svg John Cook and Flag of the United States.svg Joey Sindelar
4Mar 24, 2013 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic 70-68-67=205−111 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
5Oct 20, 2013 Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn 67-65-65=197−13Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Olin Browne
6Feb 9, 2014 Allianz Championship 60-69-69=198−18Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Duffy Waldorf
7Oct 26, 2014 AT&T Championship 70-65-66=201−152 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Marco Dawson
8Apr 24, 2016 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (2)
(with Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin)		49-59-48=156−231 stroke Flag of England.svg Roger Chapman and Flag of South Africa.svg David Frost

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2010 Constellation Senior Players Championship Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara Lost to par on first extra hole
2 2012 Dick's Sporting Goods Open Flag of the United States.svg Willie Wood Lost to par on first extra hole
3 2013 Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn Flag of the United States.svg Olin Browne Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2014 Allianz Championship Flag of the United States.svg Duffy Waldorf Won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999
U.S. Open DQ
The Open Championship CUTT52T53
PGA Championship T64
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
U.S. Open T12CUTT67CUTT56
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUTT47T19

Note: Allen never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players Championship CUTT62
Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
The Players Championship T27CUT63CUT
  Did not play

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

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2009 Senior PGA Championship −6 (74-66-67-67=274)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mize

Results timeline

Results are not in chronological order

Tournament20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
The Tradition T24T9T5T9T5T58T54NTT42T40T63
Senior PGA Championship 1T11T1111T20T59T26T51WDNTT4037T70T72T44
Senior Players Championship 2T17T9T4T15T26T69T12T57T52T3163T26T74
U.S. Senior Open T6T7T335T26T265NT
Senior British Open Championship T13T30T28T18T26T29T25T51T35NT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Week 36 1989 Ending 10 Sep 1989" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ Dolch, Craig. "Allen justifies special invite with Senior PGA Championship win". PGA.com.
  3. ↑ "For Michael Allen, Olympic Club means much more". Golf Digest. June 12, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
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