Michael Bradley (golfer)

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Michael Bradley
Personal information
Full nameMichael John Bradley
Born (1966-07-17) July 17, 1966 (age 58)
Largo, Florida
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Valrico, Florida
Career
College Oklahoma State
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking 36 (May 25, 1997) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament 29th: 1998
PGA Championship T31: 1996
U.S. Open T50: 1996
The Open Championship T38: 1997

Michael John Bradley (born July 17, 1966) is an American professional golfer.

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Bradley was born in Largo, Florida. He attended Oklahoma State University and turned professional in 1988.

After turning professional, Bradley joined the Canadian Tour. He won the 1989 Ontario Open and the 1990 Quebec Open. He also shot a 59 in an event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Bradley earned his PGA Tour card through qualifying school in 1992 and played full-time from 1993 to 2000. He won the 1996 Buick Challenge and the 1998 Doral-Ryder Open. 1996 was his best year on the PGA Tour, where he finished in 20th on the money list while recording a win and a runner-up finish. In 1995, he had a notable PGA Championship, becoming one of the few players ever to shoot 63 in the first round of a major; however, Bradley's hot streak then tailed off and he was not among the championship's leaders by Sunday. He then split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. In 2009, he won his third PGA Tour event at the Puerto Rico Open. This gave him a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour, an exemption he extended when he repeated his win at the same event in 2011. After 2013, Bradley could not produce favorable results and played a limited PGA Tour schedule out of the Past Champions category until he joined PGA Tour Champions after turning 50.

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Sep 27, 1996 Buick Challenge −10 (66-68=134)*Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk, Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III,
Flag of the United States.svg John Maginnes, Flag of the United States.svg Len Mattiace
2Mar 8, 1998 Doral-Ryder Open −10 (67-66-70-71=278)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg John Huston, Flag of the United States.svg Billy Mayfair
3Mar 15, 2009 Puerto Rico Open −14 (67-69-68-70=274)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day, Flag of the United States.svg Brett Quigley
4Mar 13, 2011 Puerto Rico Open (2)−16 (68-68-68-68=272)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Troy Matteson

*Note: The 1996 Buick Challenge was shortened to 36 holes due to inclement weather.

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1996 Buick Challenge Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk, Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III,
Flag of the United States.svg John Maginnes, Flag of the United States.svg Len Mattiace
Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2011 Puerto Rico Open Flag of the United States.svg Troy Matteson Won with par on first extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Aug 6, 1989 Timex-Bic Ontario Open −10 (72-68-69-69=278)1 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rick Gibson, Flag of New Zealand.svg Grant Waite
2Aug 19, 1990 Quebec Open −16 (67-69-69-67=272)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Louis Brown

Results in major championships

Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament CUT29
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUTT50CUT
The Open Championship T38
PGA Championship T54T31T71
Tournament200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUTT59
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
The Players Championship CUTT29T19T14T51CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament1999
Match Play R32
Championship
Invitational
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

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References

  1. "Week 21 1997 Ending 25 May 1997" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 6, 2019.