Michael King (golfer)

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Michael King
Personal information
Full nameMichael Geoffrey King
Born (1950-02-15) 15 February 1950 (age 74)
Reading, Berkshire, England
Height6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
Career
Turned professional1974
Former tour(s) European Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T36: 1979

Michael Geoffrey King (born 15 February 1950) is an English professional golfer.

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King was born in Reading, Berkshire. As an amateur, he won the Lytham Trophy in 1973, and played in the Walker Cup in 1969 and 1973.

King began a career as a stockbroker, but following the stock market crash of 1974 he became a professional golfer. He spent many years on the European Tour. 1979 was his best season by far: he won his sole European Tour title at the SOS Talisman TPC; was joint runner-up in the Belgian Open; made only appearances in the Ryder Cup and the World Cup; and finished the year in fifth place on the European Tour's Order of Merit. His career was curtailed by ankylosing spondylitis. [1]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
123 Sep 1979 SOS Talisman TPC −7 (71-67-72-71=281)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Brian Waites

Results in major championships

Tournament19691970197119721973197419751976197719781979
The Open Championship CUTCUTT48CUTT36
Tournament19801981198219831984198519861987
The Open Championship CUTCUT59CUTCUTCUT

Note: King only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1976, 1984 and 1985 Open Championships)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. "European Tour biography". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 28 October 2013.