Mike Donald | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Michael William Donald |
Born | Grand Rapids, Michigan | July 11, 1955
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Hollywood, Florida |
Career | |
College | Broward Community College Georgia Southern University. |
Turned professional | 1978 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Highest ranking | 77 (July 29, 1990) [1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 1 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | 47th: 1990 |
PGA Championship | T47: 1986 |
U.S. Open | 2nd: 1990 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Michael William Donald (born July 11, 1955) is an American professional golfer.
Donald was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He won 1974 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) title while playing at Broward Community College and also attended Georgia Southern University.
Donald's sole win on the PGA Tour was the 1989 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. He lost on the first playoff hole in sudden-death to Hale Irwin at the 1990 U.S. Open in Medinah, Illinois, after they had both finished the 18-hole playoff in 74. Donald missed a 15-foot par putt on the 18th hole of the Monday playoff which would have given him victory.
In the 1990 Masters Tournament Donald tied the record for the lowest opening round score in the history of the tournament, shooting an 8-under-par 64 to equal the lowest first round at Augusta by Lloyd Mangrum in 1940. [2] Donald described his 64 at Augusta as "the round of my life" but followed it up with a second round of 82. [3] He finished the tournament in 47th place.
In 2005, Donald turned 50 and joined the Champions Tour. His best finish on this tour was a T-24 at the 2008 FedEx Kinko's Classic.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | Jul 16, 1989 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | −16 (67-66-70-65=268) | Playoff | Tim Simpson, Hal Sutton |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1989 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Tim Simpson, Hal Sutton | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Sutton eliminated by par on third hole |
2 | 1990 | U.S. Open | Hale Irwin | Lost to birdie on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Irwin: +2 (74), Donald: +2 (74) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | Dec 9, 1984 | JCPenney Mixed Team Classic (with Vicki Alvarez) | −18 (69-69-64-68=270) | 1 stroke | Lori Garbacz and Craig Stadler, Nancy Lopez and Curtis Strange |
2 | Dec 9, 1990 | Sazale Classic (with Fred Couples) | −34 (65-60-63-66=254) | 4 strokes | Curt Byrum and Tom Byrum |
Other playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1989 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Jim Booros | Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
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Masters Tournament | 47 | CUT | |||||||||||
U.S. Open | T34 | CUT | CUT | 2 | CUT | T33 | |||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T67 | T48 | T62 | T47 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Donald never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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