Mike Hulbert

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Mike Hulbert
Personal information
Full nameMichael Patrick Hulbert
NicknameHubby
Born (1958-04-14) April 14, 1958 (age 66)
Elmira, New York
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Orlando, Florida
Career
College East Tennessee State University
Turned professional1981
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking 55 (November 17, 1991) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T19: 1992
PGA Championship T23: 1991
U.S. Open T6: 1992
The Open Championship T39: 1990

Michael Patrick Hulbert (born April 14, 1958) is an American professional golfer and sportscaster.

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Hulbert was born in Elmira, New York. [2] He grew up in Horseheads, New York, and was a childhood friend and high school golf rival of fellow PGA Tour player Joey Sindelar. [3] Hulbert attended East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee; [2] he earned All-American honors as a member of the golf team in 1979 and 1980. [3] He turned pro in 1981 [2] and joined the PGA Tour in 1985. [3]

Hulbert won three times on the PGA Tour; his last two wins came in playoffs. His first win came at the Federal Express St. Jude Classic in 1986 by one stroke over Joey Sindelar. His second victory was at the 1989 B.C. Open in a playoff over Bob Estes. In his third win at the 1991 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic, he defeated Kenny Knox on the first hole in a playoff. [3] Hulbert's best finishes in major championships were a T-6 at the 1992 U.S. Open, and a T-7 at the 1986 PGA Championship. [4] He has had more than 45 top-10 finishes in his PGA Tour career including more than a half-dozen 2nd or 3rd-place finishes.

Hulbert had a knack for the Plantation Course at the Kapalua International, an event he won in 1991, and finished 2nd to Davis Love III in 1992.

Hulbert caddied for Davis Love III at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and the Northern Trust Open in the early part of 2008 prior to starting play on the Champions Tour. He began playing on the Champions Tour in April 2008. He finished T8 in his debut event, the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, and matched it a year later at the Dick's Sporting Goods Open. [3]

In 2002, Hulbert was inducted into the East Tennessee State University Athletic Hall of Fame. Hulbert has had more than 4.7 million dollars in career earnings. [5] He lives in Orlando, Florida with his wife and two sons. He has a brother named John, a club professional who once qualified for the U.S. Open.

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Aug 31, 1986 Federal Express St. Jude Classic −8 (71-72-68-69=280)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Joey Sindelar
2Sep 10, 1989 B.C. Open −16 (69-66-68-65=268)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bob Estes
3Jun 23, 1991 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic −18 (66-67-65-68=266)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Knox

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1989 B.C. Open Flag of the United States.svg Bob Estes Won with par on first extra hole
2 1991 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Knox Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Dec 13, 1987 Chrysler Team Championship
(with Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway)
−38 (61-59-64-66=250)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples and Flag of the United States.svg Mike Donald
2Nov 16, 1991 Isuzu Kapalua International −16 (67-69-72-68=276)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III
3Dec 8, 1996 JCPenney Classic
(with Flag of the United States.svg Donna Andrews)
−16 (63-66-68=197)*1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Joel Edwards and Flag of the United States.svg Missie McGeorge,
Flag of the United States.svg Kelli Kuehne and Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods

*Note: The 1996 JCPenney Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Other playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11988 Chrysler Team Championship
(with Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway)
Flag of the United States.svg George Burns and Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi Lost to birdie on first extra hole
21991 Isuzu Kapalua International Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1986198719881989
Masters Tournament 48
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T7CUTCUTT27
Tournament199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001
Masters Tournament T45T19CUT
U.S. Open T29T6T62CUTT28T68CUT
The Open Championship T39
PGA Championship T49T23T28T31CUTCUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000143
U.S. Open 000011105
The Open Championship 00000011
PGA Championship 000012116
Totals0000242615

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References

  1. "Week 46 1991 Ending 17 Nov 1991" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on April 7, 2011.
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  4. "Golf Major Championships".
  5. "Mike Hulbert profile". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 24, 2011.