Mike Donald

Mike Donald
Mike Donald
Personal information
Full name	Michael William Donald
Born	July 11, 1955 (age 66); Grand Rapids, Michigan
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
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)
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

Last updated September 21, 2021

Michael William Donald (born July 11, 1955) is an American professional golfer.

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.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
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
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)

Other wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
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
1	1989	Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic	Jim Booros	Lost to par on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1981	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1993
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.

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

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References

↑ "Week 30 1990 Ending 29 Jul 1990" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
↑ "Historic opening round score shot in Masters". Point Pleasant Register . Point Pleasant, West Virginia. UPI. April 6, 1990. p. 4. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
↑ Verhage, Brian (April 7, 1990). "McDonald (sic) skies to 82 after 64". Spartanburg Herald-Journal . Spartanburg, South Carolina. p. C4. Retrieved September 10, 2012.

External links

Mike Donald at the PGA Tour official site
Mike Donald at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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[w199030-1] "Week 30 1990 Ending 29 Jul 1990" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.

[2] "Historic opening round score shot in Masters". Point Pleasant Register . Point Pleasant, West Virginia. UPI. April 6, 1990. p. 4. Retrieved September 10, 2012.

[3] Verhage, Brian (April 7, 1990). "McDonald (sic) skies to 82 after 64". Spartanburg Herald-Journal . Spartanburg, South Carolina. p. C4. Retrieved September 10, 2012.

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