Michael Allen (golfer)

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| name = Michael Allen

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| fullname = Michael Louis Allen

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|1|31}}

| birth_place = San Mateo, California

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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| weight = {{convert|195|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Scottsdale, Arizona

| spouse = Cynthia Allen

| partner =

| children = Christy and Michelle

| college = University of Nevada

| yearpro = 1984

| retired =

| tour = PGA Tour Champions

| extour = PGA Tour
European Tour
Nationwide Tour

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| eurowins = 1

| champwins = 8

| nwidewins = 1

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| otherwins = 1

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| masters = DNP

| usopen = T12: 2001

| open = T52: 1989

| pga = T19: 2009

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Michael Louis Allen (born January 31, 1959) is an American professional golfer, currently on the PGA Tour Champions.

Early life and amateur career

Allen was born in San Mateo, California and played college golf at the University of Nevada in Reno.

Professional career

Allen turned professional in 1984 and played on the European Tour 1986-89 and 1992, winning the 1989 Scottish Open. Allen played on the PGA Tour 1990-95, 2002, and 2004-09. He has played over 300 events on the PGA Tour and has three second-place finishes (2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, 2007 Turning Stone Resort Championship and 2010 Viking Classic) and three third-place finishes, but no wins. He played on the Nationwide Tour from 1997 to 2001 and 2003, winning the Nike Greater Austin Open in 1998.

Allen received a special invitation to play at the Senior PGA Championship on the Champions Tour at the Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio because of his career earnings on the PGA Tour. He was a surprise winner of the event in his Champions Tour debut making his first win a major. He shot a first round of 4-over-par, but made only 3 bogeys in the final 3 rounds to win by 2 strokes over Larry Mize and 3 strokes over Bruce Fleisher.{{cite web|url=http://www.pga.com/seniorpga/2009/news/sunday_lede_052409.cfm| title=Allen justifies special invite with Senior PGA Championship win|author=Dolch, Craig|publisher=PGA.com}}

A member of the Olympic Club in San Francisco since age 14, Allen qualified for the U.S. Open in 2012 at age 53. At the previous Opens at Olympic in 1987 and 1998, he had failed to make the field.{{cite journal |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/blogs/local-knowledge/2012/06/for-michael-allen-olympic-club-means-much-more.html |magazine=Golf Digest |title=For Michael Allen, Olympic Club means much more |date=June 12, 2012 |access-date=June 13, 2012}}

Professional wins (11)

=European Tour wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!To par

!Margin of
victory

!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Jul 15, 1989

|Bell's Scottish Open

|align=right|73-66-70-63=272

|align=center|−8

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ESP}} José María Olazábal, {{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam

=Nike Tour wins (1)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!To par

!Margin of
victory

!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Mar 8, 1998

|Nike Greater Austin Open

|align=right|66-72-66-76=280

|align=center|−8

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gene Sauers, {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Zarmon

=Other wins (1)=

2003 Southern Arizona Open

=PGA Tour Champions wins (8)=

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! Legend

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|Senior major championships (1)

Other PGA Tour Champions (7)

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!To par

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|1

|align=right|May 24, 2009

|Senior PGA Championship

|align=right|74-66-67-67=274

|align=center|−6

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Mize

align=center|2

|align=right|Apr 15, 2012

|Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay

|align=right|66-67-68=201

|align=center|−12

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Kenny Perry

align=center|3

|align=right|Apr 22, 2012

|Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf
(with {{flagicon|ZAF}} David Frost)

|align=right|62-63-62=187

|align=center|−29

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Cook and {{flagicon|USA}} Joey Sindelar

align=center|4

|align=right|Mar 24, 2013

|Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic

|align=right|70-68-67=205

|align=center|−11

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Bernhard Langer

align=center|5

|align=right|Oct 20, 2013

|Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn

|align=right|67-65-65=197

|align=center|−13

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Olin Browne

align=center|6

|align=right|Feb 9, 2014

|Allianz Championship

|align=right|60-69-69=198

|align=center|−18

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Duffy Waldorf

align=center|7

|align=right|Oct 26, 2014

|AT&T Championship

|align=right|70-65-66=201

|align=center|−15

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Marco Dawson

align=center|8

|align=right|Apr 24, 2016

|Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (2)
(with {{flagicon|USA}} Woody Austin)

|align=right|49-59-48=156

|align=center|−23

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Roger Chapman and {{flagicon|ZAF}} David Frost

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–2)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|2010

|Constellation Senior Players Championship

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark O'Meara

|Lost to par on first extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|2

|2012

|Dick's Sporting Goods Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Willie Wood

|Lost to par on first extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|3

|2013

|Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn

|{{flagicon|USA}} Olin Browne

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|4

|2014

|Allianz Championship

|{{flagicon|USA}} Duffy Waldorf

|Won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1988

!1989

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|DQ

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

|T52

|T53

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T64

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

!2008

!2009

!2010

!2011

!2012

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T12

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T67

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T56

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T47

|T19

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

Note: Allen never played in the Masters Tournament.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

DQ = Disqualified

"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

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!Tournament

!1990!!1991!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999

align=left|The Players Championship

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T62

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010

align=left|The Players Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T27

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|63

|CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Senior major championships

=Wins (1)=

class="wikitable"

!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up

style="background:#D8BFD8;"

| 2009

Senior PGA Championship

−6 (74-66-67-67=274)

2 strokes

{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Mize

=Results timeline=

Results are not in chronological order

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!Tournament !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024!!2025

align=left|The Tradition

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T2

|style="background:yellow;"|4

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|T58

|T54

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|T42

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T40

|T63

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|Senior PGA Championship

|style="background:lime;"|1

|T11

|11

|T20

|T59

|T26

|T51

|WD

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|T40

|37

|T70

|T72

|T44

align=left|Senior Players Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|2

|T17

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|T15

|T26

|T69

|T12

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T57

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T52

|T31

|63

|T26

|T74

align=left|U.S. Senior Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T33

|style="background:yellow;"|5

|T26

|style="background:yellow;"|5

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|Senior British Open Championship

|T13

|T30

|T28

|T18

|T26

|T29

|T25

|T51

|T35

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

References

External links

{{official website|http://www.michaelallengolf.com}}
{{PGATour player|06197|Michael Allen}}
{{EuroTour player|2387}}
{{OWGR|575|Michael Allen}}

Category:American male golfers

Category:Nevada Wolf Pack men's golfers

Category:PGA Tour golfers

Category:European Tour golfers

Category:PGA Tour Champions golfers

Category:Winners of senior major golf championships

Category:Golfers from California

Category:Golfers from Scottsdale, Arizona

Category:Sportspeople from San Mateo, California

Category:1959 births

Category:Living people

Category:20th-century American sportsmen

Michael Allen (golfer)

Early life and amateur career

Professional career

Professional wins (11)

=European Tour wins (1)=

=Nike Tour wins (1)=

=Other wins (1)=

=PGA Tour Champions wins (8)=

Results in major championships

Results in The Players Championship

Senior major championships

=Wins (1)=

=Results timeline=

See also

References

External links