Michael Allen (golfer)

Michael Allen
— Golfer —
Allen in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Michael Louis Allen
Born	(1959-01-31) January 31, 1959 San Mateo, California
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Scottsdale, Arizona
Spouse	Cynthia Allen
Children	Christy and Michelle
Career
College	University of Nevada
Turned professional	1984
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	11
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Web.com Tour	1
PGA Tour Champions	8
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T12: 2001
The Open Championship	T52: 1989
PGA Championship	T19: 2009

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

Allen was born in San Mateo, California and played college golf at the University of Nevada in Reno. He 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 1997-2001 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Jul 15, 1989	Bell's Scottish Open	73-66-70-63=272	−8	2 strokes	José María Olazábal, Ian Woosnam

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

1998 Nike Greater Austin Open

Other wins (1)

2003 Southern Arizona Open

Champions Tour wins (8)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 24, 2009	Senior PGA Championship	74-66-67-67=274	−6	2 strokes	Larry Mize
2	Apr 15, 2012	Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay	66-67-68=201	−12	3 strokes	Kenny Perry
3	Apr 22, 2012	Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf (with David Frost)	62-63-62=187	−29	1 stroke	John Cook & Joey Sindelar
4	Mar 24, 2013	Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic	70-68-67=205	−11	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer
5	Oct 20, 2013	Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn	67-65-65=197	−13	Playoff	Olin Browne
6	Feb 9, 2014	Allianz Championship	60-69-69=198	−18	Playoff	Duffy Waldorf
7	Oct 26, 2014	AT&T Championship	70-65-66=201	−15	2 strokes	Marco Dawson
8	Apr 24, 2016	Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (with Woody Austin)	49-59-48=156	−23	1 stroke	David Frost & Roger Chapman

Champions Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2010	Constellation Senior Players Championship	Mark O'Meara	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	2012	Dick's Sporting Goods Open	Willie Wood	Lost to par on first extra hole
3	2013	Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn	Olin Browne	Won with birdie on first extra hole
4	2014	Allianz Championship	Duffy Waldorf	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1988	1989
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	T52
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DQ	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T53	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T64	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
U.S. Open	DNP	T12	CUT	DNP	DNP	T67	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	T47	T19

Tournament	2010	2011	2012
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	T56
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP

Note: Allen never played in the Masters Tournament.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = Disqualified
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2009	Senior PGA Championship	−6 (74-66-67-67=274)	2 strokes	Larry Mize

Results timeline

Results are not in chronological order before 2016.

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
The Tradition	DNP	T2	4	T9	T5	T9	T5	T58
Senior PGA Championship	1	T11	T11	11	T20	T59	T26	T51
Senior Players Championship	DNP	2	T17	T9	T4	T15	T26	T69
Senior British Open Championship	T13	T30	T28	T18	T26	T29	T25	T51
U.S. Senior Open	DNP	T6	T7	T33	5	T26	T26	5

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

References

↑ Dolch, Craig. "Allen justifies special invite with Senior PGA Championship win". PGA.com.
↑ "For Michael Allen, Olympic Club means much more". Golf Digest. June 12, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2012.

External links

Official website
Michael Allen at the PGA Tour official site
Michael Allen at the European Tour official site
Michael Allen at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Senior PGA Championship champions

1980 Arnold Palmer† 1981 Miller Barber 1982 Don January 1983 Not held 1984 (Jan) Arnold Palmer 1984 (Dec) Peter Thomson 1985 Not held 1986 Gary Player 1987 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 1988 Gary Player 1989 Larry Mowry 1990 Gary Player 1991 Jack Nicklaus 1992 Lee Trevino 1993 Tom Wargo† 1994 Lee Trevino 1995 Raymond Floyd 1996 Hale Irwin 1997 Hale Irwin 1998 Hale Irwin 1999 Allen Doyle 2000 Doug Tewell 2001 Tom Watson 2002 Fuzzy Zoeller 2003 John Jacobs 2004 Hale Irwin 2005 Mike Reid† 2006 Jay Haas† 2007 Denis Watson 2008 Jay Haas 2009 Michael Allen 2010 Tom Lehman† 2011 Tom Watson† 2012 Roger Chapman 2013 Kōki Idoki 2014 Colin Montgomerie 2015 Colin Montgomerie 2016 Rocco Mediate

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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