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.
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.
Professional wins (11) European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Jul 15, 1989Bell's Scottish Open73-66-70-63=272−82 strokes José María Olazábal, Ian Woosnam
Nike Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Mar 8, 1998Nike Greater Austin Open66-72-66-76=280−82 strokes Gene Sauers, Chris Zarmon
Other wins (1) 2003 Southern Arizona Open
PGA Tour Champions wins (8) LegendSenior major championships (1)Other PGA Tour Champions (7) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1May 24, 2009Senior PGA Championship74-66-67-67=274−62 strokes Larry Mize2Apr 15, 2012Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay66-67-68=201−12 3 strokes Kenny Perry3Apr 22, 2012Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf(with David Frost)62-63-62=187−291 stroke John Cook and Joey Sindelar4Mar 24, 2013Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic70-68-67=205−111 stroke Bernhard Langer5Oct 20, 2013Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn67-65-65=197−13Playoff Olin Browne6Feb 9, 2014Allianz Championship60-69-69=198−18Playoff Duffy Waldorf7Oct 26, 2014AT&T Championship70-65-66=201−152 strokes Marco Dawson8Apr 24, 2016Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (2)(with Woody Austin)49-59-48=156 −231 stroke Roger Chapman and David Frost
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12010Constellation Senior Players Championship Mark O'MearaLost to par on first extra hole22012Dick's Sporting Goods Open Willie WoodLost to par on first extra hole32013Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn Olin BrowneWon with birdie on first extra hole42014Allianz Championship Duffy WaldorfWon with birdie on second extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999U.S. OpenDQThe Open ChampionshipCUTT52T53PGA ChampionshipT64 Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012U.S. OpenT12CUTT67CUTT56The Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipCUTT47T19 Note: Allen never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut DQ = Disqualified "T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999The Players ChampionshipCUTT62 Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010The Players ChampionshipT27CUT63CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Senior major championships Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 2009 Senior PGA Championship −6 (74-66-67-67=274) 2 strokes Larry Mize
Results timeline Results are not in chronological order Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 20192020202120222023202420252026Senior PGA Championship1T11T1111T20T59T26T51WDNTT4037T70T72T44CUTThe TraditionT24T9T5T9T5T58T54NTT42T40T63T45U.S. Senior OpenT6T7T335T26T265NTSenior Players Championship2T17T9T4T15T26T69T12T57T52T3163T26T74Senior British Open ChampionshipT13T30T28T18T26T29T25T51T35NT
CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also 1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1990 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1991 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1992 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1994 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2003 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2005 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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