Mike Harwood

Career

In 1959, Harwood was born in Sydney, Australia.

In 1979, Harwood turned professional and has extensive experience on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour. His first Australian title was the 1986 Australian PGA Championship. He won five times on the European Tour; the first was at the 1988 Portuguese Open and the second was the 1989 PLM Open. In 1990, his first of three major Europe wins was the European Tour's flagship tournament at Wentworth, which was then called the Volvo PGA Championship, later that year he won the Volvo Masters at Valderrama, two weeks later in Australia he won the West End South Australian Open by five strokes. He achieved a career best European Tour Order of Merit ranking of sixth that year.

The following year, 1991, he was runner-up to fellow Australian Ian Baker-Finch at the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, several weeks later he won the GA European Open at Walton Heath. In his prime, he played occasionally in the United States but never had a top-10 finish in any PGA Tour event. In late 1991, Harwood achieved his highest world ranking of #20. His round of 61 at the Australian PGA Championship at Concord in 1992 was his best professional score recorded. Harwood served as a board member of the Australian PGA in the early 2000s.

Senior career

Harwood won his first title on the European Senior Tour at the season ending OKI Castellón Senior Tour Championship by three strokes. Harwood to finish 9th on the 2009 final money list and earned him the title of Rookie of the Year. Despite over 100 Pro-Am victories, it marked his first professional tournament win in 18 years. He again finished in the top-10 of the European Senior Tour Order of Merit in 2011.

Harwood won the Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year honours on the Australian Senior Tour (PGA Legends Tour) in 2009. He won the Order of Merit a second time in 2015, by a significant margin. He has won over 75 events on the senior tour including the Australian Senior Open, Australian PGA Seniors Championship, and twice winning the Senior TPC Championship.

In 2019, he won the first two event of season, the Victorian Senior Masters and Victorian Senior PGA Championship. He also won 2019 Legend Tour Player of year.

Awards and honors

• In 2009, Harwood won the European Senior Tour Rookie of the Year award.
• Also in 2009, Harwood earned Australian PGA Legends Tour Rookie of the Year honors.

Professional wins (34)

European Tour wins (5)

PGA Tour of Australia wins (2)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Other wins (4)

• 1984 Fiji Open, Pacific Harbour Open (Fiji), Western Samoan Open
• 1996 Victorian PGA Championship

European Senior Tour wins (1)

Other senior wins (21)

• 2009 Australian Senior Open, Tasmanian Senior Open, NSW PGA Championship
• 2010 NZ Handa PGA Championship, Tasmanian Senior Open, Queensland PGA Senior Championship
• 2011 City of South Perth Masters Pro Am (Asia Pacific Champions Tour), NSW PGA Championship
• 2012 Australian PGA Seniors Championship, Tasmanian Senior Open, SriLankan Airlines Senior Golf Masters
• 2013 Victorian Senior Open, TPC Championship
• 2015 Tasmanian Senior Open, SA PGA Senior Championship, Fijian Senior Open, NSW PGA Championship
• 2016 Tasmanian Senior Open
• 2018 Australian Legends Tour Championship
• 2019 Victorian Senior PGA, Victorian Masters

Results in major championships

Note: Harwood never played in the Masters Tournament.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Australia): 1984, 1991
• Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1991
• Four Tours World Championship (representing Australasia): 1991

References

References

1. "Mike Harwood – Career". PGA Tour.
2. "Australian PGA Seniors Championship Winners List".
3. "Harwood claims fourth Open win". The Advocate.