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Shaun Micheel

American professional golfer (born 1969)

Summary

American professional golfer (born 1969)

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name	Shaun Micheel
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fullname	Shaun Carl Micheel
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birth_place	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
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weight	180 lb
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residence	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
college	Indiana University
yearpro	1992
retired
tour	PGA Tour Champions
European Senior Tour
extour	PGA Tour
Asian Tour
prowins	3
pgawins	1
eurowins	1
japwins
asiawins	1
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auswins
nwidewins	1
chalwins
champwins
seneurowins
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majorwins	1
masters	T22: 2004
usopen	T22: 2010
open	T35: 2007
pga	Won: 2003
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European Senior Tour Asian Tour Shaun Carl Micheel (born January 5, 1969) is an American professional golfer who is best known for his surprise victory at the 2003 PGA Championship.

Career

Micheel was born in Orlando, Florida. He attended Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tennessee and Indiana University.

In 1992, he turned professional. He taught himself how to play golf after his parents bought a home on a golf course in Memphis. He had a very patchy early career, during which he struggled to hold on to membership on the PGA Tour. His successes included a victory in the Singapore Open in 1998 and a win on the Nike Tour in 1999.

He went into the 2003 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club ranked 169th in the Official World Golf Ranking and making his 164th PGA Tour start, becoming one of the biggest underdogs to win a major in recent times. In the first two rounds, he shot 69-68 (−3) to take a two-shot lead over Billy Andrade and Mike Weir. A third round 69 put him at −4, tied for the lead with Chad Campbell and three shots clear of Weir. He shot a par 70 in the final round to defeat Campbell by two strokes. That season, he finished 32nd on the money list. In 2004, he made the top 100 on the PGA Tour money list for the second time in his career, but he did not make the move up to being a regular high finisher. His career high world ranking is 34th, achieved in 2004.

In August 2006, Micheel returned to prominence when he finished runner-up to Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship at Medinah Country Club; he followed that with T7 two weeks later at the Deutsche Bank Championship. He was also runner-up at the 2006 HSBC World Match Play Championship, after defeating Woods in the first round. On the PGA Tour, he ended the year with nine consecutive cuts and placed in the top 50 on the money list.

Micheel is only the second golfer to make a double eagle (albatross) in U.S. Open history. It came on the 6th hole during the final round of the 2010 U.S. Open.

Micheel is one of the few golfers to have a major as his only PGA Tour win. Micheel has 397 starts through the end of the 2018–19 season, the most of any golfer whose only win was a major. He last played a full season in 2011, competing in the PGA Championship and other events through past champion status.

Micheel began playing the PGA Tour Champions in 2019.

Medical issues

In April 2005, after experiencing months of fatigue, mood changes, and poor play, Micheel began treatment for low testosterone ("Low T", or hypogonadism). He claimed that his testosterone levels had declined to those of "a man in his mid-70s." After beginning treatment, his testosterone levels returned to normal, and he reported that his drive and energy had also returned. His condition was widely publicized during the coverage of the 2006 PGA Championship. On April 18, 2014, after having coped with inability to exercise without being short of breath, Micheel underwent heart surgery and had four stents inserted.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 17, 2003	PGA Championship	−4 (69-68-69-70=276)	2 strokes	USA Chad Campbell

Asian PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 23, 1998	Ericsson Singapore Open	−16 (67-69-67-69=272)	2 strokes	ZAF Hendrik Buhrmann

Nike Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 11, 1999	Nike Greensboro Open	−11 (67-66-67-69=269)	1 stroke	USA Garrett Willis

Playoff record

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament
1	2003	Franklin Templeton Shootout
(with USA Chad Campbell)	USA Brad Faxon and USA Scott McCarron,
USA Hank Kuehne and USA Jeff Sluman	Kuehne/Sluman won with birdie on second extra hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2003	PGA Championship	Tied for lead	−4 (69-68-69-70=276)	2 strokes	USA Chad Campbell

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament	1999	2001	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament				T22	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	T40		T28	CUT	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship				T47	CUT	CUT	T35
PGA Championship			1	T24	CUT	2	T32		CUT

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	T22
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	T48	T74	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship		NT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
PGA Championship	1	1	2	2	3	22	6
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	1	7	3
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	4	2

Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2001 U.S. Open – 2004 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
The Players Championship	CUT		T54	9	T71	CUT	CUT	CUT			CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2003	2004	2007
Match Play		R32	R16
Championship	T44
Invitational	T23	T50

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = tied

Results in senior major championships

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
The Tradition	T16	NT
Senior PGA Championship	T44	NT	T63	T43	T31	T63	CUT
Senior Players Championship	T46	T45			T61
U.S. Senior Open	CUT	NT
Senior British Open Championship	T60	NT	T53	CUT		T57	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

References

"PGA Championship (Aug 14–17, 2003) – Leaderboard". Yahoo Sports.
Greenstein, Teddy. (June 20, 2010). "Double eagle lands at U.S. Open for Shaun Micheel". The Los Angeles Times.
Martin, Sean. (August 5, 2013). "Players whose lone win was a major". PGA Tour.
Kelly, Seth. "Shaun Michell won the PGA Championship in 2003 with one of the most dramatic shots in history". GolfOnline.
Callahan, Tom. (August 2006). "A hero's role that fit him to a T".
Schupak, Adam. (June 2, 2014). "After heart surgery, Micheel tees it up at sectional".

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