Mike Reid (golfer)

Mike Reid
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Michael Daniel Reid
Born	July 1, 1954 Bainbridge, Maryland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Provo, Utah
Career
College	Brigham Young University
Turned professional	1976
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Japan Golf Tour	1
Champions Tour	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	6th: 1989
U.S. Open	T6: 1980
The Open Championship	T26: 1991
PGA Championship	T2: 1989

Michael Daniel Reid (born July 1, 1954) is an American professional golfer who has won two PGA Tour events and two senior majors on the Champions Tour.

Reid finished in the top-10 70 times on the PGA Tour and became the first golfer to earn a million dollars prior to winning a single professional tournament.^[1]

In 1989, Reid came close to winning two major championships, the Masters Tournament and the PGA Championship, leading both of them during closing holes of the final round.

Early years and amateur career

Reid was born in Bainbridge, Maryland, the son of an Air Force officer. He first hit a golf ball when he was five years old. Military life for his father meant that his family frequently moved from one state in America to another. Reid later said: "It wasn't much of a life for a kid growing up but it certainly helped my golf game as I played on every kind of grass there is."^[2]

In 1976, Reid graduated from Brigham Young University. During his collegiate golf career, Reid was selected for All-American honors from 1973-1976. He became close friends with PGA Tour player Pat McGowan. Both Reid and McGowan developed their game under BYU's golf coach Karl Tucker.^[3]

In the 1976 U.S. Open, while still an amateur, Reid led the tournament by three strokes with an opening round of 67, before finishing tied for 50th place.^[4] Reid won the 1976 Pacific Coast Amateur Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club and lost in the quarter-final of the 1976 U.S. Amateur Championship.^[5]

PGA Tour

Reid turned professional in late 1976, obtaining his PGA Tour card at the first attempt. He joined the PGA Tour in 1977.

In 1978, Reid lost a playoff to Mac McLendon in the Pensacola Open.^[6] In 1980, Reid finished in the top-10 thirteen times on the PGA Tour. Only Tom Watson had more top-10 finishes that year.^[7] Reid led the PGA Tour for driving accuracy in 1980^[8] and was given the nickname "Radar" for his outstanding driving accuracy.

In 1985, Reid lost a playoff to Hal Sutton in the Southwest Golf Classic. Sutton sank a 30-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win the tournament.^[9]

Reid ended a wait of over a decade for his first PGA Tour title by winning the 1987 Seiko Tucson Open by four strokes.

In 1988, Reid finished 2nd at The Players Championship.^[10] His brother Bill was the general manager of the TPC at Sawgrass tournament venue at one time. Later in 1988, Reid won his second PGA Tour title by defeating Tom Watson in a playoff at the NEC World Series of Golf.

In 1989, Reid led the Masters Tournament with four holes to play but hit an approach shot into the pond at the par-5 15th hole to make a double-bogey and finished the tournament in 6th place. He also lost the lead in that year's PGA Championship on the back nine during the final round at Kemper Lakes Golf Club, bogeying the 16th hole and having a double-bogey 5 on the par-3 17th. Needing a birdie on the 18th hole to tie Payne Stewart, Reid missed a seven-foot birdie putt which would have forced a playoff with Stewart.^[11] After his final round, Jack Nicklaus approached Reid and said: "I just want to say that I've never felt so bad for anyone in my life. You played too well not to win."^[12]

In 1990, Reid was the third round leader in the KMart Greater Greensboro Open, but had three bogeys on the back nine for a round of 75, finishing in a tie for 2nd place behind the winner Steve Elkington.^[13] Later in the year, in November 1990, Reid won the Casio World Open in Japan by two strokes.^[14]

Reid missed virtually all of the 1993 PGA Tour season after sustaining a wrist injury while playing table tennis, which resulted in him having surgery to reattach a tendon.^[15]

In 1997, Reid was the third round leader in the Hawaiian Open, but lost the tournament in a three-way playoff to Paul Stankowski.^[16] In 1998, Reid shot a course record of 62 in the Westin Texas Open at La Cantera Golf Club.^[17] He finished the tournament tied for 4th place.

Reid's last top-5 finish on the PGA Tour was 5th place at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill in 2000, at the age of 46.

Champions Tour

In 2004, Reid became eligible to play the Champions Tour and in 2005 he claimed his first senior title at the Senior PGA Championship, which is one of the senior majors. Reid won the tournament despite being three shots down with one hole to play. He forced himself into a three-way playoff with a long eagle putt on the 18th hole. After Jerry Pate missed a 3-foot par putt on the 18th to win the tournament, Reid then birdied the first extra playoff hole to win the title.^[18] Reid later said: "I feel bad for Jerry. I know how he feels because I felt that way. Fate takes a hand, and I can't explain it, but I'm grateful."^[19]

Reid did not win again on the Champions Tour until 2009 at the JELD-WEN Tradition, another major championship, in a playoff over John Cook. Reid was one shot behind Cook on the 18th tee of the final round. Reid and Cook both hit their approach shots to the par-4 18th into the right greenside bunker. Cook's bunker shot finished 20 feet away and Reid's bunker shot finished six inches from the hole. Cook missed his par putt that would have won the championship. On the first playoff hole Reid holed a 12-foot birdie putt to win the title.^[20]

Reid's victory at The Tradition tournament meant that he joined a prestigious small group of players, including Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, whose first two wins on the Champions Tour were in major championships.^[21]

Personal life

He is married to wife Randolyn and has six children.^[22] He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Amateur wins

• 1976 Western Athletic Conference Championship (individual), Pacific Coast Amateur

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 25, 1987	Seiko Tucson Open	−20 (64-69-68-67=268)	4 strokes	Chip Beck, Mark Calcavecchia, Hal Sutton, Fuzzy Zoeller
2	Aug 28, 1988	NEC World Series of Golf	−5 (70-65-71-69=275)	Playoff	Tom Watson

PGA Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1978	Pensacola Open	Mac McLendon	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	1985	Southwest Golf Classic	Hal Sutton	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	1988	NEC World Series of Golf	Tom Watson	Won with par on first extra hole
4	1997	United Airlines Hawaiian Open	Jim Furyk, Paul Stankowski	Stankowski won with birdie on fourth extra hole Reid eliminated with par on first hole

Other wins (5)

• 1983 Shootout at Jeremy Ranch (with Bob Goalby), Utah Open
• 1985 Utah Open
• 1990 Casio World Open (Japan Golf Tour)
• 2007 Champions Challenge (with Mark O'Meara)

Champions Tour wins (2)

Legend

Champions Tour major championships (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 28, 2005	Senior PGA Championship	−8 (70-70-70-70=280)	Playoff	Jerry Pate, Dana Quigley
2	Aug 23, 2009	JELD-WEN Tradition	−16 (70-67-66-69=274)	Playoff	John Cook

Champions Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent (s)	Result
1	2005	Senior PGA Championship	Jerry Pate, Dana Quigley	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2009	JELD-WEN Tradition	John Cook	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	T50	CUT	DNP	T25
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	6
U.S. Open	T6	T20	CUT	T43	T52	T23	T24	CUT	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T61
PGA Championship	T55	DNP	T42	T9	T14	T70	T41	T47	64	T2

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T33	T26	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T49	DNP
The Open Championship	T39	T26	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T45	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	T65

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT

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

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	1
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	1	5	19	11
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3
PGA Championship	0	1	0	1	2	3	14	11
Totals	0	1	0	1	4	9	41	26

• Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (1982 PGA – 1986 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
2005	Senior PGA Championship	−8 (70-70-70-70=280)	Playoff^1	Jerry Pate, Dana Quigley
2009	JELD-WEN Tradition	−16 (70-67-66-69=272)	Playoff^2	John Cook

¹Defeated Pate and Quigley in a sudden-death playoff.
²Defeated Cook in a sudden-death playoff with a birdie on the first hole of the playoff.

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2014.

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
The Tradition	T45	T9	T39	T18	T41	1	T47	T35	T64	T50	T31	T41
Senior PGA Championship	DNP	1	T23	CUT	T67	T44	T34	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
Senior Players Championship	DNP	61	T22	T62	T65	T9	7	T64	DNP	T60	77	T47
U.S. Senior Open	T25	CUT	T29	T52	T32	T36	T28	DNP	T60	CUT	DNP	CUT
Senior British Open Championship	T57	DNP	T19	CUT	T32	T47	CUT	T31	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

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.

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

• World Cup: 1980

References

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10. Deason, Lauren (May 7, 2008). "Two decades later, Players win still big for McCumber". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
11. Swift, E.M. (August 21, 1989). "Putting On The Style: The beknickered Payne Stewart made up five strokes in the final three holes to win the PGA Championship". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
12. Verdi, Bob (August 14, 1989). "Reid Loses Tourney But Wins Fans". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
13. "Elkington Wins Greensboro Open With Late Charge". Philly.com. April 22, 1990. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
14. "Reid wins Japan's World Open by two". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. November 26, 1990. p. 34. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
15. "Reid Bounces Back With 65 at Westchester". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 10, 1994. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
16. "Stankowski wins Hawaiian Open". The Robesonian (Lumberton, North Carolina). Associated Press. February 17, 1997. p. B1. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
17. Johnston, Jerry (October 2, 1998). "Great score is par for course when golfer smiles". Deseret News. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
18. "2005 Senior PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
19. Van Sickle, Gary (June 6, 2005). "Senior Moment: Sixteen years after the meltdown that came to define his career, Mike Reid made amends by finishing like a champion and finally laying claim to a PGA". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
20. Hall, Zack (August 24, 2009). "High Desert, high drama; Mike Reid wins The Tradition in a playoff with John Cook for his second Champions Tour major". The Bulletin (Bend, Oregon). Retrieved December 29, 2012.
21. Ballengee, Ryan (July 15, 2012). "Chapman wins U.S. Senior Open, joins short list of champions". Golf News Net. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
22. "Mike Reid – Media Guide". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 31, 2014.

External links

• Mike Reid at the PGA Tour official site
• Mike Reid at the Japan Golf Tour official site