Shaun Micheel

Shaun Micheel
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Shaun Carl Micheel
Born	(1969-01-05) January 5, 1969 Orlando, Florida
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Memphis, Tennessee
Career
College	Indiana University
Turned professional	1992
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour (joined 1994)
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Asian Tour	1
Web.com Tour	1
Best results in major championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T22: 2004
U.S. Open	T22: 2010
The Open Championship	T35: 2007
PGA Championship	Won: 2003

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.

Micheel was born in Orlando, Florida. He attended Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tennessee and Indiana University and turned professional in 1992. 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 (now the Web.com Tour) in 1999.

He went into the 2003 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club ranked 169th in the Official World Golf Ranking, 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.^[1] 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 36th, 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.^[2]

Micheel is one of the few golfers to have a major as his only PGA Tour win.^[3] Micheel leads the list with 386 starts through the end of 2015.

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." ^[4] After beginning treatment, his testosterone levels returned to normal, and he reported that his drive and energy had also returned.^[5] 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.^[6]

Professional wins

PGA Tour

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

Nike Tour

1999 Nike Greensboro Open

Other

1998 Singapore Open (Asian Tour)

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	Chad Campbell

Results timeline

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T22	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	T40	DNP	DNP	T28	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T47	CUT	CUT	T35	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	1	T24	CUT	2	T32	DNP	CUT

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T22	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T48	T74	CUT	CUT	CUT	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	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	1	7	3
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
PGA Championship	1	1	2	2	3	12	6
Totals	1	1	2	2	5	28	12

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

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Accenture Match Play Championship	DNP	R32	DNP	DNP	R16
CA Championship	T44	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Bridgestone Invitational	T23	T50	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

References

↑ "PGA Championship (Aug 14–17, 2003) – Leaderboard". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
↑ Greenstein, Teddy (June 20, 2010). "Double eagle lands at U.S. Open for Shaun Micheel". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 25, 2010.
↑ 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. Archived from the original on March 13, 2007.
↑ Callahan, Tom (August 2006). "A hero's role that fit him to a T". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on October 30, 2006.
↑ Schupak, Adam (June 2, 2014). "After heart surgery, Micheel tees it up at sectional". Golfweek.

External links

Shaun Micheel at the PGA Tour official site
Shaun Micheel at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

PGA Championship champions

Match play era	1916 Jim Barnes 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Jim Barnes 1920 Jock Hutchison 1921 Walter Hagen 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Gene Sarazen 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Walter Hagen 1926 Walter Hagen 1927 Walter Hagen 1928 Leo Diegel 1929 Leo Diegel 1930 Tommy Armour 1931 Tom Creavy 1932 Olin Dutra 1933 Gene Sarazen 1934 Paul Runyan 1935 Johnny Revolta 1936 Denny Shute 1937 Denny Shute 1938 Paul Runyan 1939 Henry Picard 1940 Byron Nelson 1941 Vic Ghezzi 1942 Sam Snead 1943 Cancelled due to World War II 1944 Bob Hamilton 1945 Byron Nelson 1946 Ben Hogan 1947 Jim Ferrier 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Chandler Harper 1951 Sam Snead 1952 Jim Turnesa 1953 Walter Burkemo 1954 Chick Harbert 1955 Doug Ford 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. 1957 Lionel Hebert

Stroke play era	1958 Dow Finsterwald 1959 Bob Rosburg 1960 Jay Hebert 1961 Jerry Barber† 1962 Gary Player 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964‡ Bobby Nichols 1965 Dave Marr 1966 Al Geiberger 1967 Don January† 1968 Julius Boros 1969‡ Raymond Floyd 1970 Dave Stockton 1971 Jack Nicklaus 1972 Gary Player 1973 Jack Nicklaus 1974 Lee Trevino 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976 Dave Stockton 1977 Lanny Wadkins† 1978 John Mahaffey† 1979 David Graham† 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 Larry Nelson 1982‡ Raymond Floyd 1983‡ Hal Sutton 1984 Lee Trevino 1985 Hubert Green 1986 Bob Tway 1987 Larry Nelson† 1988 Jeff Sluman 1989 Payne Stewart 1990 Wayne Grady 1991 John Daly 1992 Nick Price 1993 Paul Azinger† 1994 Nick Price 1995 Steve Elkington† 1996 Mark Brooks† 1997 Davis Love III 1998 Vijay Singh 1999 Tiger Woods 2000‡ Tiger Woods† 2001 David Toms 2002 Rich Beem 2003 Shaun Micheel 2004 Vijay Singh† 2005 Phil Mickelson 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Y. E. Yang 2010 Martin Kaymer† 2011 Keegan Bradley† 2012 Rory McIlroy 2013 Jason Dufner 2014 Rory McIlroy 2015 Jason Day

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire

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