Shaun Micheel
Shaun Carl Micheel (b. January 5, 1969 in Orlando, Florida) is an American golfer who is best known for scoring a surprise victory in 2003 in one of golf's major championships, the PGA Championship.
Micheel attended Indiana University and turned professional in 1992. He had a very patchy early career, during which he struggled to hold onto 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 Nationwide Tour) in 1999. He went into the 2003 PGA Championship ranked 169th in the Official World Golf Rankings, thus becoming one of the biggest underdogs to win a major in recent times. 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.
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | T40 | DNP | DNP | T28 | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T47 | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 | T24 | 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
[edit] External links
- Profile on the PGA Tour's official site
- Golf Stars Online - links to features and articles
