| Shaun Micheel | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Shaun Carl Micheel |
| Born | (1969-01-05)January 5, 1969 (age 57) Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | Indiana University |
| Turned professional | 1992 |
| Current tours | PGA Tour Champions European Senior Tour |
| Former tours | PGA Tour Asian Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Highestranking | 34 (February 8, 2004)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
| Masters Tournament | T22: 2004 |
| PGA Championship | Won:2003 |
| U.S. Open | T22: 2010 |
| The Open Championship | T35: 2007 |
Shaun Carl Micheel (born January 5, 1969) is an Americanprofessional golfer who is best known for his surprise victory at the2003 PGA Championship.
Micheel was born inOrlando, Florida. He attendedChristian Brothers High School inMemphis, Tennessee andIndiana 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 thePGA Tour. His successes included a victory in theSingapore Open in 1998 and a win on theNike Tour in 1999.
He went into the2003 PGA Championship atOak Hill Country Club ranked 169th in theOfficial 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 overBilly Andrade andMike Weir. A third round 69 put him at −4, tied for the lead withChad Campbell and three shots clear of Weir. He shot a par 70 in the final round to defeat Campbell by two strokes.[2] 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 toTiger Woods at the PGA Championship atMedinah Country Club; he followed that with T7 two weeks later at theDeutsche Bank Championship. He was also runner-up at the 2006HSBC World Match Play Championship, after defeating Woods in the first round. On thePGA 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 adouble eagle (albatross) inU.S. Open history. It came on the 6th hole during the final round of the2010 U.S. Open.[3]
Micheel is one of the few golfers to have a major as his only PGA Tour win.[4] 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 thePGA Tour Champions in 2019.
In April 2005, after experiencing months of fatigue, mood changes, and poor play, Micheel began treatment for lowtestosterone ("Low T", orhypogonadism). He claimed that his testosterone levels had declined to those of "a man in his mid-70s."[5] After beginning treatment, his testosterone levels returned to normal, and he reported that his drive and energy had also returned.[6] His condition was widely publicized during the coverage of the2006 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.[7]
| 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 |  Chad Campbell |
| 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 |  Hendrik Buhrmann |
| 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 | Garrett Willis |
Other playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Chad Campbell) | Brad Faxon andScott McCarron,Hank Kuehne andJeff Sluman | Kuehne/Sluman won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 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 not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 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 toCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| PGA Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 6 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 12 |
| 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
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R32 | R16 | |||
| Championship | T44 | ||||
| Invitational | T23 | T50 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
| 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 toCOVID-19 pandemic