Michael Louis Allen (born January 31, 1959) is an American professional golfer, currently on the PGA Tour Champions.

Early life and amateur career

Allen was born in San Mateo, California and played college golf at the University of Nevada in Reno.

Professional career

Allen turned professional in 1984 and played on the European Tour 1986-89 and 1992, winning the 1989 Scottish Open. Allen played on the PGA Tour 1990-95, 2002, and 2004-09. He has played over 300 events on the PGA Tour and has three second-place finishes (2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, 2007 Turning Stone Resort Championship and 2010 Viking Classic) and three third-place finishes, but no wins. He played on the Nationwide Tour from 1997 to 2001 and 2003, winning the Nike Greater Austin Open in 1998.

Allen received a special invitation to play at the Senior PGA Championship on the Champions Tour at the Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio because of his career earnings on the PGA Tour. He was a surprise winner of the event in his Champions Tour debut making his first win a major. He shot a first round of 4-over-par, but made only 3 bogeys in the final 3 rounds to win by 2 strokes over Larry Mize and 3 strokes over Bruce Fleisher.

A member of the Olympic Club in San Francisco since age 14, Allen qualified for the U.S. Open in 2012 at age 53. At the previous Opens at Olympic in 1987 and 1998, he had failed to make the field.

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of victoryRunners-up
1Jul 15, 1989Bell's Scottish Open73-66-70-63=272−82 strokesSpain José María Olazábal, Wales Ian Woosnam

Nike Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of victoryRunners-up
1Mar 8, 1998Nike Greater Austin Open66-72-66-76=280−82 strokesUnited States Gene Sauers, United States Chris Zarmon

Other wins (1)

  • 2003 Southern Arizona Open

PGA Tour Champions wins (8)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (7)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of victoryRunner(s)-up
1May 24, 2009Senior PGA Championship74-66-67-67=274−62 strokesUnited States Larry Mize
2Apr 15, 2012Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay66-67-68=201−123 strokesUnited States Kenny Perry
3Apr 22, 2012Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf (with South Africa David Frost)62-63-62=187−291 strokeUnited States John Cook and United States Joey Sindelar
4Mar 24, 2013Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic70-68-67=205−111 strokeGermany Bernhard Langer
5Oct 20, 2013Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn67-65-65=197−13PlayoffUnited States Olin Browne
6Feb 9, 2014Allianz Championship60-69-69=198−18PlayoffUnited States Duffy Waldorf
7Oct 26, 2014AT&T Championship70-65-66=201−152 strokesUnited States Marco Dawson
8Apr 24, 2016Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (2) (with United States Woody Austin)49-59-48=156−231 strokeEngland Roger Chapman and South Africa David Frost

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12010Constellation Senior Players ChampionshipUnited States Mark O'MearaLost to par on first extra hole
22012Dick's Sporting Goods OpenUnited States Willie WoodLost to par on first extra hole
32013Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock BarnUnited States Olin BrowneWon with birdie on first extra hole
42014Allianz ChampionshipUnited States Duffy WaldorfWon with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999
U.S. OpenDQ
The Open ChampionshipCUTT52T53
PGA ChampionshipT64
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
U.S. OpenT12CUTT67CUTT56
The Open Championship
PGA ChampionshipCUTT47T19

Note: Allen never played in the Masters Tournament.

CUT = missed the half-way cut DQ = Disqualified "T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players ChampionshipCUTT62
Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
The Players ChampionshipT27CUT63CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2009Senior PGA Championship−6 (74-66-67-67=274)2 strokesUnited States Larry Mize

Results timeline

Results are not in chronological order

Tournament20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
The TraditionT24T9T5T9T5T58T54NTT42T40T63
Senior PGA Championship1T11T1111T20T59T26T51WDNTT4037T70T72T44
Senior Players Championship2T17T9T4T15T26T69T12T57T52T3163T26T74
U.S. Senior OpenT6T7T335T26T265NT
Senior British Open ChampionshipT13T30T28T18T26T29T25T51T35NT

CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

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