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MIKE SAN FILIPPO

UNITED STATES

Birthday:

10/10/1952

Birthplace:Miami, FL
Residence:Hobe Sound, FL

PGA TOUR - Media Guide

Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
T5-- NIKE Panama City Beach Classic.
2011 Season Champions Tour
Tournaments Entered--2; in money--1; Top 10 finishes--
Other Information

Placed 14th at the National Qualifying Tournament after being T10 with five other players through six rounds. Will again have a conditional exemption on the 2006 Champions Tour.

Secured the final conditionally-exempt spot for the 2005 season at the 2004 National Qualifying Tournament. Made 11 appearances on the Champions Tour in 2005, one through open qualifying, and turned in his career-best effort when he T24 at the SAS Championship.

Played in three Champions Tour events in 2004 after missing on a conditional exemption with a T16 at the 2003 National Qualifying Tournamentl at the TPC at Eagle Trace.

Played in 13 Champions Tour events in 2003 and was conditionally-exempt after placing 16th at the 2002 National Qualifying Tournament, his first attempt after reaching age 50.

Captured the 2005 PGA Senior Club Professional Championship in a playoff over Darrell Kestner, becoming just the fourth two-time winner in history. Also won the 2002 PGA Senior Club Pro event when he defeated Bob Ralston in a playoff.

Played 22 events on the PGA TOUR from 1988-98 and made only one cut. Finished 74th at the 1998 Doral-Ryder Open.

Competed in 14 PGA Club Professional Championships and finished fourth in the 1991 event at Doral, two strokes back of Larry Gilbert.

Was the 1993 PGA Club Professional Player of the Year, the 1992 PGA Stroke-Play Champion and winner of the 1993 Maine Open.

Member of the 1992 PGA Cup team.

Has made 11 holes-in-one, three in competition.

Was the 1990 and 1999 New England PGA Player of the Year and New England PGA Section champion.

Father got him started playing golf.

Lists Teeth of the Dog in the Dominican Republic as his favorite golf course.

Was a pre-med student at Florida State.

After college, once held a job as a lab technician for a medical diagnostic company.

Served a stint as the teaching professional at Nashawtuc CC, the venue for the Champions Tour's Bank of America Championship.

Biggest thrill outside of golf was watching the Boston Red Sox win the 2004 World Series.
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