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SHAUN MICHEEL

UNITED STATES

Height:

6 ft, 0 in

Weight:

185 lbs

Birthday:

01/05/1969

College:Indiana University (1991)
Turned Pro:1992
Birthplace:Orlando, FL
Residence:Memphis, TN

PGA TOUR - Media Guide

PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1)
2003  PGA Championship. 
Nationwide Tour VICTORIES (1)
1999  NIKE Greensboro Open. 
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES
(1): 1998 Singapore Open [Asia].
Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position (192)
$78,919
Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position (167)
$3,288
Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round
66 at Round 3, Transitions Championship.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round
64 at Round 2, Chitimacha Louisiana Open.
Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights
Opened with a 5-under 67 at the Open de Espana on the European Tour. Finished with three over-par rounds to T32 in Seville, Spain.
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
1-- PGA Championship.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
1-- NIKE Greensboro Open.
2011 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--27; in money--12; Top 10 finishes--
Career Highlights

2011: Made 12 of 27 cuts, with one top-25 finish.

Recorded the first TOUR ace of the season, using a 6-iron from 198 yards at the par-3 17th hole in the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii. It was his first TOUR ace since the 2002 B.C. Open. 2010: Claimed three top-10 finishes to finish inside the top 125 for the first time since 2007.

Playing on a sponsor exemption, jumped from T26 to finish fifth at the Shell Houston Open after shooting final-round, 7-under 65. It was his first top-10 on TOUR since a T5 at the 2007 Viking Classic.

Shot three rounds in the 60s to finish T4 at the St Jude Classic in his hometown of Memphis. It was his best finish since a second at the 2006 PGA Championship.

Recorded a double eagle on the sixth hole in the fourth round of the 2010 U.S. Open, holing a 3-iron from 239 yards for his second shot on the 523-yard hole. It was just the second double eagle in U.S. Open history (T.C. Chen, second round, Oakland Hills, 1985). Finished the tournament T22.

Posted four rounds in the 60s, highlighted by a third-round, 8-under 63 at the John Deere Classic en route to solo fourth-place honors.

Mother, Donna, passed away in October after battling lung cancer for more than a year. Said frequently that he was playing for his mother, who wanted him to continue to pursue his career on the PGA TOUR despite her illness. He called the two of them "two peas in a pod" and said he spoke to her at least once every day when he was on the road. 2009: Played on a Major Medical Extension. Made nine of 16 cuts on the PGA TOUR. Lone top-25 finish was a T21 at the Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular. Didn't play again after hometown event, the Stanford St. Jude Championship, in early June. Underwent surgery on his left shoulder on June 10 to repair a torn labrum. 2007: Made nearly $1 million and recorded three top-10 finishes, his most since 2003. Finished T5 at the Viking Classic, T6 at the Reno-Tahoe Open and T9 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2006: Played well down the stretch, with two top-10s in final seven starts to finish in the top 50 on the money list. Finished second at the PGA at Medinah, his highest finish on TOUR since the 2003 PGA victory. Finished five strokes behind winner Tiger Woods. Runner-up to Paul Casey at the HSBC World Match Play Championship at the Wentworth Club. Beat Tiger Woods (4 and 3), Luke Donald (4 and 2) and Robert Karlsson (2-up) to reach the final. Victory over Woods ended Woods' five-tournament win streak. 2005: Made 12 cuts in 29 starts, with one top-10, a T7 at the Cialis Western Open. 2004: Cracked the top 100 on the money list for just the second time in eight seasons on TOUR, with 20 made cuts in 27 events. 2003: Became the fifth consecutive first-time major winner with his victory at the PGA Championship and finished 32nd on the money list, the highest in his six years on TOUR. Earned first career TOUR victory in 164th start (third career major start) at the PGA Championship at Oak Hill CC in Rochester, NY. First player since John Daly (1991) to capture first TOUR event at PGA. Jumped from 169th to 46th in the Official World Golf Ranking with the win. Held the lead outright after 36 holes and shared the lead with Chad Campbell through 54 holes. Playing 72nd hole with a one-shot lead, rifled 7-iron from 175 yards to within inches of the hole for a memorable birdie and a two-stroke victory over Campbell. Finished week 4-under par with rounds of 69-68-69-70—276 and a $1,080,000 payday. In 2002, two top-10s nearly matched the three he had in his first 111 events on TOUR and one of those, a T3 at the B.C. Open, was the best finish of his career to date. 2001: Was T13 at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to retain TOUR card for following season. Enjoyed his best season on TOUR to date in 2000, thanks to a then-career-high three top-10s. 1999: Earned his first Nationwide Tour title at the Greensboro Open, edging Garrett Willis by one stroke. Was three strokes back of Willis with three holes to play in the final round but played the last three holes in 1-under par while Willis played them in 3-over. 1998: Shot 58 in the Omega PGA Championship pro-am in Hong Kong.

Won the Singapore Open on the Asian Tour. 1996: Was T9 at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to regain his TOUR card. 1993: Earned first TOUR card, with T37 at the Qualifying Tournament.

Personal
Friends with the rock band KISS and was a backstage guest of the band in Columbus, OH, the week following the 2003 PGA victory. Was honored with the 1994 Sons of Confederate Veterans Award for Bravery after saving two people from a sinking car while at a golf tournament in New Bern, NC. Wife, Stephanie, graduated from LSU and is an attorney. Father was one of the original pilots for FedEx in 1973.
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