Michael Allen - Media Guide

year came with a T9 at the Reno-Tahoe Open. It was his first top-10 since his T6 finish at the 2005 B.C. Open...Finished second at the Turning Stone Resort Championship, two strokes behind winner Steve Flesch. Finish tied his career best (2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro) and moved him from 154th to 89th on the money list, securing his card for 2008...Held the first-round lead at the inaugural Fry's Electronics Open with a 63 before finishing T55.

T7 finish. Made cut in half of his 30 starts during the year, while posting two top-10s (a T10 at the MCI Heritage and a T6 at the B.C. Open). 2004: Finished in the top 125 on the money list for just the second time in his career and first since finishing 73rd in 1993. His $882,872 were more than he had earned in his first 187 events on TOUR ($740,360)...First top-10 of the season was T9 at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Last time he finished in the top-10 on TOUR was at the 1995 Quad Cities Open, where he finished T5...Posted a hole-in-one on the 193-yard par-3 fourth hole with a 6-iron in the third round at the FedEx St. Jude Classic...Posted career-best finish with a solo second at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Birdie putt on 72nd hole put him in solo second, worth $92,000 and payday of $496,800 jumped position on money list from No. 153 to No. 84. 2003: Successfully qualified at Qualifying Tournament for the seventh time in his career (1989-92, 1994, 2001, 2003) with a third-place finish. Marked the 11th time he had been to Q-School finals...Played primarily on the Nationwide Tour, where he was also a member from 1997-2001, with two top-10s in 24 events. Finished T2 at the Monterey Peninsula Classic. 1998: Using a long putter, earned his first career Nationwide Tour victory at the Greater Austin Open, shooting a final-round 76 as winds in excess of 40 mph dropped the wind chill into the low 20s. His 4-over-par 76 was the highest finish by a winner on the Nationwide Tour that season. 1995: Posted third career TOUR top-10 with a T5 at the weather-shortened Quad Cities Open. 1993: Then-career-best PGA TOUR finishes came back-to-back in his first two events of the season, a T3 in Northern Telecom and Phoenix Opens. 1992: Made his TOUR card for fourth straight season via Q-School finals. 1989: Won Bell's Scottish Open on European Tour. Fired a 9-under-par 63 in the final round to defeat Ian Woosnam and Jose Maria Olazabal by two strokes at Gleneagles. Had only 22 putts during the final round, which saw him hole two chips and a bunker shot en route to a 30 on the back nine. Later in the year, finished second in the Scandinavian Open. Finished 15th on European Tour Order of Merit.

Qualifying Tournament with a T7 finish. Made cut in half of his 30 starts in 2005, while posting two top-10s, a T10 at the MCI Heritage and a T6 at the B.C. Open. In 2004, finished in the top 125 on the money list for just the second time in his career and first since finishing 73rd in 1993. His $882,872 earnings were more than he had earned in his first 187 events on TOUR ($740,360). Posted career-best finish with a solo second at the 2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Birdie putt on 72nd hole put him in solo second, worth $92,000, and payday of $496,800 jumped position on money list from No. 153 to No. 84. Successfully qualified at 2003 PGA TOUR National Qualifying Tournament with a third-place finish. Played primarily on the Nationwide Tour in 2003, with two top-10s in 24 events, including a T2 at the Monterey Peninsula Classic. Using a long putter, earned his first career Nationwide Tour victory at the 1998 Greater Austin Open, shooting a final-round 76 as winds in excess of 40 mph dropped the wind chill into the low 20s. His 4-over-par 76 was the highest finish by a winner on the Nationwide Tour in 1998. Posted top-10s back to back in his first two events of the 1993 season, a T3 in Northern Telecom and Phoenix Opens. Won 1989 Bell's Scottish Open on European Tour. Fired a 9-under-par 63 in the final round to defeat Ian Woosnam and Jose Maria Olazabal by two strokes at Gleneagles. Had only 22 putts during the final round, which saw him hole two chips and a bunker shot en route to a 30 on the back nine. Later in the year, finished second in the Scandinavian Open. Finished 15th on 1989 European Tour Order of Merit. Was planning to be a stockbroker before turning to golf as a profession.