Mike Ballo, Jr.

JOINED TOUR

• Korn Ferry Tour: 2014

Personal

• Attended Trinity Catholic in Stamford, Conn.
• Mother, Page, was an All-ACC golfer at the University of North Carolina. Father, Mike, is a golf professional, who played 10 PGA TOUR events between 1966 and 1988, including three U.S. Opens and three PGA Championship. His dad made three cuts, with his best performance a T28 at the 1970 Westchester Classic.
• Has one brother who was a three-time all-state hockey player and an all-conference selection in golf in high school in Connecticut.
• Earliest golf memory was watching his dad play in the 1995 U.S. Senior Open.
• If not a golfer, would like to be a professional dancer.
• Enjoys skeet shooting.
• Favorite courses are Bethpage State Park's Black Course and Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina. Favorite pros teams are the New York Rangers and New York Yankees. Favorite TV shows are "Modern Family" and "The Newsroom." Favorite entertainers are Mumford and Sons and Lil Wayne. Favorite food is pizza. Favorite athlete is Henrik Lundquist of the New York Rangers ("I love hockey," he says.) Favorite cities are Boston and New York.
• Would like to play in Scotland and Ireland.
• Dream foursome would include his dad, Jack Nicklaus and Michael Jordan.
• Not many people know he loves the singing competition shows on TV.
• Would like to be featured by Marty Hackel of Golf Digest.

Special Interests

Career Highlights

2016 Season

• Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Q-School-Port St. Lucie, FL: Earned conditional status with rounds of 71-69-72-73 at the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament No. 2.

2015 Season

• PGA TOUR Canada Q-School-Florida: Finished T15 at the Florida Qualifying Tournament shooting rounds of 68-70-68-68.

2013 Season

Played the NGA Tour.

2012 Season

• Westchester Golf Association's 90th Open Championship: Captured the NGA Tour's Westchester Open in New York.