Shaun Micheel

Shaun Micheel
Personal information
Full name	Shaun Carl Micheel
Born	January 5, 1969 (1969-01-05) (age 43) Orlando, Florida
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Memphis, Tennessee
Career
College	Indiana University
Turned professional	1992
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour (joined 1994)
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T22: 2004
U.S. Open	T22: 2010
The Open Championship	T35: 2007
PGA Championship	Won: 2003

Shaun Carl Micheel (born January 5, 1969) is an American golfer who is best known for his surprise victory in 2003 in one of golf's major championships, the PGA Championship.

Micheel was born in Orlando, Florida. He attended Christian Brothers High School in Memphis and Indiana University and turned professional in 1992. He taught himself how to play golf after his parents bought a home on a golf course in Memphis. He had a very patchy early career, during which he struggled to hold onto membership on the PGA Tour. His successes included a victory in the Singapore Open in 1998 and a win on the Nike Tour (now the Nationwide Tour) in 1999. He went into the 2003 PGA Championship ranked 169th in the Official World Golf Rankings, thus becoming one of the biggest underdogs to win a major in recent times. That season, he finished 32nd on the money list. In 2004, he made the top 100 on the PGA Tour money list for the second time in his career, but he did not make the move up to being a regular high finisher.

In August 2006, Micheel returned to prominence when he finished runner-up to Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship at Medinah Country Club; he followed that with T7 two weeks later at the Deutsche Bank Championship. He was also runner-up at the 2006 HSBC World Match Play Championship, after defeating Woods in the first round. On the PGA Tour, he ended the year with 9 consecutive cuts and placed in the top 50 on the money list.

Micheel is only the second golfer to make a double eagle (albatross) in U.S. Open history. It came on the 6th hole during the final round of the 2010 U.S. Open.^[1]

Medical issues

In April 2005, after experiencing months of fatigue, mood changes, and poor play, Micheel began treatment for low testosterone ("Low T", or hypogonadism). He claimed that his testosterone levels had declined to those of "a man in his mid-70s." After beginning treatment, his testosterone levels returned to normal, and he reported that his drive and energy had also returned. His condition was widely publicized during the coverage of the 2006 PGA Championship.

Professional wins

PGA Tour

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 17, 2003	PGA Championship	-4 (69-68-69-70=276)	2 strokes	Chad Campbell

Nationwide Tour

• 1999 NIKE Greensboro Open

Other

• 1998 Singapore Open (Asian Tour)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner-up
2003	PGA Championship	Tied for lead	-4 (69-68-69-70=276)	2 strokes	Chad Campbell

Results timeline

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Results in World Golf Championship events

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

See also

• 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

External links

• Shaun Micheel at the PGA Tour official site
• Shaun Micheel at the Official World Golf Ranking official site