Shaun Micheel
Personal information
Full name
Shaun Carl Micheel
Born
(1969-01-05) January 5, 1969 (age 55)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight
180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality
Residence
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Career
College
Turned professional
1992
Current tour(s)
PGA Tour Champions
European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)
Professional wins
3
Highest ranking
34 (February 8, 2004)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
1
European Tour
1
Asian Tour
1
Korn Ferry Tour
1
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
T22: 2004
Won: 2003
T22: 2010
T35: 2007
Shaun Carl Micheel (born January 5, 1969) is an American professional golfer who is best known for his surprise victory at the 2003 PGA Championship.
Micheel was born in Orlando, Florida. He attended Christian Brothers High SchoolinMemphis, Tennessee 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 on to 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 Korn Ferry Tour) in 1999.
He went into the 2003 PGA ChampionshipatOak Hill Country Club ranked 169th in the Official World Golf Ranking and making his 164th PGA Tour start, becoming one of the biggest underdogs to win a major in recent times. In the first two rounds, he shot 69-68 (−3) to take a two-shot lead over Billy Andrade and Mike Weir. A third round 69 put him at −4, tied for the lead with Chad Campbell and three shots clear of Weir. He shot a par 70 in the final round to defeat Campbell by two strokes.[2] 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. His career high world ranking is 34th, achieved in 2004.
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 nine 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.[3]
Micheel is one of the few golfers to have a major as his only PGA Tour win.[4] Micheel has 397 starts through the end of the 2018–19 season, the most of any golfer whose only win was a major. He last played a full season in 2011, competing in the PGA Championship and other events through past champion status.
Micheel began playing the PGA Tour Champions in 2019.
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."[5] After beginning treatment, his testosterone levels returned to normal, and he reported that his drive and energy had also returned.[6] His condition was widely publicized during the coverage of the 2006 PGA Championship. On April 18, 2014, after having coped with inability to exercise without being short of breath, Micheel underwent heart surgery and had four stents inserted.[7]
Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (0)
No.
Date
Tournament
Winning score
Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1
Aug 17, 2003
−4 (69-68-69-70=276)
2 strokes
No.
Date
Tournament
Winning score
Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1
Aug 23, 1998
−16 (67-69-67-69=272)
2 strokes
No.
Date
Tournament
Winning score
Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1
Jul 11, 1999
−11 (67-66-67-69=269)
1 stroke
Other playoff record (0–1)
No.
Year
Tournament
Opponents
Result
1
2003
Franklin Templeton Shootout
(with 
Chad Campbell)
Brad Faxon and Scott McCarron, Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman
Kuehne/Sluman won with birdie on second extra hole
Year
Championship
54 holes
Winning score
Margin
Runner-up
Tied for lead
−4 (69-68-69-70=276)
2 strokes
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
T22
CUT
CUT
CUT
CUT
CUT
T40
T28
CUT
CUT
CUT
T47
CUT
CUT
T35
T24
CUT
2
T32
CUT
Tournament
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
T22
T48
T74
CUT
CUT
CUT
CUT
CUT
CUT
CUT
Tournament
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
CUT
CUT
CUT
CUT
CUT
CUT
NT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Tournament
Wins
2nd
3rd
Top-5
Top-10
Top-25
Events
Cuts made
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
21
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
Totals
1
1
0
2
2
5
37
12
Tournament
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
CUT
T54
9
T71
CUT
CUT
CUT
CUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Tournament
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
R32
R16
T44
T23
T50
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Tournament
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
T16
NT
T44
NT
T63
T43
T31
T63
CUT
NT
T46
T45
T61
T60
NT
T53
CUT
"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Match play
era
Stroke play
era
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; 1943 cancelled due to World War II
