Michael Allen (golfer)


Michael Louis Allen is an American professional golfer, currently on the PGA Tour Champions.
Allen was born in San Mateo, California and played college golf at the University of Nevada in Reno. He turned professional in 1984 and played on the European Tour 1986-89 and 1992, winning the 1989 Scottish Open. Allen played on the PGA Tour 1990-95, 2002, and 2004-09. He has played over 300 events on the PGA Tour and has three second-place finishes and three third-place finishes, but no wins. He played on the Nationwide Tour from 1997-2001 and 2003, winning the Nike Greater Austin Open in 1998.
Allen received a special invitation to play at the Senior PGA Championship on the Champions Tour at the Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio because of his career earnings on the PGA Tour. He was a surprise winner of the event in his Champions Tour debut making his first win a major. He shot a first round of 4-over-par, but made only 3 bogeys in the final 3 rounds to win by 2 strokes over Larry Mize and 3 strokes over Bruce Fleisher.
A member of the Olympic Club in San Francisco since age 14, Allen qualified for the U.S. Open in 2012 at age 53. At the previous Opens at Olympic in 1987 and 1998, he had failed to make the field.

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (1)

Nike Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1May 24, 2009Senior PGA Championship74-66-67-67=274−62 strokes Larry Mize
2Apr 15, 2012Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay66-67-68=201−123 strokes Kenny Perry
3Apr 22, 2012Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf
62-63-62=187−291 stroke John Cook and Joey Sindelar
4Mar 24, 2013Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic70-68-67=205−111 stroke Bernhard Langer
5Oct 20, 2013Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn67-65-65=197−13Playoff Olin Browne
6Feb 9, 2014Allianz Championship60-69-69=198−18Playoff Duffy Waldorf
7Oct 26, 2014AT&T Championship70-65-66=201−152 strokes Marco Dawson
8Apr 24, 2016Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
49-59-48=156−231 stroke Roger Chapman and David Frost

PGA Tour Champions playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12010Constellation Senior Players Championship Mark O'MearaLost to par on first extra hole
22012Dick's Sporting Goods Open Willie WoodLost to par on first extra hole
32013Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn Olin BrowneWon with birdie on first extra hole
42014Allianz Championship Duffy WaldorfWon with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Note: Allen never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = Disqualified
"T" = tied

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

Results are not in chronological order before 2017.
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place