Shaun Carl Micheel is an American
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er who is best known for his surprise victory in 2003 in one of golf's
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, the
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.
Micheel was born in
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. He attended Christian Brothers High School in
MemphisMemphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
and
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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
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. His successes included a victory in the
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in 1998 and a win on the Nike Tour (now the
Nationwide TourThe Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
) in 1999. He went into the 2003 PGA Championship ranked 169th in the
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, 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
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at the PGA Championship at
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; he followed that with T7 two weeks later at the
Deutsche Bank ChampionshipThe Deutsche Bank Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held annually over the Labor Day weekend. The tournament made its debut in 2003 and is held at the Tournament Players Club of Boston in Norton, Massachusetts...
. He was also runner-up at the 2006
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, after defeating Woods in the first round. On the
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, 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
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history. It came on the 6th hole during the final round of the 2010 U.S. Open.
Medical issues
In April 2005, after experiencing months of fatigue, mood changes, and poor play, Micheel began treatment for low
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("Low T", or
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). 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.
PGA Tour
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Date |
Tournament |
Winning Score |
Margin of Victory |
Runner-up |
| 1 |
Aug 17, 2003 The 2003 PGA Tour season was played from January 9 to November 9. The season consisted of 48 official money events. Tiger Woods won the most tournaments, five, and there were seven first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The...
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-4 (69-68-69-70=276) |
2 strokes |
 Chad CampbellDavid Chad Campbell is an American professional golfer.-Early years and amateur career:Campbell was born in Andrews, Texas and grew up in west Texas. He was a member of a strong junior college men's golf squad during the years he played at Midland College...
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Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin | Runner-up |
2003The 2003 PGA Championship was the 85th PGA Championship held from August 14-17 at Oak Hill Country Club, East Course in Rochester, New York. Shaun Micheel won his first major by two strokes over Chad Campbell.-First round:-Second round:-Third round:...
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Tied for lead |
| 2 strokes |
Chad CampbellDavid Chad Campbell is an American professional golfer.-Early years and amateur career:Campbell was born in Andrews, Texas and grew up in west Texas. He was a member of a strong junior college men's golf squad during the years he played at Midland College...
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Results timeline
| Tournament |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| The Masters |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T22 |
CUT |
CUT |
CUT |
CUT |
DNP |
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|
CUT |
DNP |
T40 |
DNP |
DNP |
T28 |
CUT |
CUT |
CUT |
DNP |
DNP |
The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
|
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T47 |
CUT |
CUT |
T35 |
DNP |
DNP |
PGA ChampionshipThe PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
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DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
1 |
T24 |
CUT |
2 |
T32 |
DNP |
CUT |
| Tournament |
2010 |
2011 |
| The Masters |
DNP |
DNP |
U.S. OpenThe United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
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T22 |
DNP |
The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
|
DNP |
DNP |
PGA ChampionshipThe PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
|
T48 |
T74 |
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
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Accenture Match Play Championship The WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship is one of the annual World Golf Championships. It is a knockout event and is staged in January or February each year...
|
DNP |
R32 |
DNP |
DNP |
R16 |
| CA Championship The WGC-Cadillac Championship is one of the four annual World Golf Championships tournaments for male professional golfers. It is sanctioned and organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours and the prize money is official money on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
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T44 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
| Bridgestone Invitational The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers. It is sanctioned and organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours and the prize money is official money on both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour...
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T23 |
T50 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
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.
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