Mike Reid (golfer)

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Personal information
Full nameMichael Daniel Reid II
Born (1954-07-01) July 1, 1954 (age 69)
Bainbridge, Maryland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Provo, Utah
SpouseRandolyn Brockbank Reid
Children6
Career
College Brigham Young University
Turned professional1976
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking 19 (August 20, 1989) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Japan Golf Tour1
PGA Tour Champions2
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament 6th: 1989
PGA Championship T2: 1989
U.S. Open T6: 1980
The Open Championship T26: 1991

Michael Daniel Reid (born July 1, 1954) is an American professional golfer. Reid was one of the top amateurs in the mid-1970s, winning the 1976 Pacific Coast Amateur and leading the 1976 U.S. Open after the first round. As a professional, Reid won two PGA Tour events and finished in the top-10 70 times. In 1989, Reid came close to winning two major championships, the Masters and the PGA Championship, leading both of them during closing holes of the final round. On the Champions Tour, Reid won two senior majors, the 2005 Senior PGA Championship and the 2009 Tradition.

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Early life

Reid was born in Bainbridge, Maryland, the son of an Air Force officer. He first hit a golf ball when he was five years old. Military life for his father meant that his family frequently moved from one state in America to another. Reid later said: "It wasn't much of a life for a kid growing up but it certainly helped my golf game as I played on every kind of grass there is." [2]

Amateur career

In 1976, Reid graduated from Brigham Young University. During his collegiate golf career, Reid was selected for All-American honors from 1973 to 1976. He became close friends with PGA Tour player Pat McGowan. Both Reid and McGowan developed their game under BYU's golf coach Karl Tucker. [3]

At the 1976 U.S. Open, while still an amateur, Reid led the tournament by three strokes with an opening round of 67, before finishing tied for 50th place. [4] Reid won the 1976 Pacific Coast Amateur at Los Angeles Country Club and lost in the quarterfinals of the 1976 U.S. Amateur. [5] At the end of 1976 Reid was ranked the #7 amateur in the country by Golf Digest . [6]

Professional career

Reid turned professional in late 1976, obtaining his PGA Tour card at the first attempt. He joined the PGA Tour in 1977.

In 1978, Reid lost a playoff to Mac McLendon in the Pensacola Open. [7] In 1980, Reid finished in the top-10 thirteen times on the PGA Tour. Only Tom Watson had more top-10 finishes that year. [8] Reid led the PGA Tour for driving accuracy in 1980 [9] and was given the nickname "Radar" for his outstanding driving accuracy.

In 1985, Reid lost a playoff to Hal Sutton in the Southwest Golf Classic. Sutton sank a 30-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win the tournament. [10]

Reid ended a wait of over a decade for his first PGA Tour title by winning the 1987 Seiko Tucson Open by four strokes.

In 1988, Reid finished 2nd at The Players Championship. [11] Later in 1988, Reid won his second PGA Tour title by defeating Tom Watson in a playoff at the NEC World Series of Golf. [12]

In 1989, Reid led the Masters Tournament with four holes to play but hit an approach shot into the pond at the par-5 15th hole to make a double-bogey and finished the tournament in 6th place. He also lost the lead in that year's PGA Championship on the back nine during the final round at Kemper Lakes Golf Club, bogeying the 16th hole and having a double-bogey 5 on the par-3 17th. Needing a birdie on the 18th hole to tie Payne Stewart, Reid missed a seven-foot birdie putt which would have forced a playoff with Stewart. [13] After his final round, Jack Nicklaus approached Reid and said: "I just want to say that I've never felt so bad for anyone in my life. You played too well not to win." [14]

In 1990, Reid was the third round leader in the KMart Greater Greensboro Open, but had three bogeys on the back nine for a round of 75, finishing in a tie for 2nd place behind the winner Steve Elkington. [15] Later in the year, in November 1990, Reid won the Casio World Open in Japan by two strokes. [16]

Reid missed virtually all of the 1993 PGA Tour season after sustaining a wrist injury while playing table tennis, which resulted in him having surgery to reattach a tendon. [17]

In 1997, Reid was the third round leader in the Hawaiian Open, but lost the tournament in a three-way playoff to Paul Stankowski. [18] In 1998, Reid shot a course record of 62 in the Westin Texas Open at La Cantera Golf Club. [19] He finished the tournament tied for 4th place.

Reid's last top-5 finish on the PGA Tour was 5th place at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill in 2000, at the age of 46.

Senior career

In 2004, Reid became eligible to play the Champions Tour and in 2005 he claimed his first senior title at the Senior PGA Championship, which is one of the senior majors. Reid won the tournament despite being three shots down with one hole to play. He forced himself into a three-way playoff with a long eagle putt on the 18th hole. After Jerry Pate missed a 3-foot par putt on the 18th to win the tournament, Reid then birdied the first extra playoff hole to win the title. [20] Reid later said: "I feel bad for Jerry. I know how he feels because I felt that way. Fate takes a hand, and I can't explain it, but I'm grateful." [21]

Reid did not win again on the Champions Tour until 2009 at the JELD-WEN Tradition, another major championship, in a playoff over John Cook. Reid was one shot behind Cook on the 18th tee of the final round. Reid and Cook both hit their approach shots to the par-4 18th into the right greenside bunker. Cook's bunker shot finished 20 feet away and Reid's bunker shot finished six inches from the hole. Cook missed his par putt that would have won the championship. On the first playoff hole Reid holed a 12-foot birdie putt to win the title. [22]

Personal life

He is married to wife Randolyn and has six children. [23] He spends his free time visiting historic sites and museums. [12]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Oct 25, 1987 Seiko Tucson Open −20 (64-69-68-67=268)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Chip Beck, Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia,
Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton, Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller
2Aug 28, 1988 NEC World Series of Golf −5 (70-65-71-69=275)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson

PGA Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1978 Pensacola Open Flag of the United States.svg Mac McLendon Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1985 Southwest Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 1988 NEC World Series of Golf Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson Won with par on first extra hole
4 1997 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk, Flag of the United States.svg Paul Stankowski Stankowski won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Reid eliminated by par on first hole

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Nov 25, 1990 Casio World Open −14 (69-70-65-70=274)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshinori Kaneko

Other wins (3)

Champions Tour wins (2)

Legend
Champions Tour major championships (2)
Other Champions Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Aug 28, 2005 Senior PGA Championship −8 (70-70-70-70=280)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Pate, Flag of the United States.svg Dana Quigley
2Aug 23, 2009 JELD-WEN Tradition −16 (70-67-66-69=272)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg John Cook

Champions Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2005 Senior PGA Championship Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Pate, Flag of the United States.svg Dana Quigley Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2009 JELD-WEN Tradition Flag of the United States.svg John Cook Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19751976197719781979
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTT50CUTT25
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament CUTCUT6
U.S. Open T6T20CUTT43T52T23T24CUTCUTCUT
The Open Championship CUTT61
PGA Championship T55T42T9T14T70T41T4764T2
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T33T26CUTCUTT49
The Open Championship T39T26
PGA Championship T45CUTT65
Tournament200020012002200320042005
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00001141
U.S. Open 0000151911
The Open Championship 00000043
PGA Championship 0101231411
Totals0101494126

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
The Players Championship T71T57T35T5CUTT27CUTCUTT40CUTT152T29T46CUTT67CUTCUTT65T62CUTCUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Senior major championships

Wins (2)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up
2005 Senior PGA Championship −8 (70-70-70-70=280)Playoff1 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Pate, Flag of the United States.svg Dana Quigley
2009 JELD-WEN Tradition −16 (70-67-66-69=272)Playoff2 Flag of the United States.svg John Cook

1Defeated Pate and Quigley in a sudden-death playoff.
2Defeated Cook in a sudden-death playoff with a birdie on the first hole of the playoff.

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament2004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
The Tradition T45T9T39T18T411T47T35T64T50T31T41
Senior PGA Championship –1T23CUTT67T44T34CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTT44CUTCUTCUTCUT
U.S. Senior Open T25CUTT29T52T32T36T28T60CUTCUT
Senior Players Championship –61T22T62T65T97T64T6077T47
Senior British Open Championship T57T19CUTT32T47CUTT31
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

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