Mike Donald

Mike Donald
Personal information
Full name	Michael William Donald
Born	(1955-07-11) July 11, 1955 (age 69) Grand Rapids, Michigan
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Hollywood, Florida
Career
College	Broward Community College Georgia Southern University.
Turned professional	1978
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	3
Highest ranking	77 (July 29, 1990)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	47th: 1990
PGA Championship	T47: 1986
U.S. Open	2nd: 1990
The Open Championship	DNP

Michael William Donald (born July 11, 1955) is an American professional golfer.

Donald was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He won 1974 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) title while playing at Broward Community College and also attended Georgia Southern University.

Donald's sole win on the PGA Tour was the 1989 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. He lost on the first playoff hole in sudden-death to Hale Irwin at the 1990 U.S. Open in Medinah, Illinois, after they had both finished the 18-hole playoff in 74. Donald missed a 15-foot par putt on the 18th hole of the Monday playoff which would have given him victory.

In the 1990 Masters Tournament Donald tied the record for the lowest opening round score in the history of the tournament, shooting an 8-under-par 64 to equal the lowest first round at Augusta by Lloyd Mangrum in 1940.^[2] Donald described his 64 at Augusta as "the round of my life" but followed it up with a second round of 82.^[3] He finished the tournament in 47th place.

In 2005, Donald turned 50 and joined the Champions Tour. His best finish on this tour was a T-24 at the 2008 FedEx Kinko's Classic.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Jul 16, 1989	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	−16 (67-66-70-65=268)	Playoff	Tim Simpson, Hal Sutton

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1989	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	Tim Simpson, Hal Sutton	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Sutton eliminated by par on third hole
2	1990	U.S. Open	Hale Irwin	Lost to birdie on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Irwin: +2 (74), Donald: +2 (74)

Other wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Dec 9, 1984	JCPenney Mixed Team Classic (with Vicki Alvarez)	−18 (69-69-64-68=270)	1 stroke	Lori Garbacz and Craig Stadler, Nancy Lopez and Curtis Strange
2	Dec 9, 1990	Sazale Classic (with Fred Couples)	−34 (65-60-63-66=254)	4 strokes	Curt Byrum and Tom Byrum

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1989	Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic	Jim Booros	Lost to par on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
Masters Tournament										47	CUT
U.S. Open				T34			CUT		CUT	2	CUT		T33
PGA Championship	CUT		T67	T48	T62	T47		CUT	CUT	CUT

Note: Donald never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

See also

• Fall 1979 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

1. "Week 30 1990 Ending 29 Jul 1990" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
2. "Historic opening round score shot in Masters". Point Pleasant Register. Point Pleasant, West Virginia. UPI. April 6, 1990. p. 4. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
3. Verhage, Brian (April 7, 1990). "McDonald (sic) skies to 82 after 64". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina. p. C4. Retrieved September 10, 2012.

External links

• Mike Donald at the PGA Tour official site
• Mike Donald at the Official World Golf Ranking official site