Michael Bradley (golfer)

Michael Bradley
Personal information
Full nameMichael John Bradley
Born (1966-07-17) July 17, 1966 (age 58)
Largo, Florida
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceValrico, Florida
Career
CollegeOklahoma State
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking36 (May 25, 1997)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament29th: 1998
PGA ChampionshipT31: 1996
U.S. OpenT50: 1996
The Open ChampionshipT38: 1997

Michael John Bradley (born July 17, 1966) is an American professional golfer.

Bradley was born in Largo, Florida. He attended Oklahoma State University and turned professional in 1988.

After turning professional, Bradley joined the Canadian Tour. He won the 1989 Ontario Open and the 1990 Quebec Open. He also shot a 59 in an event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Bradley earned his PGA Tour card through qualifying school in 1992 and played full-time from 1993 to 2000. He won the 1996 Buick Challenge and the 1998 Doral-Ryder Open. 1996 was his best year on the PGA Tour, where he finished in 20th on the money list while recording a win and a runner-up finish. In 1995, he had a notable PGA Championship, becoming one of the few players ever to shoot 63 in the first round of a major; however, Bradley's hot streak then tailed off and he was not among the championship's leaders by Sunday. He then split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. In 2009, he won his third PGA Tour event at the Puerto Rico Open. This gave him a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour, an exemption he extended when he repeated his win at the same event in 2011. After 2013, Bradley could not produce favorable results and played a limited PGA Tour schedule out of the Past Champions category until he joined PGA Tour Champions after turning 50.

  1. ^ "Week 21 1997 Ending 25 May 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 6, 2019.