Michael Christie (golfer)

Michael Christie
Personal information
Born	June 25, 1969(1969-06-25) Greenville, South Carolina
Died	April 22, 2004(2004-04-22) (aged 34)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	University of South Carolina
Turned professional	1993
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
Nationwide Tour	4
Other	2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T52: 1993
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP

Michael Christie (June 25, 1969 – April 22, 2004) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and NGA Hooters Tour.

Christie was born in Greenville, South Carolina. He was an All-American at the University of South Carolina in 1992. Christie got his start in professional golf in 1993 by qualifying for the U.S. Open, where he finished T-52. He won his first pro tournament on the then Nike Tour at the Carolina Classic in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1995 by shooting a tournament record of 22-under-par. He played on the Nike Tour from 1994 to 1996 winning four times and earned his PGA Tour card as a result of his three victories in 1996, finishing second Stewart Cink on the money list. Christie played on the PGA Tour from 1997 to 2000; his best finish was a tie for sixth at the Greater Vancouver Open in 1997.

Christie began experiencing debilitating physical ailments beginning in 1998 which curtailed his golfing career. Through several surgeries, he attempted comebacks to the professional ranks through 2003. Christie died of a self-inflicted wound at the age of 34.

In addition to his successes on the PGA and Nationwide Tours, Christie won twice on the Hooters Tour. His teammates at the University of South Carolina included current pros Carl Paulson and Brett Quigley.

Professional wins (6)

Nationwide Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	Jun 25, 1995	NIKE Carolina Classic	-22 (68-66-66-66=266)	2 strokes	Sean Murphy
2	May 26, 1996	NIKE Greater Greenville Classic	-23 (68-65-69-63=265)	6 strokes	Danny Ellis
3	Aug 25, 1996	NIKE Permian Basin Open	-18 (68-71-6665=270)	2 strokes	Anthony Rodriguez
4	Sep 14, 1996	NIKE Utah Classic	-20 (66-63-67=196)	4 strokes	R. W. Eaks

Other wins (2)

• 2 wins on the NGA Hooters Tour

Results in major championships

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T52	DNP	DNP	T79
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

See also

• List of golfers with most Nationwide Tour wins

External links

• Michael Christie at the PGA Tour official site
• Golf Channel article Golf and Life ...

Persondata
Name	Christie, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	June 25, 1969
Place of birth	Greenville, South Carolina
Date of death	April 22, 2004
Place of death