Mike Springer

Mike Springer
Personal information
Full name	Michael Paul Springer
Born	November 3, 1965 (1965-11-03) (age 46) San Francisco, California
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Fresno, California
Career
College	University of Arizona
Turned professional	1988
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Nationwide Tour	4
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1995
U.S. Open	T25: 1994
The Open Championship	T24: 1994
PGA Championship	T55: 1994

Michael Paul Springer (born November 3, 1965) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Springer was born in San Francisco, California. He attended the University of Arizona. He turned pro in 1988^[1] and joined the PGA Tour in 1991.

Springer began his career in professional golf on the Nationwide Tour. He won three events in this venue in 1990 and one in 1992. His first PGA Tour win came as a wire-to-wire victory in 1994 at the KMart Greater Greensboro Open. His career year was 1994 when he won two PGA Tour events, earned $770,711, and finished 13th on the money list. Springer has 22 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events.^[2] His best finish in a major is a T-24 at the 1994 British Open.^[3]

In the 2000s, Springer split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.^[2] He lives in Fresno, California.

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (2)

• 1994 (2) KMart Greater Greensboro Open, Greater Milwaukee Open

Nationwide Tour wins (4)

• 1990 (3) Ben Hogan Bakersfield Open, Ben Hogan Reno Open, Ben Hogan El Paso Open
• 1992 (1) Ben Hogan Fresno Open

Other wins (1)

• 1993 JCPenney Classic (with Melissa McNamara)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1993	1994	1995
The Masters	DNP	DNP	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	T25	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	T24	CUT
PGA Championship	CUT	T55	CUT

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
• 1990 Ben Hogan Tour graduates
• 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

1. ^ "Profile from PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/21/31. Retrieved 2010-03-11. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Media guide from PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/31/media. Retrieved 2010-03-11. 
3. ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=1612. 

External links

• Mike Springer at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Springer, Mike
Alternative names	Springer, Michael Paul
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	November 3, 1965
Place of birth	San Francisco, California
Date of death
Place of death