Mike Reid

Michael Daniel Reid (born July 1, 1954) is an American professional golfer.

Reid was born in Bainbridge, Maryland. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1976 and turned professional the same year. During his collegiate golf career, Reid was selected for All-American honors from 1973-1976. He is close friends with PGA Tour playerPat McGowan, who also played for BYU.

Reid won his first PGA Tour title at the 1987 Seiko Tucson Open and the following year he won the prestigious NEC World Series of Golf. In 1989, he led the Masters Tournamentwith four holes to play but failed to win the tournament; he also lost the lead in that year'sPGA Championship on the back nine during the final round. Mike Reid was the first professional golfer to earn one million dollars on the PGA Tour prior to winning a single tournament.

Reid became eligible to play the Champions Tour in 2004, and in 2005 he claimed his first senior title at the Senior PGA Championship, which is one of the senior majors. He would not win again on the Champions Tour again until 2009 at the JELD-WEN Tradition, another major championship in a playoff over John Cook. Reid rolled in a birdie putt on the first playoff hole. He joined a prestigious list of players whose first two wins on the Champions Tour were in major championships. Those players are Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer andPeter Jacobsen.

Reid is nicknamed "Radar" for his outstanding driving accuracy. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has six children and one grandchild

Amateur wins

• 1976 Western Athletic Conference Championship (individual), Pacific Coast Amateur

[edit]Professional wins

[edit]PGA Tour wins

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 25,1987	Seiko Tucson Open	-20 (64-69-68-67=268)	4 strokes	Chip Beck,  Mark Calcavecchia,  Hal Sutton,  Fuzzy Zoeller
2	Aug 28,1988	NEC World Series of Golf	-5 (70-65-71-69=275)	Playoff	Tom Watson

[edit]Other wins

• 1983 Shootout at Jeremy Ranch (with Bob Goalby), Utah Open
• 1985 Utah Open
• 1990 Casio World Open (Japan Golf Tour)
• 2007 Champions Challenge (with Mark O'Meara)

[edit]Champions Tour wins

• 2005 Senior PGA Championship
• 2009 JELD-WEN Tradition

Senior major championship is shown in bold.

[edit]Champions Tour major championships

[edit]Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
2005	Senior PGA Championship	−8 (70−70−70−70=280)	Playoff1	Jerry Pate,  Dana Quigley
2009	JELD-WEN Tradition	−16 (70−67−66−69=272)	Playoff2	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.

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