Mike Nicolette

Mike Nicolette
Personal information
Full name	Michael Rexford Nicolette
Born	December 7, 1956 (1956-12-07) (age 54) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Rollins College
Turned professional	1978
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T44: 1983
U.S. Open	T13: 1983
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T47: 1983

Michael Rexford Nicolette (born December 7, 1956) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.

Nicolette was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and was a member of the golf team. While a student at Rollins, he won the 1976 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. He turned pro in 1978.

Nicolette had ten top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his career including a win at the 1983 Bay Hill Classic. In that tournament, he defeated Greg Norman in a playoff on the first extra hole. He was the first round co-leader at the 1988 U.S. Open, but faded in the last three days. His best finish in a major championship was T-13 at the 1983 U.S. Open.^[1]

Since 1989, Nicolette has worked as a golf club designer for Ping. He led the development of Ping's first traditional blade irons – the S59 series.

Amateur wins

• 1976 NCAA Division II Championship

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

• 1983 Bay Hill Classic

Other wins

• 1999 Arizona Open

References

1. ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=475. Retrieved 2008-02-11. 

External links

• Mike Nicolette at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Nicolette, Mike
Alternative names	Nicolette, Michael Rexford
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	December 7, 1956
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death