Michael Bradley (golfer)

Michael Bradley
Personal information
Full name	Michael John Bradley
Born	(1966-07-17) July 17, 1966 Largo, Florida
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Valrico, Florida
Career
College	Oklahoma State
Turned professional	1988
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Nationwide Tour Canadian Tour
Professional wins	6
Highest ranking	36 (May 25, 1997)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	29th: 1998
PGA Championship	T31: 1996
U.S. Open	T50: 1996
The Open Championship	T38: 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.

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 27, 1996	Buick Challenge	−10 (66-68=134)*	Playoff	Fred Funk, Davis Love III, John Maginnes, Len Mattiace
2	Mar 8, 1998	Doral-Ryder Open	−10 (67-66-70-71=278)	1 stroke	John Huston, Billy Mayfair
3	Mar 15, 2009	Puerto Rico Open	−14 (67-69-68-70=274)	1 stroke	Jason Day, Brett Quigley
4	Mar 13, 2011	Puerto Rico Open (2)	−16 (68-68-68-68=272)	Playoff	Troy Matteson

*Note: The 1996 Buick Challenge was shortened to 36 holes due to inclement weather.

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1996	Buick Challenge	Fred Funk, Davis Love III, John Maginnes, Len Mattiace	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2011	Puerto Rico Open	Troy Matteson	Won with par on first extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 6, 1989	Timex-Bic Ontario Open	−10 (72-68-69-69=278)	1 stroke	Rick Gibson, Grant Waite
2	Aug 19, 1990	Quebec Open	−16 (67-69-69-67=272)	2 strokes	Louis Brown

Results in major championships

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament								CUT	29
U.S. Open	CUT		CUT		CUT		T50	CUT
The Open Championship								T38
PGA Championship						T54	T31	T71

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship										CUT		T59

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
The Players Championship	CUT	T29	T19	T14	T51	CUT										CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	1999
Match Play	R32
Championship
Invitational

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

See also

• 1992 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

External links

• Michael Bradley at the PGA Tour official site
• Michael Bradley at the Official World Golf Ranking official site