Biography of Shaun Micheel -

Shaun Micheel (b. January 5, 1969 in Orlando,
Florida) is an United States of America|American
golfer who is best known for scoring a surprise
victory in 2003 in sports|2003 in one of golf's
major championships, the PGA Championship.

Micheel attended Indiana University and turned
professional in 1992. He had a very patchy early
career, during which he struggled to hold onto
membership on the PGA Tour. His successes included
a victory in the Singapore Open (Golf)|Singapore
Open in 1998 and a win on the Nike Tour (now the
Nationwide Tour) in 1999. He went into the 2003
PGA Championship ranked 169th in the Official
World Golf Rankings, thus becoming one of the
biggest underdogs to win a major in recent times.
That season, he finished 32nd on the money list.
In 2004, he made the top 100 on the PGA Tour money
list for the second time in his career, but he did
not make the move up to being a regular high
finisher. 

==External links==
*http://www.pgatour.com/players/bio/149603 Profile
on the PGA Tour's official site
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/M/Shaun_Micheel/
Golf Stars Online - links to features and articles

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Biography of Shaun Micheel -