Michael Haugen Jr.

Michael Haugen, Jr.
Haugen being interviewed by Mike Jakubowski after a 2016 tournament win
Born	Michael Haugen, Jr. (1966-12-29) December 29, 1966 (age 50)
Occupation	Ten-pin bowler
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Phuong Truong

Michael Haugen Jr. (born December 29, 1966) is a right-handed professional ten-pin bowler residing in Carefree, Arizona. He is a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), having joined in 1994. He has won five PBA Tour titles overall, including a major title at the 2008 PBA Tournament of Champions. He also owns a major title on the PBA50 Tour, after winning the 2017 PBA Senior U.S. Open.

Michael first joined the PBA in 1994, competing as a Regional pro. He was named the PBA West Region Player of the Year in 1997, and has won 21 PBA Regional titles to date. He bowled in selected PBA Tour events in the 1996 and 1997 seasons, before becoming a full-time bowler on tour in the 1998 season. In the 2002-03 U.S. Open, he finished runner-up to Walter Ray Williams, Jr.

Early in the 2007–08 PBA season, he won the Lake County Indiana Classic in Merrillville, Indiana. In doing so, he won his first tournament in 200 attempts and qualified for the Tournament of Champions. Later that season, he became the second bowler in history to win his first PBA title and the Tournament of Champions major in the same season, joining Joe Joseph who accomplished the feat in 1962. In the Tournament of Champions, as the number 1 seed, he completed a stunning comeback by defeating Chris Barnes in the final by one pin, after trailing by 53 pins in the sixth frame. A finger injury cut his season short as he was forced to miss the final seven events of the year, but he did manage to bowl in the Motel 6 "Roll to Riches" event in April 2008.

Injuries again curtailed his 2008–09 season, as he was only able to compete in seven events. But he returned to start the 2009–10 season and made the TV finals for the PBA Viper Championship at the World Series of Bowling. He won his third PBA title at the Mark Roth Classic in Allen Park, Michigan on January 26, 2013.