Mike Small (golfer)
| Mike Small | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 4, 1966 Aurora, Illinois |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence | Champaign, Illinois |
| Career | |
| College | University of Illinois |
| Turned professional | 1990 |
| Former tour(s) |
Nationwide Tour PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 22 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Web.com Tour | 2 |
| Other | 20 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1994, 1998, 2007 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T69: 2007, 2011 |
Mike Small (born March 4, 1966) is an American professional golfer and college golf coach.
Small was born in Aurora, Illinois and grew up in Danville, Illinois. He was a four-time letter winner at Danville High School. He won the Junior Masters in 1984 and went on to play college golf at the University of Illinois. At Illinois, he was a member of the 1988 Big Ten Championship team, where he finished second behind teammate and current PGA Tour member Steve Stricker. Small was named to the All-Big Ten squad and won two tournaments during his senior year, the Butler National Intercollegiate and the Michigan State Spartan Classic.
Small turned professional in 1990 and played on various tours before joining the PGA Tour in 1995. In 1997, he won two Nike Tour (now Web.com Tour) events and finished in the top 15 on the Nike Tour money list, earning his PGA Tour card for the 1998 season. He played on the PGA Tour in 1998, where his best finish was 9th place at the Bell Canadian Open. In 2003, Small won the Illinois PGA and Illinois Open titles, becoming the first golfer ever to win both tournaments in the same year. He would repeat that feat three more times on the way to winning twelve IPGA titles and four Illinois Opens. He has played in 96 Nationwide Tour events finishing in the top-10 eight times. Small has also won the PGA Professional National Championship thrice, in 2005, in 2009, and in 2010. He has played in over 50 PGA Tour events in his career, including twelve major championships. In 2016, he turned 50 and qualified for his first senior major championship, finishing T-43 at the U.S. Senior Open. He has also finished as the low club professional in the PGA Championship in 2007 and 2011.
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