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Michael King
Personal information
Full nameMichael Geoffrey King
Born (1950-02-15) 15 February 1950 (age 74)
Reading, Berkshire, England
Height6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceSunningdale, Berkshire, England
Career
Turned professional1974
Former tour(s)European Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT36: 1979

Michael Geoffrey King (born 15 February 1950) is an English professional golfer.

King was born in Reading, Berkshire. As an amateur, he won the Lytham Trophy in 1973, and played in the Walker Cup in 1969 and 1973.

King began a career as a stockbroker, but following the stock market crash of 1974 he became a professional golfer. He spent many years on the European Tour. 1979 was his best season by far: he won his sole European Tour title at the SOS Talisman TPC; was joint runner-up in the Belgian Open; made only appearances in the Ryder Cup and the World Cup; and finished the year in fifth place on the European Tour's Order of Merit. His career was curtailed by ankylosing spondylitis.[1]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 23 Sep 1979 SOS Talisman TPC −7 (71-67-72-71=281) 1 stroke England Brian Waites

Results in major championships

Tournament 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
The Open Championship CUT CUT T48 CUT T36
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
The Open Championship CUT CUT 59 CUT CUT CUT

Note: King only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1976, 1984 and 1985 Open Championships)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ^ "European Tour biography". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
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