Mike Nicolette
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer Michael Rexford Nicolette (born December 7, 1956) is an American professional golfer and inventor who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.
Nicolette was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and was a member of the golf team. While a student at Rollins, he won the 1976 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. He turned pro in 1978.
Nicolette had ten top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his career including a win at the 1983 Bay Hill Classic. In that tournament, he defeated Greg Norman in a playoff on the first extra hole. He was the first round co-leader at the 1988 U.S. Open, but faded in the last three days. His best finish in a major championship was T-13 at the 1983 U.S. Open.[1]
Parsons Xtreme Golf (PXG) hired Nicolette,[2][3] who served as senior product designer for PING prior to joining PXG.[4][5] Given no time or budget constraints,[6] Nicolette worked on designing the first iteration of what would become the PXG 0311 forged iron.[7]
Nicolette is named as an inventor on 179[8] US Utility Patents since August 2, 2022[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the majority of which are assigned to PXG.[9] He is also named on 255 [10] US Design Patents.
Amateur wins
- 1973 Pennsylvania State Junior Golf Championship
- 1976 NCAA Division II Championship
Professional wins (2)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 13, 1983 | Bay Hill Classic | −1 (66-72-71-74=283) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Greg Norman |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983 | Bay Hill Classic | Template:Flagicon Greg Norman | Won with par on first extra hole |
Other wins (1)
- 1999 Arizona Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T44 | CUT | ||||
| U.S. Open | T13 | 59 | CUT | T40 | ||
| PGA Championship | T47 |
Note: Nicolette never played in The Open Championship.
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See also
- Spring 1979 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- Fall 1981 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1985 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
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- ↑ US Utility Patents of Michael R. Nicolette
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- ↑ US Design Patents of Michael R. Nicolette
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