Michael King (golfer)

Michael King
Personal information
Full name	Michael Geoffrey King
Born	(1950-02-15) 15 February 1950 Reading, Berkshire, England
Height	6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
Career
Turned professional	1974
Former tour(s)	European Tour European Seniors Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T36: 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.

Amateur wins

• 1973 Lytham Trophy

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	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

• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1969, 1973
• St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1970 (winners), 1972 (winners)
• Commonwealth Tournament (representing Great Britain): 1971
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1971 (winners), 1973 (winners)

Professional

• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1979
• World Cup (representing England): 1979

External links

• Michael King at the European Tour official site