Mike Schuchart

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Mike Schuchart
Personal information
Born (1962-04-06) April 6, 1962 (age 62)
Omaha, Nebraska
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Nebraska
Turned professional1986
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins19
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other16
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 1987, 1992, 2003, 2004
U.S. OpenCUT: 1983, 1990, 1995
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Mike Schuchart (born April 6, 1962) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour and is currently an assistant coach for the University of Nebraska's women's golf team, a position he has held since 2002. Schuhart is also a teaching professional at the Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]

Amateur career

Schuchart was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He played college golf at the University of Nebraska for four years. He was named the Nebraska Amateur of the Year in 1984 and graduated from Nebraska in 1985. He turned professional the following year.

Professional career

Schuchart went to PGA Tour qualifying school in 1989 and did well enough to earn his tour card for 1990. He struggled in his rookie season, making only 7 of 28 cuts. He played in some tournaments on the Nationwide Tour in 1991 and 1992 but did not play on the tour full-time. He went back to Q-School in 1992 and was successful in obtaining his PGA Tour card for 1993. He did better on tour in 1993, making 11 of 24 cuts and recording a top-10 finish, but did not do well enough to retain his tour card. He also played a few tournaments on the Nationwide Tour in 1993 and picked up his first professional victory at the Nike Panama City Beach Classic. He played on the Nationwide Tour full-time in 1994 and picked up his second professional victory at the Nike Tour Championship. In 1995 he also played full-time on the Nationwide Tour and picked up his third victory at the Nike Ozarks Open. Schuchart continued to play on the Nationwide Tour until 1997, taking a hiatus in 1998 and 1999 before returning in 2000. His final year on the Nationwide Tour was 2001. He went to PGA Tour Q-School in 1999 and 2000 but was not able to earn his tour card.[2]

Schuchart won the Nebraska Open in 2002 and 2003 and was named the 2003 Nebraska Teacher of the Year. In 2003 he was also the Nebraska PGA Section Club Professional Champion. He has been named the Nebraska PGA Player of the Year three times. He also represented his country in the 1992 National PGA Cup.

Professional wins (11)

Nike Tour wins (3)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Nike Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 28, 1993 Nike Panama City Beach Classic −8 (69-71-68=208) 2 strokes United States Ron Streck
2 Oct 16, 1994 Nike Tour Championship −7 (69-67-68-73=277) 1 stroke United States Emlyn Aubrey, United States Jeff Cook,
United States Lee Rinker
3 Aug 13, 1995 Nike Ozarks Open −17 (69-70-65-67=271) Playoff Australia Stuart Appleby, United States P. H. Horgan III

Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1995 Nike Ozarks Open Australia Stuart Appleby, United States P. H. Horgan III Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (8)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
U.S. Open CUT
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
U.S. Open CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
U.S. Open
PGA Championship CUT CUT

Note: Schuchart never played in the Masters Tournament nor The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References