Mike Harwood
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Mike Harwood (born 8 January 1959) is an Australian golfer.
Harwood was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1979 and has extensive experience on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour. He won five times in Europe, including a 1990 victory in tour's home tournament at Wentworth, which was then called the Volvo PGA Championship. He achieved a career best European Tour Order of Merit ranking of sixth that year. The following year he was runner-up to fellow Australian Ian Baker-Finch at the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. In his prime he played occasionally in the United States, but he never had a top ten finish in any PGA Tour event other than the Open Championship. In the mid 1990s his results declined sharply.
[edit] Professional wins
European Tour
- 1988 Portuguese Open
- 1989 PLM Open
- 1990 Volvo PGA Championship, Volvo Masters
- 1991 GA European Open
PGA Tour of Australasia
- 1986 Australian PGA Championship
- 1990 West End South Australian Open
Other
- 1984 Fijian Open, Pacific Harbour Open, Western Samoan Open
- 1986 Naturgas Open (Sweden)
[edit] Team appearances
- Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1991
- World Cup: 1984, 1991
- Four Tours World Championship: 1991
