Mike Souchak

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Michael Souchak (born May 10, 1927) is an American professional golfer who won 15 times on the PGA Tour in the 1950's and 1960's. He played on the 1959 and 1961 Ryder Cup teams.

In his first win at the 1955 Texas Open, he set or tied several records. His first round 60 tied the record 18-hole record. This record was finally broken in 1977 by Al Geiberger's 59. That first round also included a record breaking 27 on the back nine holes. This record was tied by Andy North in 1975 (and Billy Mayfair in 2001 and Robert Gamez in 2004) and was broken by Corey Pavin in 2006. He finished with a 72-hole record of 257 (27 under par). This record stood until 2001 when Mark Calcavecchia shot 256 at the Phoenix Open. (This record was subsequently broken when Tommy Armour III shot 254 at the 2003 Valero Texas Open.)

He finished 11 times in the top-10 at major championships, including third place finishes at the 1959 and 1960 U.S. Opens.

At Duke University, he played both golf and football and was inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 1976. [1] He was born in Berwick, Pennsylvania.

[edit] PGA Tour wins (15)

1955 (2) Texas Open, Houston Open
1956 (4) Agua Caliente Open, Azalea Open Invitational, Colonial National Invitation, St. Paul Open
1958 (1) St. Paul Open Invitational
1959 (3) Tournament of Champions, Western Open, Motor City Open
1960 (2) San Diego Open Invitational, Buick Open Invitational
1961 (1) Greater Greensboro Open
1964 (2) Houston Classic, Memphis Open Invitational

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	DNP	DNP	T4	T17	CUT	T14	T25
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	T10	T29	CUT	CUT	T3
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T8	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T9	T8	T5

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Masters	T16	T28	T5	T11	T9	T35	T33	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T3	T4	T14	T32	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	T42
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T12	T45	T39	T23	T13	T15	CUT	T20	CUT	T59