Michael Fagan (bowler)

Michael Fagan (born 4 November 1980 in Patchogue) is an American professional bowler and an exempt bowler on the PBA Tour. Known for his high backswing, he is sometimes known as the "King of Swing". He has a high RPM rate, but also has a smooth release, so his style can be classified as either a cranker or a power stroker.

Fagan owns two PBA Tour titles. He won the PBA Exempt Doubles Classic in 2008 with Danny Wiseman, and captured his first singles title at the 2010 Dick Weber Open. His doubles win came in his 108th career event.

In his first TV finals appearance, he lost to Chris Barnes in the semifinals of the 2003 Empire State Open in Latham, New York, 247-195. Other career highlights:

• Finished third in the 63rd U.S. Open in 2006, his best career finish in a major. He defeated 2000 U.S. Open champion Robert Smith, 216-214, in the first match of the finals (his first career match win on TV) before losing to Tommy Jones.
• Had a career-high four perfect 300 games during the 2007-08 season, tied for second on Tour. Through the 2010-11 season, he has racked up 14 perfect games in PBA events.
• Owns one PBA Regional title. His PBA career earnings are $502,724 (excluding Regional winnings).^[1]
• Was the victim of Liz Johnson in the finals of the 2005 East Region Kingpin Lanes tournament, the first PBA tournament ever won by a female bowler.
• Lost to Jack Jurek in a sudden death rolloff in the 2009 Shark Championship, giving Jurek his first title in 14 years.
• Beat Walter Ray Williams Jr. at the One-a-Day Dick Weber Open (2010) for his first singles event title.

External links

• Michael Fagan official website
• Michael Fagan bio on PBA.com

References

1. ^ Exempt player bios at www.pba.com