Mike Cunning

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Mike Cunning
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Personal information
Full nameMichael Cunning
Born (1958-07-30) July 30, 1958 (age 67)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight191 lb (87 kg; 13.6 st)
Sporting nationalityFile:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
ResidencePhoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity of Arizona
Turned professional1980
Current tourEuropean Senior Tour
Former toursPGA Tour
Asian Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
European Senior Tour2
Other6
Achievements and awards
Asian PGA Tour
Order of Merit winner		1997

Michael Cunning (born July 30, 1958) is an American professional golfer.

Early life

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Cunning was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He played collegiately at the University of Arizona.[1]

Professional career

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In 1980, Cunning turned professional. He played on the PGA Tour in 1984, making only one cut in 16 events.[2] He played again on the Tour in 1992 after finishing T13 at the 1991 Q-school. In 1992, he made 11 cuts in 30 events with one top 10 finish and lost his tour card by finishing 165th on the money list.[3] He played on the Nike Tour in 1993, makin 14 cuts in 23 events with two top 10 finishes. He has played only sparingly in the U.S. since then.

Cunning has played in Asia since 1981, and has been a regular on the Asian Tour since it began in its modern form in 1995. In 1997 he topped the Order of Merit[4] with earnings of US$170,619, despite a best tournament finish of second place. In 2003 he won his only Asian Tour title to date at the Royal Challenge Indian Open.[5] He has also made appearances on the European Tour[6] and the Japan Golf Tour.[7]

In 2009 he won the Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters on the European Senior Tour.

Professional wins (9)

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Asian PGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Mar 30, 2003 Royal Challenge Indian Open −18 (69-69-68-64=270) 5 strokes Canada Rick Gibson

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1996 Lexus International Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 Mar 24, 1996 Rolex Masters −9 (71-64-69=204)[a] 1 stroke United States Peter Teravainen, United States Don Walsworth

Korean Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Sep 18, 1994 Korea Open −6 (71-71-71-69=282) 2 strokes South Korea Kim Jong-il

South American Tour wins (1)

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  • 1994 Paraguay Open

Other wins (3)

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  • 1989 São Paulo Classic (Brazil)
  • 1994 Pearl Heights Open (Taiwan)
  • 2006 Long Beach Open

European Senior Tour wins (2)

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Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Senior Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Mar 1, 2009 Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters −7 (69-67-70=206) 2 strokes Northern Ireland Jimmy Heggarty
2 Nov 7, 2010 OKI Castellón Senior Tour Championship −14 (69-69-64=202) 1 stroke Spain José Rivero

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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  1. ^ University of Arizona golf alumni Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Results on PGA Tour's official site Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 1992 PGA Tour Money list Archived 2007-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Asian Tour profile Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ World Golf Ranking
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Japan Golf Tour profile
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