Who's who: Mike Reid

  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Farmers Insurance Open
  • Prince's GC, England
  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Farmers Insurance Open
  • Terras da Comporta, Dunas
  • Monte Rei G&CC
  • Marco Simone GC (Italy); host of the Ryder Cup 2023
  • Pebble Beach host of the US Open; US Women's Open; Pebble Beach Pro-Am
  • Marco Simone GC

Who's who: Mike Reid

  • Name:

    Michael Daniel "Mike" Reid
  • Also known as:

    Radar
  • Country:

    USA
  • Born:

    July 1, 1954 in Bainbridge, Maryland.
  • Original/Home Club:

  • Occupation:

    Professional golfer
  • Turned Pro:

    1976

Roll of Honour

Senior MAJORS (1): US PGA Senior Championship (2005). Multiple winner on the US PGA and Champions tours.

Did you know?

Often known as "Radar" due to his accuracy from the tee.

Top tournaments won by Mike Reid

2009
Majors
272 (-16)
$390,000
JELD-WEN

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Reid, Mike

Score

272 (-16)

Prize money

$390,000

Title sponsor

JELD-WEN

Played as the JELD-WEN Tradition (Aug 20-23). Reid (USA) beat John Cook (USA) at the first playoff hole to record his second win in a senior major championship. [Crosswater Club, Sunriver Resort, nr Bend, Oregon].

2005
Majors
280 (-8)
$360,000
PGA of America

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Reid, Mike

Score

280 (-8)

Prize money

$360,000

Title sponsor

PGA of America

Played as the Senior PGA Championship (May 26-29). Mike "Radar" Reid (USA) beat Jerry Pate (USA) and Dana Quigley (USA) at the first playoff hole to record his first professional win since 1990. [Laurel Valley GC, Ligonier, nr Pittsburgh, PA].

1990
Japan
Ibusuki GC
274 (-14)
¥21million
Casio

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Reid, Mike

Venue

Ibusuki GC

Score

274 (-14)

Prize money

¥21million

Title sponsor

Casio

Played as the Casio World Open (Nov 22-25; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Yoshinori Kaneko (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Reid (USA), who recorded his first and only Japan Tour win. [Kaimon course, Ibusuki GC, Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan].

1988
America
275 (-5)
$162,000
NEC

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Reid, Mike

Score

275 (-5)

Prize money

$162,000

Title sponsor

NEC

Played as the NEC World Series of Golf (Aug 25-28). Mike Reid (USA) beat Tom Watson (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record the second of his two PGA Tour wins. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].

1987
America
268 (-20)
$108,000
Seiko

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Reid, Mike

Score

268 (-20)

Prize money

$108,000

Title sponsor

Seiko

Played as the Seiko Tucson Open (Oct 22-25; reverted to stroke play after three years as a match play event). Second-placed Mark Calcavecchia (USA), Hal Sutton (USA), Fuzzy Zoeller (USA) and Chip Beck (USA) finished 4 shots behind 33-year-old Mike Reid (USA), who recorded the first of his two PGA Tour wins. [Starr Pass GC, Tucson, AZ. At the time known as TPC at Starr Pass].

1983
America
Jeremy Ranch
256 (-32)
$25,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Reid, Mike

Venue

Jeremy Ranch

Score

256 (-32)

Prize money

$25,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Shootout at Jeremy Ranch (unofficial two-man better-ball event; Snr Tr player paired with a PGA Tr player). Second-placed Billy Casper (USA) & Jim Nelford (Can) finished 1 shot behind (USA) behind Bob Goalby (USA) & Mike Reid (USA). [Jeremy Ranch G&CC, Park City, nr Salt Lake City, Utah].

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Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

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Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

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