Michael McCullough (born March 21, 1945) is an American

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who has played on the

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and

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, and currently plays on the

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. McCullough was born in

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. He was introduced to

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by his grandfather. He turned pro in 1970 and joined the PGA Tour in 1972. In 401 starts on the PGA Tour and 33 starts on the Nationwide Tour, McCullough never tasted victory. He did finish 2nd at the 1977 Tournament Players Championship. After reaching the age of 50 in March 1995, he joined the

Senior PGA Tour PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, open to golfers age 50 and over, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour. History and format The Senior PGA Championship, f ...

(now called the Champions Tour). His first win on the Champions Tour – at the Mexico Senior Classic in 2001 – came just before his 56th birthday. He won the

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about a month later, and the Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions Championship in 2005. McCullough was inducted into the Toledo Golf Hall of Fame in 1999, and is also a member of the Bowling Green Athletic Hall of Fame. He lives in

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. He has three children: Jason, graduate of Brown University with a degree in Economics and later graduated from George Washington University with his J.D.; Mark, and Michelle, graduates of Trinity University both with degrees in History.

Amateur wins

*1970

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Professional wins (5)

Other wins (2)

*1974 Mini-Kemper Open *1977

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Senior PGA Tour wins (2)

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other senior wins (1)

*2005 Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions Championship

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCullough, Mike American male golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from Scottsdale, Arizona Golfers from Ohio Bowling Green State University alumni People from Coshocton, Ohio 1945 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen