Michael John Miller (born 22 April 1951) is a Scottish

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. Miller was born in

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, near

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. He turned professional in 1978 at a relatively late age, and was the

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in 1979. That year he lost a playoff to Mark James at the Welsh Golf Classic. He never came closer than that to winning a European Tour event, though he finished second in the 1983 Kronenbourg Open. His best ranking on the European Tour Order of Merit was forty-seventh in 1981. However he has won several professional tournaments, including one each on the

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and the

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, which he joined in 2001.

Professional wins (8)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (5)

*1981 Sierra Leone Open *1982 Sierra Leone Open *1986 Dunbar Professional Championship *1990 Daily Express Scottish National Pro-am *1998 Sunderland of Scotland Masters

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

Other senior wins (1)

*2001 Belleisle Hotels Giles insurance Scottish PGA Seniors Championship

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Miller only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Europcar Cup The Europcar Cup was a professional team golf tournament played yearly in Biarritz, France, from 1985 to 1988. The tournament was designated as an "Approved Special Event" on the European Tour schedule. A further event was planned in 1989 but was ...

(representing Scotland): 1988

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Mike Scottish male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers Golfers from East Dunbartonshire Sportspeople from Lenzie People from Torrance, East Dunbartonshire 1951 births Living people