Mike Nicolette
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Michael Rexford Nicolette (born December 7, 1956) is an American professional golfer and inventor who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.
Mike Nicolette | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Michael Rexford Nicolette |
Born | (1956-12-07) December 7, 1956 (age 67) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
College | Rollins College |
Turned professional | 1978 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 2 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T44: 1983 |
PGA Championship | T47: 1983 |
U.S. Open | T13: 1983 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Nicolette was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and was a member of the golf team. While a student at Rollins, he won the 1976 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. He turned pro in 1978.
Nicolette had ten top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his career including a win at the 1983 Bay Hill Classic. In that tournament, he defeated Greg Norman in a playoff on the first extra hole. He was the first round co-leader at the 1988 U.S. Open, but faded in the last three days. His best finish in a major championship was T-13 at the 1983 U.S. Open.[1]
Parsons Xtreme Golf (PXG) hired Nicolette,[2][3] who served as senior product designer for PING prior to joining PXG.[4][5] Given no time or budget constraints,[6] Nicolette worked on designing the first iteration of what would become the PXG 0311 forged iron.[7]
Nicolette is named as an inventor on 179[8] US Utility Patents as of August 2, 2022[update], the majority of which are assigned to PXG.[9] He is also named on 255 [10] US Design Patents.