Mike Holland
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Mike Holland is an American
professional golfer
who has played on the PGA Tour
and the Nationwide Tour
.
Holland was born, raised and lives in Bishopville, South Carolina
. He attended the University of South Carolina
and was a member of the golf
team, an All-American his senior year. He turned professional in 1978.
Holland had a handful of top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events. He won a share of the 1981 Walt Disney World National Team Championship with playing partner Vance Heafner
. A year later he finished a solo 2nd in the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic losing by six strokes to Raymond Floyd
. His best finish in a major
was T29 at the 1982 PGA Championship
.
United States
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professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
who has played on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
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and the Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
.
Holland was born, raised and lives in Bishopville, South Carolina
Bishopville, South Carolina
Bishopville is a city in Lee County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,670 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lee County.-Geography:Bishopville is located at ....
. He attended the University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
and was a member of the golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
team, an All-American his senior year. He turned professional in 1978.
Holland had a handful of top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events. He won a share of the 1981 Walt Disney World National Team Championship with playing partner Vance Heafner
Vance Heafner
Vance Heafner is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour. He is the son of professional golfer Clayton Heafner....
. A year later he finished a solo 2nd in the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic losing by six strokes to Raymond Floyd
Raymond Floyd
Raymond Loran "Ray" Floyd is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour....
. His best finish in a major
Men's major golf championships
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...
was T29 at the 1982 PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
.
PGA Tour wins
- 19811981 PGA TourThe 1981 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to October 25. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Bill Rogers won the most tournaments, four, and there were five first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The...
Walt Disney World National Team Championship (with Vance HeafnerVance HeafnerVance Heafner is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour. He is the son of professional golfer Clayton Heafner....
)