Allen Miller (golfer)

Allen Lane Miller III (born August 10, 1948) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.

Allen Miller
Personal information
Full nameAllen Lane Miller III
Born (1948-08-10) August 10, 1948
San Diego, California
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality United States
SpouseCindy Miller
Career
Turned professional1971
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT15: 1975
PGA ChampionshipT39: 1984
U.S. OpenCUT: 1974
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Miller was born in San Diego, California. He had a distinguished amateur career. He attended the University of Georgia, and was a member of the golf team. Miller was the #2 ranked amateur in America in 1969 and 1970 by Golf Digest; he was a member of the 1969 and 1971 Walker Cup teams, and the 1970 Eisenhower Trophy team.[1] He won the 1970 Canadian Amateur Championship.[2]

Miller turned professional in 1971. He played on the PGA Tour for 15 years and had 18 top-10 finishes. He won the 1974 Tallahassee Open by one stroke over Joe Inman, Eddie Pearce and Dan Sikes with a 14-under-par 274. The event was played during the same week as the Tournament of Champions, where most of the Tours elite players played.[3] His best finish in a major was T-15 at The Masters in 1975.[4]

Since retiring from the Tour in 1986, Miller has earned a living primarily as a teaching professional. He also played in a limited number of Senior PGA Tour events; his best finish on this circuit is a T-45 at the 1998 First of America Classic. Miller and his wife Cindy, who is also a golf teaching professional and a former LPGA Tour player, live in western New York. They teach at Airport Driving Range and Paddock Chevrolet Golf Dome in Buffalo.[5]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Apr 28, 1974 Tallahassee Open −14 (65-69-67-73=274) 1 stroke United States Joe Inman, United States Eddie Pearce,
United States Dan Sikes

Results in major championships
Tournament 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament CUT CUT T42 T15 CUT
U.S. Open CUT
PGA Championship T64 77
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
PGA Championship CUT T82 T39

Note: Miller never played in The Open Championship

  Did not play

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

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Biographical information from Allen Miller's website". Retrieved December 4, 2007.
  2. Barclay, James A. (1992). Golf in Canada: A History. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 978-0-7710-1080-4.
  3. "Today in Golf History: April 28". Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2007.
  4. "Golf Major Championships". Archived from the original on November 10, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
  5. "Allen Miller Golf". Allen Miller Golf. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
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