fullname open pga usopen extour birth_place weight height article_title prowins birth_date yearpro residence masters college name tour
michael richard letzig cut : 2008 dnp cut : 2008 pga tour web.com tour richmond , missouri 183 lb kg st on 6 3 michael letzig
 5 7 may 1980 2002 kansas city , missouri dnp university of new mexico michael letzig pga tour canada
michael letzig

michael richard letzig -lrb- born may 7 , 1980 -rrb- is an american professional golfer who has played on the pga tour and the web.com tour .
letzig was born in richmond , missouri .
he played college golf for the university of new mexico -lrb- where he played with fellow pga tour professionals spencer levin and wil collins -rrb- and turned professional in 2002 .
it was collins that convinced letzig to attend the university of new mexico when they met in a junior tournament in colorado .
letzig graduated from richmond high school in 1998 , where he led the spartans to the class 2 state title and also won the individual state title in the process .
letzig quickly made a name for himself as a freshman in 1995 when he shot a 3-under-par 33 in his first varsity match , which still stands a missouri state record for low 9 hole score on a par-36 course .
while at the university of new mexico , letzig was chosen as a freshman all-american , and mountain west player of the year in 2003 .
letzig turned pro in 2003 , and won his first career event at the new mexico open .
his next two professional victories took place on the nga hooters tour : at the indian lakes resort classic in illinois , and at the statesville classic in north carolina .
his latest victory came at the first gateway tour event held in 2012 in arizona , where he completed an amazing stretch on five holes scoring two eagles and three birdies to take a two stroke victory on the final day .
letzig earned his 2008 pga tour card by finishing 12th on the 2007 nationwide tour , and maintained his card for 2009 by finishing 93rd on the money list .
he would finish in the top-10 five times during 2008 .
he would follow in 2009 with two top-10s at the rbc canadian open and a final round match up with tiger woods at the buick open .
his only top-10 finish in 2010 was during the rbc canadian open , and in 2011 at the reno-tahoe open .
letzig has not won on the pga tour nor the web.com tour , but he came in second place at the 2008 ginn sur mer classic to ryan palmer by a stroke .
his best finish on the web.com tour was 2nd in 2007 at the nationwide tour championship at barona creek .
with no status on either tour , letzig qualified for the pga tour canada in 2015 with a t2 at his qualifying tournament .
he earned his first win at a pga tour-sanctioned event at the siga dakota dunes open .
