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Texas Golf Hall of Fame

Mike Booker

Amateur

  • Winner of a record 12 Texas Golf Association events-including Senior, Mid Am and Mid Am Match Play

  • A record three-time Texas Golf Association Player of the Year (2012, 2014 & 2015 - Senior)

  • Two-time U. S. National Club Champion (2007 & 2008, Senior)

  • Southern Texas PGA Amateur of the Year (2014)

  • Two-time South Texas Player of the Year (STAGA)

  • Texas Golf Association South Texas Player of the Year, all ages (2011)

  • First/only golfer named Athlete of the Year, Houston Sports News (2002)

  • A record seven-time Houston City Amateur & Senior Amateur Champion in three different decades (four Amateur, three Senior championships between 1985 and 2018)

  • GOLFWEEK “Local Legends” Selection - only six golfers were selected nationally (2014)

  • Qualified/Competed in 14 USGA events, five R&A events

    • Medalist six times (local USGA Qualifiers), “Sweet Sixteen”, U.S. Senior Am (2014), T-12 British Seniors (2017)

  • Only player to hold Texas Mid-Am, South Texas Match Play and Houston City Amateur titles simultaneously (2002-2003)

  • Seven-time Texas Shoot Out team member, three times a player-captain

  • Winner of Charlie Coe, Champions Cup (two times) and Carlton Woods Invitational (record four times)

Collegiate

  • Playing Member, 1977 University of Houston NCAA National Championship team (1977)

  • Selected Associated Press NCAA All-American Team (1977)

  • Selected All Southwest Conference Team (1977)

  • Playing Member Southwest Conference Championship Team (1976, 1977)

  • Winner of multiple college championships

Junior

  •  Semi-Finalist, California State Junior (1972)

  •  Member California-CIF All Conference Team (1971 & 1972)

  •  Winner California State Four-Ball (1972)

  •  Winner of multiple high school/junior events

Philanthropic

  • Established Booker Melanoma Research Endowment in 2015 for UT/MD Anderson to eradicate melanoma. Melanoma kills one person every hour.

  •  2016: Underwrote University of Houston short game facility located The Golf Club of Houston.

  • Established the Mike and Patricia Booker Foundation that donates a sum each year to deserving charities


Birthplace: California

Born: January 24, 1955