Scorecard
Biography
- Senior PGA Championship Wins
- 2009
- Senior PGA Championship Appearances
- 15
- Best Senior PGA Championship Finish
- 1 (2009)
- Age
- 67
- Turned Pro
- 1984
- Hometown
- San Mateo, California
- College
- University of Nevada
- Height
- 6 ft 0 in
- Weight
- 196 lbs
Won the 2009 Senior PGA Championship at Canterbury Golf Club in Beachwood, Ohio, shooting a 3-under 67 in the final round to hold off Larry Mize by two shots.
At the time, Allen became just the fourth player to win a Senior Major Championship in his Champions Tour debut, joining Roberto De Vicenzo (1980 U.S. Senior Open), Arnold Palmer (1980 Senior PGA Championship) and Jack Nicklaus (1990 Tradition).
Was planning to be a stockbroker before turning to golf as a profession.
Won the 2003 Southern Arizona Open with daughter Christy caddying.
As a 14-year-old he and a friend hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from Lake Tahoe to Yosemite National Park, a distance of 210 miles. The trip took the pair three weeks.
Gave up golf in 1996 and invested in the construction of speculation homes at Troon North in Scottsdale.
Credits teacher Mike Mitchell with rebuilding his golf swing and making him a better player.