Full Name Michael Fagan Spouse(s) Emily Maier Years active 2002–present Career start 2002 | Occupation Ten-pin bowler Role Bowler Other names King of Swing Name Mike Fagan | |
Born November 4, 1980 (age 43) ( 1980-11-04 ) | ||
Nominations Best Bowler ESPY Award | ||
2012 bowling us open championship match pete weber vs mike fagan
Michael "Mike" Fagan (born November 4, 1980 in Westbury, New York) is an American professional bowler on the PBA Tour. He has also participated in World Bowling Tour (WBT) and European Bowling Tour (EBT) events, and as a member of Team USA in international competitions. Known for his high backswing, he is sometimes known as the "King of Swing". He has a high RPM rate, but also has a smooth release, so his style can be classified as either a cranker or a power stroker.
Contents
- 2012 bowling us open championship match pete weber vs mike fagan
- Mike fagan bowling hd video
- PBA Career
- Other career highlights
- Personal
- References
Mike fagan bowling hd video
PBA Career
Fagan began his PBA career in the 2002–03 season, and owns five PBA Tour titles, including two majors. He captured his first PBA title in his 108th career event, winning the PBA Exempt Doubles Classic with partner Danny Wiseman in the 2007–08 season. He earned his first singles title at the 2010 One-a-Day Dick Weber Open, defeating all-time titles leader Walter Ray Williams, Jr. in the final match.
His next victory came at the 2012 Brunswick Euro Challenge, a World Bowling Tour event, where he was credited with his third PBA Title. Having lost to Chris Barnes in his first TV appearance at the semifinals of the 2003 Empire State Open in Latham, New York, Fagan got his revenge on Barnes in the 2012 USBC Masters, overcoming a 30-pin deficit after five frames to win his fourth title and first major championship. Fagan narrowly missed winning a second consecutive major in that season's U.S. Open, when Pete Weber rolled a strike on his final ball of the tenth frame to defeat Fagan by a single pin, 215–214. Marking his first (and so far only) season with multiple titles, Fagan won a career-high $116,950 in 2011–12.
Fagan won his fifth career title and second major at the PBA World Championship on January 11, 2015, defeating Wes Malott in the final match, 252–212.
Other career highlights
Personal
Originally from Patchogue, New York, Fagan now resides in Benicia, California with his wife, Emily, whom he married in 2013. Mike, who got his undergraduate degree in Finance at St. John's University, announced during the 2015 season that he would be reducing his appearances on the PBA Tour to pursue his MBA at the University of California, Berkeley. He entered only three PBA Tour events in the 2016 season.
