Mike Nicolette

Michael Rexford Nicolette (born December 7, 1956) is an American professional golfer and inventor who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.

Nicolette had ten top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his career including a win at the 1983 Bay Hill Classic.

[4][5] Given no time or budget constraints,[6] Nicolette worked on designing the first iteration of what would become the PXG 0311 forged iron.

[7] Nicolette is named as an inventor on 179[8] US Utility Patents as of August 2, 2022[update], the majority of which are assigned to PXG.

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) Note: Nicolette never played in The Open Championship.