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- Year:
- 1969-1970
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- Sports Played:
- Men's Golf Athlete
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- Induction Year:
- 2016
Bio
Michael Reehl has been a golfing legend around the local area and beyond for over six decades. After earning all-league honors for four years and winning a pair of individual league titles while at Corona del Mar High School, Reehl competed with the OCC men’s golf team and continued his dominating play at the collegiate level. After losing only two matches through the 1970 season, Reehl finished fourth at the South Coast Conference Championships to earn a spot at the State Tournament. In fact, to qualify for state, Reehl had to go into a playoff with two other competitors and earned the spot by winning on the second extra hole. With 160 of the top golfers in the state, Reehl shot a two-round total of 148 (76-72) and again finished in a three-way tie and had to go to extra holes to decide the state champion. On the second hole, Reehl calmly rolled a 40-foot putt that lipped out for a tap-in par, topping his two competitors for the state crown. Reehl’s strong play earned him a spot at Long Beach State, where he played on the 49ers’ golf team from 1971-73. He was an all-conference selection in 1972-73 and an All-American in 1972 as he won the individual conference championship that season. In 1973, Reehl was named team captain and helped Long Beach State to the conference championship. A PGA member since 1982, Reehl became the Director of Golf at Santa Ana Country Club in 1984, a club where he first began working as a bag boy back in 1967. He remained the SACC’s Director of Golf until 2010. Named Professional of the Year by the SCPGA, Reehl was a Daily Pilot Hall of Fame selection as well as an inductee of the Southern California Junior College Golf Hall of Fame.
