Tom Lehman
Tom Lehman | |
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Lehman in 2006 | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Thomas Edward Lehman |
Born |
Austin, Minnesota | March 7, 1959
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st) |
Nationality |
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Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona |
Spouse | Melissa Lehman |
Children | 2 daughters, 2 sons |
Career | |
College | Minnesota |
Turned professional | 1982 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 36 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 5 |
European Tour | 2 |
Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
Web.com Tour | 4 |
PGA Tour Champions | 11 |
European Senior Tour | 2 |
Other | 11 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
Masters Tournament | 2nd: 1994 |
U.S. Open | T2: 1996 |
The Open Championship | Won: 1996 |
PGA Championship | T10: 1997 |
Achievements and awards | |
Ben Hogan Tour leading money winner | 1991 |
Ben Hogan Tour Player of the Year | 1991 |
PGA Player of the Year | 1996 |
PGA Tour Player of the Year | 1996 |
Vardon Trophy | 1996 |
Byron Nelson Award | 1996 |
PGA Tour leading money winner | 1996 |
Payne Stewart Award | 2010 |
Arnold Palmer Award (Champions Tour Money List Winner) | 2011 |
Jack Nicklaus Trophy (Champions Tour Player of the Year) | 2011, 2012 |
(For a full list of awards, see here) |
Thomas Edward Lehman (born March 7, 1959) is an American professional golfer. A former number 1 ranked golfer, his tournament wins include one major title, the 1996 Open Championship; and he is the only golfer in history to have been awarded the Player of the Year honor on all three PGA Tours: the regular PGA Tour, the Web.com Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.[1]
Amateur career
Born in Austin, Minnesota, and raised in Alexandria, Lehman played college golf at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis–Saint Paul,[2] graduated with a degree in business/accounting, and turned professional in 1982.[3]
Professional career
It took Lehman many years to become a leading tour professional. He played on the PGA Tour with little success from 1983 to 1985, and was then obliged to play elsewhere for the following six seasons. This included time in Asia and South Africa and on the second tier Ben Hogan Tour in the United States. He regained his PGA Tour card by topping the Ben Hogan Tour's 1991 money list, and enjoyed unbroken membership of the PGA Tour from 1992 until shortly after he joined the Champions Tour. He was named PGA Tour Player of the Year in 1996.
From 1995 to 1997 Lehman held the 54-hole lead at the U.S. Open, but each time failed to win. During this period he won his only major championship to date, The Open Championship in 1996.[4][5] In April 1997, he was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for one week. He has won five times on the PGA Tour, but in addition to his Open win these wins have included the season-ending Tour Championship and Memorial Tournament, and he has won at least nineteen professional events in total.
Lehman was captain of the Ryder Cup team in 2006, which lost 18½ to 9½ to Europe at the K Club in Ireland.
In April 2009, Lehman became the 13th Champions Tour player to win his debut tournament. He teamed with Bernhard Langer to win the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf in a playoff over Jeff Sluman and Craig Stadler.[6] On May 30, 2010, Lehman won the Senior PGA Championship in a playoff over Fred Couples and David Frost for his first Champions Tour major championship. In 2011, Lehman topped the Champions Tour money list and was voted the Champions Tour Player of the Year. He is the first golfer to win "Player of the Year" honors on all three tours operated by the PGA Tour.[1]
In June 2012, Lehman defended his title at the Regions Tradition, to win his third senior major championship. He won by two strokes from Germany's Bernhard Langer and Taiwan's Lu Chien-soon. In his next major appearance at the Senior Players Championship, he finished runner-up, two strokes behind Joe Daley.
Personal
Lehman and his wife Melissa have lived for many years in Scottsdale, Arizona, and they have four children: two daughters and two sons. Lehman is a Christian.[7][8]
Professional wins (36)
PGA Tour wins (5)
Legend |
Major championships (1) |
Tour Championship (1) |
Other PGA Tour (3) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | May 22, 1994 | Memorial Tournament | 67-67-67-67=268 | −20 | 5 strokes | |
2 | May 28, 1995 | Colonial National Invitation | 67-68-68-68=271 | −9 | 1 stroke | |
3 | Jul 21, 1996 | The Open Championship | 67-67-64-73=271 | −13 | 2 strokes | |
4 | Oct 28, 1996 | The Tour Championship | 66-67-64-71=268 | −12 | 6 strokes | |
5 | Jan 30, 2000 | Phoenix Open | 63-67-73-67=270 | −14 | 1 stroke |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1997 | Mercedes Championships | Lost to birdie on first extra hole | |
2 | 1999 | Bay Hill Invitational | Lost to birdie on second extra hole | |
3 | 2006 | The International | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
European Tour wins (2)
Legend |
Major championships (1) |
Other European Tour (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jul 21, 1996 | The Open Championship | 67-67-64-73=271 | −13 | 2 strokes | |
2 | Jul 12, 1997 | Gulfstream Loch Lomond World Invitational | 65-66-67-67=265 | −19 | 4 strokes |
Ben Hogan Tour wins (4)
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
- 1993 Casio World Open
Other wins (11)
- 1986 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
- 1989 Minnesota State Open
- 1990 Minnesota State Open
- 1995 Diners Club Matches (with Duffy Waldorf)
- 1996 Diners Club Matches (with Duffy Waldorf), PGA Grand Slam of Golf
- 1997 Skins Game,
- 1998 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
- 2000 Williams World Challenge* (January)
- 2000 Hyundai Team Matches (with Duffy Waldorf)
- 2009 Argentine Masters
* This event was staged twice in 2000 once in January and the other in December.
PGA Tour Champions wins (11)
Legend |
Senior major championships (3) |
Other PGA Tour Champions (8) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Apr 26, 2009 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Bernhard Langer) |
61-66-62=189 | −27 | Playoff | |
2 | May 30, 2010 | Senior PGA ChampionshipA | 68-71-71-71=281 | −7 | Playoff | |
3 | Feb 13, 2011 | Allianz Championship | 65-69-69=203 | −13 | 1 stroke | |
4 | Apr 3, 2011 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | 67-64-69=200 | −16 | 1 stroke | |
5 | May 8, 2011 | Regions Tradition | 67-71-68-69=275 | −13 | Playoff | |
6 | Jun 10, 2012 | Regions Tradition (2) | 69-69-68-68=274 | −14 | 2 strokes | |
7 | Nov 4, 2012 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | 68-63-62-65=258 | −22 | 6 strokes | |
8 | Jun 22, 2014 | Encompass Championship | 65-66-70=201 | −15 | 1 stroke | |
9 | Oct 11, 2015 | SAS Championship | 68-71-65=204 | −12 | 1 stroke | |
10 | Mar 19, 2017 | Tucson Conquistadores Classic | 66-67-66=199 | −20 | 1 stroke | |
11 | Jun 10, 2018 | Principal Charity Classic | 66-65=131 | −13 | 2 strokes |
A This win also counts as a European Senior Tour victory because it is a co-sanctioned event.
Champions Tour playoff record (3–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2009 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Bernhard Langer) |
Won with par on second extra hole | |
2 | 2010 | Senior PGA Championship | Won with par on first extra hole | |
3 | 2011 | Regions Tradition | Won with par on second extra hole | |
4 | 2015 | Insperity Invitational | Woosnam won with birdie on first extra hole | |
5 | 2018 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (with Bernhard Langer) |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
European Senior Tour wins (2)
Legend |
European Senior Tour major championships (1) |
Other European Senior Tour (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | May 30, 2010 | Senior PGA Championship | 68-71-71-71=281 | −7 | Playoff | |
2 | Dec 11, 2011 | MCB Tour Championship | 65-68-71=204 | −12 | 1 stroke |
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
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1996 | The Open Championship | 6 shot lead | −13 (67-67-64-73=271) | 2 strokes |
Results timeline
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | ||
The Open Championship | ||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | T3 | 2 | 40 | T18 | T12 | CUT | T31 | |||
U.S. Open | CUT | T6 | T19 | T33 | 3 | T2 | 3 | T5 | T28 | |
The Open Championship | T59 | T24 | 1 | T24 | CUT | CUT | ||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T39 | CUT | T14 | T10 | T29 | T34 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | 6 | T18 | CUT | CUT | T13 | CUT | ||||
U.S. Open | T23 | T24 | T45 | CUT | CUT | T47 | ||||
The Open Championship | T4 | CUT | CUT | T46 | CUT | T23 | CUT | T51 | T32 | T60 |
PGA Championship | WD | CUT | T29 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T69 | T42 | T60 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | |||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | ||||||||
The Open Championship | T14 | T22 | CUT | T58 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
PGA Championship | T55 |
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 12 |
The Open Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 13 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 |
Totals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 71 | 44 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1996 Masters – 1997 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1996 U.S. Open – 1996 Open Championship)
Results in World Golf Championship events
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Accenture Match Play Championship | R64 | R32 | R16 | QF | R64 | R32 | 4 | |
CA Championship | T25 | NT1 | T39 | 61 | ||||
Bridgestone Invitational | T15 | T31 | T38 | T41 | T42 |
1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament
Senior major championships
Wins (3)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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2010 | Senior PGA Championship | Tied for the lead | −7 (68-71-71-71=281) | Playoff1 | |
2011 | Regions Tradition | 2 shot deficit | −13 (67-71-68-69=275) | Playoff2 | |
2012 | Regions Tradition | 2 shot lead | −14 (69-69-68-68=274) | 2 strokes |
1Defeated Couples (6) and Frost (6), who shot 2-over par double bogey on the first sudden-death-playoff hole, and Lehman shot a (4) on the hole, which was even-par.
2Defeated Senior with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
Results timeline
Results are not in chronological order before 2017.
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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The Tradition | T8 | T4 | 1 | 1 | T22 | T3 | T5 | T35 | T6 | T27 |
Senior PGA Championship | T22 | 1 | T22 | T29 | T48 | T26 | T16 | T15 | CUT | |
U.S. Senior Open | T8 | T12 | T23 | T2 | T9 | T24 | T23 | T11 | T4 | CUT |
Senior Players Championship | 4 | 2 | T16 | T20 | T20 | T25 | T18 | T43 | ||
Senior British Open Championship | T58 | T11 | T21 | T10 | T26 | T22 | T14 | T23 | T6 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Awards
Lehman has won the following awards:
- 1991
- 1996
- 2010
- 2011
- Arnold Palmer Award (Champions Tour leading money winner)
- Jack Nicklaus Trophy (Champions Tour Player of the Year)
- Charles Schwab Cup (Champions Tour)
- 2012
- Jack Nicklaus Trophy (Champions Tour Player of the Year)
- Charles Schwab Cup (Champions Tour)
U.S. national team appearances
- Ryder Cup: 1995, 1997, 1999 (winners), 2006 (non-playing captain)
- Presidents Cup: 1994 (winners), 1996 (winners), 2000 (winners)
- World Cup: 1996
- Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1999, 2000
- UBS Warburg Cup: 2002 (winners)
- Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing PGA Tour): 1997 (winners), 1999, 2012 (ChampionsTour)
See also
References
- 1 2 "Lehman named Champions Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. December 14, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ↑ Orrick, Dave (October 2, 2016). "Tom Lehman on Minnesota's Ryder Cup: 'I'm just proud'". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ Murphy, Brian (2017). 100 Things Minnesota Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. Triumph Books. ISBN 9781633198722. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ Lehman, Tom (2005). A Passion for the Game. Bronze Bow Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932458-35-0.
- ↑ "Tom Lehman Life Story". The Life Story Foundation. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Lehman-Langer team wins Legends of Golf in playoff". PGA Tour. Associated Press. April 26, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ↑ "America's Republican guard". Irish Times. September 15, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ↑ Darden, Robert; Richardson, P. J. (1996). The Way of an Eagle. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 978-0785277019.
External links
- Tom Lehman at the PGA Tour official site
- Tom Lehman at the European Tour official site
- Tom Lehman at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Tom Lehman at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Article from thesandtrap.com