Justin Leonard

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Justin Leonard
Personal Information
Birth June 15, 1972 (1972-06-15) (age 35)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
Residence Dallas, Texas, U.S.
College University of Texas
Career
Turned Pro 1994
Current tour PGA Tour (joined 1994)
Professional wins 12 (PGA Tour: 12)
Best Results in Major Championships
Wins: 1
Masters T7: 1997
U.S. Open T12: 2002
British Open Won 1997
PGA Championship 2nd/T2: 1997, 2004

Justin Charles Garrett Leonard (born June 15, 1972) is an American professional golfer.

Leonard was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He won the Haskins Award in 1994 as the most outstanding collegiate golfer.

As a professional he made his name by winning the 1997 British Open, one of golf's four majors. He has twelve career wins on the PGA Tour. Apart from his British Open, his highest profile victory came at the 1998 Players Championship. He ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for several weeks in 1998 and 1999.[1] He also lost playoffs in the 1999 British Open and the 2004 PGA Championship, in both instances falling into the playoff with a bogey on the 72nd hole.

Leonard made the United States Ryder Cup team in 1997 and 1999. In the 1999 event, Leonard made a 45-foot putt for birdie on the 17th hole to complete a remarkable comeback by the U.S. team on the final day. The victory was somewhat marred by the celebration following Leonard's putt, when other U.S. players, their wives, and a few fans ran onto the green even though Leonard's opponent, José María Olazábal, still had an opportunity to match Leonard on the hole.

Leonard and his wife have two daughters and one son.

Contents

[edit] Amateur wins (6)

[edit] Professional wins (12)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (12)

Major championship is shown in bold.

[edit] Major Championships

[edit] Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runners Up
1997 The Open Championship 5 shot deficit -12 (69-66-72-65=272) 3 strokes Flag of Northern Ireland Darren Clarke, Flag of Sweden Jesper Parnevik

[edit] Results timeline

Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament CUT DNP DNP T27 T7 T8 T18
U.S. Open T68 LA DNP DNP T50 T36 T40 T15
British Open CUT DNP T58 CUT 1 T57 T2
PGA Championship DNP DNP T8 T5 2 CUT CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Masters Tournament T28 T27 T20 CUT T35 T13 T39 DNP T20
U.S. Open T16 CUT T12 T20 CUT T23 CUT CUT
British Open T41 CUT T14 CUT T16 T52 DNP CUT
PGA Championship T41 T10 T4 CUT T2 CUT CUT CUT

LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] United States national team appearances

[edit] Amateur

[edit] Professional

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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