Lonnie Nielsen

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Lonnie Nielsen
Personal Information
Birth June 29, 1953 (1953-06-29) (age 54)
Belle Plaine, Iowa, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
College University of Iowa
Career
Turned Pro 1976
Current tour Champions Tour
Professional wins 36 (Champions Tour: 1, Other senior: 2, Other regular: 36)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 1977, 1983
British Open DNP
PGA Championship T11: 1986

Lonnie Nielsen (born June 29, 1953) is an American professional golfer.

Nielson is currently a member of the Champions Tour. He was a member of the PGA Tour for five years but did not win any tournaments. He has won over 30 other tournaments though, most of which were played in New York. He won his first Champions Tour event at the Commerce Bank Championship.

Contents

[edit] Professional wins (36)

[edit] Champions Tour wins (1)

[edit] Other senior wins (2)

  • 2003 Otesago Senior Open Championship, Turning Stone Seniors Championship

[edit] Other regular wins (33)

  • 1979 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
  • 1984 Western New York PGA Match Play Championship
  • 1985 New York State Open, Western New York Section PGA Championship
  • 1986 Western New York PGA Match Play Championship, Western New York Section PGA Championship
  • 1987 Western New York Section PGA Championship
  • 1988 PGA Match Play Championship, PGA Stroke Play Championship
  • 1989 New York State Open, Western New York Open, Western New York Section PGA Championship, PGA Match Play Championship
  • 1990 Western New York Open, Western New York PGA Match Play Championship, Western New York Section PGA Championship
  • 1991 Western New York PGA Match Play Championship
  • 1993 Western New York PGA Match Play Championship, Western New York Open, Western New York Section PGA Championship
  • 1994 Western New York PGA Match Play Championship, Western New York Section PGA Championship
  • 1995 Western New York Open
  • 1996 Western New York Section PGA Championship
  • 1997 Western New York Open
  • 1998 Western New York Open, Western New York PGA Match Play Championship
  • 1999 Western New York PGA Match Play Championship
  • 2000 Western New York Section PGA Championship
  • 2001 Western New York PGA Match Play Championship
  • 2002 Western New York PGA Match Play Championship, Western New York Open
  • 2003 Western New York Open

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1977 1978 1979
The Masters DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T11 T56 CUT CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT T70 DNP DNP CUT DNP CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

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