Tom Lehman

Tom Lehman
Personal information
Full name Thomas Edward Lehman
Born March 7, 1959 (1959-03-07) (age 52)
Austin, Minnesota
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Scottsdale, Arizona
Career
College University of Minnesota
Turned professional 1982
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins 29
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 5
European Tour 2
Japan Golf Tour 1
Nationwide Tour 4
Champions Tour 5
European Seniors Tour 1
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
(For a full list of awards, see here)

Thomas Edward Lehman (born March 7, 1959) is an American professional golfer.

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Amateur career

Lehman was born in Austin, Minnesota, but Alexandria, Minnesota is credited as his official Minnesota hometown. He attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a degree in Business/Accounting and turned professional in 1982.

Professional career

It took him 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 has enjoyed unbroken membership of the PGA Tour since 1992. 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 1996 Open Championship.[1][2] In April 1997 he spent a week at Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings. 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 defeated United States 2006 Ryder Cup team.

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.[3] 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.[4]

Personal

Lehman and his wife Melissa live in Arizona. They have four children. Lehman is a born-again Christian.[5][6]

Professional wins (29)

PGA Tour wins (5)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up
1 May 22, 1994 Memorial Tournament -20 (67–67–67–67=268) 5 strokes Greg Norman
2 May 12, 1995 Colonial National Invitation -9 (67–68–68–68=271) 1 stroke Craig Parry
3 Jul 21, 1996 The Open Championship -13 (67–67–64–73=271) 2 strokes Ernie Els, Mark McCumber
4 Oct 28, 1996 The Tour Championship -12 (66–67–64–71=268) 7 strokes Steve Stricker
5 Jan 30, 2000 Phoenix Open -14 (63–67–73–67=270) 1 stroke Robert Allenby, Rocco Mediate

PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1997 Mercedes Championships Tiger Woods Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 1999 Bay Hill Invitational Tim Herron Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3 2006 The International Dean Wilson Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (4)

European Tour wins (2)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

Other wins (12)

Champions Tour wins (5)

Legend
Champions Tour major championships (2)
Other Champions Tour (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Apr 26, 2009 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
(with Bernhard Langer)		 -27 (61–66–62=189) Playoff Jeff Sluman and Craig Stadler
2 May 30, 2010 Senior PGA ChampionshipA -7 (68–71–71–71=281) Playoff Fred Couples, David Frost
3 Feb 13, 2011 Allianz Championship -13 (65–69–69=203) 1 stroke Jeff Sluman, Rod Spittle
4 Apr 3, 2011 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic -16 (67–64–69=200) 1 stroke David Frost, Nick Price, Jeff Sluman
5 May 8, 2011 Regions Tradition -13 (67–71–68–69=275) Playoff Peter Senior

A This win also counts as a European Seniors Tour victory because it is a co-sanctioned event.

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runners-up
1996 The Open Championship 6 shot lead −13 (67–67–64–73=271) 2 strokes Ernie Els, Mark McCumber

Results timeline

Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT CUT DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters DNP DNP DNP T3 2 40 T18 T12 CUT T31
U.S. Open CUT DNP T6 T19 T33 3 T2 3 T5 T28
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP T59 T24 DNP 1 T24 CUT CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP CUT T39 CUT T14 T10 T29 T34
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The Masters 6 T18 CUT CUT DNP T13 CUT DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T23 T24 T45 DNP DNP CUT CUT DNP DNP T47
The Open Championship T4 CUT CUT T46 CUT T23 CUT T51 T32 T60
PGA Championship WD CUT T29 CUT DNP CUT CUT T69 T42 T60
Tournament 2010 2011
The Masters DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP
The Open Championship T14 T22
PGA Championship T55 DNP

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Accenture Match Play Championship R64 R32 R16 QF R64 DNP R32 4
CA Championship T25 DNP NT1 T39 DNP DNP 61 WD
Bridgestone Invitational T15 T31 DNP T38 DNP DNP T41 T42

1Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew from tournament
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (2)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner(s)-up
2010 Senior PGA Championship Tied for the lead −7 (68–71–71–71=281) Playoff1 Fred Couples, David Frost
2011 Regions Tradition 2 shot deficit −13 (67–71–68–69=275) Playoff2 Peter Senior

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 2011.

Tournament 2009 2010 2011
The Tradition T8 T4 1
Senior PGA Championship T22 1 T22
Senior British Open Championship T58 T11 T21
U.S. Senior Open T8 T12 T23
Senior Players Championship DNP DNP 4

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Awards

Lehman has won the following awards:

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

  1. ^ Tom Lehman (2005), A Passion for the Game, Bronze Bow Publishing Inc, ISBN 1932458352
  2. ^ Tom Lehman's Life Story, The Life Story Foundation
  3. ^ Lehman-Langer team wins Legends of Golf in playoff
  4. ^ Lehman named Champions Tour Player of the Year
  5. ^ America's Republican guard, Irish Times, September 15, 2006
  6. ^ Bob Arden (1996), The Way of an Eagle, Thomas Nelson Inc, ISBN 0785277013

External links

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PGA Tour Players of the Year
1990 Wayne Levi · 1991 Fred Couples · 1992 Fred Couples† · 1993 Nick Price · 1994 Nick Price‡ · 1995 Greg Norman · 1996 Tom Lehman† · 1997 Tiger Woods† · 1998 Mark O'Meara‡ · 1999 Tiger Woods† · 2000 Tiger Woods#∞ · 2001 Tiger Woods† · 2002 Tiger Woods‡ · 2003 Tiger Woods · 2004 Vijay Singh† · 2005 Tiger Woods‡∞∞ · 2006 Tiger Woods‡ · 2007 Tiger Woods† · 2008 Pádraig Harrington‡ · 2009 Tiger Woods · 2010 Jim Furyk · 2011 Luke Donald
† One major ‡ Two majors # Three majors ∞ One career grand slam ∞∞ Two career grand slams
All of these are in the year of the award
Nationwide Tour Player of the Year
1990 Jeff Maggert · 1991 Tom Lehman† · 1992 John Flannery · 1993 Sean Murphy · 1994 Chris Perry · 1995 Jerry Kelly · 1996 Stewart Cink† · 1997 Chris Smith · 1998 Bob Burns · 1999 Carl Paulson · 2000 Spike McRoy · 2001 Chad Campbell · 2002 Patrick Moore · 2003 Zach Johnson† · 2004 Jimmy Walker · 2005 Jason Gore · 2006 Ken Duke · 2007 Nick Flanagan · 2008 Brendon de Jonge · 2009 Michael Sim · 2010 Jamie Lovemark · 2011 J. J. Killeen
† indicates won major sometime in their respective golfing careers

1980 Arnold Palmer† • 1981 Miller Barber • 1982 Don January • 1983 Not held • 1984 (Jan) Arnold Palmer • 1984 (Dec) Peter Thomson • 1985 Not held • 1986 Gary Player • 1987 Chi-Chi Rodríguez • 1988 Gary Player • 1989 Larry Mowry • 1990 Gary Player • 1991 Jack Nicklaus • 1992 Lee Trevino • 1993 Tom Wargo† • 1994 Lee Trevino • 1995 Raymond Floyd • 1996 Hale Irwin • 1997 Hale Irwin • 1998 Hale Irwin • 1999 Allen Doyle • 2000 Doug Tewell • 2001 Tom Watson • 2002 Fuzzy Zoeller • 2003 John Jacobs • 2004 Hale Irwin • 2005 Mike Reid† • 2006 Jay Haas† • 2007 Denis Watson • 2008 Jay Haas • 2009 Michael Allen • 2010 Tom Lehman† • 2011 Tom Watson†
† indicates the event was won in a playoff

1989 Don Bies • 1990 Jack Nicklaus • 1991 Jack Nicklaus • 1992 Lee Trevino • 1993 Tom Shaw • 1994 Raymond Floyd† • 1995 Jack Nicklaus† • 1996 Jack Nicklaus • 1997 Gil Morgan • 1998 Gil Morgan • 1999 Graham Marsh • 2000 Tom Kite† • 2001 Doug Tewell • 2002 Jim Thorpe† • 2003 Tom Watson • 2004 Craig Stadler • 2005 Loren Roberts† • 2006 Eduardo Romero† • 2007 Mark McNulty • 2008 Fred Funk • 2009 Mike Reid† • 2010 Fred Funk • 2011 Tom Lehman†
† indicates the event was won in a playoff