Tim Thelen
| Tim Thelen | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 14, 1961 Albany, Minnesota |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Residence | Pasadena, Texas |
| Career | |
| College |
Foothills Junior College Houston Baptist University |
| Turned professional | 1985 |
| Current tour(s) | European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Seniors Tour | 3 |
| Other | 6 |
| Best results in Major Championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 1999-2003, 2005, 2007-08, 2010 |
Tim Thelen (born June 14, 1961) is an American professional golfer.
Thelen was born in Albany, Minnesota. He played college golf at Foothills Junior College and Houston Baptist University where he was a teammate of Colin Montgomerie.[1] He worked as a club professional winning the PGA Club Professional Championship in 2000 and 2003 and the 2009 PGA Assistant Professional Championship. He played in nine PGA Championships but failed to make the cut in any of them.[2] He won the 2001 PGA Professional Player of the Year award.[1]
After turning 50, Thelen won the European Seniors Tour qualifying school in 2010.[3] He finished 24th on the Tour's Order of Merit in 2011 and won his first Tour event at the 2012 Berenberg Bank Masters in Germany. He won his second event the following week at the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open.
Professional wins
European Seniors Tour wins
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 1, 2012 | Berenberg Bank Masters | –15 (66-68-67=201) | 3 strokes |  Peter Fowler,  Barry Lane, Mark Mouland |
| 2 | Jul 8, 2012 | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open | –12 (66-65-67=198) | 2 strokes | Mark James |
| 3 | Nov 11, 2012 | Fubon Senior Open | –14 (66-67-69=202) | 5 strokes |  Frankie Miñoza,  Chris Williams |
Other wins
- 2000 PGA Club Professional Championship
- 2003 PGA Club Professional Championship
- 2005 BP Trinidad Open[1]
- 2006 BP Trinidad Open[1]
- 2008 Southern Texas PGA Professional Championship
- 2009 PGA Assistant Professional Championship
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Tim Thelen profile - 2010 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Player Stats for Tim Thelen". PGA of America. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Thelen Points to Qualifying School Opportunities". PGA European Tour. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
External links
- Tim Thelen at the PGA Tour official site
- Tim Thelen at the European Seniors Tour official site