Tom Lehman
Usa
Thomas Edward Lehman (born March 7, 1959) is an American professional golfer.
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 26
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 5
European Tour 2
Japan Golf Tour 1
Nationwide Tour 4
Champions Tour 3
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
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. 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. 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. 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.
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