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Lee Janzen

American professional golfer

Summary

American professional golfer

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name	Lee Janzen
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fullname	Lee MacLeod Janzen
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birth_place	Austin, Minnesota, U.S.
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weight	175 lb
nationality
residence	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
college	Florida Southern College
yearpro	1986
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tour	PGA Tour Champions
extour	PGA Tour
U.S. Golf Tour
prowins	16
pgawins	8
eurowins	2
champwins	2
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otherwins	6
majorwins	2
masters	T12: 1995, 1996
usopen	Won: 1993, 1998
open	T24: 1995, 1998
pga	4th: 1997
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U.S. Golf Tour Lee McLeod Janzen (born August 28, 1964) is an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the U.S. Open twice in 1993 and 1998. He currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions, and was an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Janzen was born in Austin, Minnesota, and spent most of his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, where he played Little League baseball.

Janzen chose to attend a small college – Florida Southern. In 1985 and 1986, Florida Southern won the NCAA Division II national team championship. Janzen was the individual champion in 1986.

Professional career

In 1986, Janzen turned professional later that same year. In 1989, Janzen joined the PGA Tour. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour, most notably the 1993 and 1998 U.S. Opens. In 1993, Janzen defeated Payne Stewart at Baltusrol in Springfield, New Jersey, en route to tying the 72-hole U.S. Open scoring record of 8-under-par. Five years later, he again beat out Stewart to win his second U.S. Open, this time at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. He overcame a five stroke deficit on Sunday, marking the best final-round comeback in a U.S. Open for 25 years since Johnny Miller's win in 1973.

Janzen also notched a victory at The Players Championship in 1995. The Players is a premiere event on the PGA Tour and includes the largest purse of the season. He has been featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Janzen had several opportunities to win additional major golf championships. In 1996, he was in contention at both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship before finishing in the top-10 in both events. He finished fourth at the 1997 PGA Championship after sharing the 36-hole lead at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, New York.

Janzen also played on two American Ryder Cup teams, in 1993 and 1997.

Personal life

Janzen has lived in various places in Central Florida since becoming a professional golfer. He is a Republican.

Professional wins (16)

PGA Tour wins (8)

Legend
Major championships (2)
Players Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Feb 16, 1992	Northern Telecom Open	71-67-67-65=270	−18	1 stroke	USA Bill Britton
2	Jan 31, 1993	Phoenix Open	67-65-73-68=273	−11	2 strokes	USA Andrew Magee
3	Jun 20, 1993	U.S. Open	67-67-69-69=272	−8	2 strokes	USA Payne Stewart
4	Jun 12, 1994	Buick Classic	69-69-64-66=268	−16	3 strokes	ZAF Ernie Els
5	Mar 26, 1995	The Players Championship	69-74-69-71=283	−5	1 stroke	DEU Bernhard Langer
6	Jun 11, 1995	Kemper Open	68-69-68-67=272	−12	Playoff	USA Corey Pavin
7	Aug 20, 1995	Sprint International	34 pts (10-9-6-9=34)	1 point	ZAF Ernie Els
8	Jun 21, 1998	U.S. Open (2)	73-66-73-68=280	E	1 stroke	USA Payne Stewart

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1995	Kemper Open	USA Corey Pavin	Won with birdie on first extra hole

U.S. Golf Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	May 7, 1989	Reserve Invitational	68-73-65-70=276	−12	1 stroke	USA Steve Lowery
2	Jun 11, 1989	Pepsi Open	67-70-66-69=272	−16	4 strokes	USA Marco Dawson

Sources:

Space Coast Tour wins (2)

1988 Wedgewood tournament
1989 Poinciana tournament

Other wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 27, 1999	Tylenol Par-3 Shootout	$260,000	$30,000	USA Phil Mickelson
2	Nov 24, 2002	Franklin Templeton Shootout
(with USA Rocco Mediate)	65-60-60=185	−31	1 stroke	USA David Gossett and USA Matt Kuchar,
USA John Huston and USA Jeff Maggert

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2014	Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational	USA Tommy Armour III	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour Champions wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Feb 15, 2015	ACE Group Classic	−16 (68-65-67=200)	Playoff	USA Bart Bryant
2	Oct 17, 2021	SAS Championship	−12 (67-70-67=204)	Playoff	ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2015	ACE Group Classic	USA Bart Bryant	Won with par on first extra hole
2	2021	SAS Championship	ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1993	U.S. Open	1 shot lead	−8 (67-67-69-69=272)	2 strokes	USA Payne Stewart
1998	U.S. Open (2)	5 shot deficit	E (73-66-73-68=280)	1 stroke	USA Payne Stewart

Results timeline

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Tournament	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament		T54	T39	T30	T12	T12	T26	T33	T14
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	1	CUT	T13	T10	T52	1	T46
The Open Championship		T39	T48	T35	T24	CUT	CUT	T24	70
PGA Championship		T21	T22	T66	T23	T8	4	CUT	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Masters Tournament	CUT	T31	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	T37	CUT	CUT	T55	T24	T57	CUT	T13	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT		T80	CUT
PGA Championship	T19	CUT	T53	T34		CUT

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open						CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

CUT = missed the half way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	3	12	9
U.S. Open	2	2	3	6	20	11
The Open Championship	0	0	0	4	11	7
PGA Championship	0	1	2	6	13	9

Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1994 Open Championship – 1996 U.S. Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

The Players Championship

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1995	The Players Championship	1 shot deficit	−5 (69-74-69-71=283)	1 stroke	DEU Bernhard Langer

Results timeline

Tournament	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
The Players Championship	CUT	CUT	T34	T35	1	T46	T37	T13	CUT	T9	T18	CUT	68	CUT	T68					CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002
Match Play	R32	R64		R64
Championship			NT1
Invitational	T30

1Cancelled due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

NT = No tournament

U. S. national team appearances

Ryder Cup: 1993 (winners), 1997
Dunhill Cup: 1995
Presidents Cup: 1998
Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing PGA Tour): 1993, 1995, 1999

References

"PGA Tour Media Guide – Lee Janzen". PGA Tour.
"Lee Janzen bio". 4U management.
"U.S. Open History – Records". USGA.
(20 June 2011). "Bearing gifts, Republican golfers meet with Obama".
Woods, Bill. (May 8, 1989). "Charging Janzen claims Reserve". The Tribune.
Henson, Bob. (June 12, 1989). "Steady Janzen cruises to USGT Pepsi Open win". Florence Morning News.
(December 14, 1988). "Scoreboard {{!}} Golf {{!}} Space Coast Tour". The Orlando Sentinel.
Purks, Scott. (September 23, 1989). "Local wins big". The Tampa Tribune.

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