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Tom Lehman

American professional golfer (born 1959)

Field	Value
name	Tom Lehman
image	TomLehmanPentagonVisitCrop.jpg
caption	Lehman in 2006
fullname	Thomas Edward Lehman
birth_date
birth_place	Austin, Minnesota, U.S.
death_date
height
weight	215 lb
nationality
residence	Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
spouse	Melissa Lehman
children	4
college	University of Minnesota
yearpro	1982
tour	PGA Tour Champions
European Senior Tour
extour	PGA Tour
Ben Hogan Tour
prowins	35
pgawins	5
eurowins	2
japwins	1
nwidewins	4
champwins	12
seneurowins	2
otherwins	11
majorwins	1
masters	2nd: 1994
usopen	T2: 1996
open	Won: 1996
pga	T10: 1997
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	Ben Hogan Tour
money list winner
year1	1991
award2	Ben Hogan Tour
Player of the Year
year2	1991
award3	PGA Tour
money list winner
year3	1996
award4	PGA Tour
Player of the Year
year4	1996
award5	PGA Player of the Year
year5	1996
award6	Byron Nelson Award
year6	1996
award7	Vardon Trophy
year7	1996
award8	Champions Tour
Charles Schwab Cup winner
year8	2011, 2012
award9	Champions Tour
money list winner
year9	2011
award10	Champions Tour
Player of the Year
year10	2011, 2012
awardssection	#Awards
module	{{Infobox person	embed=yes
signature	Tom_Lehman_signature.jpg

European Senior Tour Ben Hogan Tour money list winner](ben-hogan-tour-money-and-points-list-winners) Player of the Year](ben-hogan-tour-player-of-the-year) money list winner](pga-tour-money-list-winners) Player of the Year](pga-tour-player-of-the-year) Charles Schwab Cup winner](charles-schwab-cup) money list winner](champions-tour-money-list-winners) Player of the Year](champions-tour-player-of-the-year) Thomas Edward Lehman (born March 7, 1959) is an American professional golfer. A former #1 ranked golfer, his tournament wins include one major title, the 1996 Open Championship. He is also the only golfer in history to have been awarded the Player of the Year honor on all three PGA Tours: the developmental Ben Hogan Tour, the regular PGA Tour, and the senior PGA Tour Champions.

Amateur career

In 1959, Lehman was born in Austin, Minnesota. He was raised in Alexandria, Minnesota.

Lehman played college golf at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis–Saint Paul. He graduated with a degree in business/accounting.

Professional career

In 1982, Lehman turned professional. It took Lehman 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 on the Asia Golf Circuit and Southern African Tour 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 enjoyed unbroken membership of the PGA Tour from 1992 until shortly after he joined the Champions Tour. 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 Open Championship in 1996. In April 1997, he was #1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for what would be only one week. 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.

Although Lehman did not win a lot of tournaments on the PGA Tour he was one of the most consistent players on tour with 19 runner-up finishes between 1992 and 2006.

Unusually for a star American golfer, Lehman won almost as many regular tour events internationally as he did in the United States. His most well-known victory was at the 1996 Open Championship in England. He also won the 1993 Casio World Open on the Japan Golf Tour and the 1997 Gulfstream Loch Lomond World Invitational on the European Tour. He also recorded runner-up finishes at the 1989 South African Open and the 2000 Scottish Open, the European Tour event he won three years previous.

Lehman was captain of the Ryder Cup team in 2006, which lost 18½ to 9½ to Europe at the K Club in Ireland.

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. 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.

In June 2012, Lehman defended his title at the Regions Tradition, to win his third senior major championship. He won by two strokes from Germany's Bernhard Langer and Taiwan's Lu Chien-soon. In his next major appearance at the Senior Players Championship, he finished runner-up, two strokes behind Joe Daley.

Personal life

Lehman and his wife Melissa have lived for many years in Scottsdale, Arizona, and they have four children: two daughters and two sons. Lehman is a devout Christian.

Awards and honors

In 1991, Lehman earned Ben Hogan Tour Player of the Year honors and won the money list.
In 1996, earned the PGA Tour Player of the Year honors and won the money list.
In 1996, Lehman also earned PGA of America Player of the Year, the Byron Nelson Award, and the Vardon Trophy.
In 2011, Lehman was the Champions Tour Charles Schwab Cup winner, won the money list, and earned Player of the Year honors.
In 2012, he was the Champions Tour Player of the Year and was the Charles Schwab Cup winner.

Amateur wins

1981 Minnesota State Amateur

Professional wins (35)

PGA Tour wins (5)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Tour Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 22, 1994	Memorial Tournament	67-67-67-67=268	−20	5 strokes	AUS Greg Norman
2	May 28, 1995	Colonial National Invitation	67-68-68-68=271	−9	1 stroke	AUS Craig Parry
3	Jul 21, 1996	The Open Championship	67-67-64-73=271	−13	2 strokes	ZAF Ernie Els, USA Mark McCumber
4	Oct 28, 1996	The Tour Championship	66-67-64-71=268	−12	6 strokes	USA Brad Faxon
5	Jan 30, 2000	Phoenix Open	63-67-73-67=270	−14	1 stroke	AUS Robert Allenby, USA Rocco Mediate

PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

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

European Tour wins (2)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other European Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 21, 1996	The Open Championship	67-67-64-73=271	−13	2 strokes	ZAF Ernie Els, USA Mark McCumber
2	Jul 12, 1997	Gulfstream Loch Lomond World Invitational	65-66-67-67=265	−19	4 strokes	ZAF Ernie Els

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Nov 28, 1993	Casio World Open	69-69-67-69=274	−14	1 stroke	USA Phil Mickelson

Ben Hogan Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 26, 1990	Ben Hogan Reflection Ridge	66-69-67=202	−14	1 stroke	USA Greg Whisman
2	Mar 17, 1991	Ben Hogan Gulf Coast Classic	66-71=137	−7	Playoff	USA Tim Straub, USA John Wilson
3	May 5, 1991	Ben Hogan South Carolina Classic	67-66-69=202	−14	Playoff	USA Ray Pearce
4	Oct 13, 1991	Ben Hogan Santa Rosa Open	69-67-71=207	−9	1 stroke	USA Mike Foster, USA Brad Greer,
USA Webb Heintzelman, AUS Jeff Woodland

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1991	Ben Hogan Gulf Coast Classic	USA Tim Straub, USA John Wilson	Won with par on eighth extra hole
Straub eliminated by par on first hole
2	1991	Ben Hogan South Carolina Classic	USA Ray Pearce	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	1991	Ben Hogan Tulsa Open	USA Frank Conner	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
4	1991	Ben Hogan Reno Open	USA Rob Boldt, USA John Flannery,
MEX Esteban Toledo	Flannery won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Boldt and Lehman eliminated by birdie on first hole

Tour de las Américas wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runners-up
1	Dec 6, 2009	Torneo de Maestros1	71-66-67-70=274	−10	5 strokes	ARG Miguel Ángel Carballo, ARG Daniel Vancsik

1Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour

Other wins (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 20, 1986	Waterloo Open Golf Classic	63-67=130	−14	2 strokes	USA John Benda
2	Jul 30, 1989	Minnesota State Open	67-71-67=205	−11	2 strokes	USA John Harris (a)
3	Jul 29, 1990	Minnesota State Open (2)	69-74-73=206	−10	4 strokes	USA Jon Chaffee, USA Tim Herron (a)
4	Dec 10, 1995	Diners Club Matches
(with USA Duffy Waldorf)	1 up	USA John Huston and USA Kenny Perry
5	Nov 15, 1996	MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of Golf	68-66=134	−10	2 strokes	USA Steve Jones
6	Dec 15, 1996	Diners Club Matches (2)
(with USA Duffy Waldorf)	2 and 1	USA Scott Hoch and USA Kenny Perry
7	Nov 30, 1997	Skins Game	$300,000	$60,000	USA Mark O'Meara
8	Nov 22, 1998	Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational	66-70-69-68=273	−15	2 strokes	USA Rocco Mediate, USA Kirk Triplett
9	Jan 2, 2000	Williams World Challenge	68-65-67-67=267	−13	3 strokes	USA David Duval
10	Dec 17, 2000	Hyundai Team Matches (3)
(with USA Duffy Waldorf)	20 holes	USA Mark Calcavecchia and USA Fred Couples

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament
1	2019	PNC Father-Son Challenge
(with son Thomas Lehman)	ZAF Retief Goosen and son Leo Goosen,
GER Bernhard Langer and son Jason Langer	Team Langer won with eagle on first extra hole

PGA Tour Champions wins (12)

Legend
PGA Tour Champions major championships (3)
Tour Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 26, 2009	Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
(with GER Bernhard Langer)	61-66-62=189	−27	Playoff	USA Jeff Sluman and USA Craig Stadler
2	May 30, 2010	Senior PGA Championship	68-71-71-71=281	−7	Playoff	USA Fred Couples, ZAF David Frost
3	Feb 13, 2011	Allianz Championship	65-69-69=203	−13	1 stroke	USA Jeff Sluman, CAN Rod Spittle
4	Apr 3, 2011	Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic	67-64-69=200	−16	1 stroke	ZAF David Frost, ZWE Nick Price,
USA Jeff Sluman
5	May 8, 2011	Regions Tradition	67-71-68-69=275	−13	Playoff	AUS Peter Senior
6	Jun 10, 2012	Regions Tradition (2)	69-69-68-68=274	−14	2 strokes	DEU Bernhard Langer, TWN Lu Chien-soon
7	Nov 4, 2012	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	68-63-62-65=258	−22	6 strokes	USA Jay Haas
8	Jun 22, 2014	Encompass Championship	65-66-70=201	−15	1 stroke	USA Michael Allen, USA Kirk Triplett
9	Oct 11, 2015	SAS Championship	68-71-65=204	−12	1 stroke	USA Joe Durant
10	Mar 19, 2017	Tucson Conquistadores Classic	66-67-66=199	−20	1 stroke	USA Steve Stricker
11	Jun 10, 2018	Principal Charity Classic	66-65=131	−13	2 strokes	USA Woody Austin, USA Glen Day
DEU Bernhard Langer, USA Scott Parel
12	Jan 19, 2019	Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai	69-65-65=199	−17	1 stroke	USA David Toms

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (3–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2009	Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
(with GER Bernhard Langer)	USA Jeff Sluman and USA Craig Stadler	Won with par on second extra hole
2	2010	Senior PGA Championship	USA Fred Couples, ZAF David Frost	Won with par on first extra hole
3	2011	Regions Tradition	AUS Peter Senior	Won with par on second extra hole
4	2015	Insperity Invitational		USA Kenny Perry, WAL Ian Woosnam	Woosnam won with birdie on first extra hole
5	2018	Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with GER Bernhard Langer)		ENG Paul Broadhurst and USA Kirk Triplett	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

European Senior Tour wins (2)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Senior Tour (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 30, 2010	Senior PGA Championship	68-71-71-71=281	−7	Playoff	USA Fred Couples, ZAF David Frost
2	Dec 11, 2011	MCB Tour Championship	65-68-71=204	−12	1 stroke	ZAF David Frost

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2010	Senior PGA Championship	USA Fred Couples, ZAF David Frost	Won with par on first extra hole

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	RSA Ernie Els, USA Mark McCumber

Results timeline

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

Tournament	1990	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament			T3	2	40	T18	T12	CUT	T31
U.S. Open	CUT	T6	T19	T33	3	T2	3	T5	T28
The Open Championship			T59	T24		1	T24	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship			CUT	T39	CUT	T14	T10	T29	T34

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	6	T18	CUT	CUT		T13	CUT
U.S. Open	T23	T24	T45			CUT	CUT			T47
The Open Championship	T4	CUT	CUT	T46	CUT	T23	CUT	T51	T32	T60
PGA Championship	WD	CUT	T29	CUT		CUT	CUT	T69	T42	T60

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2015	2017	2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship	T14	T22	CUT	T58	CUT	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	T55

Tournament	2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT

WD = Withdrew

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	1	2	3	7	13	9
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	2	17	10
U.S. Open	0	1	2	4	5	8	18	12
The Open Championship	1	0	0	2	2	7	24	13

Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1996 Masters – 1997 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1996 U.S. Open – 1996 Open Championship)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Players Championship	T13	T11	CUT	T14	T8	6	T2	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
The Players Championship	8	T12	T28	T39	CUT	T2	T27	T23	T6

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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

1Cancelled due to 9/11

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

"T" = tied

NT = No tournament

Senior major championships

Wins (3)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
2010	Senior PGA Championship	Tied for the lead	−7 (68-71-71-71=281)	Playoff	USA Fred Couples, ZAF David Frost
2011	Regions Tradition	2 shot deficit	−13 (67-71-68-69=275)	Playoff	AUS Peter Senior
2012	Regions Tradition (2)	2 shot lead	−14 (69-69-68-68=274)	2 strokes	DEU Bernhard Langer, TWN Lu Chien-soon

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
The Tradition	T8	T4	1	1	T22	T3	T5	T35	T6	T27	T16	NT		T68	T44	T71	T67
Senior PGA Championship	T22	1	T22	T29		T48	T26	T16	T15	CUT	T28	NT	T50	T43	CUT	CUT	CUT
Senior Players Championship			4	2	T16	T20	T20	T25	T18	T43	T11	T43	T25		T70		WD
U.S. Senior Open	T8	T12	T23	T2	T9	T24	T23	T11	T4	CUT	T11	NT	T21		T60	CUT
Senior British Open Championship	T58	T11	T21	T10	T26		T22	T14	T23	T6	T36	NT	T11

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Awards

Lehman has won the following awards:

1991
- Ben Hogan Tour money list winner
- Ben Hogan Tour Player of the Year
1996
- PGA Player of the Year
- PGA Tour Player of the Year
- Vardon Trophy
- Byron Nelson Award
- PGA Tour money list winner
2010
- Payne Stewart Award
2011
- Champions Tour money list winner
- Champions Tour Player of the Year
- Charles Schwab Cup
2012
- Champions Tour Player of the Year
- Charles Schwab Cup

U.S. national team appearances

Ryder Cup: 1995, 1997, 1999 (winners), 2006 (non-playing captain)
Presidents Cup: 1994 (winners), 1996 (winners), 2000 (winners)
World Cup: 1996
Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1999, 2000
UBS Warburg Cup: 2002 (winners)
Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing PGA Tour): 1997 (winners), 1999, 2012 (ChampionsTour)

Notes

References

Orrick, Dave. (October 2, 2016). "Tom Lehman on Minnesota's Ryder Cup: 'I'm just proud'". Twin Cities Pioneer Press.
Murphy, Brian. (2017). "100 Things Minnesota Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die". Triumph Books.
Lehman, Tom. (2005). "A Passion for the Game". Bronze Bow Publishing.
"Tom Lehman Life Story". The Life Story Foundation.
"Tom Lehman". PGA Tour.
"Tom Lehman − 1989". OWGR.
(April 26, 2009). "Lehman-Langer team wins Legends of Golf in playoff". PGA Tour.
(December 14, 2011). "Lehman named Champions Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour.
(September 15, 2006). "America's Republican guard". Irish Times.
(1996). "The Way of an Eagle". [[Thomas Nelson (publisher).
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