Tom Lehman

Tom Lehman
Tom Lehman
	Lehman in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Edward Lehman
Born	March 7, 1959 (age 65); Austin, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Spouse	Melissa Lehman
Children	4
Career
College	University of Minnesota
Turned professional	1982
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions; European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Ben Hogan Tour
Professional wins	35
Highest ranking	1 (April 20, 1997); (1 week)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	5
European Tour	2
Japan Golf Tour	1
Korn Ferry Tour	4
PGA Tour Champions	12
European Senior Tour	2
Other	11
Best results in major championships; (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	2nd: 1994
PGA Championship	T10: 1997
U.S. Open	T2: 1996
The Open Championship	Won: 1996
Achievements and awards
Ben Hogan Tour; money list winner
Ben Hogan Tour; money list winner	1991
Ben Hogan Tour; Player of the Year	1991
PGA Tour; money list winner	1996
PGA Tour; Player of the Year	1996
PGA Player of the Year	1996
Byron Nelson Award	1996
Vardon Trophy	1996
Champions Tour; Charles Schwab Cup winner	2011, 2012
Champions Tour; money list winner	2011
Champions Tour; Player of the Year	2011, 2012
	(For a full list of awards, see here)

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; and he is the only golfer in history to have been awarded the Player of the Year honor on all three PGA Tours: the regular PGA Tour, the developmental Korn Ferry Tour, and the PGA Tour Champions.^[2]

Amateur career

Born in Austin, Minnesota, and raised in Alexandria, Lehman played college golf at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis–Saint Paul,^[3] graduated with a degree in business/accounting, and turned professional in 1982.^[4]

Professional career

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 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 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.^[5]^[6] In April 1997, he was Number 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.^[7]

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^[8] 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.^[9] 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.^[2]

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.^[10]^[11]

Amateur wins

1981 Minnesota State Amateur^[12]

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	Greg Norman
2	May 28, 1995	Colonial National Invitation	67-68-68-68=271	−9	1 stroke	Craig Parry
3	Jul 21, 1996	The Open Championship	67-67-64-73=271	−13	2 strokes	Ernie Els, Mark McCumber
4	Oct 28, 1996	The Tour Championship	66-67-64-71=268	−12	6 strokes	Brad Faxon
5	Jan 30, 2000	Phoenix Open	63-67-73-67=270	−14	1 stroke	Robert Allenby, Rocco Mediate

PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	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

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	Ernie Els, Mark McCumber
2	Jul 12, 1997	Gulfstream Loch Lomond World Invitational	65-66-67-67=265	−19	4 strokes	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	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	Greg Whisman
2	Mar 17, 1991	Ben Hogan Gulf Coast Classic	66-71=137*	−7	Playoff	Tim Straub, John Wilson
3	May 5, 1991	Ben Hogan South Carolina Classic	67-66-69=202	−14	Playoff	Ray Pearce
4	Oct 13, 1991	Ben Hogan Santa Rosa Open	69-67-71=207	−9	1 stroke	Mike Foster, Brad Greer, Webb Heintzelman, Jeff Woodland

*Note: The 1991 Ben Hogan Gulf Coast Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1991	Ben Hogan Gulf Coast Classic	Tim Straub, John Wilson	Won with par on eighth extra hole Straub eliminated by par on first hole
2	1991	Ben Hogan South Carolina Classic	Ray Pearce	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	1991	Ben Hogan Tulsa Open	Frank Conner	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
4	1991	Ben Hogan Reno Open	Rob Boldt, John Flannery, 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	Miguel Ángel Carballo, 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	John Benda
2	Jul 30, 1989	Minnesota State Open	67-71-67=205	−11	2 strokes	John Harris (a)
3	Jul 29, 1990	Minnesota State Open (2)	69-74-73=206	−10	4 strokes	Jon Chaffee, Tim Herron (a)
4	Dec 10, 1995	Diners Club Matches (with Duffy Waldorf)	1 up			John Huston and Kenny Perry
5	Nov 15, 1996	MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of Golf	68-66=134	−10	2 strokes	Steve Jones
6	Dec 15, 1996	Diners Club Matches (2) (with Duffy Waldorf)	2 and 1			Scott Hoch and Kenny Perry
7	Nov 30, 1997	Skins Game	$300,000		$60,000	Mark O'Meara
8	Nov 22, 1998	Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational	66-70-69-68=273	−15	2 strokes	Rocco Mediate, Kirk Triplett
9	Jan 2, 2000	Williams World Challenge	68-65-67-67=267	−13	3 strokes	David Duval
10	Dec 17, 2000	Hyundai Team Matches (3) (with Duffy Waldorf)	20 holes			Mark Calcavecchia and Fred Couples

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2019	PNC Father-Son Challenge (with son Thomas Lehman)	Retief Goosen and son Leo Goosen, 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 Bernhard Langer)	61-66-62=189	−27	Playoff	Jeff Sluman and Craig Stadler
2	May 30, 2010	Senior PGA Championship	68-71-71-71=281	−7	Playoff	Fred Couples, David Frost
3	Feb 13, 2011	Allianz Championship	65-69-69=203	−13	1 stroke	Jeff Sluman, Rod Spittle
4	Apr 3, 2011	Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic	67-64-69=200	−16	1 stroke	David Frost, Nick Price, Jeff Sluman
5	May 8, 2011	Regions Tradition	67-71-68-69=275	−13	Playoff	Peter Senior
6	Jun 10, 2012	Regions Tradition (2)	69-69-68-68=274	−14	2 strokes	Bernhard Langer, Lu Chien-soon
7	Nov 4, 2012	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	68-63-62-65=258	−22	6 strokes	Jay Haas
8	Jun 22, 2014	Encompass Championship	65-66-70=201	−15	1 stroke	Michael Allen, Kirk Triplett
9	Oct 11, 2015	SAS Championship	68-71-65=204	−12	1 stroke	Joe Durant
10	Mar 19, 2017	Tucson Conquistadores Classic	66-67-66=199	−20	1 stroke	Steve Stricker
11	Jun 10, 2018	Principal Charity Classic	66-65=131*	−13	2 strokes	Woody Austin, Glen Day Bernhard Langer, Scott Parel
12	Jan 19, 2019	Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai	69-65-65=199	−17	1 stroke	David Toms

*Note: The 2018 Principal Charity Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (3–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2009	Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Bernhard Langer)	Jeff Sluman and Craig Stadler	Won with par on second extra hole
2	2010	Senior PGA Championship	Fred Couples, David Frost	Won with par on first extra hole
3	2011	Regions Tradition	Peter Senior	Won with par on second extra hole
4	2015	Insperity Invitational	Kenny Perry, Ian Woosnam	Woosnam won with birdie on first extra hole
5	2018	Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (with Bernhard Langer)	Paul Broadhurst and 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	Fred Couples, David Frost
2	Dec 11, 2011	MCB Tour Championship	65-68-71=204	−12	1 stroke	David Frost

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2010	Senior PGA Championship	Fred Couples, 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	Ernie Els, 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

Win

Top 10

Did not play

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
Totals	1	2	3	8	11	24	72	44

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

Top 10

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

Top 10

Did not play

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	Fred Couples, David Frost
2011	Regions Tradition	2 shot deficit	−13 (67-71-68-69=275)	Playoff	Peter Senior
2012	Regions Tradition (2)	2 shot lead	−14 (69-69-68-68=274)	2 strokes	Bernhard Langer, Lu Chien-soon

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

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

Win

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Awards

Lehman has won the following awards:

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)

References

^ "Week 16 1997 Ending 20 Apr 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Lehman named Champions Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. December 14, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
^ Orrick, Dave (October 2, 2016). "Tom Lehman on Minnesota's Ryder Cup: 'I'm just proud'". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^ Murphy, Brian (2017). 100 Things Minnesota Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. Triumph Books. ISBN 9781633198722. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^ Lehman, Tom (2005). A Passion for the Game. Bronze Bow Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932458-35-0.
^ "Tom Lehman Life Story". The Life Story Foundation. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
^ "Tom Lehman". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
^ "Tom Lehman − 1989". OWGR. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
^ "Lehman-Langer team wins Legends of Golf in playoff". PGA Tour. Associated Press. April 26, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
^ "America's Republican guard". Irish Times. September 15, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
^ Darden, Robert; Richardson, P. J. (1996). The Way of an Eagle. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 978-0785277019.
^ "2017 Yearbook & Media Guide – MGA Amateur Championship" (PDF). Minnesota Golf Association. pp. 143–148.

External links

Tom Lehman at the PGA Tour official site
Tom Lehman at the European Tour official site
Tom Lehman at the Japan Golf Tour official site
Tom Lehman at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Article from thesandtrap.com

[w199716-1] "Week 16 1997 Ending 20 Apr 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

[CTPOY-2] "Lehman named Champions Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. December 14, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2013.

[3] Orrick, Dave (October 2, 2016). "Tom Lehman on Minnesota's Ryder Cup: 'I'm just proud'". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[4] Murphy, Brian (2017). 100 Things Minnesota Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. Triumph Books. ISBN 9781633198722. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[5] Lehman, Tom (2005). A Passion for the Game. Bronze Bow Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932458-35-0.

[6] "Tom Lehman Life Story". The Life Story Foundation. Retrieved October 16, 2012.

[7] "Tom Lehman". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 4, 2019.

[8] "Tom Lehman − 1989". OWGR. Retrieved May 6, 2019.

[9] "Lehman-Langer team wins Legends of Golf in playoff". PGA Tour. Associated Press. April 26, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2013.

[10] "America's Republican guard". Irish Times. September 15, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2012.

[11] Darden, Robert; Richardson, P. J. (1996). The Way of an Eagle. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 978-0785277019.

[12] "2017 Yearbook & Media Guide – MGA Amateur Championship" (PDF). Minnesota Golf Association. pp. 143–148.

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v t e World number one golfers since 1986
Seve Ballesteros Fred Couples Jason Day Luke Donald David Duval Ernie Els Nick Faldo Dustin Johnson Martin Kaymer Brooks Koepka Bernhard Langer Tom Lehman Rory McIlroy Greg Norman Nick Price Jon Rahm Justin Rose Scottie Scheffler Adam Scott Vijay Singh Jordan Spieth Justin Thomas Lee Westwood Tiger Woods Ian Woosnam Player in italics denotes current number one
Official World Golf Ranking

Tom Lehman

Amateur career

Professional career

Personal life

Amateur wins

Professional wins (35)

PGA Tour wins (5)

European Tour wins (2)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

Ben Hogan Tour wins (4)

Tour de las Américas wins (1)

Other wins (10)

PGA Tour Champions wins (12)

European Senior Tour wins (2)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

Summary

Results in The Players Championship

Results in World Golf Championships

Senior major championships

Wins (3)

Results timeline

Awards

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

External links