Tom Lehman

American professional golfer (born 1959)

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Tom Lehman

Lehman in 2006

Personal information
Full name| Thomas Edward Lehman
Born|  (1959-03-07) March 7, 1959 (age 66)
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]
(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| 1991

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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

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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

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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]

Lehman at the 2010 PGA Championship

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

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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

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* 1981 Minnesota State Amateur[12]

## Professional wins (35)

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### PGA Tour wins (5)

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Legend

Major championships (1)
Tour Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (3)
No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | To par  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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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

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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)

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Legend

Major championships (1)
Other European Tour (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up

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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)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | To par  | Margin of
victory  | Runner-up

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1  | Nov 28, 1993 | Casio World Open | 69-69-67-69=274  | −14  | 1 stroke  |  Phil Mickelson

### Ben Hogan Tour wins (4)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | To par  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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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

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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)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | To par  | Margin of
victory  | Runners-up

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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)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | To par  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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1  | 2010 | Senior PGA Championship |  Fred Couples,  David Frost | Won with par on first extra hole

## Major championships

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### Wins (1)

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Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up

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1996 | The Open Championship | 6 shot lead | −13 (67-67-64-73=271) | 2 strokes |  Ernie Els,  Mark McCumber

### Results timeline

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Tournament  | 1986  | 1987  | 1988  | 1989

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Masters Tournament |  |  |  |
U.S. Open | CUT  | CUT  |  |
The Open Championship |  |  |  |
PGA Championship |  |  |  |
Tournament  | 1990  | 1991  | 1992  | 1993  | 1994  | 1995  | 1996  | 1997  | 1998  | 1999

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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

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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  | 2014  | 2015  | 2016  | 2017  | 2018

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Masters Tournament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Open | CUT  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The Open Championship | T14  | T22  | CUT  | T58  |  | CUT  |  | CUT  | CUT
PGA Championship | T55  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tournament  | 2019

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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

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Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made

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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

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Tournament  | 1992  | 1993  | 1994  | 1995  | 1996  | 1997  | 1998  | 1999

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The Players Championship | T13  | T11  | CUT  | T14  | T8  | 6  | T2  | CUT
Tournament  | 2000  | 2001  | 2002  | 2003  | 2004  | 2005  | 2006  | 2007  | 2008

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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

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Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006

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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

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### Wins (3)

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Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up

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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

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Results not in chronological order.

Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025

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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  |  |  |  |

Win

Top 10

Did not play

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

## Awards

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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

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* 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)

## See also

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* 1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
* 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
* 1984 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
* 1991 Ben Hogan Tour graduates
* List of golfers with most PGA Tour Champions wins
* List of golfers with most Web.com Tour wins

## References

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1. ^ "Week 16 1997 Ending 20 Apr 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
2. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* 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

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* 1860 Willie Park Sr.
* 1861 Tom Morris Sr.
* 1862 Tom Morris Sr.
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* 1865 Andrew Strath
* 1866 Willie Park Sr.
* 1867 Tom Morris Sr.
* 1868 Tom Morris Jr.
* 1869 Tom Morris Jr.
* 1870 Tom Morris Jr.
* 1872 Tom Morris Jr.
* 1873 Tom Kidd
* 1874 Mungo Park
* 1875 Willie Park Sr.
* 1876 Bob Martin†
* 1877 Jamie Anderson
* 1878 Jamie Anderson
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* 1881 Bob Ferguson
* 1882 Bob Ferguson
* 1883 Willie Fernie†
* 1884 Jack Simpson
* 1885 Bob Martin
* 1886 David Brown
* 1887 Willie Park Jr.
* 1888 Jack Burns
* 1889 Willie Park Jr.†
* 1890 John Ball#
* 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy
* 1892 Harold Hilton#
* 1893 William Auchterlonie
* 1894 John Henry Taylor
* 1895 John Henry Taylor
* 1896 Harry Vardon†
* 1897 Harold Hilton#
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* 1899 Harry Vardon
* 1900 John Henry Taylor
* 1901 James Braid
* 1902 Sandy Herd
* 1903 Harry Vardon
* 1904 Jack White
* 1905 James Braid
* 1906 James Braid
* 1907 Arnaud Massy
* 1908 James Braid
* 1909 John Henry Taylor
* 1910 James Braid
* 1911 Harry Vardon†
* 1912‡ Edward Ray
* 1913 John Henry Taylor
* 1914 Harry Vardon
* 1920 George Duncan
* 1921 Jock Hutchison†
* 1922 Walter Hagen
* 1923 Arthur Havers
* 1924 Walter Hagen
* 1925 Jim Barnes
* 1926 Bobby Jones#
* 1927‡ Bobby Jones#
* 1928 Walter Hagen
* 1929 Walter Hagen
* 1930 Bobby Jones#
* 1931 Tommy Armour
* 1932‡ Gene Sarazen
* 1933 Denny Shute†
* 1934‡ Henry Cotton
* 1935 Alf Perry
* 1936 Alf Padgham
* 1937 Henry Cotton
* 1938 Reg Whitcombe
* 1939 Dick Burton
* 1946 Sam Snead
* 1947 Fred Daly
* 1948 Henry Cotton
* 1949 Bobby Locke†
* 1950 Bobby Locke
* 1951 Max Faulkner
* 1952 Bobby Locke
* 1953 Ben Hogan
* 1954 Peter Thomson
* 1955 Peter Thomson
* 1956 Peter Thomson
* 1957 Bobby Locke
* 1958 Peter Thomson†
* 1959 Gary Player
* 1960 Kel Nagle
* 1961 Arnold Palmer
* 1962 Arnold Palmer
* 1963 Bob Charles†
* 1964 Tony Lema
* 1965 Peter Thomson
* 1966 Jack Nicklaus
* 1967 Roberto De Vicenzo
* 1968 Gary Player
* 1969 Tony Jacklin
* 1970 Jack Nicklaus†
* 1971 Lee Trevino
* 1972 Lee Trevino
* 1973‡ Tom Weiskopf
* 1974 Gary Player
* 1975 Tom Watson†
* 1976 Johnny Miller
* 1977 Tom Watson
* 1978 Jack Nicklaus
* 1979 Seve Ballesteros
* 1980 Tom Watson
* 1981 Bill Rogers
* 1982 Tom Watson
* 1983 Tom Watson
* 1984 Seve Ballesteros
* 1985 Sandy Lyle
* 1986 Greg Norman
* 1987 Nick Faldo
* 1988 Seve Ballesteros
* 1989 Mark Calcavecchia†
* 1990 Nick Faldo
* 1991 Ian Baker-Finch
* 1992 Nick Faldo
* 1993 Greg Norman
* 1994 Nick Price
* 1995 John Daly†
* 1996 Tom Lehman
* 1997 Justin Leonard
* 1998 Mark O'Meara†
* 1999 Paul Lawrie†
* 2000 Tiger Woods
* 2001 David Duval
* 2002 Ernie Els†
* 2003 Ben Curtis
* 2004 Todd Hamilton†
* 2005‡ Tiger Woods
* 2006 Tiger Woods
* 2007 Pádraig Harrington†
* 2008 Pádraig Harrington
* 2009 Stewart Cink†
* 2010 Louis Oosthuizen
* 2011 Darren Clarke
* 2012 Ernie Els
* 2013 Phil Mickelson
* 2014‡ Rory McIlroy
* 2015 Zach Johnson†
* 2016 Henrik Stenson
* 2017 Jordan Spieth
* 2018 Francesco Molinari
* 2019 Shane Lowry
* 2021 Collin Morikawa
* 2022 Cameron Smith
* 2023 Brian Harman
* 2024 Xander Schauffele
* 2025 Scottie Scheffler

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur
1871 No championship; 1915–1919 cancelled due to World War I; 1940–1945 cancelled due to World War II; 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

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PGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year

PGA Players of the Year

* 1948 Ben Hogan
* 1949 Sam Snead
* 1950 Ben Hogan
* 1951 Ben Hogan
* 1952 Julius Boros
* 1953 Ben Hogan
* 1954 Ed Furgol
* 1955 Doug Ford
* 1956 Jack Burke Jr.
* 1957 Dick Mayer
* 1958 Dow Finsterwald
* 1959 Art Wall Jr.
* 1960 Arnold Palmer
* 1961 Jerry Barber
* 1962 Arnold Palmer
* 1963 Julius Boros
* 1964 Ken Venturi
* 1965 Dave Marr
* 1966 Billy Casper
* 1967 Jack Nicklaus
* 1968 No award
* 1969 Orville Moody
* 1970 Billy Casper
* 1971 Lee Trevino
* 1972 Jack Nicklaus
* 1973 Jack Nicklaus
* 1974 Johnny Miller
* 1975 Jack Nicklaus
* 1976 Jack Nicklaus
* 1977 Tom Watson
* 1978 Tom Watson
* 1979 Tom Watson
* 1980 Tom Watson
* 1981 Bill Rogers
* 1982 Tom Watson
* 1983 Hal Sutton
* 1984 Tom Watson
* 1985 Lanny Wadkins
* 1986 Bob Tway
* 1987 Paul Azinger
* 1988 Curtis Strange
* 1989 Tom Kite
* 1990 Nick Faldo
* 1991 Corey Pavin
* 1992 Fred Couples
* 1993 Nick Price
* 1994 Nick Price
* 1995 Greg Norman
* 1996 Tom Lehman
* 1997 Tiger Woods
* 1998 Mark O'Meara
* 1999 Tiger Woods
* 2000 Tiger Woods
* 2001 Tiger Woods
* 2002 Tiger Woods
* 2003 Tiger Woods
* 2004 Vijay Singh
* 2005 Tiger Woods
* 2006 Tiger Woods
* 2007 Tiger Woods
* 2008 Pádraig Harrington
* 2009 Tiger Woods
* 2010 Jim Furyk
* 2011 Luke Donald
* 2012 Rory McIlroy
* 2013 Tiger Woods
* 2014 Rory McIlroy
* 2015 Jordan Spieth
* 2016 Dustin Johnson
* 2017 Justin Thomas
* 2018 Brooks Koepka
* 2019 Brooks Koepka
* 2020 Justin Thomas
* 2021 Jon Rahm
* 2022 Cameron Smith

PGA Tour Players of the Year

* 1990 Wayne Levi
* 1991 Fred Couples
* 1992 Fred Couples
* 1993 Nick Price
* 1994 Nick Price
* 1995 Greg Norman
* 1996 Tom Lehman
* 1997 Tiger Woods
* 1998 Mark O'Meara
* 1999 Tiger Woods
* 2000 Tiger Woods
* 2001 Tiger Woods
* 2002 Tiger Woods
* 2003 Tiger Woods
* 2004 Vijay Singh
* 2005 Tiger Woods
* 2006 Tiger Woods
* 2007 Tiger Woods
* 2008 Pádraig Harrington
* 2009 Tiger Woods
* 2010 Jim Furyk
* 2011 Luke Donald
* 2012 Rory McIlroy
* 2013 Tiger Woods
* 2013–14 Rory McIlroy
* 2014–15 Jordan Spieth
* 2015–16 Dustin Johnson
* 2016–17 Justin Thomas
* 2017–18 Brooks Koepka
* 2018–19 Rory McIlroy
* 2019–20 Dustin Johnson
* 2020–21 Patrick Cantlay
* 2021–22 Scottie Scheffler
* 2022–23 Scottie Scheffler
* 2024 Scottie Scheffler

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Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year

* 1990 Jeff Maggert
* 1991 Tom Lehman
* 1992 John Flannery
* 1993 Sean Murphy
* 1994 Chris Perry
* 1995 Jerry Kelly
* 1996 Stewart Cink
* 1997 Chris Smith
* 1998 Bob Burns
* 1999 Carl Paulson
* 2000 Spike McRoy
* 2001 Chad Campbell
* 2002 Patrick Moore
* 2003 Zach Johnson
* 2004 Jimmy Walker
* 2005 Jason Gore
* 2006 Ken Duke
* 2007 Nick Flanagan
* 2008 Brendon de Jonge
* 2009 Michael Sim
* 2010 Jamie Lovemark
* 2011 J. J. Killeen
* 2012 Casey Wittenberg
* 2013 Michael Putnam
* 2014 Carlos Ortiz
* 2015 Patton Kizzire
* 2016 Wesley Bryan
* 2017 Chesson Hadley
* 2018 Im Sung-jae
* 2019 Scottie Scheffler
* 2020–21 Stephan Jäger
* 2022 Justin Suh
* 2023 Ben Kohles
* 2024 Matt McCarty

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Senior PGA Championship champions

* 1980 Arnold Palmer†
* 1981 Miller Barber
* 1982 Don January
* 1983 Not held
* 1984 (Jan) Arnold Palmer
* 1984 (Dec) Peter Thomson
* 1985 Not held
* 1986 Gary Player
* 1987 Chi-Chi Rodríguez
* 1988 Gary Player
* 1989 Larry Mowry
* 1990 Gary Player
* 1991 Jack Nicklaus
* 1992 Lee Trevino
* 1993 Tom Wargo†
* 1994 Lee Trevino
* 1995 Raymond Floyd
* 1996 Hale Irwin
* 1997 Hale Irwin
* 1998 Hale Irwin
* 1999 Allen Doyle
* 2000 Doug Tewell
* 2001 Tom Watson
* 2002 Fuzzy Zoeller
* 2003 John Jacobs
* 2004 Hale Irwin
* 2005 Mike Reid†
* 2006 Jay Haas†
* 2007 Denis Watson
* 2008 Jay Haas
* 2009 Michael Allen
* 2010 Tom Lehman†
* 2011 Tom Watson†
* 2012 Roger Chapman
* 2013 Kōki Idoki
* 2014 Colin Montgomerie
* 2015 Colin Montgomerie
* 2016 Rocco Mediate
* 2017 Bernhard Langer
* 2018 Paul Broadhurst
* 2019 Ken Tanigawa
* 2020 Not held
* 2021 Alex Čejka
* 2022 Steven Alker
* 2023 Steve Stricker†
* 2024 Richard Bland
* 2025 Ángel Cabrera

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The Tradition champions

* 1989 Don Bies
* 1990 Jack Nicklaus
* 1991 Jack Nicklaus
* 1992 Lee Trevino
* 1993 Tom Shaw
* 1994 Raymond Floyd†
* 1995 Jack Nicklaus†
* 1996 Jack Nicklaus
* 1997 Gil Morgan
* 1998 Gil Morgan
* 1999 Graham Marsh
* 2000 Tom Kite†
* 2001 Doug Tewell
* 2002 Jim Thorpe†
* 2003 Tom Watson
* 2004 Craig Stadler
* 2005 Loren Roberts†
* 2006 Eduardo Romero†
* 2007 Mark McNulty
* 2008 Fred Funk
* 2009 Mike Reid†
* 2010 Fred Funk
* 2011 Tom Lehman†
* 2012 Tom Lehman
* 2013 David Frost
* 2014 Kenny Perry
* 2015 Jeff Maggert†
* 2016 Bernhard Langer
* 2017 Bernhard Langer
* 2018 Miguel Ángel Jiménez
* 2019 Steve Stricker
* 2020 Not held
* 2021 Alex Čejka†
* 2022 Steve Stricker
* 2023 Steve Stricker
* 2024 Doug Barron
* 2025 Ángel Cabrera

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Tom Lehman in the Ryder Cup

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American Ryder Cup captains

* 1927 Walter Hagen
* 1929 Walter Hagen
* 1931 Walter Hagen
* 1933 Walter Hagen
* 1935 Walter Hagen
* 1937 Walter Hagen
* 1947 Ben Hogan
* 1949 Ben Hogan
* 1951 Sam Snead
* 1953 Lloyd Mangrum
* 1955 Chick Harbert
* 1957 Jack Burke Jr.
* 1959 Sam Snead
* 1961 Jerry Barber
* 1963 Arnold Palmer
* 1965 Byron Nelson
* 1967 Ben Hogan
* 1969 Sam Snead
* 1971 Jay Hebert
* 1973 Jack Burke Jr.
* 1975 Arnold Palmer
* 1977 Dow Finsterwald
* 1979 Billy Casper
* 1981 Dave Marr
* 1983 Jack Nicklaus
* 1985 Lee Trevino
* 1987 Jack Nicklaus
* 1989 Raymond Floyd
* 1991 Dave Stockton
* 1993 Tom Watson
* 1995 Lanny Wadkins
* 1997 Tom Kite
* 1999 Ben Crenshaw
* 2002 Curtis Strange
* 2004 Hal Sutton
* 2006 Tom Lehman
* 2008 Paul Azinger
* 2010 Corey Pavin
* 2012 Davis Love III
* 2014 Tom Watson
* 2016 Davis Love III
* 2018 Jim Furyk
* 2021 Steve Stricker

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United States Ryder Cup team – 1995

* Fred Couples
* Ben Crenshaw
* Brad Faxon
* Jay Haas
* Peter Jacobsen
* Tom Lehman
* Davis Love III
* Jeff Maggert
* Phil Mickelson
* Corey Pavin
* Loren Roberts
* Curtis Strange

* Lanny Wadkins (non-playing captain)

Lost: 13.5 – 14.5

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United States Ryder Cup team – 1997

* Fred Couples
* Brad Faxon
* Jim Furyk
* Scott Hoch
* Lee Janzen
* Tom Lehman
* Justin Leonard
* Davis Love III
* Jeff Maggert
* Phil Mickelson
* Mark O'Meara
* Tiger Woods

* Tom Kite (non-playing captain)

Lost: 13.5 – 14.5

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United States Ryder Cup team – 1999

* David Duval
* Jim Furyk
* Tom Lehman
* Justin Leonard
* Davis Love III
* Jeff Maggert
* Phil Mickelson
* Mark O'Meara
* Steve Pate
* Payne Stewart
* Hal Sutton
* Tiger Woods

* Ben Crenshaw (non-playing captain)

Won: 14.5 – 13.5

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United States Ryder Cup team – 2006

* Chad Campbell
* Stewart Cink
* Chris DiMarco
* Jim Furyk
* J. J. Henry
* Zach Johnson
* Phil Mickelson
* Vaughn Taylor
* David Toms
* Scott Verplank
* Brett Wetterich
* Tiger Woods

* Tom Lehman (non-playing captain)

Lost: 9.5 – 18.5

Tom Lehman in the Presidents Cup

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United States Presidents Cup team – 1994

* Fred Couples
* Jim Gallagher Jr.
* Jay Haas
* Scott Hoch
* John Huston
* Tom Lehman
* Davis Love III
* Jeff Maggert
* Phil Mickelson
* Corey Pavin
* Loren Roberts

* Hale Irwin (playing captain)

Won: 20 – 12

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United States Presidents Cup team – 1996

* Mark Brooks
* Fred Couples
* David Duval
* Scott Hoch
* Tom Lehman
* Justin Leonard
* Davis Love III
* Mark O'Meara
* Phil Mickelson
* Corey Pavin
* Kenny Perry
* Steve Stricker

* Arnold Palmer (non-playing captain)

Won: 16.5 – 15.5

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United States Presidents Cup team – 2000

* Paul Azinger
* Notah Begay III
* Stewart Cink
* David Duval
* Jim Furyk
* Tom Lehman
* Davis Love III
* Phil Mickelson
* Loren Roberts
* Hal Sutton
* Kirk Triplett
* Tiger Woods

* Ken Venturi (non-playing captain)

Won: 21.5 – 10.5
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