Tom Lehman

Thomas Edward Lehman (born March 7, 1959) is an American professional 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 Web.com Tour and the Champions Tour.

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

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. In April 1997 he spent a week at Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. 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 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.

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 Christian.

PGA Tour wins (5)

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)

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

Ben Hogan Tour wins (4)

• 1990 Ben Hogan Reflection Ridge
• 1991 Ben Hogan Gulf Coast Classic, Ben Hogan South Carolina Classic, Ben Hogan Santa Rosa Open

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

• 1993 Casio World Open

Other wins (12)

• 1986 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
• 1989 Minnesota State Open
• 1990 Minnesota State Open
• 1995 Diners Club Matches (with Duffy Waldorf)
• 1996 Diners Club Matches (with Duffy Waldorf), PGA Grand Slam of Golf
• 1997 Skins Game, Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Fred Couples and Phil Mickelson)
• 1998 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
• 1999 Williams World Challenge (United States – unofficial event)
• 2000 Hyundai Team Matches (with Duffy Waldorf)
• 2009 Argentine Masters

Champions Tour wins (9)

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 ChampionshipA	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	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

A This win also counts as a European Senior Tour victory because it is a co-sanctioned event.

Champions Tour playoff record (3–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2009	Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Bernhard Langer)	Jeff Sluman & 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

European Senior Tour wins (2)

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

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

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

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

1Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew from tournament
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament
Yellow background for top-10.

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)	Playoff1	Fred Couples, David Frost
2011	Regions Tradition	2 shot deficit	−13 (67-71-68-69=275)	Playoff2	Peter Senior
2012	Regions Tradition	2 shot lead	−14 (69-69-68-68=274)	2 strokes	Bernhard Langer, Lu Chien-soon

1Defeated Couples (6) and Frost (6), who shot 2-over par double bogey on the first sudden-death-playoff hole, and Lehman shot a (4) on the hole, which was even-par.
2Defeated Senior with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Results timeline

Results are not in chronological order before 2016.

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Lehman has won the following awards:

• 1991
  • Ben Hogan Tour leading money 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 leading money winner
• 2010
  • Payne Stewart Award
• 2011
  • Arnold Palmer Award (Champions Tour leading money winner)
  • Jack Nicklaus Trophy (Champions Tour Player of the Year)
  • Charles Schwab Cup (Champions Tour)
• 2012
  • Jack Nicklaus Trophy (Champions Tour Player of the Year)
  • Charles Schwab Cup (Champions Tour)

• 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)