Jeff Sluman

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Jeff Sluman
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Personal information
Full nameJeffrey George Sluman
Born (1957-09-11) September 11, 1957 (age 66)
Rochester, New York
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight140 lb (64 kg; 10 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Chicago, Illinois
Career
College Monroe Community College
Florida State University
Turned professional1980
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins18
Highest ranking 24 (October 11, 1992) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour6
European Tour1
PGA Tour Champions6
Other6
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament T4: 1992
PGA Championship Won: 1988
U.S. Open 2nd: 1992
The Open Championship T25: 1990

Jeffrey George Sluman (born September 11, 1957) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments including six PGA Tour victories.

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Early life and amateur career

Sluman was born and reared in Rochester, New York. After graduating from Greece Arcadia High School in 1975 and Monroe Community College in 1977, he attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. He earned a bachelor's degree with a major in finance from FSU in 1980, and turned pro later that year. [2] [3]

Professional career

Sluman has had an unusual career in terms of winning golf tournaments. During what are usually considered a golfers most productive years – their early twenties through their middle thirties – Sluman won only once. At the age of 30, he won the 1988 PGA Championship. Then, shortly before his 40th birthday, he started winning consistently on the Tour and in non-Tour events. After winning the 1997 Tucson Chrysler Classic, he won seven more events including four on the PGA Tour during the next seven seasons. Sluman's best season was in 2002 when he finished the year ranked 15th on the PGA Tour with $2,250,187 in earnings. Despite his rather unusual sequence in respect to tournament wins, Sluman has been one of the Tour's most consistent top 10 finishers throughout his career; his regular career earnings exceeded 18 million dollars.

The 1988 PGA Championship was played at the Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. Sluman won the tournament by three strokes over Paul Azinger, shooting a total of 272. On the final day, Sluman took command of the tournament with a round of 65 that tied David Graham's 1979 mark as the lowest winning round in PGA history. [4]

Upon turning 50 in September 2007, Sluman joined the Champions Tour. He won his first tournament in June 2008, the Bank of America Championship and he also won the First Tee Open in 2008, 2009, and 2011. [3]

When Sluman won 1988 PGA Championship, Ping recognized him with a golden putter as a replica of the Ping PAL 2 he used to win. A second one was made and place in the Ping Gold putter vault. [5]

During the first round of the 1992 Masters, Sluman made history when he recorded a hole-in-one on the fourth hole. To date, this is the only time the fourth hole has been aced at the Masters. [6]

Personal life

Sluman is a fan of Formula One racing, and is friends with former Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal. He is also a collector of rare, fine wines with about 2,000 bottles in his collection. [3]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (18)

PGA Tour wins (6)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Aug 14, 1988 PGA Championship −12 (69-70-68-65=272)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger
2Feb 23, 1997 Tucson Chrysler Classic −13 (75-68-65-67=275)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Steve Jones
3Sep 6, 1998 Greater Milwaukee Open −19 (68-66-63-68=265)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker
4Jan 17, 1999 Sony Open in Hawaii −9 (69-70-66-66=271)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III, Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert,
Flag of the United States.svg Len Mattiace, Flag of the United States.svg Chris Perry,
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Tolles
5Jul 22, 2001 B.C. Open −22 (67-68-65-66=266)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Gow
6Jul 14, 2002 Greater Milwaukee Open (2)−23 (64-66-63-68=261)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tim Herron, Flag of the United States.svg Steve Lowery

PGA Tour playoff record (1–6)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1987 Tournament Players Championship Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle Lost to par on third extra hole
2 1991 Kemper Open Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 1992 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara Lost to par on first extra hole
4 1998 FedEx St. Jude Classic Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price Lost to birdie on second extra hole
5 1999 MCI Classic Flag of the United States.svg Glen Day, Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart Day won with birdie on first extra hole
6 2001 Nissan Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby, Flag of the United States.svg Brandel Chamblee,
Flag of Japan.svg Toshimitsu Izawa, Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Paulson,
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway 		Allenby won with birdie on first extra hole
72001 B.C. Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Gow Won with birdie on second extra hole

Tournament Player Series wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1May 5, 1985 Tallahassee Open −17 (65-65-74-65=269)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Knox, Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Gary Player

Other wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Aug 3, 1999 CVS Charity Classic
(with Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby)		−20 (63-59=122)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brett Quigley and Flag of the United States.svg Dana Quigley
2Jun 24, 2003 CVS Charity Classic (2)
(with Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Mediate)		−22 (63-57=120)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade and Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon
3Nov 16, 2003 Franklin Templeton Shootout
(with Flag of the United States.svg Hank Kuehne)		−23 (65-58-60=193)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Chad Campbell and Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Micheel,
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon and Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron
4Nov 14, 2004 Franklin Templeton Shootout (2)
(with Flag of the United States.svg Hank Kuehne)		−29 (64-62-61=187)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Steve Flesch and Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard

Other playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12003 Franklin Templeton Shootout
(with Flag of the United States.svg Hank Kuehne)		 Flag of the United States.svg Chad Campbell and Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Micheel,
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon and Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron 		Won with birdie on second extra hole

Champions Tour wins (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jun 22, 2008 Bank of America Championship −17 (68-67-64=199)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts
2Aug 31, 2008 Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach −14 (66-69-67=202)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler, Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller
3Sep 6, 2009 Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach (2)−10 (65-73-68=206)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Gene Jones
4Jul 10, 2011 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach (3)−10 (68-68-60=206)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brad Bryant, Flag of the United States.svg David Eger,
Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas
5Apr 28, 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf
(with Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon)		−23 (62-66-65=193)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk and Flag of the United States.svg Mike Goodes,
Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry and Flag of the United States.svg Gene Sauers
6Jun 8, 2014 Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf (2)
(with Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk)		−20 (61-50-48=159)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas and Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen

Champions Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2009 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
(with Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler)		 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer and Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman Lost to par on second extra hole
2 2010 AT&T Championship Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rod Spittle Lost to par on first extra hole
3 2014 Constellation Senior Players Championship Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Other senior wins (1)

Playoff record

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1996 Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Flag of Italy.svg Costantino Rocca, Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood Westwood won with par on fourth extra hole
Sluman eliminated by birdie on first hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1988 PGA Championship 3 shot deficit−12 (69-70-68-65=272)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger

Results timeline

Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament T45T8
U.S. Open CUTT62CUTCUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T30T141T24
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament T27T29T4T17T25T41CUTT7CUTT31
U.S. Open T14CUT2T11T9T13T50T28T10CUT
The Open Championship T25T101CUTCUTT60T45
PGA Championship T31T61T12T61T25T8T41CUTT27T54
Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007
Masters Tournament 18T244443T49
U.S. Open CUTT24CUTT6CUT
The Open Championship T60CUTT41
PGA Championship T41CUTT23CUTT62CUTCUTCUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 0001371715
U.S. Open 0101481911
The Open Championship 000001106
PGA Championship 1001272216
Totals11039236848

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1986198719881989
The Players Championship T402T45CUT
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players Championship CUTCUTT40T46CUTT49T41CUTCUTT46
Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007
The Players Championship T17T33T4T32T26T46T45CUT
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament199920002001200220032004
Match Play R64R32R32R64R32R64
Championship T34NT1T43
Invitational T39

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
The Tradition –T31T11T29T12T7T8T911T23T1741T43NTT29T50
Senior PGA Championship –T9T5T21T18T44T47T15T7CUTT59T19CUTNTT23T66
U.S. Senior Open –T18T16T24T17T28T6T5CUTT32T12CUTT33NTT46T33CUT
Senior Players Championship T17T3T244T6T43T162T20T9T71T57T54T52T72
Senior British Open Championship –T2124T11T28T40T57T16T9T12T15T32T36NTT57
  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

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  2. ↑ "PGA Tour Profile – Jeff Sluman". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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