Lee Janzen

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Lee Janzen
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Janzen in 2008
Personal information
Full nameLee MacLeod Janzen
Born (1964-08-28) August 28, 1964 (age 59)
Austin, Minnesota, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Career
College Florida Southern College
Turned professional1986
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
U.S. Golf Tour
Professional wins16
Highest ranking 13 (November 26, 1995) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour8
European Tour2
PGA Tour Champions2
Other6
Best results in major championships
(wins: 2)
Masters Tournament T12: 1995, 1996
PGA Championship 4th: 1997
U.S. Open Won: 1993, 1998
The Open Championship T24: 1995, 1998

Lee McLeod Janzen (born August 28, 1964) is an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the U.S. Open twice in 1993 and 1998. He currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions, and was an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour.

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Early years and amateur career

Janzen was born in Austin, Minnesota, and spent most of his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, where he played Little League baseball. [2] When Janzen was 12, his father's company transferred him to Florida and his parents started him in golf and tennis, and he continued playing baseball. Janzen liked golf best and started playing that sport exclusively. He won his first tournament at age 15 as a member of the Greater Tampa Junior Golf Association. [2]

Janzen chose to attend a small college – Florida Southern. In 1985 and 1986, Florida Southern won the NCAA Division II national team championship. Janzen was the individual champion in 1986. He turned professional later that same year.

Professional career

In 1989, Janzen joined the PGA Tour. [3] He has won eight times on the PGA Tour, most notably the 1993 and 1998 U.S. Opens. In 1993, Janzen defeated Payne Stewart at Baltusrol in Springfield, New Jersey, en route to tying the 72-hole U.S. Open scoring record of 8-under-par. Five years later, he again beat out Stewart to win his second U.S. Open, this time at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. He overcame a five stroke deficit on Sunday, marking the best final-round comeback in a U.S. Open for 25 years since Johnny Miller's win in 1973. [4]

Janzen also notched a victory at The Players Championship in 1995. The Players is a premiere event on the PGA Tour and includes the largest purse of the season. He has been featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Janzen had several opportunities to win additional major golf championships. In 1996, he was in contention at both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship before finishing in the top-10 in both events. He finished fourth at the 1997 PGA Championship after sharing the 36-hole lead at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, New York.

Janzen also played on two American Ryder Cup teams, in 1993 and 1997.

Janzen has lived in various places in Central Florida since becoming a professional golfer. He is a Republican. [5]

Professional wins (16)

PGA Tour wins (8)

Legend
Major championships (2)
Players Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Feb 16, 1992 Northern Telecom Open 71-67-67-65=270−181 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bill Britton
2Jan 31, 1993 Phoenix Open 67-65-73-68=273−112 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Magee
3Jun 20, 1993 U.S. Open 67-67-69-69=272−82 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart
4Jun 12, 1994 Buick Classic 69-69-64-66=268−163 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els
5Mar 26, 1995 The Players Championship 69-74-69-71=283−51 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
6Jun 11, 1995 Kemper Open 68-69-68-67=272−12Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin
7Aug 20, 1995 Sprint International 34 pts (10-9-6-9=34)1 point Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els
8Jun 21, 1998 U.S. Open (2)73-66-73-68=280E1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1995 Kemper Open Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin Won with birdie on first extra hole

U.S. Golf Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1May 7, 1989Reserve Invitational68-73-65-70=276−121 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Steve Lowery
2Jun 11, 1989Pepsi Open67-70-66-69=272−164 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Marco Dawson

Sources: [6] [7]

Space Coast Tour wins (2)

Other wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jul 27, 1999 Tylenol Par-3 Shootout $260,000$30,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson
2Nov 24, 2002 Franklin Templeton Shootout
(with Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Mediate)		65-60-60=185−311 stroke Flag of the United States.svg David Gossett and Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar,
Flag of the United States.svg John Huston and Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12014 Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Armour III Lost to birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour Champions wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Feb 15, 2015 ACE Group Classic −16 (68-65-67=200)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bart Bryant
2Oct 17, 2021 SAS Championship −12 (67-70-67=204)Playoff Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2015 ACE Group Classic Flag of the United States.svg Bart Bryant Won with par on first extra hole
2 2021 SAS Championship Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez Won with birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

Wins (2)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1993 U.S. Open 1 shot lead−8 (67-67-69-69=272)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart
1998 U.S. Open (2)5 shot deficitE (73-66-73-68=280)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart

Results timeline

Tournament19851986198719881989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament T54T39T30T12T12T26T33T14
U.S. Open CUTCUT1CUTT13T10T521T46
The Open Championship T39T48T35T24CUTCUTT2470
PGA Championship T21T22T66T23T84CUTCUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament CUTT31CUTCUT
U.S. Open T37CUTCUTT55T24T57CUTT13CUT
The Open Championship CUTT80CUT
PGA Championship T19CUTT53T34CUT
Tournament201020112012201320142015
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  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 000003129
U.S. Open 2002362011
The Open Championship 000004117
PGA Championship 000126139
Totals20035195636

The Players Championship

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1995 The Players Championship 1 shot deficit−5 (69-74-69-71=283)1 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer

Results timeline

Tournament19911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
The Players Championship CUTCUTT34T351T46T37T13CUTT9T18CUT68CUTT68CUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament1999200020012002
Match Play R32R64R64
Championship NT1
Invitational T30

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

U. S. national team appearances

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References

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  2. 1 2 "PGA Tour Media Guide – Lee Janzen". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lee Janzen bio". 4U management. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Open History – Records". USGA. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Bearing gifts, Republican golfers meet with Obama". 20 June 2011.
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