Tom Scherrer

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Tom Scherrer
Personal information
Full nameThomas Cregg Scherrer
Born (1970-07-20) July 20, 1970 (age 53)
Syracuse, New York
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Raleigh, North Carolina
Career
College North Carolina
Turned professional1992
Current tour(s) Nationwide Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking 75 (October 8, 2000) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament 25th: 2001
PGA Championship WD: 2000
U.S. Open T23: 1999
The Open Championship CUT: 2000

Thomas Cregg Scherrer (born July 20, 1970) is an American professional golfer.

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Scherrer was born in Syracuse, New York and grew up in Skaneateles, New York. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [2] He played for the American team in the 1991 Walker Cup. He lost to Justin Leonard in the finals of the 1992 U.S. Amateur. [3]

Scherrer turned professional in 1992, and has spent a relatively equal amount of time on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour. He was a member of the PGA Tour in 1996, 1999–2003, and in 2008; he played on the Nationwide Tour from 1994–1995, 1997–1998, 2004–2007 and in 2009. He has one PGA Tour victory, the 2000 Kemper Insurance Open and three Nationwide Tour wins. [3]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Jun 5, 2000 Kemper Insurance Open −13 (67-68-69-67=271)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Chalmers, Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhiko Hosokawa,
Flag of the United States.svg Franklin Langham, Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard,
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Lowery

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1May 21, 1995 Nike Knoxville Open −13 (71-69-68-67=275)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Mike Sposa
2Apr 19, 1998 Nike Upstate Classic −16 (67-67-66=200)*1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg J. L. Lewis
3Jul 22, 2007 Price Cutter Charity Championship −26 (66-63-66-67=262)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Franklin Langham

*Note: The 1998 Nike Upstate Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1994 Nike Cleveland Open Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Armour III, Flag of the United States.svg Scott Gump Armour won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1995 Nike Knoxville Open Flag of the United States.svg Mike Sposa Won with birdie on first extra hole
31995 Nike Greater Greenville Classic Flag of the United States.svg David Toms Lost to birdie on first extra hole
41995 Nike Dominion Open Flag of the United States.svg Hugh Royer III Lost to birdie on first extra hole
5 1998 Nike San Jose Open Flag of the United States.svg Robin Freeman, Flag of the United States.svg Sean Murphy Freeman won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament199920002001
Masters Tournament 25
U.S. Open T23
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship WD
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew from tournament
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1996199719981999200020012002
The Players Championship CUTCUTCUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2001
Match Play R64
Championship NT1
Invitational

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

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

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 40 2000 Ending 8 Oct 2000" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Profile on PGA Tour's official site".
  3. 1 2 "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site".


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