Neal Lancaster

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Neal Lancaster
Personal information
Full nameGrady Neal Lancaster
Born (1962-09-13) September 13, 1962 (age 61)
Smithfield, North Carolina
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Smithfield, North Carolina
Career
Turned professional1985
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1995, 1996
PGA Championship T34: 2002
U.S. Open T4: 1995
The Open Championship T37: 2002

Grady Neal Lancaster (born September 13, 1962) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.

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Lancaster was born, raised and makes his home in Smithfield, North Carolina. He turned pro in 1985 as a completely self-taught player. Lancaster started playing on mini-tours four months in 1989, winning twice on the U.S. Golf Tour, [1] before going to Q School. He did not take his first golf lesson until 1992. His first golf lesson was given by L.B. Floyd, father of Raymond Floyd. [2]

Lancaster has 28 top-10 finishes in 579 PGA Tour events, including a win at the 1994 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic, which was shortened to 36 holes due to weather. (Prior to 1996, PGA Tour events shortened to 36 holes were considered official.) His best finish in a major is a T-4 at the 1995 U.S. Open. [3]

Lancaster set the 9-hole record at the U.S. Open with 29 strokes at the 1995 (4th round) and 1996 U.S. Opens (second round). This has been tied by Vijay Singh (2003, second round), Louis Oosthuizen (2015, fourth round), and Tom Kim (2023, third round). [4]

In 2002, Lancaster came to the final hole of the Bell Canadian Open with a two-shot lead. He made double bogey to drop into a sudden death playoff with John Rollins and Justin Leonard. Rollins won on the first extra hole. [5] Lancaster played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1990 to 2005.

Lancaster placed fifth at the 2009 Q School tournament, but shoulder surgeries plagued him for years. He played in the 2012 Farmers Insurance Open, his first PGA Tour start since 2009. He made the cut at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, his first since the 2009 Buick Open.

After turning 50, Lancaster played his first Champions Tour event in October 2012 at the SAS Championship and finished T8 at the tour's Q school. After ending his career as a touring professional, Lancaster became a PGA professional, competing in events sanctioned through the Carolinas section of the PGA. In 2017, Lancaster won Carolinas PGA Senior Professional Championship.

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1May 15, 1994 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic −9 (67-65=132)*Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tom Byrum, Flag of the United States.svg Mark Carnevale,
Flag of the United States.svg David Edwards, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshi Mizumaki,
Flag of the United States.svg David Ogrin

*Note: The 1994 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1994 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Tom Byrum, Flag of the United States.svg Mark Carnevale,
Flag of the United States.svg David Edwards, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshi Mizumaki,
Flag of the United States.svg David Ogrin 		Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2002 Bell Canadian Open Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard, Flag of the United States.svg John Rollins Rollins won with birdie on first extra hole

Mini-tour wins (2)

Other wins (3)

Results in major championships

Tournament199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003
Masters Tournament CUTCUT
U.S. Open T4T82CUT
The Open Championship T37
PGA Championship T84T44T52CUTT34
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ross, Helen (April 20, 1991). "Neal Lancaster living proof that dreams come true". Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Neal Lancaster – Bio". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Neal Lancaster". Golf Major Championships. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ Kelly, Todd (June 17, 2023). "Tom Kim's 29 ties U.S. Open 9-hole scoring mark during Saturday's third round". Golfweek.
  5. ↑ "Rollins takes advantage of Lancaster's collapse". Manila Standard. September 10, 2002. p. A6.
  6. ↑ Hicks, Phil (July 3, 1989). "Lancaster Wins Oak Forest" . Tyler Morning Telegraph. pp. 2-1 & 2-4. Retrieved January 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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