Lee Janzen

Lee Janzen
— Golfer —
Janzen in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Lee McLeod Janzen
Born	(1964-08-28) August 28, 1964 Austin, Minnesota
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Orlando, Florida
Career
College	Florida Southern College
Turned professional	1986
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	8
PGA Tour Champions	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships (wins: 2)
Masters Tournament	T12: 1995, 1996
U.S. Open	Won: 1993, 1998
The Open Championship	T24: 1995, 1998
PGA Championship	4th: 1997

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.

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.^[1] 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.^[1]

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

Professional career

In 1989, Janzen joined the PGA Tour.^[2] 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.

Janzen also notched a victory at The Players Championship in 1995. The Players is a premiere event on the PGA Tour, unofficially known as the "fifth major," 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.

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (8)

Legend
Major championships (2)
Players Championships (1)
Regular PGA Tour (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Feb 16, 1992	Northern Telecom Open	71-67-67-65=270	−18	1 stroke	Bill Britton
2	Jan 31, 1993	Phoenix Open	67-65-73-68=273	−11	2 strokes	Andrew Magee
3	Jun 20, 1993	U.S. Open	67-67-69-69=272	−8	2 strokes	Payne Stewart
4	Jun 12, 1994	Buick Classic	69-69-64-66=268	−16	3 strokes	Ernie Els
5	Mar 26, 1995	The Players Championship	69-74-69-71=283	−5	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer
6	Jun 11, 1995	Kemper Open	68-69-68-67=272	−12	Playoff	Corey Pavin
7	Aug 20, 1995	Sprint International	10-9-6-9=34	34 pts	1 point	Ernie Els
8	Jun 21, 1998	U.S. Open (2)	73-66-73-68=280	E	1 stroke	Payne Stewart

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1995	Kemper Open	Corey Pavin	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Champions Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Feb 15, 2015	ACE Group Classic	−16 (68-65-67=200)	Playoff	Bart Bryant

Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2015	ACE Group Classic	Bart Bryant	Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

2002 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Rocco Mediate)

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1993	U.S. Open	1 shot lead	−8 (67-67-69-69=272)	2 strokes	Payne Stewart
1998	U.S. Open (2)	5 shot deficit	E (73-66-73-68=280)	1 stroke	Payne Stewart

Results timeline

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	T54	T39	T30	T12	T12	T26	T33	T14
U.S. Open	DNP	CUT	CUT	1	CUT	T13	T10	T52	1	T46
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	T39	T48	T35	T24	CUT	CUT	T24	70
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	T21	T22	T66	T23	T8	4	CUT	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	CUT	T31	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T37	CUT	CUT	T55	T24	T57	CUT	T13	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	T80	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T19	CUT	T53	T34	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

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

Summary

Tournament	Wins	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	3	12	9
U.S. Open	2	2	3	6	20	11
The Open Championship	0	0	0	4	11	7
PGA Championship	0	1	2	6	13	9
Totals	2	2	5	19	56	36

Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1994 Open Championship – 1996 U.S. Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

U. S. national team appearances

References

1 2 "PGA Tour Media Guide – Lee Janzen". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
↑ "Lee Janzen bio". 4U management. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

External links

Lee Janzen at the PGA Tour official site
Lee Janzen at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Profile at the Florida Southern College Athletics Hall of Fame

U.S. Open champions

1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Herd 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson† 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson† 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alec Ross 1908 Fred McLeod† 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith† 1911 John McDermott† 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡ Walter Hagen 1915 Jerome Travers# 1916 Chick Evans# 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Walter Hagen† 1920 Ted Ray 1921‡ Jim Barnes 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Bobby Jones#† 1924 Cyril Walker 1925 Willie Macfarlane† 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927 Tommy Armour† 1928 Johnny Farrell† 1929 Bobby Jones#† 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Billy Burke† 1932 Gene Sarazen 1933 Johnny Goodman# 1934 Olin Dutra 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. 1936 Tony Manero 1937 Ralph Guldahl 1938 Ralph Guldahl 1939 Byron Nelson† 1940 Lawson Little† 1941 Craig Wood 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Lloyd Mangrum† 1947 Lew Worsham† 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Cary Middlecoff 1950 Ben Hogan† 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953‡ Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Jack Fleck† 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dick Mayer† 1958 Tommy Bolt 1959 Billy Casper 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Gene Littler 1962 Jack Nicklaus† 1963 Julius Boros† 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Gary Player† 1966 Billy Casper† 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Lee Trevino 1969 Orville Moody 1970‡ Tony Jacklin 1971 Lee Trevino† 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Johnny Miller 1974 Hale Irwin 1975 Lou Graham† 1976 Jerry Pate 1977 Hubert Green 1978 Andy North 1979 Hale Irwin 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 David Graham 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Larry Nelson 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985 Andy North 1986 Raymond Floyd 1987 Scott Simpson 1988 Curtis Strange† 1989 Curtis Strange 1990 Hale Irwin† 1991 Payne Stewart† 1992 Tom Kite 1993 Lee Janzen 1994 Ernie Els† 1995 Corey Pavin 1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els 1998 Lee Janzen 1999 Payne Stewart 2000‡ Tiger Woods 2001 Retief Goosen† 2002‡ Tiger Woods 2003 Jim Furyk 2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2008 Tiger Woods† 2009 Lucas Glover 2010 Graeme McDowell 2011‡ Rory McIlroy 2012 Webb Simpson 2013 Justin Rose 2014‡ Martin Kaymer 2015 Jordan Spieth 2016 Dustin Johnson

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

Lee Janzen in the Ryder Cup

United States Ryder Cup team – 1993

Paul Azinger Chip Beck John Cook Fred Couples Raymond Floyd Jim Gallagher, Jr. Lee Janzen Tom Kite Davis Love III Corey Pavin Payne Stewart Lanny Wadkins Tom Watson (non-playing captain)

Won: 15 – 13

United States Ryder Cup team – 1997

Fred Couples Brad Faxon Jim Furyk Scott Hoch Lee Janzen Tom Lehman Justin Leonard Davis Love III Jeff Maggert Phil Mickelson Mark O'Meara Tiger Woods Tom Kite (non-playing captain)

Lost: 13.5 – 14.5

United States Presidents Cup team – 1998

Mark Calcavecchia Fred Couples David Duval Jim Furyk Scott Hoch John Huston Lee Janzen Justin Leonard Davis Love III Phil Mickelson Mark O'Meara Tiger Woods Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain)

Lost: 11.5 – 20.5

Players Championship champions

1974 Jack Nicklaus 1975 Al Geiberger 1976 Jack Nicklaus 1977 Mark Hayes 1978 Jack Nicklaus 1979 Lanny Wadkins 1980 Lee Trevino 1981 Raymond Floyd† 1982 Jerry Pate 1983 Hal Sutton 1984 Fred Couples 1985 Calvin Peete 1986 John Mahaffey 1987 Sandy Lyle† 1988 Mark McCumber 1989 Tom Kite 1990 Jodie Mudd 1991 Steve Elkington 1992 Davis Love III 1993 Nick Price 1994 Greg Norman 1995 Lee Janzen 1996 Fred Couples 1997 Steve Elkington 1998 Justin Leonard 1999 David Duval 2000 Hal Sutton 2001 Tiger Woods 2002 Craig Perks 2003 Davis Love III 2004 Adam Scott 2005 Fred Funk 2006 Stephen Ames 2007 Phil Mickelson 2008 Sergio García† 2009 Henrik Stenson 2010 Tim Clark 2011 K. J. Choi† 2012 Matt Kuchar 2013 Tiger Woods 2014 Martin Kaymer 2015 Rickie Fowler† 2016 Jason Day

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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