Lance Ten Broeck

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| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

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| death_place = West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.

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| residence = Singer Island, Florida

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| college = University of Texas

| yearpro = 1977

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Lance Ten Broeck (March 21, 1956 – April 30, 2023) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Ten Broeck was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Beverly, a community on the city's southwest side. He attended the University of Texas, and was a member of the golf team from 1975 to 1976. He was a two-time All-American and winner of the Massingill trophy in 1975.

Professional career

In 1977, Ten Broeck turned pro. He played in 349 PGA Tour events in his career making the cut 159 times including ten top-10 finishes. His best finish in an official PGA Tour event was a stand-alone 2nd at the 1991 Chattanooga Classic. His best finish in a major was a T-31 at the 1991 U.S. Open.{{cite web |title=Lance Ten Broeck |publisher=Golf Major Championships |url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=1260 |accessdate=2008-01-16}} He won the 1984 Magnolia State Classic before that tournament became an official PGA Tour event.

After his playing days were over, Ten Broeck began work as a caddie. His clients included several big name players – notably Robert Allenby and Jesper Parnevik. Since Ten Broeck made more than 150 cuts in his career on the PGA Tour, he was a veteran member of the tour, near the bottom of the list in eligibility. He frequently committed to playing in events in which he was scheduled to caddie, just in case the unlikely happened and more players drop out than there are alternates at the course. In 2008, he returned to the PGA Tour for the first time since 1998 in the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, a tournament played opposite the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/2008/tournaments/r472/07/31/firstround.notes/index.html |title=Legends notebook: It's a first for tourney leader Overton |publisher=PGA Tour |date=July 31, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416022559/http://www.pgatour.com/2008/tournaments/r472/07/31/firstround.notes/index.html |archive-date=2009-04-16}} In May 2009, he caddied and played in the Valero Texas Open, missing the cut but beating Jesper Parnevik who, he caddied for.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/2009/r/05/18/lance.parnevik/index.html |title=Against all odds: Caddie, 53, beats his boss at La Cantera |publisher=PGA Tour |first=Brian |last=Wacker |date=May 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522193533/http://www.pgatour.com/2009/r/05/18/lance.parnevik/index.html |archive-date=2009-05-22}} He attempted to repeat the feat in February 2010 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. He caddied for Richard S. Johnson in the morning then played in the afternoon (replacing Notah Begay III). After shooting 5-over-par, he withdrew from playing the second round.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/2010/tournaments/r457/02/18/notebook.mayakoba/index.html |title=Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun – Round 1 Notebook |publisher=PGA Tour |first=John |last=Bush |date=February 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100224023523/http://www.pgatour.com/2010/tournaments/r457/02/18/notebook.mayakoba/index.html |archive-date=2010-02-24}} Ten Broeck earned more in his best season working as a caddie ($235,000) than in his best season as a player ($146,568 in 1989).

In 2008, Ten Broeck played in his first Champions Tour event at the 3M Championship. His best finish in a Champions Tour event was a T-9 in the 2012 U.S. Senior Open.

Personal life and death

Ten Broeck lived on Singer Island in Palm Beach County, Florida. He died on April 30, 2023, at a hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida, at the age of 67.{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/05/01/lance-ten-broeck-pga-tour-player-caddie-dead-67/ |title=Colorful journeyman pro golfer-turned-caddie Lance Ten Broeck, dies at age 67 |magazine=Golfweek |first=Adam |last=Schupak |date=May 1, 2023 |access-date=May 1, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2023/05/01/lance-ten-broeck-dies-at-67 |title=Lance Ten Broeck dies at 67 |publisher=PGA Tour |date=May 1, 2023 |access-date=May 1, 2023}}