Lee Janzen

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Lee Janzen

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| fullname = Lee MacLeod Janzen

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|8|28|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Austin, Minnesota, U.S.

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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| weight = {{convert|175|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Orlando, Florida, U.S.

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| college = Florida Southern College

| yearpro = 1986

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| tour = PGA Tour Champions

| extour = PGA Tour
U.S. Golf Tour

| prowins = 16

| pgawins = 8

| eurowins = 2

| champwins = 2

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| otherwins = 6

| majorwins = 2

| masters = T12: 1995, 1996

| usopen = Won: 1993, 1998

| open = T24: 1995, 1998

| pga = 4th: 1997

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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.

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. 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.{{cite web |title=PGA Tour Media Guide – Lee Janzen |publisher=PGA Tour |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01577.lee-janzen.html/media-guide/#uber |access-date=November 8, 2013}}

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.{{cite web |title=Lee Janzen bio |publisher=4U management |url=http://www.4umanagement.com/bio-LeeJanzen.html |access-date=April 19, 2015}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.usopen.com/history-landing/scoring-and-stats/records.html#!&y=2017 |title=U.S. Open History – Records |publisher=USGA |access-date=May 14, 2019}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/capital-living/in-the-know/94410-bearing-gifts-republican-golfers-meet-with-obama/|title=Bearing gifts, Republican golfers meet with Obama|date=20 June 2011}}

Professional wins (16)

=PGA Tour wins (8)=

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! Legend

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|Major championships (2)

style="background:#f2ecce;"

| Players Championships (1)

Other PGA Tour (5)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!To par

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Feb 16, 1992

|Northern Telecom Open

|71-67-67-65=270

|align=center|−18

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Britton

align=center|2

|align=right|Jan 31, 1993

|Phoenix Open

|67-65-73-68=273

|align=center|−11

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Magee

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|3

|align=right|Jun 20, 1993

|U.S. Open

|67-67-69-69=272

|align=center|−8

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart

align=center|4

|align=right|Jun 12, 1994

|Buick Classic

|69-69-64-66=268

|align=center|−16

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Els

style="background:#f2ecce;"

|align=center|5

|Mar 26, 1995

|The Players Championship

|69-74-69-71=283

|align=center|−5

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Bernhard Langer

align=center|6

|align=right|Jun 11, 1995

|Kemper Open

|68-69-68-67=272

|align=center|−12

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Corey Pavin

align=center|7

|Aug 20, 1995

|Sprint International

|colspan=2 align=center|34 pts (10-9-6-9=34)

|1 point

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Els

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|8

|align=right|Jun 21, 1998

|U.S. Open (2)

|73-66-73-68=280

|align=center|E

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|1995

|Kemper Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Corey Pavin

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

=U.S. Golf Tour wins (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!To par

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|May 7, 1989

|Reserve Invitational

|68-73-65-70=276

|align=center|−12

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Lowery

align=center|2

|align=right|Jun 11, 1989

|Pepsi Open

|67-70-66-69=272

|align=center|−16

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Marco Dawson

Sources:{{cite news |last=Woods |first=Bill |title=Charging Janzen claims Reserve |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/779323267/ |access-date=January 8, 2024 |work=The Tribune |location=Port St. Lucie, Florida |date=May 8, 1989 |page=D1 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |last=Henson |first=Bob |title=Steady Janzen cruises to USGT Pepsi Open win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/985110099/ |access-date=January 8, 2024 |work=Florence Morning News |location=Florence, South Carolina |date=June 12, 1989 |page=1-B |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

=Space Coast Tour wins (2)=

1988 Wedgewood tournament{{cite news |title=Scoreboard {{!}} Golf {{!}} Space Coast Tour |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/230496160/ |access-date=January 8, 2024 |work=The Orlando Sentinel |location=Orlando, Florida |date=December 14, 1988 |page=C-6 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
1989 Poinciana tournament{{cite news |last=Purks |first=Scott |title=Local wins big |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/337865919/ |access-date=January 8, 2024 |work=The Tampa Tribune |location=Tampa, Florida |date=September 23, 1989 |page=6-P/H |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

=Other wins (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!To par

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Jul 27, 1999

|Tylenol Par-3 Shootout

|colspan=2 align=center|$260,000

|$30,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Phil Mickelson

align=center|2

|align=right|Nov 24, 2002

|Franklin Templeton Shootout
(with {{flagicon|USA}} Rocco Mediate)

|align=right|65-60-60=185

|align=center|−31

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Gossett and {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Kuchar,
{{flagicon|USA}} John Huston and {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Maggert

Other playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|2014

|Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Armour III

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

=PGA Tour Champions wins (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Feb 15, 2015

|ACE Group Classic

|−16 (68-65-67=200)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bart Bryant

align=center|2

|align=right|Oct 17, 2021

|SAS Championship

|−12 (67-70-67=204)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Ángel Jiménez

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|2015

|ACE Group Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bart Bryant

|Won with par on first extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|2

|2021

|SAS Championship

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Ángel Jiménez

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

=Wins (2)=

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!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up

style="background:#FBCEB1;"

| 1993

U.S. Open

1 shot lead

−8 (67-67-69-69=272)

2 strokes

{{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart

style="background:#FBCEB1;"

| 1998

U.S. Open (2)

5 shot deficit

E (73-66-73-68=280)

1 stroke

{{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart

=Results timeline=

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!Tournament !! 1985 !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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!Tournament !! 1990 !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T54

|T39

|T30

|T12

|T26

|T33

|T14

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:lime;"|1

|CUT

|T13

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|T52

|style="background:lime;"|1

|T46

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T39

|T48

|T35

|T24

|CUT

|T24

|70

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T21

|T22

|T66

|T23

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|style="background:yellow;"|4

|CUT

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!Tournament !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009

align=left|Masters Tournament

|CUT

|T31

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

|T37

|CUT

|T55

|T24

|T57

|CUT

|T13

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T80

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|T19

|CUT

|T53

|T34

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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!Tournament !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

CUT = missed the half way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

=Summary=

Totals	2	0	0	3	5	19	56	36
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	9
align=left\|U.S. Open	2	0	0	2	3	6	20	11
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	7
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	1	2	6	13	9

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

The Players Championship

=Wins (1)=

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!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up

style="background:#f2ecce;"

| 1995

The Players Championship

1 shot deficit

−5 (69-74-69-71=283)

1 stroke

{{flagicon|DEU}} Bernhard Langer

=Results timeline=

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!Tournament

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

!2008

!2009

!2010

align=left|The Players Championship

|CUT

|T34

|T35

|style="background:lime;"|1

|T46

|T37

|T13

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T18

|CUT

|68

|CUT

|T68

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in World Golf Championships

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!Tournament!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002

align="left"|Match Play

|R32

|R64

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|R64

align="left"|Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|NT¹

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align="left"|Invitational

|T30

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

¹Cancelled due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

NT = No tournament

U. S. national team appearances

Ryder Cup: 1993 (winners), 1997
Dunhill Cup: 1995
Presidents Cup: 1998
Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing PGA Tour): 1993, 1995, 1999

References

External links

{{PGATour player|01577}}
{{OWGR|892}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20101008144702/http://fscmocs.com/hofprofile.asp?playerID=162 Profile at the Florida Southern College Athletics Hall of Fame]

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