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LEE JANZEN

UNITED STATES

Height:

6 ft, 0 in

Weight:

175 lbs

Birthday:

08/28/1964

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College:Florida Southern College (1986, Marketing)
Turned Pro:1986
Birthplace:Austin, MN
Residence:Orlando, FL

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PGA TOUR VICTORIES (8)
1992  Northern Telecom Open.  1993  Phoenix Open,  U.S. Open Championship.  1994  Buick Classic.  1995  THE PLAYERS Championship,  Kemper Open,  Sprint International.  1998  U.S. Open Championship. 
Other Victories
(1): 2000 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Rocco Mediate].
Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position (173)
$103,695
Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position (31)
$48,400
Current Year Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
T2-- Stadion Classic at UGA.
Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round
66 at Round 2, Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round
65 at Round 1, Stadion Classic at UGA. 65 at Round 4, Stadion Classic at UGA.
Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights

Missed the cut in his first career Nationwide Tour starts—at the South Georgia Classic—since he played in two events in 1990.

Followed with a T2 the next week at the Stadion Classic at UGA. Opened with a 6-under 65 at the University Course to get near the leaders. Was three back to start the final round and closed with a 7-under 29, including five straight birdies to end his day. His runner-up finish was his best since a runner-up effort at the Memorial Tournament in 2003.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Highlights

Missed the cut in his first career Nationwide Tour starts—at the South Georgia Classic—since he played in two events in 1990.

Followed with a T2 the next week at the Stadion Classic at UGA. Opened with a 6-under 65 at the University Course to get near the leaders. Was three back to start the final round and closed with a 7-under 29, including five straight birdies to end his day. His runner-up finish was his best since a runner-up effort at the Memorial Tournament in 2003.
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
1-- Northern Telecom Open, Phoenix Open, U.S. Open Championship, Buick Classic, THE PLAYERS Championship, Kemper Open, Sprint International, U.S. Open Championship.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
T2-- Stadion Classic at UGA.
2011 Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T3-- Tavistock Cup.
2011 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--19; in money--11; Top 10 finishes--
Career Highlights

2011: Made the cut in 11 of 19 starts, with his lone top-25 finish a T17 at the RBC Canadian Open. 2010: Finished outside of the top 125 on the money list, with one top-10 to his credit.

Finished fourth at Zurich Classic of New Orleans, his best result since a third at the 2006 Viking Classic. 2009: Recorded two top-10s in 23 starts, his most since 2006, and finished in the top 125 on the money list for the first time since 2004.

Opened with a 6-under 65 on his way to a T4 at the Verizon Heritage, his best showing since a third-place finish at the 2006 Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Highlight came in the second round with a hole-in-one on the par-3 17th hole with an 8-iron from 176 yards.

Shared the first-round lead at the John Deere Classic with a 64. Finished T23.

Claimed his second top-10 of the season at the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey GC in a Monday finish. Despite rain delays each day Thursday through Sunday, managed to claim T5 with Anthony Kim, Jerry Kelly and Brandt Snedeker. Had previously missed the cut in 2006-2008. 2008: Made the most of a sponsor exemption at the PODS Championship, finishing T10, his first top-10 finish since the 2006 Frys.com Open (T5). At even-par 284, finished four shots behind champion Sean O'Hair.

Was the last qualifier at No. 144 in the standings for The Barclays, the first event in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Finished at even par in New Jersey to jump to 119th, the second-to-last spot for the Deutsche Bank in Norton, MA. 2007: Four consecutive 73s at the U.S. Open gave two-time U.S. Open champion his best finish of the year, a T13. Finished 160th on the money list, third consecutive year out of top 125. 2006: Using one-time, top-50 all-time PGA TOUR money list exemption, finished 146th on the money list. Finished third at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, one stroke out of a playoff with Joe Durant and D.J. Trahan. It was his best finish since being runner-up to Kenny Perry at the 2003 Memorial Tournament. 2005: Two-time U.S. Open champion finished outside the top 125 for the first time since joining the PGA TOUR in 1990.

Recorded back-to-back eagles on Nos. 5 and 6 at La Quinta CC during the fourth round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, where he missed the cut.

Posted four rounds in the 60s at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee to record his lone top-10 of the season, a T7…Missed final three cuts of the season to finish at No. 155. 2004: Finished inside the top 100 on the money list for the 14th straight time in his 15-year career, posting three top-10s. 2003: Managed to exceed the $1-million mark for the fourth time in his career with $1,132,001.

Held or shared the lead on several occasions during Sunday's final round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Stumbled with bogeys on three of the last five holes to finish T6. 2002: Finished T4 at the Phoenix Open.

Topped the previous week's finish with a T3 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, four strokes behind Matt Gogel. 2001: Best showing of the year occurred at the Shell Houston Open, where he shared first-round lead after opening with 67. Led by one after two rounds and was one back entering final round. Closing 73 produced T2, three strokes behind Hal Sutton. 2000: First top-10 came at THE PLAYERS Championship, a T9. Marked first top-10 finish in THE PLAYERS Championship since winning the event in 1995.

Best finish of the season came at Tampa Bay Classic, a T6. 1999: Slipped out of the top 40 on the money list for the first time in five seasons.

Shared first-round lead at Bell Canadian Open after opening with 66. Took outright lead with third-round 68 before closing 76 left him T3. 1998: Captured his second U.S. Open title in six years by recording the best final-round U.S. Open comeback in 25 years. Five strokes behind Payne Stewart through 54 holes. Closed with 68 to win by one over Stewart, who closed with 74 at Olympic Club. Five-stroke comeback was the best since Johnny Miller came from six back to win 1973 U.S. Open. It was his first victory on TOUR since 1995 and eighth career win. 1997: Posted seven top-10 finishes, including two seconds, and earned a fourth trip to THE TOUR Championship. 1995: Won three times—THE PLAYERS Championship, Kemper Open and Sprint International.

Trailed Bernhard Langer and Corey Pavin by one entering final round at TPC Sawgrass. Shot closing 71 for one-stroke victory.

Birdied 72nd hole at Kemper Open to tie Pavin then birdied 18th again to win playoff.

Birdied holes 14-17 on Sunday to overtake Ernie Els and win Sprint by one point under Modified Stableford scoring system. 1994: Won Buick Classic by three strokes over Els, who won U.S. Open the following week. 1993: First U.S. Open title came in head-to-head battle with Payne Stewart at Baltusrol GC. Shot 67-67-69-69—272 to equal U.S. Open scoring record set by Jack Nicklaus in 1980 and defeat Stewart by two strokes.

Earlier that year, defeated Andrew Magee by two strokes for Phoenix Open title. 1992: First TOUR victory came at Northern Telecom Open. Closing 65 gave him one-stroke win over Bill Britton. 1989: Leading money winner on U.S. Golf Tour. Amateur: Won 1986 Division II national championship while at Florida Southern. First-team All-American in 1985-86.
Personal

Began to take golf seriously at age 14 after family moved to Florida from Maryland, where he played Little League baseball. Still avid Baltimore Orioles fan.

Won first tournament at 15 as member of Greater Tampa Junior Golf Association.

Partnered with Feed The Children for food drives at various TOUR events.
PGA TOURPlayoff Record
1-0
National Teams
The Presidents Cup (1), 1998; Ryder Cup (2), 1993, 1997; Dunhill Cup (1), 1995.
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