In contention throughout The ACE Group Classic but could only manage a 72 on Sunday that eventually left him T3 in Naples, a distant six strokes back of Kenny Perry.

Was a hard-luck runner-up at the Insperity Championship when Fred Funk birdied four of the last five holes to nip him by a stroke on the Tournament Course at The Woodlands CC. Was up by two strokes through 13 holes Sunday but played the final five in just 1-under par. Had a chance to send the event into a playoff at No. 18, but his 12-foot birdie putt just missed.

In contention throughout The ACE Group Classic but could only manage a 72 on Sunday that left him T3 in Naples, a distant six strokes back of Kenny Perry.

Carded a final-round 66 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic to finish T16 in Mexico.

2011: Voted by his peers as the Player of the Year, making him the first to collect top honors on not only the Champions Tour, but also the Nationwide Tour (1991) and PGA TOUR (1996).

Earned his first Charles Schwab Cup, as well, holding off Mark Calcavecchia by just 74 points at the season's final event. Took the Schwab Cup lead after the second event of the season (Allianz Championship) and never relinquished it.

Was also the circuit's only $2-million man, earning the Arnold Palmer Award with a personal-best $2,081,526.

Along with John Cook, led the Champions Tour with three victories and claimed all three of his wins within the first seven of his 21 starts last year. Highlight of his year was when he won his second career major championship on the Champions Tour, and third title of the season, at the Regions Tradition. Defeated Peter Senior in a two-hole playoff at Shoal Creek after starting the day two strokes behind 54-hole leader Mark Calcavecchia. Played his last 27 holes without a bogey and his final-round 69 got him into the playoff. After getting up and down on the first extra hole, he two-putted from 21 feet for the win when Senior missed a five-footer for par to extend the overtime session. Win in Birmingham put him over the $1-million mark in season earnings in just his seventh start. Did not have a three-putt at Shoal Creek during the week.

A month earlier, recorded his second victory of the season at the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, a four-stroke triumph over Jeff Sluman, Nick Price and David Frost. Win near Biloxi came 20 years after he claimed a title on the Nationwide Tour at nearby Windance CC in Gulfport, MS. Shot a Fallen Oak course-record 64 in the second round to take the 36-hole lead and then used three birdies on the front nine on Sunday to pull away from the field. Final-round 69 at Fallen Oak was his 12th consecutive sub-70 score, tying him for second with Fred Couples for second on the all-time list of consecutive sub-70 rounds, one short of Hale Irwin's record.

Captured first win in 2011 when he sank a six-foot birdie putt on the final hole to defeat Jeff Sluman and Rod Spittle at the Allianz Championship in Boca Raton. Birdied two of the final three holes to get into the overtime session.

Started season with a runner-up finish to John Cook at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. Closed with a final-round 64 that included a 6-under-par 30 on the back nine but still finished two strokes back of Cook.

In his first appearance in his native Minnesota as a Champions Tour member, was T2 at the 3M Championship, one stroke back of Jay Haas. Missed out on a playoff opportunity when Haas birdied the final hole to win.

Selected as the Champions Tour's Player of the Month for January-February.

Also teamed with Corey Pavin to finish T3 at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf.

Had a nice showing at the AT&T Championship in San Antonio in October, posting three straight scores in the 60s to finish T3.

Hit 77.68 percent of greens in regulation, the second-best percentage in Champions Tour history, just short of Tom Kite's record of 78 percent in 2000.

Played in five PGA TOUR events, making the cut in four appearances. Finished T22 at the British Open at Royal St. George's, his fifth consecutive made cut in that event.

Shot rounds of 66-69 on the weekend to finish T13 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic.

Also was T37 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and T46 at the Children's Miracle Network Classic.

Closed his season by winning the final event of the year on the European Senior Tour, the MCB Tour Championship on the island of Mauritius. Went wire to wire, battling David Frost down the stretch and eventually prevailing by one stroke.

Chosen as the Champions Tour Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America. 2010: Highlight of his year came in May when he won his first individual Champions Tour title and firs senior major in a one-hole playoff against David Frost and Fred Couples at the Senior PGA Championship at the Colorado GC. Posted an impressive, 4-under-par 68 in windy conditions to open the event and then followed with successive 71s in his next three rounds to secure a berth in the playoff. Ended the playoff on the first extra hole with a par after both Frost and Couples had made double bogeys. Was the only player in the field to post four consecutive sub-par rounds.

Made a run for a second major title when he held a two-stroke lead after 54 holes at the JELD-WEN Tradition, but closed with a 1-over-par 73 to eventually finish T4.

Made a hole in one at the 2010 PGA Championship, acing the 217-yard, 17th hole at Whistling Straits in Round 3. 2009: Had a successful debut on the Champions Tour in April. Teamed with Bernhard Langer to win the title at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf in a two-hole playoff with Jeff Sluman and Craig Stadler. After Langer and Stadler traded 45-foot birdie putts on the first extra hole, Lehman made a par on the second hole to claim the title for his team. The victory made him the 13th player to win his Champions Tour debut and also made him the third of five players (Ron Streck, Keith Fergus, Gary Hallberg and Olin Browne the others) to have won on all three Tours.

Was the 2010 recipient of the Payne Stewart Award which is presented annually to a player sharing Stewart's respect for the traditions of the game, his commitment to uphold the game's heritage of charitable support and his professional and meticulous presentation of himself and the sport through his dress and conduct.

Winner of the 2001 Charles Bartlett Award, given by GWAA for unselfish contributions to golf. Has raised several million dollars through his charity tournament in Minneapolis and is involved with "Match Point," a Phoenix program that matches adults with troubled children.

Awarded the first Byron Nelson Prize by the Salesmanship Club of Dallas at the 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship Opening Ceremony. The Byron Nelson Prize is awarded to a person or organization in the golf world who exemplifies the ideals of “giving back” that Byron Nelson personified. The Salesmanship Club of Dallas awarded $100,000 to the McKenzie Monks Foundation, an organization that helps kids cope with cancer. Said Lehman about the honor, "I've been inspired in my life by Byron Nelson. He's inspired me to want to be a better golfer but more importantly a better person.".

Credits marriage with giving him focus to do well on TOUR.

Brother, Jim Lehman, Jr., is his agent.

His wife, Melissa, was enlisted as his caddie at 1998 Nissan Open when regular caddie Andy Martinez suffered two broken ribs in a pickup basketball game the night before the start of the event. Went to a lighter carry bag instead of the heavier TOUR version.

Lehman Design Group design projects include the Somerby GC in Byron, MN, former site of the Nationwide Tour's Rochester Area Charities Showdown at Somerby; the TPC Twin Cities, done with Arnold Palmer, the site of the 3M Championship on the Champions Tour in Minneapolis; and The Gallery GC in Tucson, AZ, co-designed with John Fought, former host of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.