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NEAL LANCASTER

UNITED STATES

Height:

6 ft, 0 in

Weight:

170 lbs

Birthday:

09/13/1962

Turned Pro:1985
Birthplace:Smithfield, NC
Residence:Smithfield, NC

PGA TOUR - Media Guide

PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1)
1994  GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic. 
Other Victories
(1): 1999 Utah Open.
Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position ()
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Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position ()
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Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round
69 at Round 1, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round
72 at Round 1, Stadion Classic at UGA. 72 at Round 2, Stadion Classic at UGA.
Current Year Champions Tour Highlights
Made no starts on either the PGA TOUR or Natiowide Tour.
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
1-- GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
3-- Henrico County Open.
2011 Season Nationwide Tour
Tournaments Entered--1; in money--; Top 10 finishes--
Career Highlights

2011: Will have 23 events to earn $786,977 in 2012 on a Qualifying Tournament/Nationwide Tour Medical carryover.

Did not play on PGA TOUR and missed the cut in his only Nationwide Tour start. 2010: Had shoulder surgery and did not play on the PGA TOUR.

Missed the cut in only Nationwide Tour start. 2009: Posted three sub-70 rounds in the final three rounds of the six-round PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to secure his card for the 2010 season.

Played six events on the PGA TOUR, making two cuts with a season-best T18 at the Buick Open his best showing.

Also made seven starts on the Nationwide Tour, posting three top-25 finishes. 2008: Made nine starts each on the PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour. 2007: Held the first-round lead at the John Deere Classic before finishing T6. Top-10 finish was his first on the PGA TOUR since the 2004 Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort. 2005: Fell out of the top-125 in 2005 for the first time in six seasons.

Lone top-10 of the 2005 season, a T8, came in his 14th start at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. 2004: Finished in the top 125 for the fifth straight season and 12th time in 15-year TOUR career.

Posted first top-10 of the season at the B.C. Open in July, thanks to four rounds in the 60s for only the fourth time in his career.

Finished T11 at the Ford Championship at Doral after closing with 65.

Recorded seven straight birdies (Nos. 15-3) during the first round of the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee to tie the top mark of the season.

Second top-10 finish of the season, a T10 finish at the Funai Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, did not come until late October. He collected $93,100 and improved his season earnings to $689,203, good enough to secure his card for the 2005 season. 2003: His lone top-10 was a T6 at the Buick Open, thanks to four rounds in the 60s. First top-10 since a playoff loss to John Rollins at the 2002 Bell Canadian Open.

Posted consecutive top-20 finishes late in the year—T17 at Valero Texas Open and T19 at Southern Farm Bureau Classic—to help him secure his card for the 2004 season. 2002: Continued a four-year progression of earning more money than the previous year with a career-high $813,230 in earnings.

Lost in three-man playoff at Bell Canadian Open when John Rollins birdied the first extra hole. T2 was best finish on TOUR since his 1994 playoff victory and the only runner-up finish of his 13-year career. Made double bogey on the final hole of regulation to force the playoff with Rollins and Justin Leonard.

Posted back-to-back top-10s on the PGA TOUR for only the second time in his career and first since 1991 (T5-Greater Milwaukee Open, T8-Canadian Open) with a T9 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic and a T5 at the Advil Western Open. 2001: Turned in best season on TOUR since 1994 when he finished No. 58.

Two top-10s and one top-15 in last five starts left him at No. 80 on money list and secured his TOUR card for another season. Made $345,450 of his $657,580 during that period. 2000: Finished T4 at the Bay Hill Invitational for the best effort of the season.

T8 at the John Deere Classic after posting four rounds in the 60s for the first time in his career in a single tournament. 1999: Finished out of the top 125 on the money list for the first time since joining the TOUR in 1990, with 139th-place ranking. Forced to earn full playing privileges for the 2000 season through third-place finish at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. 1998: Was 86th on the final money list with $346,563. 1997: Finished right on the number of 125th on the final money list to earn playing privileges for 1998. 1996: Made history for second time at U.S. Open. Appeared on way to missing the cut after playing first 27 holes 7-over par. Posted a 29 on back nine at Oakland Hills to easily qualify for final two rounds. The 29 was made possible with a birdie on hole 11, eagle on 12 and birdies from 13 through 15. 1995: During U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, became first player to shoot 29 in U.S. Open for nine holes. Moved from 46th-place tie to fourth on final day after posting 36-29—65 to finish four strokes behind Corey Pavin. Birdied holes 11-14, 16 and 17. 1994: Lone PGA TOUR victory came at rain-shortened GTE Byron Nelson Classic. Birdied the final two holes in regulation to join in TOUR-record, six-man playoff. Birdied first extra hole to defeat David Edwards, Tom Byrum, Mark Carnevale, David Ogrin and Yoshinori Mizumaki. 1989: Winner of Pine Tree Open in Birmingham, AL, and the Utah Open.
Personal
Didn't take first golf lesson until 1992. Was self-taught until then. First lesson was given to him by L.B. Floyd, father of Raymond Floyd. With $93 bankroll and driving a van, gave mini-tours a try in 1989. Earned $96,000 in four months before going to PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament.
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