Lee Janzen

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer 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.<ref name=pgamed/> 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.<ref name=pgamed>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Professional wins (16)

PGA Tour wins (8)

Legend
Major championships (2)
Players Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Feb 16, 1992	Northern Telecom Open	71-67-67-65=270	−18	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Bill Britton
2	Jan 31, 1993	Phoenix Open	67-65-73-68=273	−11	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Andrew Magee
3	Jun 20, 1993	U.S. Open	67-67-69-69=272	−8	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Payne Stewart
4	Jun 12, 1994	Buick Classic	69-69-64-66=268	−16	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Ernie Els
5	Mar 26, 1995	The Players Championship	69-74-69-71=283	−5	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Bernhard Langer
6	Jun 11, 1995	Kemper Open	68-69-68-67=272	−12	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Corey Pavin
7	Aug 20, 1995	Sprint International	34 pts (10-9-6-9=34)		1 point	Template:Flagicon Ernie Els
8	Jun 21, 1998	U.S. Open (2)	73-66-73-68=280	E	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Payne Stewart

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1995	Kemper Open	Template:Flagicon Corey Pavin	Won with birdie on first extra hole

U.S. Golf Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	May 7, 1989	Reserve Invitational	68-73-65-70=276	−12	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Steve Lowery
2	Jun 11, 1989	Pepsi Open	67-70-66-69=272	−16	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Marco Dawson

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Space Coast Tour wins (2)

• 1988 Wedgewood tournament<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1989 Poinciana tournament<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Other wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 27, 1999	Tylenol Par-3 Shootout	$260,000		$30,000	Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson
2	Nov 24, 2002	Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Template:Flagicon Rocco Mediate)	65-60-60=185	−31	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon David Gossett and Template:Flagicon Matt Kuchar, Template:Flagicon John Huston and Template:Flagicon Jeff Maggert

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2014	Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational	Template:Flagicon Tommy Armour III	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour Champions wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Feb 15, 2015	ACE Group Classic	−16 (68-65-67=200)	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Bart Bryant
2	Oct 17, 2021	SAS Championship	−12 (67-70-67=204)	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Jiménez

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2015	ACE Group Classic	Template:Flagicon Bart Bryant	Won with par on first extra hole
2	2021	SAS Championship	Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1993	U.S. Open	1 shot lead	−8 (67-67-69-69=272)	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Payne Stewart
1998	U.S. Open (2)	5 shot deficit	E (73-66-73-68=280)	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Payne Stewart

Results timeline

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament			T54	T39	T30	T12	T12	T26	T33	T14
U.S. Open		CUT	CUT	1	CUT	T13	T10	T52	1	T46
The Open Championship			T39	T48	T35	T24	CUT	CUT	T24	70
PGA Championship			T21	T22	T66	T23	T8	4	CUT	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	CUT	T31	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	T37	CUT	CUT	T55	T24	T57	CUT	T13	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT		T80	CUT
PGA Championship	T19	CUT	T53	T34		CUT

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open						CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Template:Legend Template:Legend Template:Legend CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	9
U.S. Open	2	0	0	2	3	6	20	11
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	7
PGA Championship	0	0	0	1	2	6	13	9
Totals	2	0	0	3	5	19	56	36

• 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)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1995	The Players Championship	1 shot deficit	−5 (69-74-69-71=283)	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Bernhard Langer

Results timeline

Tournament	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
The Players Championship	CUT	CUT	T34	T35	1	T46	T37	T13	CUT	T9	T18	CUT	68	CUT	T68					CUT

Template:Legend Template:Legend Template:Legend CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002
Match Play	R32	R64		R64
Championship			NT1
Invitational	T30

¹Cancelled due to 9/11
Template:Legend 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

See also

• 1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

External links

• Template:PGATour player
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• Profile at the Florida Southern College Athletics Hall of Fame