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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSwin his champions tour debut. the win also made him justone of three players (ron Streck and Keith Fergus the others)to have won on all three tours...made his first cut in au.S. open since the 2002 event on Long Island and eventuallyfinished t47 at Bethpage State park. It was his 12thmade cut in 17 u.S. open appearances...played in theBritish open at turnberry in July, making his third consecutivecut in the event and finishing t60...recorded four top-25 finishes during the season including a t13 at crowneplaza Invitational at colonial where he posted four roundsin the 60s...Was t15 at the season-finale children’smiracle Network classic. Finished 142nd on the pga tourmoney list for a second consecutive season...Ended hisseason in Buenos aires, argentina, where he won the tourde las america’s torneo de maestros copa personal by fivestrokes. 2008: recorded two top-10s and placed 142nd onthe pga tour money list, his lowest finish since 1991.also made just 17 starts, the least since 1991, and didn’tplay after the Barclays. used a one-time exemption of top25 on the pga tour career money list with a secondaryexemption of a minor medical Extension for 2009...Bestfinish was a t6 at tHE pLaYErS championship, his sixthtop-10 in his 17th appearance at tpc Sawgrass. continuedsuccess on the par-3 17th where he is 11-under par in 62career rounds, including hitting land 61 times. 2007:Finished in the top 125 on the money list for the 16th consecutiveseason on the strength of three top-10s…postedt5s at the arnold palmer Invitational, five strokes behindchampion Vijay Singh, and the crowne plaza Invitational atcolonial. 2006: posted best finish on money list since 2001,dividing time between competition and ryder cup captainduties for the united States squad, which lost at oaklandHills...credited much of on-course success to fitness regimenwhere he lost approximately 25 pounds betweenaugust 2005 and February 2006…Finished fourth at theWorld golf championships-accenture match playchampionship, falling to Zach Johnson in the consolationmatch, 1-up...recorded the 19th runner-up finish of hiscareer, losing to Dean Wilson in a playoff at theINtErNatIoNaL. the two ended regulation with 34 pointsin the modified Stableford format, but Wilson’s birdie onthe second extra hole dropped Lehman’s career playoffrecord to 0-3…Withdrew from World golf championshipsamericanExpress championship following the ryder cupto attend Byron Nelson’s funeral. 2005: t2 at the BuickInvitational. Birdied the last six holes on the North courseduring first round to finish at 10-under 62 (matched careerlow). Increased the lead to three through 36 holes in matchingthe tournament record at 15-under 129 (Lennyclements-1996). Shared the 54-hole lead with Luke Donaldafter a 1-over 73. paired with eventual winner tiger Woodsfor 31 holes on Sunday due to fog delays throughout thefirst two rounds. Finished three back of Woods after bogeyingthe final two holes…Finished as runner-up for thesecond time in his career at tHE pLaYErS championship.played 27 holes on monday, including a tournament-bestfinal-round 4-under 68, which carried him into the clubhouseat 8-under 280. Fell one shot short as Fred Funkconverted an up-and-down par from a greenside bunker onthe 72nd hole. 2004: on November 3, was named 2006ryder cup captain by the pga of america...after strugglingmost of the year, posted top-10s in four of last five starts.In final three starts, held at least a share of the lead enteringthe final round...aided by a final-round 64, posted hisfirst top-10 of the year, a t4 at the Bell canadian open andthe first since a t8 at the 2003 Buick classic...a month laterat the michelin championship at Las Vegas, finished t2,one back of winner andre Stolz...Entered final round ofchrysler classic of greensboro tied for the lead with Brentgeiberger at 12-under. Finished t4...tied for the lead withBriny Baird entering the final round of the FuNaI classic atWalt Disney World resort, but was overtaken by rookieryan palmer’s final-round 62. Finished t6. 2003: Earnedfirst top-10 with solo second at at&t pebble BeachNational pro-am, his best finish since t2 at the 2001Tom lehman (Continued)Invensys classic at Las Vegas. Entered 72nd hole tied withDavis Love III at 13-under-par. Love two-putted 18 for birdieto claim one-shot victory 2002: 74th on the money list wasthe lowest since he returned to the tour full-time in1992...converted to a long putter at the WorLDcomcLaSSIc in april. 2001: runner-up at Sony open inHawaii...Winner of charles Bartlett award, given by gWaafor unselfish contributions to golf. Has raised several milliondollars through his charity tournament in minneapolisand is involved with “match point,” a phoenix program thatmatches adults with troubled children...With openingrounds of 63-62 in Invensys classic, shared first-round leadand held second-round lead outright. Finished t2, onestroke behind Bob Estes. First two rounds tied pga tourrecord for opening two rounds. 2000: Had most financiallyrewarding season of 12-year career with earnings of$2,068,499 and a 12th-place finish on the tour moneylist...Kicked off the season in red-hot fashion with threeconsecutive top-10s, including his first official money tourvictory since winning the 1996 tHE tour championship...at the phoenix open, earned his fifth pga tour title.Drained 10-foot putt for par on final hole then watchedrobert allenby miss a five-footer that would have forced aplayoff...came close at mcI classic, where he held clubhouselead on Sunday after shooting 65. Stewart cink’sown closing 65 snatched away win...Withdrew fromINtErNatIoNaL due to torn cartilage in right knee, thenunderwent surgery prior to pga championship...participated in third presidents cup and compiled a 3-2record while lending support to victorious united Statesteam...prior to official money season, was victorious inunofficial Williams World challenge. 1999: made successfulreturn to form from off-season shoulder surgery...Fourrunner-up finishes that year—Bay Hill Invitational, greatermilwaukee open, FedEx St. Jude classic and Buick open—were most ever for him in a single season. 1998: turned int2 at tHE pLaYErS championship and t5 at the u.S. open,his third straight top-five finish at the event...Did not makethe cut at the British open after suffering a separated rightshoulder just prior to the event while on a family outing inEngland. Was attempting a handstand for his childrenwhen the mishap occurred and played with the injury theremainder of the year before undergoing surgery inNovember in the Los angeles area. 1997: tied with tigerWoods after 54 holes at the mercedes championships andafter final round was canceled, the two played off at thepar-3 seventh hole. Lehman hit his tee shot in the water,Woods then hit to tap-in range for victory...at u.S. open,water at 71st hole kept him from chance at victory andfinished third, two strokes behind Ernie Els. Joined BobbyJones as only player to lead u.S. open after three roundsthree straight years...With t4 at mcI classic, moved to No.1 in official World golf ranking. only second player fromu.S. to lead World ranking at the time, following Fredcouples, who led for 15 weeks in 1992. relinquished spotthe next week when greg Norman was second at Spanishopen. 1996: pga tour player of the Year...Leading moneywinnerwith then-record $1,780,159...First victory came atBritish open at royal Lytham and St. annes. after consecutive67s, shared 36-hole lead with paul mcginley. Followedwith a course-record 64 in third round to lead Nick Faldo bysix strokes and his closing round 73 was enough for a twostrokevictory over Ernie Els and mark mccumber. Firstamerican professional to win at that venue and the firstsince amateur Bobby Jones in 1926...closed out year withdominant performance at tour championship. after sharingfirst-round lead with Vijay Singh at 66, shot 67 to opena four-stroke margin after 36 holes. Led by nine afterbogey-free 64, eventually winning by six over Brad Faxon.1995: Earned second win at colonial National Invitation...opened that season with second at united airlinesHawaiian open...after mcI classic, missed a month of theseason due to colon surgery...third at u.S. open after sharing54-hole lead with greg Norman. 1994: First servednotice of things to come with breakthrough season thatincluded his first tour victory at memorial tournament.that win helped him secure first $1-million season ontour...Earlier that year was runner-up to Jose mariaolazabal at masters. 1992: In first year back on pga tourwas 24th on money list, including t2 at Hardee’s golfclassic. 1991: Won three times on the Nationwide tour...Was that tour’s top money-winner and player of the Year.1990: Won once on the Nationwide tour in 1990. 1985:after three lukewarm seasons on tour from 1983-85,played in asia, South africa and elsewhere for the rest ofthe 1980s.PeRSonAL:awarded the first Byron Nelson prize by the Salesmanshipclub of Dallas at the 2007 EDS Byron Nelson championshipopening ceremony. the Byron Nelson prize is awarded toa person or organization in the golf world who exemplifiesthe ideals of “giving back” that Byron Nelson personified.the Salesmanship club of Dallas awarded $100,000 to themcKenzie monks Foundation, an organization that helpschildren cope with cancer. Said Lehman about the honor,“I’ve been inspired in my life by Byron Nelson. He’s inspiredme to want to be a better golfer but more importantly abetter person.”…credits marriage with giving him focusto do well on tour…Brother, Jim Lehman, Jr., is hisagent…His wife, melissa, was enlisted as his caddie at1998 Nissan open when regular caddie andy martinezsuffered two broken ribs in a pickup basketball game thenight before the start of the event. Went to a lighter carrybag instead of the heavier tour version…Lehman Designgroup design projects include the Somerby gc in Byron,mN, former site of the Nationwide tour’s rochester areacharities Showdown at Somerby; the tpc twin cities, donewith arnold palmer, as the site of the 3m championship onthe champions tour in minneapolis; and the gallery gc intucson, aZ, co-designed with John Fought, formerly hostof the World golf championships-accenture match playchampionship.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.56Driving Distance ...........................................279.8Driving accuracy percentage .......................74.41%greens in regulation percentage ................71.11%putting average ...........................................1.797(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 66–2 times, most recent Wastemanagement phoenix open/1career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, mostrecent 2005 Buick Invitational/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $597,333–2005 tHE pLaYErS championship/t2career High official world Rank: after 1997 mcIclassic/12010 ChAMPIONS TOUR STATISTICSScoring average (actual) .............................69.49 (4)Driving Distance ...........................................286.0 (10)Driving accuracy percentage .......................73.26% (30)greens in regulation percentage ................72.93% (7)putting average ...........................................1.768 (20)MISCELLANEOUS ChAMPIONS TOUR STATISTICS2010 champions tour Low Round: 63–2 times, mostrecent 2010 Liberty mutual Legends of golf/3.career champions tour Low Round: 61–2009 Libertymutual Legends of golf/1Largest career champions tour Paycheck/Finish: $360,000–2010 Senior pga championship/1Section 2 Player BiograPhiespgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-307