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Lee Janzen

Personal information
NameLee Janzen
Full nameLee McLeod Janzen
Birth dateAugust 28, 1964(age 46)
Birth placeAustin, Minnesota
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight175 lb (79.4 kg ; 12.5 st)
NationalityUnited States
ResidenceOrlando, Florida
Career
CollegeFlorida Southern College
Turned professional1986
Current toursPGA Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour8
Best results in Major Championships
Masters TournamentT12: 1995, 1996
U.S. OpenWon: 1993, 1998
The Open ChampionshipWon: 1993, 1998
PGA Championship4th: 1997

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Lee McLeod Janzen (born August 28, 1964) is an American golfer who is best known for twice winning the U.S. Open, in 1993 and 1998.

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

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 US Payne Stewart
1998 U.S. Open (2) 5 shot deficit E (73-66-73-68=280) 1 strokes US Payne Stewart

Results timeline :
Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

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

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

U.S. Open champions

1895 Horace Rawlins * 1896 James Foulis * 1897 Joe Lloyd * 1898 Fred Herd * 1899 Willie Smith * 1900 Harry Vardon * 1901 Willie Anderson � * 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie * 1903 Willie Anderson � * 1904 Willie Anderson * 1905 Willie Anderson * 1906 Alex Smith * 1907 Alec Ross * 1908 Fred McLeod � * 1909 George Sargent * 1910 Alex Smith � * 1911 John McDermott � * 1912 John McDermott * 1913 Francis Ouimet � * 1914 Walter Hagen * 1915 Jerome Travers# * 1916 Chick Evans# * 1917 �18 Cancelled due to World War I * 1919 Walter Hagen � * 1920 Ted Ray * 1921 Jim Barnes * 1922 Gene Sarazen * 1923 Bobby Jones � * 1924 Cyril Walker * 1925 Willie Macfarlane � * 1926 Bobby Jones# * 1927 Tommy Armour � * 1928 Johnny Farrell � * 1929 Bobby Jones � * 1930 Bobby Jones# * 1931 Billy Burke � * 1932 Gene Sarazen * 1933 Johnny Goodman# * 1934 Olin Dutra * 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. * 1936 Tony Manero * 1937 Ralph Guldahl * 1938 Ralph Guldahl * 1939 Byron Nelson � * 1940 Lawson Little � * 1941 Craig Wood * 1942 �45 Cancelled due to World War II * 1946 Lloyd Mangrum � * 1947 Lew Worsham � * 1948 Ben Hogan * 1949 Cary Middlecoff * 1950 Ben Hogan � * 1951 Ben Hogan * 1952 Julius Boros * 1953 Ben Hogan * 1954 Ed Furgol * 1955 Jack Fleck � * 1956 Cary Middlecoff * 1957 Dick Mayer � * 1958 Tommy Bolt * 1959 Billy Casper * 1960 Arnold Palmer * 1961 Gene Littler * 1962 Jack Nicklaus � * 1963 Julius Boros � * 1964 Ken Venturi * 1965 Gary Player � * 1966 Billy Casper � * 1967 Jack Nicklaus * 1968 Lee Trevino * 1969 Orville Moody * 1970 Tony Jacklin * 1971 Lee Trevino � * 1972 Jack Nicklaus * 1973 Johnny Miller * 1974 Hale Irwin * 1975 Lou Graham � * 1976 Jerry Pate * 1977 Hubert Green * 1978 Andy North * 1979 Hale Irwin * 1980 Jack Nicklaus * 1981 David Graham * 1982 Tom Watson * 1983 Larry Nelson * 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller � * 1985 Andy North * 1986 Raymond Floyd * 1987 Scott Simpson * 1988 Curtis Strange � * 1989 Curtis Strange * 1990 Hale Irwin � * 1991 Payne Stewart � * 1992 Tom Kite * 1993 Lee Janzen * 1994 Ernie Els � * 1995 Corey Pavin * 1996 Steve Jones * 1997 Ernie Els * 1998 Lee Janzen * 1999 Payne Stewart * 2000 Tiger Woods * 2001 Retief Goosen � * 2002 Tiger Woods * 2003 Jim Furyk * 2004 Retief Goosen * 2005 Michael Campbell * 2006 Geoff Ogilvy * 2007 Ángel Cabrera * 2008 Tiger Woods � * 2009 Lucas Glover * 2010 Graeme McDowell |



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