Justin Leonard
| Justin Leonard | |
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| Personnel | |
| Nation: |
 United States
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| Nickname: | Jasper |
| Career data | |
| Professional since: | 1994 |
| Current tour: | PGA TOUR |
| Tournament wins: | 12 |
| Major wins : | 1 (1997) |
Justin Leonard (born June 15, 1972 in Dallas , Texas ) is an American professional golfer of the PGA TOUR . He belongs to the circle of major winners.
Career
After attending the University of Texas at Austin , winning the US Amateur Championship in 1992 and the NCAA Championship in 1994, he became a professional golfer that year .
In the 1996 season he won his first tournament on the PGA TOUR . The following year he achieved the greatest success of his career by winning the Open Championship in Royal Troon . Leonard has so far recorded a total of eleven tournament victories in this most important tournament series, including the highly endowed Players Championship in 1998. He narrowly missed a second Open Championship win in 1999 in Carnoustie in the jump-off against the Scot Paul Lawrie .
He was five times in the Presidents Cup and three times in the Ryder Cup in the USA team. He represented his country twice in the World Cup and once in the Dunhill Cup .
Justin Leonard is married to his wife, Amanda, and has two daughters and a son. The family lives in his hometown of Dallas .
PGA Tour victories
- 1996 (1) Buick Open
- 1997 (2) Kemper Open , The Open Championship
- 1998 (1) Players Championship
- 2000 (1) Westin Texas Open at LaCantera
- 2001 (1) Texas Open at LaCantera
- 2002 (1) Worldcom Classic - The Heritage of Golf
- 2003 (1) The Honda Classic
- 2005 (2) Bob Hope Chrysler Classic , FedEx St. Jude Classic
- 2007 (1) Valero Texas Open
- 2008 (1) Stanford St. Jude Championship
Major Championship in bold .
Participation in team competitions
- Presidents Cup : 1996 (winner), 1998, 2003 (draw), 2005 (winner), 2009 (winner)
- Ryder Cup : 1997, 1999 (winner), 2008 (winner)
- Dunhill Cup : 1997
- World Cup : 1997, 2003
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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| The Masters | CUT | DNP | DNP | T27 | T7 | T8 | T18 |
| US Open | T68 LA | DNP | DNP | T50 | T36 | T40 | T15 |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | T58 | CUT | 1 | T57 | T2 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T8 | T5 | 2 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| The Masters | T28 | T27 | T20 | CUT | T35 | T13 | T39 | DNP | T20 | CUT |
| US Open | T16 | CUT | T12 | T20 | CUT | T23 | CUT | CUT | T36 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T41 | CUT | T14 | CUT | T16 | T52 | DNP | CUT | T16 | T8 |
| PGA Championship | T41 | T10 | T4 | CUT | T2 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T58 | T67 |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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| The Masters | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| US Open | T14 | DNP | DNP | DNP | 59 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T13 | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | T39 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
LA = Low Amateur (Best Amateur)
DNP = did not take part
CUT = Cut not made
"T" split placement
Green background for victory
Yellow background for top 10
See also
Web links
- Player profile on the European Tour
- Official website (English)
- Player profile at the PGA Tour (English)
- Tournament results of the last two years on the Official World Golf Ranking Website (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Leonard, Justin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Golfer (PGA TOUR) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dallas , Texas , USA |