Jeff Sluman
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jeffrey George Sluman |
| Born | September 11, 1957 Rochester, New York |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Florida State University |
| Turned professional | 1980 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 13 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 6 |
| Champions Tour | 3 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1) |
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| The Masters | T4: 1992 |
| U.S. Open | 2nd: 1992 |
| Open Championship | T25: 1990 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1988 |
Jeffrey George "Jeff" Sluman (born September 11, 1957) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments including six PGA Tour victories.
Sluman was born in Rochester, New York. After graduating from Greece Arcadia High School, he attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. He turned pro in 1980, and has had career earnings in excess of 18 million dollars.
Sluman has had an unusual career in terms of winning golf tournaments. During what are usually considered a golfers most productive years – their early twenties through their middle thirties – Sluman won only once. At the age of 30, he won the 1988 PGA Championship. Then, shortly before his 40th birthday, he starting winning consistently on the Tour and in non-Tour events. After winning the 1997 Tucson Chrysler Classic, he won seven more events including four on the PGA Tour during the next seven seasons. Sluman's best season was in 2002 when he finished the year ranked 15th on the PGA Tour with $1,250,187 in earnings. Despite his rather unusual sequence in respect to tournament wins, Sluman has been one of the Tour's most consistent top 10 finishers throughout his career.
The 1988 PGA Championship was played at the Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. Sluman won the tournament by three strokes over Paul Azinger, shooting a total of 272. On the final day, Sluman took command of the tournament with a round of 65 that tied David Graham's 1979 mark as the lowest winning round in PGA history.[1]
Upon turning 50 in September 2007, Sluman joined the Champions Tour. He won his first tournament in June 2008, the Bank of America Championship and he also won the Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach in 2008 and 2009.
In his spare time, Sluman can be described as a rabid sports fan. He closely follows the Florida State University Seminoles, the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Bulls, and the Chicago Cubs. He has held Bulls season tickets for over 10 years. Sluman is also a fan of Formula One racing, and is friends with former Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal. He is also a collector of rare, fine wines with about 2,000 bottles in his collection.
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[edit] Professional wins (13)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (6)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | Aug 14, 1988 | PGA Championship | -12 (69-70-68-65=272) | 3 strokes | Paul Azinger |
| 2 | Feb 23, 1997 | Tucson Chrysler Classic | -13 (75-68-65-67=275) | 1 stroke | Steve Jones |
| 3 | Sep 6, 1998 | Greater Milwaukee Open | -19 (68-66-63-68=265) | 1 stroke | Steve Stricker |
| 4 | Jan 17, 1999 | Sony Open in Hawaii | -9 (69-70-66-66=271) | 2 strokes | Davis Love III, Jeff Maggert, Len Mattiace, Chris Perry, Tommy Tolles |
| 5 | Jul 22, 2001 | B.C. Open | -22 (67-68-65-66=266) | Playoff | Paul Gow |
| 6 | Jul 14, 2002 | Greater Milwaukee Open | -23 (64-66-63-68=261) | 4 strokes | Tim Herron, Steve Lowery |
[edit] Other wins (4)
- 1999 CVS Charity Classic (with Stuart Appleby)
- 2003 CVS Charity Classic (with Rocco Mediate)
- 2003 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Hank Kuehne)
- 2004 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Hank Kuehne)
[edit] Champions Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | Jun 22, 2008 | Bank of America Championship | -17 (68-67-64=199) | 2 strokes | Loren Roberts |
| 2 | Aug 31, 2008 | Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | -14 (66-69-67=202) | 5 strokes | Fuzzy Zoeller, Craig Stadler |
| 3 | Sep 6, 2009 | Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | -10 (65-73-68=206) | 2 strokes | Gene Jones |
[edit] Major Championships
[edit] Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin | Runner-up |
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| 1988 | PGA Championship | 3 shot deficit | -12 (69-70-68-65=272) | 3 strokes | Paul Azinger |
[edit] Results timeline
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T45 | T8 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T62 | DNP | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T30 | T14 | 1 | T24 |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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| The Masters | T27 | T29 | T4 | T17 | T25 | T41 | CUT | T7 | CUT | T31 |
| U.S. Open | T14 | CUT | 2 | T11 | T9 | T13 | T50 | T28 | T10 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T25 | T101 | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | T60 | DNP | DNP | T45 |
| PGA Championship | T31 | T61 | T12 | T61 | T25 | T8 | T41 | CUT | T27 | T54 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| The Masters | 18 | DNP | T24 | 44 | 43 | DNP | DNP | T49 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | T24 | CUT | DNP | DNP | T6 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T60 | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | T41 | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T41 | CUT | T23 | CUT | T62 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
