Justin Leonard

Justin Leonard

Personal Information
Birth	(1972-06-15) June 15, 1972 Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Nationality	United States of America
Residence	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
College	University of Texas
Career
Turned Pro	1994
Current tour	PGA Tour (joined 1994)
Professional wins	12 (PGA Tour: 12)
Best Results in Major Championships Wins: 1
Masters	T7: 1997
U.S. Open	T12: 2002
The Open	Won 1997
PGA Championship	2nd/T2: 1997, 2004

Justin Charles Garrett Leonard (born June 15, 1972) is an American professional golfer.

Leonard was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended Lake Highlands High School and graduated in 1990. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He won the Haskins Award in 1994 as the most outstanding collegiate golfer.

As a professional he made his name by winning the 1997 British Open, one of golf's four majors. He has twelve career wins on the PGA Tour. Apart from his British Open, his highest profile victory came at the 1998 Players Championship. He ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for several weeks in 1998 and 1999. He also lost playoffs in the 1999 British Open and the 2004 PGA Championship, in both instances falling into the playoff with a bogey on the 72nd hole.

Leonard made the United States Ryder Cup team in 1997 and 1999. In the 1999 event, Leonard made a 45-foot putt for birdie on the 17th hole to complete a remarkable comeback by the U.S. team on the final day. The victory was somewhat marred by the celebration following Leonard's putt, when other U.S. players, their wives, and a few fans ran onto the green even though Leonard's opponent, José María Olazábal, still had an opportunity to match Leonard on the hole. Leonard has automaticaly qualified for the 2008 Ryder Cup in seventh position.

Leonard and his wife have two daughters and one son.

Amateur wins (6)

• 1992 Western Amateur, Southern Amateur, U.S. Amateur
• 1993 Western Amateur, Southern Amateur
• 1994 NCAA Division I Championship

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (12)

• 1996 (1) Buick Open
• 1997 (2) Kemper Open, The Open Championship
• 1998 (1) The 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 is shown in bold.

Major Championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runners Up
1997	The Open Championship	5 shot deficit	-12 (69-66-72-65=272)	3 strokes	Darren Clarke, Jesper Parnevik

Results timeline

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	CUT	DNP	DNP	T27	T7	T8	T18
U.S. Open	T68 LA	DNP	DNP	T50	T36	T40	T15
British Open	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
Masters Tournament	T28	T27	T20	CUT	T35	T13	T39	DNP	T20
U.S. Open	T16	CUT	T12	T20	CUT	T23	CUT	CUT	T36
British Open	T41	CUT	T14	CUT	T16	T52	DNP	CUT	T16
PGA Championship	T41	T10	T4	CUT	T2	CUT	CUT	CUT	T58

LA = Low Amateur
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.

United States national team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy: 1992
• Walker Cup: 1993 (winners)

Professional

• Presidents Cup: 1996 (winners), 1998, 2003 (tie), 2005 (winners)
• Ryder Cup: 1997, 1999 (winners), 2008 (winners)
• Dunhill Cup: 1997
• World Cup: 1997, 2003

See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

External links

• Official site
• Profile on the PGA Tour's official site
• Results in ranking tournaments for the last two years from the Official World Golf Ranking site