Early years

Forsman was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. however his family relocated to Mountain View, California where he grew up. He learned to play golf at Los Altos Golf and Country Club and spent summers caddying for club members. He attended Awalt High School (currently Mountain View High School) where he lettered on both the golf and basketball teams. He attended Arizona State University majoring in Communications. While at ASU, he was also on the golf team.

Professional career

Forsman turned professional in 1982. He earned his PGA Tour card at Qualifying School at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida in the fall of 1982 and joined the PGA Tour in 1983. A five-time winner on the PGA Tour, Forsman finished in the top-125 every year from 1983 until 2003 with the exception of one year. His best overall season was 1992, when he finished 10th on the money list with a win and three second-place finishes. He lost his card in 2004, but continued to play relatively well during his late forties.

After reaching the age of 50 in July 2008, Forsman began play on the Champions Tour. He won his first event in this venue in his rookie year at the 2009 AT&T Champions Classic where he shot a final round of 6 under par, came from 5 shots back, and defeated Don Pooley in a playoff with a birdie on the first playoff hole. His second win came a year later at the Regions Charity Classic. His third win came at the 2012 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai.

Personal life

Forsman is married to the former Trudy Holley. They settled in Provo, Utah, where they raised their two sons Richard and Thomas.

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 21, 1985	Lite Quad Cities Open	−13 (68-69-63-67=267)	1 stroke	Bob Tway
2	Mar 16, 1986	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	−11 (68-67-67=202)	1 stroke	Raymond Floyd, Mike Hulbert
3	Feb 18, 1990	Shearson Lehman Hutton Open	−13 (68-63-72-72=275)	2 strokes	Tommy Armour III
4	Aug 9, 1992	Buick Open	−12 (72-67-70-67=276)	Playoff	Steve Elkington, Brad Faxon
5	Sep 15, 2002	SEI Pennsylvania Classic	−14 (73-68-64-65=270)	1 stroke	Robert Allenby, Billy Andrade

PGA Tour playoff record (1-1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1992	Buick Open	Steve Elkington, Brad Faxon	Won with par on second extra hole Faxon eliminated with par on first hole
2	1997	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	David Duval	Lost to par on first extra hole

Champions Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 15, 2009	AT&T Champions Classic	−11 (72-67-66=205)	Playoff	Don Pooley
2	May 16, 2010	Regions Charity Classic	−20 (68-62-66=196)	3 strokes	Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki, Peter Senior
3	Jan 22, 2012	Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai	−15 (67-65-69=201)	2 strokes	Jay Don Blake

Champions Tour playoff record (1-0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2009	AT&T Champions Classic	Don Pooley	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

• 1992 JCPenney Classic (with Dottie Mochrie)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	T60	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T33
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	CUT	DNP	DNP	T7	14	T35	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	T60	T19	DNP	DNP	T13	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T73	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	T32	T7	T44	DNP	DNP	T61	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	T66	DNP	T48	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	3
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	7
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	1	10	4
Totals	0	0	0	0	2	5	28	15

• Most consecutive cuts made - 11 (1991 PGA - 1996 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s - 2 (1992 PGA - 1993 Masters)

[ Source: Wikipedia ]