Amateur career

Born in Austin, Minnesota, and raised in Alexandria, Lehman played college golf at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, graduated with a degree in business/accounting, and turned professional in 1982.

Professional career

It took Lehman many years to become a leading tour professional. He played on the PGA Tour with little success from 1983 to 1985, and was then obliged to play elsewhere for the following six seasons. This included time in Asia and South Africa and on the second tier Ben Hogan Tour in the United States. He regained his PGA Tour card by topping the Ben Hogan Tour's 1991 money list, and has enjoyed unbroken membership of the PGA Tour since 1992. He was named PGA Tour Player of the Year in 1996.

From 1995 to 1997 Lehman held the 54-hole lead at the U.S. Open, but each time failed to win. During this period he won his only major championship to date, The Open Championship in 1996. In April 1997 he spent a week at Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. He has won five times on the PGA Tour, but in addition to his Open win these wins have included the season-ending Tour Championship and Memorial Tournament, and he has won at least nineteen professional events in total.

Lehman was captain of the Ryder Cup team in 2006, which lost 18½ to 9½ to Europe at the K Club in Ireland.

In April 2009, Lehman became the 13th Champions Tour player to win his debut tournament. He teamed with Bernhard Langer to win the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf in a playoff over Jeff Sluman and Craig Stadler. On May 30, 2010, Lehman won the Senior PGA Championship in a playoff over Fred Couples and David Frost for his first Champions Tour major championship. In 2011, Lehman topped the Champions Tour money list and was voted the Champions Tour Player of the Year. He is the first golfer to win "Player of the Year" honors on all three tours operated by the PGA Tour.

In June 2012, Lehman defended his title at the Regions Tradition, to win his third senior major championship. He won by two strokes from Germany's Bernhard Langer and Taiwan's Chien Soon Lu. In his next major appearance at the Senior Players Championship, he finished runner-up, two strokes behind Joe Daley.

Personal

Lehman and his wife Melissa have lived for many years in Scottsdale, Arizona, and they have four children: two daughters and two sons. Lehman is a Christian.

Professional wins (35)

PGA Tour wins (5)

Legend

Major championships (1)

Other PGA Tour (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 22, 1994	Memorial Tournament	67-67-67-67=268	−20	5 strokes	Greg Norman
2	May 28, 1995	Colonial National Invitation	67-68-68-68=271	−9	1 stroke	Craig Parry
3	Jul 21, 1996	The Open Championship	67-67-64-73=271	−13	2 strokes	Ernie Els, Mark McCumber
4	Oct 28, 1996	The Tour Championship	66-67-64-71=268	−12	6 strokes	Brad Faxon
5	Jan 30, 2000	Phoenix Open	63-67-73-67=270	−14	1 stroke	Robert Allenby, Rocco Mediate

PGA Tour playoff record (0-3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1997	Mercedes Championships	Tiger Woods	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	1999	Bay Hill Invitational	Tim Herron	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3	2006	The International	Dean Wilson	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

European Tour wins (2)

Legend

Major championships (1)

Other European Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 21, 1996	The Open Championship	67-67-64-73=271	−13	2 strokes	Ernie Els, Mark McCumber
2	Jul 12, 1997	Gulfstream Loch Lomond World Invitational	65-66-67-67=265	−19	4 strokes	Ernie Els

Ben Hogan Tour wins (4)

• 1990 Ben Hogan Reflection Ridge
• 1991 Ben Hogan Gulf Coast Classic, Ben Hogan South Carolina Classic, Ben Hogan Santa Rosa Open

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

• 1993 Casio World Open

Other wins (12)

• 1986 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
• 1989 Minnesota State Open
• 1990 Minnesota State Open
• 1995 Diners Club Matches (with Duffy Waldorf)
• 1996 Diners Club Matches (with Duffy Waldorf), PGA Grand Slam of Golf
• 1997 Skins Game, Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Fred Couples and Phil Mickelson)
• 1998 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
• 1999 Williams World Challenge (United States - unofficial event)
• 2000 Hyundai Team Matches (with Duffy Waldorf)
• 2009 Argentine Masters

Champions Tour wins (9)

Legend

Champions Tour major championships (3)

Other Champions Tour (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 26, 2009	Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Bernhard Langer)	61-66-62=189	−27	Playoff	Jeff Sluman and Craig Stadler
2	May 30, 2010	Senior PGA ChampionshipA	68-71-71-71=281	−7	Playoff	Fred Couples, David Frost
3	Feb 13, 2011	Allianz Championship	65-69-69=203	−13	1 stroke	Jeff Sluman, Rod Spittle
4	Apr 3, 2011	Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic	67-64-69=200	−16	1 stroke	David Frost, Nick Price, Jeff Sluman
5	May 8, 2011	Regions Tradition	67-71-68-69=275	−13	Playoff	Peter Senior
6	Jun 10, 2012	Regions Tradition	69-69-68-68=274	−14	2 strokes	Bernhard Langer, Chien Soon Lu
7	Nov 4, 2012	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	68-63-62-65=258	−22	6 strokes	Jay Haas
8	Jun 22, 2014	Encompass Championship	65-66-70=201	−15	1 stroke	Michael Allen, Kirk Triplett
9	Oct 11, 2015	SAS Championship	68-71-65=204	−12	1 stroke	Joe Durant

A This win also counts as a European Seniors Tour victory because it is a co-sanctioned event.

Champions Tour playoff record (3-1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2009	Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Bernhard Langer)	Jeff Sluman & Craig Stadler	Won with par on second extra hole
2	2010	Senior PGA Championship	Fred Couples, David Frost	Won with par on first extra hole
3	2011	Regions Tradition	Peter Senior	Won with par on second extra hole
4	2015	Insperity Invitational	Kenny Perry, Ian Woosnam	Woosnam won with birdie on first extra hole

European Seniors Tour wins (2)

Legend

European Seniors Tour major championships (1)

Other European Seniors Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 30, 2010	Senior PGA Championship	68-71-71-71=281	−7	Playoff	Fred Couples, David Frost
2	Dec 11, 2011	MCB Tour Championship	65-68-71=204	−12	1 stroke	David Frost

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
1996	The Open Championship	6 shot lead	−13 (67-67-64-73=271)	2 strokes	Ernie Els, Mark McCumber

Results timeline

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	T3	2	40	T18	T12	CUT	T31
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	T6	T19	T33	3	T2	3	T5	T28
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T59	T24	DNP	1	T24	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T39	CUT	T14	T10	T29	T34

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	6	T18	CUT	CUT	DNP	T13	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T23	T24	T45	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	T47
The Open Championship	T4	CUT	CUT	T46	CUT	T23	CUT	T51	T32	T60
PGA Championship	WD	CUT	T29	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT	T69	T42	T60

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T14	T22	CUT	T58	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	T55	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	1	2	3	7	13	9
U.S. Open	0	1	2	4	5	8	18	12
The Open Championship	1	0	0	2	2	7	21	13
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	2	17	10
Totals	1	2	3	8	11	24	69	44

• Most consecutive cuts made - 8 (1996 Masters - 1997 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s - 2 (1996 U.S. Open - 1996 Open Championship)

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Accenture Match Play Championship	R64	R32	R16	QF	R64	DNP	R32	4
CA Championship	T25	DNP	NT1	T39	DNP	DNP	61	DNP
Bridgestone Invitational	T15	T31	DNP	T38	DNP	DNP	T41	T42

1Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew from tournament
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament
Yellow background for top-10.

Senior major championships

Wins (3)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
2010	Senior PGA Championship	Tied for the lead	−7 (68-71-71-71=281)	Playoff1	Fred Couples, David Frost
2011	Regions Tradition	2 shot deficit	−13 (67-71-68-69=275)	Playoff2	Peter Senior
2012	Regions Tradition	2 shot lead	−14 (69-69-68-68=274)	2 strokes	Bernhard Langer, Chien Soon Lu

1Defeated Couples (6) and Frost (6), who shot 2-over par double bogey on the first sudden-death-playoff hole, and Lehman shot a (4) on the hole, which was even-par.
2Defeated Senior with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Results timeline

Results are not in chronological order before 2016.

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
The Tradition	T8	T4	1	1	T22	T3	T5	T35
Senior PGA Championship	T22	1	T22	T29	DNP	T48	T26
Senior Players Championship	DNP	DNP	4	2	T16	T20	T20
Senior British Open Championship	T58	T11	T21	T10	T26	DNP	T22
U.S. Senior Open	T8	T12	T23	T2	T9	T24	T23

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Awards

Lehman has won the following awards:

• 1991
  • Ben Hogan Tour leading money winner
  • Ben Hogan Tour Player of the Year
• 1996
  • PGA Player of the Year
  • PGA Tour Player of the Year
  • Vardon Trophy
  • Byron Nelson Award
  • PGA Tour leading money winner
• 2010
  • Payne Stewart Award
• 2011
  • Arnold Palmer Award (Champions Tour leading money winner)
  • Jack Nicklaus Trophy (Champions Tour Player of the Year)
  • Charles Schwab Cup (Champions Tour)
• 2012
  • Jack Nicklaus Trophy (Champions Tour Player of the Year)
  • Charles Schwab Cup (Champions Tour)

U.S. national team appearances

• Ryder Cup: 1995, 1997, 1999 (winners), 2006 (non-playing captain)
• Presidents Cup: 1994 (winners), 1996 (winners), 2000 (winners)
• World Cup: 1996
• Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1999, 2000

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