Early years and amateur career

Janzen was born in Austin, Minnesota, and spent most of his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, where he played Little League baseball. When Janzen was 12, his father's company transferred him to Florida and his parents started him in golf and tennis, and he continued playing baseball. Janzen liked golf best and started playing that sport exclusively. He won his first tournament at age 15 as a member of the Greater Tampa Junior Golf Association.

Janzen chose to attend a small college - Florida Southern. In 1985 and 1986, Florida Southern won the Division II national team championship. Janzen was the individual medalist in 1986. He turned professional later that same year.

Professional career

Lee Janzen currently holds all records on Treetops course according to John the Starter. 62 is the norm but on the Masterpiece he struggled to shoot a 67.

In 1989, Janzen joined the PGA Tour. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour, most notably the 1993 and 1998 U.S. Opens. In 1993, Janzen defeated Payne Stewart at Baltusrol in Springfield, New Jersey, en route to tying the 72-hole U.S. Open scoring record of 8-under-par. Five years later, he again beat out Stewart to win his second U.S. Open, this time at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. He overcame a five stroke deficit on Sunday, marking the best final-round comeback in a U.S. Open for 25 years since Johnny Miller's win in 1973.

Janzen also notched a victory at The Players Championship in 1995. The Players is a premiere event on the PGA Tour, unofficially known as the "fifth major," and includes the largest purse of the season. He has been featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Janzen had several opportunities to win additional major golf championships. In 1996, he was in contention at both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship before finishing in the top-10 in both events. He finished fourth at the 1997 PGA Championship after sharing the 36-hole lead at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, New York.

Janzen also played on two American Ryder Cup teams, in 1993 and 1997.

Janzen has lived in various places in Central Florida since becoming a professional golfer.

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (8)

Legend

Major championships (2)

Regular PGA Tour (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Feb 16, 1992	Northern Telecom Open	71-67-67-65=270	−18	1 stroke	Bill Britton
2	Jan 31, 1993	Phoenix Open	67-65-73-68=273	−11	2 strokes	Andrew Magee
3	Jun 20, 1993	U.S. Open	67-67-69-69=272	−8	2 strokes	Payne Stewart
4	Jun 12, 1994	Buick Classic	69-69-64-66=268	−16	3 strokes	Ernie Els
5	Mar 26, 1995	The Players Championship	69-74-69-71=283	−5	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer
6	Jun 11, 1995	Kemper Open	68-69-68-67=272	−12	Playoff	Corey Pavin
7	Aug 20, 1995	Sprint International	10-9-6-9=34	34 pts	1 point	Ernie Els
8	Jun 21, 1998	U.S. Open	73-66-73-68=280	E	1 stroke	Payne Stewart

PGA Tour playoff record (1-0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1995	Kemper Open	Corey Pavin	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Champions Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Feb 15, 2015	ACE Group Classic	−16 (68-65-67=200)	Playoff	Bart Bryant

Champions Tour playoff record (1-0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2015	ACE Group Classic	Bart Bryant	Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

• 2002 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Rocco Mediate)

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1993	U.S. Open	1 shot lead	−8 (67-67-69-69=272)	2 strokes	Payne Stewart
1998	U.S. Open	5 shot deficit	E (73-66-73-68=280)	1 stroke	Payne Stewart

Results timeline

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	T54	T39	T30	T12	T12	T26	T33	T14
U.S. Open	DNP	CUT	CUT	1	CUT	T13	T10	T52	1	T46
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	T39	T48	T35	T24	CUT	CUT	T24	70
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	T21	T22	T66	T23	T8	4	CUT	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	CUT	T31	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T37	CUT	CUT	T55	T24	T57	CUT	T13	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	T80	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T19	CUT	T53	T34	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

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

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.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	9
U.S. Open	2	0	0	2	3	6	20	11
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	7
PGA Championship	0	0	0	1	2	6	13	9
Totals	2	0	0	2	5	19	56	36

• Most consecutive cuts made - 8 (1994 Open Championship - 1996 U.S. Open)
• Longest streak of top-10s - 1 (five times)

U. S. national team appearances

• Ryder Cup: 1993 (winners), 1997
• Dunhill Cup: 1995
• Presidents Cup: 1998

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