Lee Janzen

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, where the family moved. Janzen's 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 15 as a member of the Greater Tampa Junior Golf Association.

Janzen chose to attend a small college – Florida Southern – rather than a big institution like Florida. In 1985 and 1986, Florida Southern won the Division II national team championship. Janzen was the individual medalist in 1986. He turned pro later that same year.

Janzen has won eight times on the PGA Tour, most notably the 1993 and 1998 U.S. Opens. In 1993, Janzen defeated Payne Stewart at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, en route to tying the 72-hole U.S. Open scoring record of 8-under par. Five years later, Janzen again beat out Stewart to win his second U.S. Open, this time at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. Janzen overcame a 5-shot deficit on Sunday, marking the best final-round comeback in a U.S. Open since 1973.

Lee Janzen also notched a victory at The Players' Championship in 1995, a premiere non-major event on the PGA Tour. He has been featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Janzen has had several more opportunities to win major golf championships. In 1996, he was in contention at both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship before finishing inside the Top 10 in both events. Janzen finished fourth at the 1997 PGA Championship after sharing the 36-hole lead at Winged Foot Country Club in 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. He frequently speaks about his Christian beliefs.

[edit] Professional wins (9)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (8)

1992 (1) Northern Telecom Open
1993 (2) Phoenix Open, U.S. Open
1994 (1) Buick Classic
1995 (3) The Players Championship, Kemper Open, Sprint International
1998 (1) U.S. Open

Major championships are shown in bold.

[edit] Other wins (1)

2000 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Rocco Mediate)

[edit] Major Championships

[edit] Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runners Up
1993	U.S. Open	2 shot deficit	-8 (67-67-69-69=272)	2 strokes	Payne Stewart
1998	U.S. Open (2)	5 shot deficit	E (73-66-73-68=280)	2 strokes	Payne Stewart

[edit] Results timeline

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	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
The Masters	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
The Masters	CUT	T31	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T37	CUT	CUT	T55	T24	T57	CUT	T13
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	T80	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T19	CUT	T53	T34	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP