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Nationality
  
United States

Professional wins
  
13

Weight
  
77 kg

Height
  
1.75 m


Turned professional
  
1994

Role
  
Golfer

College
  
University of Texas

Name
  
Justin Leonard

Spouse
  
Amanda Leonard (m. 2002)

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Full name
  
Justin Charles Garrett Leonard

Born
  
June 15, 1972 (age 51) Dallas, Texas (
1972-06-15
)

Residence
  
Education
  
University of Texas at Austin

Children
  
Skylar Charles Leonard, Luke Garrett Leonard, Avery Kate Leonard, Reese Ella Leonard

Current tour(s)
  
PGA Tour (joined 1994)

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

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Early years

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Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Leonard 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 1992 U.S. Amateur and was a two-time All-American in 1993 and 1994. He won the Haskins Award in 1994 as the most outstanding collegiate golfer. That same year Leonard became only the fourth golfer to go directly from college to the PGA Tour without going through Q School, after Gary Hallberg, Scott Verplank, and Phil Mickelson.

PGA Tour

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Leonard's wins on the PGA Tour included one of golf's four majors, the 1997 Open Championship, as well as the 1998 Players Championship. He ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for 24 weeks in 1998 and 1999. Leonard also had opportunities to win other major championships, notably at the 1999 Open Championship and the 2004 PGA Championship; in both instances he fell into a playoff with a bogey on the 72nd hole.

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At the 1997 PGA Championship, Leonard was tied with Davis Love III for the 54-hole lead. Love shot a final round 66 to win by five shots over Leonard, who finished solo second. Leonard was ahead by three shots at the 54-hole mark of the 2002 PGA Championship before shooting a final round 77 and finishing tied for fourth.

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Leonard qualified for the United States Ryder Cup team in 1997, 1999, and 2008. In the 1999 event, Leonard made a 45-foot (14 m) 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.

After using his career money list exemption for the 2015–16 season and failing to make the FedEx Cup, Leonard is playing the 2016–17 season with past champion status.

Amateur wins (6)

  • 1992 Western Amateur, Southern Amateur, U.S. Amateur
  • 1993 Western Amateur, Southern Amateur
  • 1994 NCAA Division I Championship
  • PGA Tour wins (12)

    PGA Tour playoff record (2–5)

    Other wins

  • 2000 CVS Charity Classic (with Davis Love III)
  • Results timeline

    LA = Low Amateur
    CUT = missed the half way cut
    "T" indicates a tie for a place.

    Summary

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1996 PGA – 1998 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1997 Open Championship – 1998 Masters)
  • Results in World Golf Championship events

    1Cancelled due to 9/11
    DNP = Did not play
    QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
    "T" = tied
    NT = No Tournament
    Yellow background for top-10.
    Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

    U.S. national team appearances

    Amateur

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

  • Presidents Cup: 1996 (winners), 1998, 2003 (tie), 2005 (winners), 2009 (winners)
  • Ryder Cup: 1997, 1999 (winners), 2008 (winners)
  • Dunhill Cup: 1997
  • World Cup: 1997, 2003
  • Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing PGA Tour): 1998, 1999
  • References

    Justin Leonard Wikipedia