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{{short description|American professional golfer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2011}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Justin Leonard
| image             = Justin Leonard 2008.jpg 
| caption           = Leonard in 2008
| fullname          = Justin Charles<br>Garrett Leonard
| nickname          = 
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1972|6|15|mf=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], U.S.
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1972|6|15|mf=y}} -->
| death_place       = 
| height            = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}
| weight            = {{convert|170|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality       = {{USA}}
| residence         = [[Aspen, Colorado]], U.S.
| spouse            = Amanda
| partner           = 
| children          = 4 <!--Reese, Avery, Luke, Skylar -->
| college           = [[Texas Longhorns men's golf|University of Texas]]
| yearpro           = 1994
| tour              = [[PGA Tour Champions]]
| extour            = [[PGA Tour]]
| prowins           = 15
| pgawins           = 12
| eurowins          = 1
| champwins         = 2
| seneurowins       = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins -->
| otherwins         = 1
| majorwins         = 1
| masters           = T7: [[1997 Masters Tournament|1997]]
| usopen            = T12: 2002
| open              = '''Won''': [[1997 Open Championship|1997]]
| pga               = 2nd/T2: [[1997 PGA Championship|1997]], [[2004 PGA Championship|2004]]
| wghofid           = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear         = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
| award1            = [[Haskins Award]]
| year1             = 1994
| award2            = 
| year2             = 
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}
'''Justin Charles Garrett Leonard''' (born June 15, 1972) is an American [[professional golfer]]. He has 12 career wins on the [[PGA Tour]], including one major, the [[1997 Open Championship]]. He currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He is one of only five players to win the U.S. Amateur, the NCAA Individual Championship, and a major golf tournament.

==Early life==
Leonard was born and raised in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]. He graduated from [[Lake Highlands High School]] in 1990.

==Amateur career==
Leonard attended the [[Texas Longhorns men's golf|University of Texas]] in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]. With the Longhorns he won 4-straight Southwest Conference Championships (1991-1994) and went to 4 straight NCAA Championships, with the team finishing in 2nd place in 1994. He won 10 individual events in college, including the individual [[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships|NCAA championship]] in 1994 and the Southwest Conference Championship a record 4 times (1991-1994). He won the 1992 [[U.S. Amateur]]. He made the All-Southwest Conference team every year he was in college and was a three-time 1st team [[All-American]] (1992, 1993, 1994) - and a 2nd team All-American in 1991. He won the [[Haskins Award]] and Jack Nicklaus Award in 1994 as the most outstanding collegiate golfer.
<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011-12 Texas Golf Fact Book |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tex/sports/m-golf/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/11-12-mgf-factbook.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115737/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tex/sports/m-golf/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/11-12-mgf-factbook.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=6 October 2024 |website=www.grfx.cstv.com}}</ref> That same year, he became only the fourth player to go directly from college to the [[PGA Tour]] without going through [[Qualifying school|Q School]], following [[Gary Hallberg]], [[Scott Verplank]], and [[Phil Mickelson]].

==Professional career==
Leonard's wins on the [[PGA Tour]] included one of golf's four [[Men's major golf championships|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007%20Stats/86TO0810.pdf |title=69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking |publisher=OWGR |access-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017160152/http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.

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.

Leonard qualified for the United States [[Ryder Cup]] team in [[1997 Ryder Cup|1997]], [[1999 Ryder Cup|1999]], and [[2008 Ryder Cup|2008]]. In the 1999 event, Leonard made a {{convert|45|ft|adj=on}}  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.

=== Broadcasting career ===
In 2015, Leonard moved to [[Aspen, Colorado]], which is not conducive to the year-round practice of golf and began to transition to a career as a golf announcer.<ref name="Peak" /> Leonard joined Golf Channel in 2015 as an analyst for Golf Central "Live From" and PGA Tour live tournament coverage.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=NBC Justin Leonard Bio |url=https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/bio/justin-leonard/ |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref>

After using his career money list exemption for the 2015–16 season and failing to make the FedEx Cup, Leonard played the 2016–17 season with past champion status. He played in only 16 tournaments that year, his best finish being a tie for 16th at the Northern Trust Open. In 2017, he played in only one tournament, the Texas Open, where he finished in 58th.<ref name="Peak">{{cite news |title=Ryder Cup hero and British Open champ Justin Leonard left the course to find his peak |url=https://golf.com/news/ryder-cup-hero-and-british-open-champ-justin-leonard-left-the-course-to-find-his-peak/ |access-date=23 June 2022 |work=golf.com |date=12 July 2017}}</ref>

In 2020, he assumed an elevated role on Golf Central "Live From" as an analyst on the program's primetime shows.<ref name=":0" />

He returned to the PGA for one event in 2022, competing in the Byron Nelson where he failed to make the cut. It was his last event before turning 50 and qualifying for the [[PGA Tour Champions]].<ref>{{cite web |title=AT&T Byron Nelson |url=https://www.pgatour.com/competition/2022/at-t-byron-nelson/leaderboard.html |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref>

Leonard made his PGA Tour Champions debut at the 2022 [[Senior Players Championship]] where he finished in 61st place.

In 2023, his first full season on the tour, he carded a course record score of 62 in the first round of the [[American Family Insurance Championship]] at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wisconsin and finished tied for 4th, his best finish since 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://madison.com/sports/professional/other/why-a-long-break-from-golf-helped-justin-leonard-set-an-amfam-championship-record/article_257af62a-0711-11ee-8e59-4fd08a9f5dbe.html |title=Why a long break from golf helped Justin Leonard set an AmFam Championship record |newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal |first=Colten |last=Bartholomew |date=June 10, 2023}}</ref> Later that season he finished in a tie for 1st at the [[PURE Insurance Championship]], but lost the playoff to [[Thongchai Jaidee]] on the 4th sudden-death hole.<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 PURE Insurance Championship |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard?tournamentId=401500299 |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> It was his best finish since winning the 2008 St. Jude Open. In February 2025, he won his first senior event, the [[Chubb Classic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story?id=43878782&_slug_=justin-leonard-wins-chubb-classic-first-pga-tour-champions-victory |title=Justin Leonard claims 1st PGA Tour Champions win at Chubb Classic |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=February 16, 2025}}</ref>

==Amateur wins==
*1992 [[Western Amateur]], [[Southern Amateur]], [[U.S. Amateur]]
*1993 [[Western Amateur]], [[Southern Amateur]]
*1994 [[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships|NCAA Division I Championship]]

==Professional wins (15)==
===PGA Tour wins (12)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Major championships (1)
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
| Players Championships (1)
|- 
| Other PGA Tour (10)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!To par
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Aug 4, [[1996 PGA Tour|1996]]
|[[Buick Open]]
|align=right|65-64-69-68=266
|align=center|−22
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chip Beck]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Jun 8, [[1997 PGA Tour|1997]]
|[[Kemper Open]]
|align=right|69-69-69-67=274
|align=center|−10
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Wiebe]]
|--style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|3
|align=right|Jul 20, 1997
|'''[[1997 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]'''
|align=right|69-66-72-65=272
|align=center|−12
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Darren Clarke]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jesper Parnevik]]
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
|align=center|4
|align=right|Mar 29, [[1998 PGA Tour|1998]]
|[[1998 Players Championship|The Players Championship]]
|align=right|72-69-70-67=278
|align=center|−10
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Glen Day]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Lehman]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Sep 24, [[2000 PGA Tour|2000]]
|[[Westin Texas Open]]
|align=right|64-68-65-64=261
|align=center|−19
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Wiebe]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|Sep 30, [[2001 PGA Tour|2001]]
|[[Texas Open]] (2)
|align=right|65-64-68-69=266
|align=center|−18
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[J. J. Henry]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Kuchar]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|Apr 21, [[2002 PGA Tour|2002]]
|[[WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf]]
|align=right|67-64-66-73=270
|align=center|−14
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Heath Slocum]]
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|Mar 16, [[2003 PGA Tour|2003]]
|[[The Honda Classic]]
|align=right|63-70-64-67=264
|align=center|−24
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chad Campbell]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Davis Love III]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|Jan 30, [[2005 PGA Tour|2005]]
|[[Bob Hope Chrysler Classic]]
|align=right|66-67-68-64-67=332
|align=center|−28
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Tim Clark (golfer)|Tim Clark]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Ogilvie]]
|-
|align=center|10
|align=right|May 29, 2005
|[[FedEx St. Jude Classic]]
|align=right|62-65-66-73=266
|align=center|−14
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Toms]] 
|-
|align=center|11
|align=right|Oct 7, [[2007 PGA Tour|2007]]
|[[Valero Texas Open]] (3)
|align=right|65-67-64-65=261
|align=center|−19
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jesper Parnevik]]
|-
|align=center|12
|align=right|Jun 8, [[2008 PGA Tour|2008]]
|[[Stanford St. Jude Championship]] (2)
|align=right|68-73-67-68=276
|align=center|−4
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robert Allenby]], {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Trevor Immelman]]
|}

'''PGA Tour playoff record (2–5)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[1996 PGA Tour|1996]]
|[[Phoenix Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Mickelson]]
|Lost to birdie on third extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|[[1999 PGA Tour|1999]]
|'''[[1999 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]'''
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Lawrie]], {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean van de Velde (golfer)|Jean van de Velde]]
|Lawrie won four-hole aggregate playoff;<br>Lawrie: E (5-4-3-3=15),<br>Leonard: +3 (5-4-4-5=18),<br>van de Velde: +3 (6-4-3-5=18)
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|[[2002 PGA Tour|2002]]
|[[Bell Canadian Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Neal Lancaster]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Rollins (golfer)|John Rollins]]
|Rollins won with birdie on first extra hole  
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|4
|[[2004 PGA Tour|2004]]
|'''[[2004 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]'''
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris DiMarco]], {{flagicon|FJI}} [[Vijay Singh]]
|Singh won three-hole aggregate playoff;<br>Singh: −1 (3-3-4=10),<br>DiMarco: x (4-3-x=x),<br>Leonard: x (4-3-x=x)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|5
|[[2007 PGA Tour|2007]]
|[[Valero Texas Open]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jesper Parnevik]]
|Won with birdie on third extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|6
|[[2008 PGA Tour|2008]]
|[[Stanford St. Jude Championship]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robert Allenby]], {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Trevor Immelman]]
|Won with birdie on second extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|7
|[[2009 PGA Tour|2009]]
|[[Children's Miracle Network Classic]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Stephen Ames]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[George McNeill (golfer)|George McNeill]]
|Ames won with par on second extra hole<br>Leonard eliminated by par on first hole
|}

===Other wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!To par
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Jul 11, 2000
|[[CVS Charity Classic (Rhode Island)|CVS Charity Classic]]<br>(with {{flagicon|USA}} [[Davis Love III]])
|align=right|60-66=126
|align=center|−16
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Elkington]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Stadler]]
|}

'''Other playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|2006
|[[Merrill Lynch Shootout]]<br>(with {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Verplank]])
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Kelly]] and {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Pampling]]
|Lost to bogey on first extra hole
|}

===PGA Tour Champions wins (2)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:thistle"
| Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (1)
|- 
| Other PGA Tour Champions (1)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!To par
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Feb 16, [[2025 PGA Tour Champions season|2025]]
|[[Chubb Classic]]
|align=right|68-65-68=201
|align=center|−15
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Andrade]]
|-style="background:thistle"
|align=center|2
|align=right|Oct 19, 2025
|[[Dominion Energy Charity Classic]]
|align=right|66-70-68=204
|align=center|−12
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Thomas Bjørn]], {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Ernie Els]]
|}

'''PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[2023 PGA Tour Champions season|2023]]
|[[PURE Insurance Championship]]
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Thongchai Jaidee]]
|Lost to par on fourth extra hole
|}

==Major championships==

===Wins (1)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runners-up
|-style="background:#ABCDEF;"
| [[1997 Open Championship|1997]] ||[[The Open Championship]] ||5 shot deficit ||−12 (69-66-72-65=272) ||3 strokes ||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Darren Clarke]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jesper Parnevik]]
|}

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T27
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|T18
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T68<span style="font-size:87%;">LA</span>
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T50
|T36
|T40
|T15
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T58
|CUT
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T57
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|CUT
|CUT
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|T28
|T27
|T20
|CUT
|T35
|T13
|T39
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T20
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T16
|CUT
|T12
|T20
|CUT
|T23
|CUT
|CUT
|T36
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T41
|CUT
|T14
|CUT
|T16
|T52
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|T16
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T41
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T58
|T67
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
!2016
!2017
!2018
!2019
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T14
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|59
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T13
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T39
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024!!2025
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|T59
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
<span style="font-size:87%;">LA</span> = low amateur<br>
CUT = missed the half way cut<br>
NT = no tournament due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 ||  6 || 15 || 11
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  5 || 17 || 12
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 3 ||  7 || 23 || 11
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 0 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 6 ||  6 || 17 || 11
|-
!Totals                                    !! 1 !! 3 !! 0 !! 6 !! 11 !! 24 !! 72 !! 45
|}
*Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1996 PGA – 1998 Open Championship)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1997 Open Championship – 1998 Masters)

==The Players Championship==
===Wins (1)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runners-up
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
| [[1998 Players Championship|1998]] || [[The Players Championship]] || 5 shot deficit || −10 (72-69-70-67=278) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Glen Day]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Lehman]]
|}

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|T34
|T65
|T37
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T23
|T22
|CUT
|T44
|T21
|T42
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T32
|T52
|T57
|T70
|T55
|T38
|CUT
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br/>
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

==Results in World Golf Championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]]
|R32
|R32
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|R64
|R32
|R64
|R64
|R64
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|R64
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]]
|T11
|T25
|NT<sup>1</sup>
|T11
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T28
|T46
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T34
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]]
|20
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T28
|T23
|T50
|T19
|T31
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|T20
|44
|T22
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<sup>1</sup>Cancelled due to [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11]]<br>
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br>
"T" = tied<br>
NT = No Tournament<br>
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

==U.S. national team appearances==
'''Amateur'''
*[[Eisenhower Trophy]]: [[1992 Eisenhower Trophy|1992]]
*[[Walker Cup]]: [[1993 Walker Cup|1993]] (winners)

'''Professional'''
*[[Presidents Cup]]: [[1996 Presidents Cup|1996]] (winners), [[1998 Presidents Cup|1998]], [[2003 Presidents Cup|2003]] (tie), [[2005 Presidents Cup|2005]] (winners), [[2009 Presidents Cup|2009]]  (winners)
*[[Ryder Cup]]: [[1997 Ryder Cup|1997]], [[1999 Ryder Cup|1999]] (winners), [[2008 Ryder Cup|2008]] (winners)
*[[Dunhill Cup]]: [[1997 Dunhill Cup|1997]]
*[[WGC-World Cup|World Cup]]: [[1997 World Cup of Golf|1997]], [[2003 WGC-World Cup|2003]]
*[[Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge]] (representing PGA Tour): 1998, 1999

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons}}
*{{PGATour player|10860}}
*{{OWGR|5603}}

{{The Open champions}}
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{{1999 United States Ryder Cup team}}
{{2008 United States Ryder Cup team}}
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{{1996 United States Presidents Cup team}}
{{1998 United States Presidents Cup team}}
{{2003 United States Presidents Cup team}}
{{2005 United States Presidents Cup team}}
{{2009 United States Presidents Cup team}}
}}
{{Players Championship champions}}
{{U.S. Amateur champions}}

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