Tom Scherrer

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox golfer Thomas Cregg Scherrer (born July 20, 1970) is an American professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Scherrer was born in Syracuse, New York and grew up in Skaneateles, New York. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1] He played for the American team in the 1991 Walker Cup. He lost to Justin Leonard in the finals of the 1992 U.S. Amateur.[2]

Professional career

In 1992, Scherrer turned professional. He has spent a relatively equal amount of time on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour. He was a member of the PGA Tour in 1996, 1999–2003, and in 2008; he played on the Nationwide Tour from 1994–1995, 1997–1998, 2004–2007 and in 2009. He has one PGA Tour victory, the 2000 Kemper Insurance Open and three Nationwide Tour wins.[2]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Jun 5, 2000 Kemper Insurance Open −13 (67-68-69-67=271) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Greg Chalmers, Template:Flagicon Kazuhiko Hosokawa,
Template:Flagicon Franklin Langham, Template:Flagicon Justin Leonard,
Template:Flagicon Steve Lowery

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 May 21, 1995 Nike Knoxville Open −13 (71-69-68-67=275) Playoff Template:Flagicon Mike Sposa
2 Apr 19, 1998 Nike Upstate Classic −16 (67-67-66=200)* 1 stroke Template:Flagicon J. L. Lewis
3 Jul 22, 2007 Price Cutter Charity Championship −26 (66-63-66-67=262) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Franklin Langham

*Note: The 1998 Nike Upstate Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–4)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1994 Nike Cleveland Open Template:Flagicon Tommy Armour III, Template:Flagicon Scott Gump Armour won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1995 Nike Knoxville Open Template:Flagicon Mike Sposa Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1995 Nike Greater Greenville Classic Template:Flagicon David Toms Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4 1995 Nike Dominion Open Template:Flagicon Hugh Royer III Lost to birdie on first extra hole
5 1998 Nike San Jose Open Template:Flagicon Robin Freeman, Template:Flagicon Sean Murphy Freeman won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 1999 2000 2001
Masters Tournament 25
U.S. Open T23
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship WD

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  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew from tournament
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
The Players Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT

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  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2001
Match Play R64
Championship NT1
Invitational

1Cancelled due to 9/11

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  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

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