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at the Bell Canadian Open and the first since a T8 at the
2003 Buick Classic...A month later at the Michelin
Championship at Las Vegas, finished T2, one back of winner
Andre Stolz...Entered final round of Chrysler Classic of
Greensboro tied for the lead with Brent Geiberger at 12under.
Finished T4...Tied for the lead with Briny Baird entering
the final round of the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney
World Resort, but was overtaken by rookie Ryan Palmer's
final-round 62. Finished T6. 2003: Earned first top-10 with
solo second at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, his
best finish since T2 at the 2001 Invensys Classic at Las
Vegas. Entered 72nd hole tied with Davis Love III at 13under-par.
Love two-putted 18 for birdie to claim one-shot
victory 2002: 74th on the money list was the lowest since
he returned to the TOUR full-time in 1992...Converted to a
long putter at the WORLDCOM CLASSIC in April. 2001:
Runner-up at Sony Open in Hawaii...Winner of Charles
Bartlett Award, given by GWAA for unselfish contributions
to golf. Has raised several million dollars through his charity
tournament in Minneapolis and is involved with "Match
Point," a Phoenix program that matches adults with troubled
children...With opening rounds of 63-62 in Invensys
Classic, shared first-round lead and held second-round lead
outright. Finished T2, one stroke behind Bob Estes. First
two rounds tied PGA TOUR record for opening two rounds.
2000: Had most financially rewarding season of 12-year
career with earnings of $2,068,499 and a 12th-place finish
on the TOUR money list...Kicked off the season in red-hot
fashion with three consecutive top-10s, including his first
official money TOUR victory since winning the 1996 THE
TOUR Championship...At the Phoenix Open, earned his fifth
PGA TOUR title. Drained 10-foot putt for par on final hole
then watched Robert Allenby miss a five-footer that would
have forced a playoff...Came close at MCI Classic, where
he held clubhouse lead on Sunday after shooting 65.
Stewart Cink's own closing 65 snatched away
win...Withdrew from INTERNATIONAL due to torn cartilage
in right knee, then underwent surgery prior to PGA
Championship...Participated in third Presidents Cup and
compiled a 3-2 record while lending support to victorious
United States team...Prior to official money season, was
victorious in unofficial Williams World Challenge. 1999:
Made successful return to form from off-season shoulder
surgery...Four runner-up finishes that year—Bay Hill
Invitational, Greater Milwaukee Open, FedEx St. Jude
Classic and Buick Open—were most ever for him in a single
season. 1998: Turned in T2 at THE PLAYERS
Championship and T5 at the U.S. Open, his third straight
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top-five finish at the event...Did not make the cut at the
British Open after suffering a separated right shoulder just
prior to the event while on a family outing in England. Was
attempting a handstand for his children when the mishap
occurred and played with the injury the remainder of the
year before undergoing surgery in November in the Los
Angeles area. 1997: Tied with Tiger Woods after 54 holes
at the Mercedes Championships and after final round was
canceled, the two played off at the par-3 seventh hole.
Lehman hit his tee shot in the water, Woods then hit to tapin
range for victory...At U.S. Open, water at 71st hole kept
him from chance at victory and finished third, two strokes
behind Ernie Els. Joined Bobby Jones as only player to lead
U.S. Open after three rounds three straight years...With T4
at MCI Classic, moved to No. 1 in Official World Golf
Ranking. Only second player from U.S. to lead World
Ranking at the time, following Fred Couples, who led for 15
weeks in 1992. Relinquished spot the next week when
Greg Norman was second at Spanish Open. 1996: PGA
TOUR Player of the Year...Leading money-winner with thenrecord
$1,780,159...First victory came at British Open at
Royal Lytham and St. Annes. After consecutive 67s, shared
36-hole lead with Paul McGinley. Followed with a courserecord
64 in third round to lead Nick Faldo by six strokes
and his closing round 73 was enough for a two-stroke victory
over Ernie Els and Mark McCumber. First American
professional to win at that venue and the first since amateur
Bobby Jones in 1926...Closed out year with dominant
performance at TOUR Championship. After sharing firstround
lead with Vijay Singh at 66, shot 67 to open a fourstroke
margin after 36 holes. Led by nine after bogey-free
64, eventually winning by six over Brad Faxon. 1995:
Earned second win at Colonial National Invitation...Opened
that season with second at United Airlines Hawaiian
Open...After MCI Classic, missed a month of the season
due to colon surgery...Third at U.S. Open after sharing 54hole
lead with Greg Norman. 1994: First served notice of
things to come with breakthrough season that included his
first TOUR victory at Memorial Tournament. That win
helped him secure first $1-million season on TOUR...Earlier
that year was runner-up to Jose Maria Olazabal at
Masters. 1992: In first year back on PGA TOUR was 24th on
money list, including T2 at Hardee's Golf Classic. 1991:
Won three times on the Nationwide Tour...Was that tour's
top money-winner and Player of the Year. 1990: Won once
on the Nationwide Tour in 1990. 1985: After three lukewarm
seasons on TOUR from 1983-85, played in Asia,
South Africa and elsewhere for the rest of the 1980s.
PERSONAL:
Awarded the first Byron Nelson Prize by the Salesmanship
Club of Dallas at the 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship
Opening Ceremony. The Byron Nelson Prize is awarded to a
person or organization in the golf world who exemplifies
the ideals of “giving back” that Byron Nelson personified.
The Salesmanship Club of Dallas awarded $100,000 to the
McKenzie Monks Foundation, an organization that helps
kids cope with cancer. Said Lehman about the honor, "I've
been inspired in my life by Byron Nelson. He's inspired me
to want to be a better golfer but more importantly a better
person."…Credits marriage with giving him focus to do
well on TOUR…Brother, Jim Lehman, Jr., is his agent…His
wife, Melissa, was enlisted as his caddie at 1998 Nissan
Open when regular caddie Andy Martinez suffered two broken
ribs in a pickup basketball game the night before the
start of the event. Went to a lighter carry bag instead of the
heavier TOUR version…Lehman Design Group design projects
include the Somerby Golf Club in Byron, MN, site of
the Nationwide Tour's Rochester Area Charities Showdown
at Somerby (where he serves as the host in his native
Minnesota); the TPC Twin Cities, done with Arnold Palmer,
as the site of the 3M Championship on the Champions Tour
in Minneapolis; and The Gallery Golf Club in Tucson, AZ,
co-designed with John Fought, host of the World Golf
Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.
PLAYER STATISTICS
2007 PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Scoring Average ..........................................70.59 (65)
Driving Distance ..........................................284.9 (129)
Driving Accuracy Percentage ......................63.75% (80)
Greens in Regulation Pct. ............................67.53% (15)
Putting Average............................................1.809 (147)
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
2007 Low Round/Round: 66–2 times, most recent Crowne
Plaza Invitational at Colonial/1
Career Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, most recent 2005
Buick Invitational/1
Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $597,333–2005 THE
PLAYERS Championship/T2
Career High Official World Rank: After 1997 MCI
Classic/1
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