Justin Leonard is making his fifth Presidents Cup appearance.
Oct. 1, 2009
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That Justin Leonard has been successful on the PGA TOUR should come as no surprise to anyone who followed his amateur career. The Dallas native followed in the footsteps of Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite at the University of Texas, where he was an All-American in 1993-94, the latter being the year he won the Dave Williams Award. He won the 1992 U.S. Amateur and was a member of the winning 1993 United States Walker Cup team. He played in eight TOUR events as an amateur, making five cuts. He joined the TOUR in 1994 and broke through with his first victory at the 1996 Buick Open. Coming into the 2009 season he had 12 TOUR victories including the 1997 British Open.
| The Leonard file |
| FULL NAME: Justin Charles Garrett Leonard |
| HEIGHT: 5-9 |
| WEIGHT: 170 |
| BIRTHDATE: June 15, 1972 |
| BIRTHPLACE: Dallas |
| RESIDENCE: Dallas |
| FAMILY: Wife, Amanda; Reese Ella (9/14/03), Avery Kate (3/29/05), Luke Garrett (7/22/06) |
| EDUCATION: University of Texas (1994, Business) |
| SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, hiking, skiing |
| TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 |
| JOINED TOUR: 1994 |
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| Personal info |
| In late 2001, Leonard completed the White Rock Marathon in Dallas in 3 hours, 55 minutes. He was doubtlessly spurred on by the example of his wife, Amanda, who has run in several marathons, including the one in New York City. Leonard grew up playing at Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas with Harrison Frazar, his roommate at the University of Texas. |
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| Playing record |
| PGA TOUR VICTORIES: (12) 1996 Buick Open. 1997 Kemper Open, British Open. 1998 THE PLAYERS Championship. 2000 Westin Texas Open at LaCantera. 2001 Texas Open at LaCantera. 2002 WORLDCOM CLASSIC The Heritage of Golf. 2003 The Honda Classic. 2005 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, FedEx St. Jude Classic. 2007 Valero Texas Open. 2008 Stanford St. Jude Championship. |
| 2009 PGA TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: Justin Leonard finished in fifth place at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship despite an opening-round, 1-over 74. He lost 2 and 1 to Ross Fisher in the quarterfinals of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, finishing tied for fifth place. A final-round 68 earned him a tie for eighth place at the British Open after missing cuts at both the Masters and U.S. Open. |
| NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (5), 1996, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2009; Ryder Cup (3), 1997, 1999, 2008; World Amateur Team Championship, 1992; Walker Cup, 1993; Dunhill Cup, 1997; World Cup (2), 1997, 2003 |
| PRESIDENTS CUP RECORD: 6-10-2 |
| RYDER CUP RECORD: 2-4-6 |
| COMBINED RECORD: 8-14-8 |
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| All-time playing partners |
| Chris DiMarco (2 Four-ball) |
| Brad Faxon (1 Four-ball RC) |
| Jim Furyk (2 Foursomes) |
| Tom Lehman (1 Four-ball) |
| Davis Love III (2 Foursomes; 1 Four-ball RC) |
| Jeff Maggert (1 Foursomes RC) |
| Hunter Mahan (2 Foursomes RC, 1 Four-ball RC) |
| Kenny Perry (2 Foursomes) |
| Payne Stewart (1 Foursomes RC) |
| Hal Sutton (1 Four-ball RC) |
| Tiger Woods (1 Four-ball, 1 Foursomes RC) |
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