Jeff Sluman

Jeff Sluman
— Golfer —

Personal information
Full name	Jeffrey George Sluman
Born	(1957-09-11) September 11, 1957 Rochester, New York
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	140 lb (64 kg; 10 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Hinsdale, Illinois
Career
College	Monroe Community College Florida State University
Turned professional	1980
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	18
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	6
Champions Tour	6
Other	6
Best results in major championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T4: 1992
U.S. Open	2nd: 1992
The Open Championship	T25: 1990
PGA Championship	Won: 1988

Jeffrey George Sluman (born September 11, 1957) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments including six PGA Tour victories.

Early years

Sluman was born and reared in Rochester, New York. After graduating from Greece Arcadia High School in 1975 and Monroe Community College in 1977, he attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. He earned a bachelor's degree with a major in finance from FSU in 1980, and turned pro later that year.^[1]^[2]

Professional career

Sluman has had an unusual career in terms of winning golf tournaments. During what are usually considered a golfers most productive years – their early twenties through their middle thirties – Sluman won only once. At the age of 30, he won the 1988 PGA Championship. Then, shortly before his 40th birthday, he started winning consistently on the Tour and in non-Tour events. After winning the 1997 Tucson Chrysler Classic, he won seven more events including four on the PGA Tour during the next seven seasons. Sluman's best season was in 2002 when he finished the year ranked 15th on the PGA Tour with $1,250,187 in earnings. Despite his rather unusual sequence in respect to tournament wins, Sluman has been one of the Tour's most consistent top 10 finishers throughout his career; his regular career earnings exceeded 18 million dollars.

The 1988 PGA Championship was played at the Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. Sluman won the tournament by three strokes over Paul Azinger, shooting a total of 272. On the final day, Sluman took command of the tournament with a round of 65 that tied David Graham's 1979 mark as the lowest winning round in PGA history.^[3]

Upon turning 50 in September 2007, Sluman joined the Champions Tour. He won his first tournament in June 2008, the Bank of America Championship and he also won the First Tee Open in 2008, 2009, and 2011.^[2]

Other interests

In his spare time, Sluman can be described as a rabid sports fan. He closely follows the Florida State University Seminoles, the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Bulls, and the Chicago Cubs. He has held Bulls season tickets for over 10 years. Sluman is also a fan of Formula One racing, and is friends with former Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal. He is also a collector of rare, fine wines with about 2,000 bottles in his collection.^[2]

Amateur wins (2)

1978 New York State Amateur
1981 Monroe Invitational

Professional wins (18)

PGA Tour wins (6)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 14, 1988	PGA Championship	−12 (69-70-68-65=272)	3 strokes	Paul Azinger
2	Feb 23, 1997	Tucson Chrysler Classic	−13 (75-68-65-67=275)	1 stroke	Steve Jones
3	Sep 6, 1998	Greater Milwaukee Open	−19 (68-66-63-68=265)	1 stroke	Steve Stricker
4	Jan 17, 1999	Sony Open in Hawaii	−9 (69-70-66-66=271)	2 strokes	Davis Love III, Jeff Maggert, Len Mattiace, Chris Perry, Tommy Tolles
5	Jul 22, 2001	B.C. Open	−22 (67-68-65-66=266)	Playoff	Paul Gow
6	Jul 14, 2002	Greater Milwaukee Open	−23 (64-66-63-68=261)	4 strokes	Tim Herron, Steve Lowery

PGA Tour playoff record (1–6)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1987	Tournament Players Championship	Sandy Lyle	Lost to par on third extra hole
2	1991	Kemper Open	Billy Andrade	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	1992	AT&T National Pro-Am	Mark O'Meara	Lost to par on first extra hole
4	1998	FedEx St. Jude Classic	Nick Price	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
5	1999	MCI Classic	Glen Day, Payne Stewart	Day won with birdie on first extra hole
6	2001	Nissan Open	Robert Allenby, Brandel Chamblee, Toshi Izawa, Dennis Paulson, Bob Tway	Allenby won with birdie on first extra hole
7	2001	B.C. Open	Paul Gow	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (5)

1985 Tallahassee Open (Tournament Players Series)
1999 CVS Charity Classic (with Stuart Appleby)
2003 CVS Charity Classic (with Rocco Mediate)
2003 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Hank Kuehne)
2004 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Hank Kuehne)

Champions Tour wins (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 22, 2008	Bank of America Championship	−17 (68-67-64=199)	2 strokes	Loren Roberts
2	Aug 31, 2008	Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach	−14 (66-69-67=202)	5 strokes	Fuzzy Zoeller, Craig Stadler
3	Sep 6, 2009	Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach	−10 (65-73-68=206)	2 strokes	Gene Jones
4	Jul 10, 2011	Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach	−10 (68-68-60=206)	2 strokes	Brad Bryant, David Eger, Jay Haas
5	Apr 28, 2013	Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf (with Brad Faxon)	−23 (62-66-65=193)	1 stroke	Fred Funk & Mike Goodes, Kenny Perry & Gene Sauers
6	Jun 8, 2014	Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf (with Fred Funk)	−20 (61-50-48=159)	1 stroke	Jay Haas & Peter Jacobsen

Champions Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2009	Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf with Craig Stadler	Bernhard Langer & Tom Lehman	Lost to par on second extra hole
2	2010	AT&T Championship	Rod Spittle	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	2014	Constellation Senior Players Championship	Bernhard Langer	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Other senior wins (1)

2010 Nedbank Champions Challenge

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1988	PGA Championship	3 shot deficit	−12 (69-70-68-65=272)	3 strokes	Paul Azinger

Results timeline

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T45	T8
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T62	DNP	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T30	T14	1	T24

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	T27	T29	T4	T17	T25	T41	CUT	T7	CUT	T31
U.S. Open	T14	CUT	2	T11	T9	T13	T50	T28	T10	CUT
The Open Championship	T25	T101	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	T60	DNP	DNP	T45
PGA Championship	T31	T61	T12	T61	T25	T8	T41	CUT	T27	T54

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Masters Tournament	18	DNP	T24	44	43	DNP	DNP	T49
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	T24	CUT	DNP	DNP	T6	CUT
The Open Championship	T60	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	T41	DNP
PGA Championship	T41	CUT	T23	CUT	T62	CUT	CUT	CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	1	3	7	17	15
U.S. Open	0	1	1	4	8	19	11
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	1	10	6
PGA Championship	1	0	1	2	7	22	16
Totals	1	1	3	9	23	68	48

Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1993 PGA – 1995 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

References

↑ "PGA Tour Profile – Jeff Sluman". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
1 2 3 "PGA Tour Media Guide – Jeff Sluman". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
↑ "USGA/PGA Championships". Oak Tree National. Retrieved March 15, 2010.

External links

Jeff Sluman at the PGA Tour official site
Jeff Sluman at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

PGA Championship champions

Match play era	1916 Jim Barnes 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Jim Barnes 1920 Jock Hutchison 1921 Walter Hagen 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Gene Sarazen 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Walter Hagen 1926 Walter Hagen 1927 Walter Hagen 1928 Leo Diegel 1929 Leo Diegel 1930 Tommy Armour 1931 Tom Creavy 1932 Olin Dutra 1933 Gene Sarazen 1934 Paul Runyan 1935 Johnny Revolta 1936 Denny Shute 1937 Denny Shute 1938 Paul Runyan 1939 Henry Picard 1940 Byron Nelson 1941 Vic Ghezzi 1942 Sam Snead 1943 Cancelled due to World War II 1944 Bob Hamilton 1945 Byron Nelson 1946 Ben Hogan 1947 Jim Ferrier 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Chandler Harper 1951 Sam Snead 1952 Jim Turnesa 1953 Walter Burkemo 1954 Chick Harbert 1955 Doug Ford 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. 1957 Lionel Hebert

Stroke play era	1958 Dow Finsterwald 1959 Bob Rosburg 1960 Jay Hebert 1961 Jerry Barber† 1962 Gary Player 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964‡ Bobby Nichols 1965 Dave Marr 1966 Al Geiberger 1967 Don January† 1968 Julius Boros 1969‡ Raymond Floyd 1970 Dave Stockton 1971 Jack Nicklaus 1972 Gary Player 1973 Jack Nicklaus 1974 Lee Trevino 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976 Dave Stockton 1977 Lanny Wadkins† 1978 John Mahaffey† 1979 David Graham† 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 Larry Nelson 1982‡ Raymond Floyd 1983‡ Hal Sutton 1984 Lee Trevino 1985 Hubert Green 1986 Bob Tway 1987 Larry Nelson† 1988 Jeff Sluman 1989 Payne Stewart 1990 Wayne Grady 1991 John Daly 1992 Nick Price 1993 Paul Azinger† 1994 Nick Price 1995 Steve Elkington† 1996 Mark Brooks† 1997 Davis Love III 1998 Vijay Singh 1999 Tiger Woods 2000‡ Tiger Woods† 2001 David Toms 2002 Rich Beem 2003 Shaun Micheel 2004 Vijay Singh† 2005 Phil Mickelson 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Y. E. Yang 2010 Martin Kaymer† 2011 Keegan Bradley† 2012 Rory McIlroy 2013 Jason Dufner 2014 Rory McIlroy 2015 Jason Day

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire

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