TomLehman
United States
United States
Tom Lehman
United States
Profile
Height
6'2"
Weight
215lbs
Age
65
Birthday
Mar 7, 1959
Birthplace
Austin, MN
Turned Pro
1982
Career Earnings
$35,031,563
College
University of Minnesota
Residence
Scottsdale, AZ
Plays From
Scottsdale, AZ
Pronunciation
LAY-mun
Family
Wife, Melissa; Rachael, Holly, Thomas Andrew, Sean
Exempt Status
Personal
Credits marriage with giving him focus to do well on TOUR.
Serves on the Board of Elevate Phoenix (elevatephoenix.org), a civic program providing long-term, life-changing relationships with urban youth.
Is also involved with the following groups–Cortney's Place, McKenzie Monks Foundation, Hopekids, Childrens Cancer Research Fund, Phoenix Crisis Pregnancy Center, The Changing Lives Center for Women and Children, Search Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Big Oak Ranch (Birmingham, Ala.).
Says he could never compete successfully in professional golf without the support of his wife and kids.
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 GC in Byron, Minn., former site of the Korn Ferry Tour's Rochester Area Charities Showdown at Somerby; the TPC Twin Cities, done with Arnold Palmer, the site of the 3M Championship on the PGA TOUR Champions in Minneapolis; the Prairie Club Dunes Course, rated in the top-100 courses in America, and The Gallery GC in Tucson, Ariz., co-designed with John Fought, former host of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.
His late father, Jim, was a football standout at St. John's University in Minnesota where he played for the legendary coach John Gagliardi.