Tim Thelen

Tim Thelen
Thelen in 2011
Personal information
Born (1961-06-14) June 14, 1961 (age 63)
Albany, Minnesota
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidencePasadena, Texas
Career
CollegeFoothills Junior College
Houston Baptist University
Turned professional1985
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins13
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour5
Other8
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 1999-2003, 2005, 2007-08, 2010
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Tim Thelen (born June 14, 1961) is an American professional golfer.

Thelen was born in Albany, Minnesota. He played college golf at Foothills Junior College and Houston Baptist University where he was a teammate of Colin Montgomerie.[1] He worked as a club professional winning the PGA Club Professional Championship in 2000 and 2003 and the 2009 PGA Assistant Professional Championship. He played in nine PGA Championships but failed to make the cut in any of them.[2] He won the 2001 PGA Professional Player of the Year award.[1]

After turning 50, Thelen won the European Senior Tour qualifying school in 2010.[3] He finished 24th on the Tour's Order of Merit in 2011 and won his first Tour event at the 2012 Berenberg Bank Masters in Germany. He won his second event the following week at the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open. He would win his third event on the tour later in the season, when he took the Fubon Senior Open in November. Thelen would win his fourth event on the European Senior Tour in September 2014, when he won the Senior Open de Portugal.

Professional wins (13)

Other wins (8)

European Senior Tour wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 1, 2012 Berenberg Bank Masters −15 (66-68-67=201) 3 strokes Australia Peter Fowler, England Barry Lane,
Wales Mark Mouland
2 Jul 8, 2012 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open −12 (66-65-67=198) 2 strokes England Mark James
3 Nov 11, 2012 Fubon Senior Open −14 (66-67-69=202) 5 strokes Philippines Frankie Miñoza, South Africa Chris Williams
4 Sep 14, 2014 Senior Open de Portugal −12 (68-64-72=204) 1 stroke Spain Miguel Ángel Martín
5 Jul 3, 2016 Swiss Seniors Open (2) −10 (67-66-67=200) 1 stroke England Simon P. Brown, Spain Pedro Linhart,
Spain Miguel Ángel Martín

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2012 French Riviera Masters England David J. Russell Lost to par on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Thelen only played in the PGA Championship.

U.S. national team appearances

  • PGA Cup: 2000 (winners), 2003 (winners), 2005, 2007 (winners)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tim Thelen profile - 2010 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Player Stats for Tim Thelen". PGA of America. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "Thelen Points to Qualifying School Opportunities". PGA European Tour. Retrieved July 3, 2012.


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