Tom Lehman
Tom Lehman
Thomas Edward Lehmanis an American professional golfer. His tournament wins include one major title, the 1996 Open Championship; and he is the only golfer in history to have been awarded the Player of the Year honor on all three PGA Tours: the regular PGA Tour, the Web.com Tour and the Champions Tour...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth7 March 1959
CountryUnited States of America
deciding decision good playing step towards
I started playing golf because I wanted to be good. After a while, you have to come to a decision of, 'Am I good enough or not?' If you say 'yes,' then it's a simple step towards deciding to be as good as you can be.
finished good great less prepared results
There are times when you feel like you give a great effort, you have prepared properly, and you got less than what you wanted. So on the one hand, you should feel really good about that and just let the results be what they are. On the other hand, you can't be happy with it when you finished 19th.
ball bit hitting managing plays putting strength tee
The game itself, I think, plays into the strength of my game, which has always been tee to green, hitting the ball consistently in play and managing my game. Putting has always been the one thing that's been a bit more erratic.
playing
I just can't stomach playing poorly. More than anything, I hate not getting the most out of my game.
attitude best great learn less results time trying
I think the attitude I was trying to learn myself was to really try hard, to give a great effort, to really care, and to let the results go where they are going to go. But at the same time, I don't have to be happy, and I shouldn't be happy, with less than my best.
I play with a lot of guys who say they're a five handicap, and they shoot 110. And then you play with guys who say they are a 20 and they shoot 75.
anywhere chance enjoy
I think it's easy to enjoy anywhere that you play where you feel like you got a chance to win a lot.
I think that more than the winning, the weeks where I don't play well are what drive me the most.
british mini open rewarding satisfying winning
The most satisfying accomplishment for me was winning the British Open in 1996. But the most rewarding times were the times on the mini tours.
putt
When I putt well, I do very well. When I putt poorly, I struggle to be in the game.
call captain changed coach golf good life phone played tournament university
I had played in a tournament with the captain of the University of Minnesota's golf team, and he thought I was good. He called his coach, and the coach called me and recruited me. A five-minute phone call changed my life.
accepting addition compete competing faith issues people point wanting
I think one of the big issues with, you know, people who have strong faith in addition to competing is that conflict between accepting things the way they are, and wanting to compete and get better, and at what point are you in the right balance.
four hours spend
When you - when you play golf with somebody, you spend four hours or more walking with somebody, usually, you learn something about them that you didn't know before.