Dan Forsman | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Daniel Bruce Forsman |
Born | Rhinelander, Wisconsin | July 15, 1958
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) |
Nationality | United States |
Residence | Provo, Utah |
Spouse | Trudy |
Children | Richard, Thomas |
Career | |
College | Arizona State University |
Turned professional | 1982 |
Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 9 |
Highest ranking | 33 (July 25, 1993) [1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 5 |
PGA Tour Champions | 3 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T7: 1993 |
PGA Championship | T7: 1992 |
U.S. Open | T13: 1996 |
The Open Championship | T73: 1993 |
Daniel Bruce Forsman (born July 15, 1958) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and who now plays on the Champions Tour.
Forsman was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. [2] however his family relocated to Mountain View, California where he grew up. He learned to play golf at Los Altos Golf and Country Club [3] and spent summers caddying for club members. He attended Awalt High School (currently Mountain View High School) where he lettered on both the golf and basketball teams. He attended Arizona State University majoring in Communications. While at ASU, he was also on the golf team. [2]
Forsman turned professional in 1982. [2] He earned his PGA Tour card at Qualifying School at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida in the fall of 1982 and joined the PGA Tour in 1983. A five-time winner on the PGA Tour, [3] Forsman finished in the top-125 every year from 1983 until 2003 with the exception of one year. His best overall season was 1992, when he finished 10th on the money list with a win and three second-place finishes. He lost his card in 2004, but continued to play relatively well during his late forties. [4]
After reaching the age of 50 in July 2008, Forsman began play on the Champions Tour. He won his first title in this venue in his rookie year at the 2009 AT&T Champions Classic where he shot a final round of 6 under par, came from 5 shots back, and defeated Don Pooley in a playoff with a birdie on the first playoff hole. His second win came a year later at the Regions Charity Classic. [3] His third win came at the 2012 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai.
Forsman is married to the former Trudy Holley. They settled in Provo, Utah, [4] where they raised their two sons Richard and Thomas.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Jul 21, 1985 | Lite Quad Cities Open | −13 (68-69-63-67=267) | 1 stroke | Bob Tway |
2 | Mar 16, 1986 | Hertz Bay Hill Classic | −11 (68-67-67=202)* | 1 stroke | Raymond Floyd, Mike Hulbert |
3 | Feb 18, 1990 | Shearson Lehman Hutton Open | −13 (68-63-72-72=275) | 2 strokes | Tommy Armour III |
4 | Aug 9, 1992 | Buick Open | −12 (72-67-70-67=276) | Playoff | Steve Elkington, Brad Faxon |
5 | Sep 15, 2002 | SEI Pennsylvania Classic | −14 (73-68-64-65=270) | 1 stroke | Robert Allenby, Billy Andrade |
*Note: The 1986 Hertz Bay Hill Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1992 | Buick Open | Steve Elkington, Brad Faxon | Won with par on second extra hole Faxon eliminated by par on first hole |
2 | 1997 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | David Duval | Lost to par on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | Dec 6, 1992 | JCPenney Classic (with Dottie Mochrie) | −20 (66-63-66-69=264) | 4 strokes | Beth Daniel and Davis Love III |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Mar 15, 2009 | AT&T Champions Classic | −11 (72-67-66=205) | Playoff | Don Pooley |
2 | May 16, 2010 | Regions Charity Classic | −20 (68-62-66=196) | 3 strokes | Naomichi Ozaki, Peter Senior |
3 | Jan 22, 2012 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | −15 (67-65-69=201) | 2 strokes | Jay Don Blake |
Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2009 | AT&T Champions Classic | Don Pooley | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T60 | T33 | |||||
The Open Championship | ||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | T7 | 14 | T35 | CUT | |||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T60 | T19 | T13 | CUT | |||||
The Open Championship | T73 | |||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T32 | T7 | T44 | T61 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Masters Tournament | |||||
U.S. Open | T66 | T48 | CUT | ||
The Open Championship | |||||
PGA Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 15 |
Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | T13 | CUT | T61 | CUT | CUT | T36 | 75 | 63 | T11 | 83 | CUT | CUT | CUT | WD | T52 | T73 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Tournament | 2003 |
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Match Play | |
Championship | |
Invitational | T11 |
"T" = Tied
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