Tom Scherrer

Tom Scherrer
Personal information
Full nameThomas Cregg Scherrer
Born (1970-07-20) July 20, 1970 (age 55)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceRaleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Career
CollegeNorth Carolina
Turned professional1992
Current tourNationwide Tour
Former tourPGA Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking75 (October 8, 2000)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament25th: 2001
PGA ChampionshipWD: 2000
U.S. OpenT23: 1999
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2000

Thomas Cregg Scherrer (born July 20, 1970) is an American professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Scherrer was born in Syracuse, New York and grew up in Skaneateles, New York. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2] He played for the American team in the 1991 Walker Cup. He lost to Justin Leonard in the finals of the 1992 U.S. Amateur.[3]

Professional career

In 1992, Scherrer turned professional. He has spent a relatively equal amount of time on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour. He was a member of the PGA Tour in 1996, 1999–2003, and in 2008; he played on the Nationwide Tour from 1994–1995, 1997–1998, 2004–2007 and in 2009. He has one PGA Tour victory, the 2000 Kemper Insurance Open and three Nationwide Tour wins.[3]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Jun 5, 2000Kemper Insurance Open−13 (67-68-69-67=271)2 strokesAustralia Greg Chalmers, Japan Kazuhiko Hosokawa,
United States Franklin Langham, United States Justin Leonard,
United States Steve Lowery

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1May 21, 1995Nike Knoxville Open−13 (71-69-68-67=275)PlayoffUnited States Mike Sposa
2Apr 19, 1998Nike Upstate Classic−16 (67-67-66=200)[a]1 strokeUnited States J. L. Lewis
3Jul 22, 2007Price Cutter Charity Championship−26 (66-63-66-67=262)4 strokesUnited States Franklin Langham

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11994Nike Cleveland OpenUnited States Tommy Armour III, United States Scott GumpArmour won with birdie on first extra hole
21995Nike Knoxville OpenUnited States Mike SposaWon with birdie on first extra hole
31995Nike Greater Greenville ClassicUnited States David TomsLost to birdie on first extra hole
41995Nike Dominion OpenUnited States Hugh Royer IIILost to birdie on first extra hole
51998Nike San Jose OpenUnited States Robin Freeman, United States Sean MurphyFreeman won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament199920002001
Masters Tournament25
U.S. OpenT23
The Open ChampionshipCUT
PGA ChampionshipWD
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew from tournament
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1996199719981999200020012002
The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2001
Match PlayR64
ChampionshipNT1
Invitational

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. ^ "Week 40 2000 Ending 8 Oct 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "Profile on PGA Tour's official site".
  3. ^ a b "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site".


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