Jeff Sluman

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**Jeff Sluman**
Personal Information
Birth	September 11, 1957 (1957-09-11) (age 50) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	140 lb (64 kg)
Nationality	United States
College	Florida State University
Career
Turned Pro	1980
Current tour	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	10 (PGA Tour: 6, Other: 4)
Best Results in Major Championships Wins: 1
Masters	T4: 1992
U.S. Open	2nd: 1992
British Open	T25: 1990
PGA Championship	Won 1988

Jeffrey George "Jeff" Sluman (born September 11, 1957) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments including six PGA Tour victories.

Sluman was born in Rochester, New York. He attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. He turned pro in 1980, and has had career earnings in excess of 18 million dollars.

Sluman has had an unusual career in terms of winning golf tournaments. During what are usually considered a golfers most productive years – their early twenties through their middle thirties – Sluman won only once. At the age of 30, he won the 1988 PGA Championship. Then, shortly before his 40th birthday, he starting winning consistently on the Tour and in non-Tour events. After winning the 1997 Tucson Chrysler Classic, he won seven more events including four on the PGA Tour during the next seven seasons. Sluman's best season was in 2002 when he finished the year ranked 15th on the PGA Tour with $1,250,187 in earnings. Despite his rather unusual sequence in respect to tournament wins, Sluman has been one of the Tour's most consistent top 10 finishers throughout his career.

The 1988 PGA Championship was played at the Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. Sluman won the tournament by three strokes over Paul Azinger, shooting a total of 272. On the final day, Sluman took command of the tournament with a round of 65 that tied David Graham's 1979 mark as the lowest winning round in PGA history.^[1]

Upon turning 50 in September 2007, he joined the Champions Tour.

In his spare time, Sluman can be described as a rabid sports fan. He closely follows the Florida State University Seminoles, the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Bulls, and the Chicago Cubs. He has held Bulls season tickets for over 10 years. Sluman is also a fan of Formula One racing, and is friends with former Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal. He is also a collector of rare, fine wines with about 2,000 bottles in his collection.

1 Professional wins (10)
- 1.1 PGA Tour wins (6)
- 1.2 Other wins (4)
2 Major Championships
- 2.1 Wins (1)
- 2.2 Results timeline
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Professional wins (10)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (6)

Major championship is shown in bold.

[edit] Other wins (4)

1999 CVS Charity Classic (with Stuart Appleby)
2003 CVS Charity Classic (with Rocco Mediate)
2003 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Hank Kuehne)
2004 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Hank Kuehne)

[edit] Major Championships

[edit] Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runner Up
1988	PGA Championship	-12 (69-70-68-65=272)	3 strokes	Paul Azinger

[edit] Results timeline

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T45	T8
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T62	DNP	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T30	T14	1	T24

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters	T27	T29	T4	T17	T25	T41	CUT	T7	CUT	T31
U.S. Open	T14	CUT	2	T11	T9	T13	T50	T28	T10	CUT
The Open Championship	T25	T101	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	T60	DNP	DNP	T45
PGA Championship	T31	T61	T12	T61	T25	T8	T41	CUT	T27	T54