Lonnie Nielsen
| Lonnie Nielsen | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Lonnie Dean Nielsen |
| Born |
June 29, 1953 Belle Plaine, Iowa |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence |
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Orchard Park, New York |
| Spouse | Mary Jo (1977-present) |
| Children | Sarah, Mollie, Andrew |
| Career | |
| College | University of Iowa |
| Turned professional | 1976 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 39 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour Champions | 2 |
| Other | 37 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1977, 1983 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T11: 1986 |
Lonnie Dean Nielsen (born June 29, 1953) is an American professional golfer.
Nielsen was born and raised in Belle Plaine, Iowa. His father started him in golf as a youngster on the sand green courses in and around his hometown. He attended the University of Iowa, where earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1976.
Nielsen was a member of the PGA Tour from 1978–1983 but did not win any tournaments. He has won over 30 other tournaments though, most of which were played in New York.
Nielsen became a member of the Champions Tour upon reaching the age of 50 in the summer of 2003. He won his first Champions Tour event at the Commerce Bank Championship in 2007. His second Champions Tour win came in 2009 at the Dick's Sporting Goods Open, where he came from three strokes behind Fred Funk in the final round with a 9 under par 63 to win by three strokes.
In 2009, Nielsen became the first tour professional to serve as a lead contributor to the GIVE (Golf For Injured Veterans Everywhere) Foundation.
Nielsen was inducted into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame in 2010.
Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)
Note: Nielsen never played in the Masters Tournament nor The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
...
Wikipedia