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Lee Janzen

United States · born , Austin, Minnesota, USA

2major championships

Summary

  • First major 1993 U.S. Open
  • Last major 1998 U.S. Open
  • Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 2-3-0 · 2 points (40.0%)

Wins

  1. 1993 U.S. Open Baltusrol G.C. · 272 (-8) · by 2 strokes from Payne Stewart
  2. 1998 U.S. Open Olympic Club · 280 (E) · by 1 stroke from Payne Stewart

Ryder Cup

2 Cups, 5 matches: 2 won, 3 lost, 0 halved, 2 points. Foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 1-1-0.

  1. 1993 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · USA won 15–13 · 0-2-0, 0 points · automatic
  2. 1997 Valderrama Golf Club USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-1-0, 2 points · captain's pick

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Jim Gallagher Jr.'s rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1993 U.S. Open

    Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, NJ · 272 (-8) · by 2 strokes from Payne Stewart

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1993.

    Career line, 1993–1998

    U.S. Open
    1993 U.S. Open: won1998 U.S. Open: won
    Ryder Cup
    1993 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-2-01997 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-1-0
    199419961998

    4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Lee Janzen was born on August 28, 1964, in Austin, Minnesota, USA. Janzen won 2 major championships: 2 U.S. Opens (1993, 1998). Janzen played in 2 Ryder Cups for USA (1993, 1997), winning 2, losing 3 and halving 0 of 5 matches for 2 points.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (2)

    1. 1993 U.S. Open Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, NJ · 272 (-8) · by 2 strokes from Payne Stewart
    2. 1998 U.S. Open Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA · 280 (E) · by 1 stroke from Payne Stewart

    Near misses

      U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 3 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

      Ryder Cup

      Janzen played 2 Ryder Cups for USA: 5 matches, 2 won, 3 lost, 0 halved, 2 points (40.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 1-1-0 (won-lost-halved).

      1. 1993 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · USA won 15–13 · 0-2-0, 0 points · automatic
      2. 1997 Valderrama Golf Club USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-1-0, 2 points · captain's pick

      Partners, with matches played together: Jim Gallagher Jr. (1), Scott Hoch (1), Jim Furyk (1).

      Sources

      Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

      1. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
      2. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
      3. GC: 1993 ryder cup
      4. Wikipedia: 1993 Ryder Cup
      5. GC: 1997 ryder cup
      6. SI Vault 1997 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/1997/08/25/you-da-man-lee-janzen-made-tom-kites-job-as-captain-a-little-easier-by-proving-with-his-play-at-winged-foot-that-he-belonged-on-the-ryder-cup-team
      7. Wikipedia: 1997 Ryder Cup