Jeff Sluman
1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
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Wins
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2nd Place
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First Win Age
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Last Win Age
Major Championship Wins
Career Highlights
- 1988 PGA Championship — Won at Oak Tree Golf Club at age 30 with closing 65, tying the lowest final round in PGA history
- 1992 U.S. Open — Finished runner-up at Pebble Beach; also tied for 4th at Masters same year
- 1992 Masters — Made history with a hole-in-one on the 4th hole, the only ace ever recorded on that hole at Augusta
- Late-Career Surge — Won 7 events between ages 39-44, including back-to-back Milwaukee Opens (1998, 2002)
- Champions Tour — Won 6 times including three First Tee Opens at Pebble Beach (2008, 2009, 2011)
- Career Earnings — Over $18 million on PGA Tour; known as one of golf's most consistent top-10 finishers
Did You Know?
- Unusual Career Arc: Jeff won only once before age 39, then suddenly caught fire and won seven more times between 39-44, defying the typical prime years pattern
- Golden Putter: Ping awarded Sluman a golden replica of his Ping PAL 2 putter after his 1988 PGA Championship win, with a second copy placed in Ping's legendary Gold Putter Vault
- Formula One Fanatic: A passionate collector with 2,000 bottles of rare wine and friend to Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal, Sluman's interests extend far beyond golf