Tom Scherrer
Professional golfer

Tom Scherrer

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Birth:
20 July 1970(Syracuse, USA)
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Cancer
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Thomas Cregg Scherrer (born July 20, 1970) is an American professional golfer.

Scherrer was born in Syracuse, New York and grew up in Skaneateles, New York. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 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.

Scherrer turned professional in 1992, and 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.

Amateur wins (1)

  • 1990 North and South Amateur

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Jun 5, 2000 Kemper Insurance Open −13 (67-68-69-67=271) 2 strokes Greg Chalmers, Kazuhiko Hosokawa,
Franklin Langham, Justin Leonard,
Steve Lowery

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 May 21, 1995 Nike Knoxville Open −13 (71-69-68-67=275) Playoff Mike Sposa
2 Apr 19, 1998 Nike Upstate Classic −16 (67-67-66=200) 1 stroke J. L. Lewis
3 Jul 22, 2007 Price Cutter Charity Championship −26 (66-63-66-67=262) 4 strokes Franklin Langham

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–4)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1994 Nike Cleveland Open Tommy Armour III, Scott Gump Armour won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1995 Nike Knoxville Open Mike Sposa Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1995 Nike Greater Greenville Classic David Toms Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4 1995 Nike Dominion Open Hugh Royer III Lost to birdie on first extra hole
5 1998 Nike San Jose Open Robin Freeman, Sean Murphy Freeman won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 1999 2000 2001
Masters Tournament 25
U.S. Open T23
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship WD
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
The Players Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2001
Match Play R64
Championship NT
Invitational

Cancelled 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

  • Walker Cup: 1991 (winners)