Thomas Cregg Scherrer (born July 20, 1970) is an American professional golfer.

Tom Scherrer
Personal information
Full nameThomas Cregg Scherrer
Born (1970-07-20) July 20, 1970 (age 54)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceRaleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Career
CollegeNorth Carolina
Turned professional1992
Current tour(s)Nationwide Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking75 (October 8, 2000)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament25th: 2001
PGA ChampionshipWD: 2000
U.S. OpenT23: 1999
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2000

Scherrer was born in Syracuse, New York and grew up in Skaneateles, New York. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2] 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.[3]

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.[3]

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (4)

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PGA Tour wins (1)

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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)

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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

*Note: The 1998 Nike Upstate Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

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

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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

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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

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Tournament 2001
Match Play R64
Championship NT1
Invitational

1Cancelled 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

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Amateur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 40 2000 Ending 8 Oct 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "Profile on PGA Tour's official site".
  3. ^ a b "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site".
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