Dan Forsman

Dan Forsman
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Bruce Forsman
Born	July 15, 1958 (1958-07-15) (age 53) Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Provo, Utah
Career
College	Arizona State University
Turned professional	1982
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	5
Champions Tour	2
Other	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T7: 1993
U.S. Open	T13: 1996
The Open Championship	T73: 1993
PGA Championship	T7: 1992

Daniel Bruce Forsman (born July 15, 1958) is an American professional golfer.

Early years

Forsman was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.^[1] He grew up in northern California, where he learned to play golf at Los Altos Golf and Country Club.^[2] He attended Arizona State University.^[1]

Professional career

Forsman turned professional in 1982^[1] and joined the PGA Tour in 1983.^[3] A five-time winner on the PGA Tour,^[2] Forsman finished in the top-125 every year from 1983 until 2003 with the exception of one year. His best overall season was 1992, when he finished 10th on the money list with a win and three second-place finishes. He lost his card in 2004, but continued to play relatively well during his late forties.^[3]

After reaching the age of 50 in July 2008, Forsman began play on the Champions Tour. He won his first event in this venue in his rookie year at the 2009 AT&T Champions Classic where he shot a final round of 6 under par, came from 5 shots back, and defeated Don Pooley in a playoff with a birdie on the first playoff hole. His second win came a year later at the Regions Charity Classic.^[2]

Personal life

Forsman is married to the former Trudy Holley. They settled in Provo, Utah, where they raised two sons.^[3]

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 21, 1985	Lite Quad Cities Open	-13 (68-69-63-67=267)	1 stroke	Bob Tway
2	Mar 16, 1986	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	-11 (68-67-67=202)	1 stroke	Raymond Floyd, Mike Hulbert
3	Feb 18, 1990	Shearson Lehman Hutton Open	-13 (68-63-72-72=275)	2 strokes	Tommy Armour III
4	Aug 9, 1992	Buick Open	-12 (72-67-70-67=276)	Playoff	Steve Elkington, Brad Faxon
5	Sep 15, 2002	SEI Pennsylvania Classic	-14 (73-68-64-65=270)	1 stroke	Robert Allenby, Billy Andrade

PGA Tour playoff record (1-1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1992	Buick Open	Steve Elkington, Brad Faxon	Won with par on second extra hole Faxon eliminated with par on first hole
2	1997	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	David Duval	Lost to par on first extra hole

Champions Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 15, 2009	AT&T Champions Classic	-11 (72-67-66=205)	Playoff	Don Pooley
2	May 16, 2010	Regions Charity Classic	-20 (68-62-66=196)	3 strokes	Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki, Peter Senior

Other wins (1)

• 1992 JCPenney Classic (with Dottie Mochrie)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	T60	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T33
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters	CUT	DNP	DNP	T7	14	T35	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	T60	T19	DNP	DNP	T13	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T73	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	T32	T7	T44	DNP	DNP	T61	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	T66	DNP	T48	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/13/61. Retrieved August 11, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Biographical information on PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/s/?/00/13/61/media. Retrieved August 11, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Sorensen, Mike (July 3, 2008). "Provo's Dan Forsman eager to embark on second stage of career". Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700240107/Provos-Dan-Forsman-eager-to-embark-on-second-stage-of-career.html. Retrieved August 11, 2011. 

External links

• Dan Forsman at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Forsman, Dan
Alternative names	Forsman, Daniel Bruce
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	July 15, 1958
Place of birth	Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Date of death
Place of death