Neal Lancaster

Neal Lancaster
Personal information
Full name	Grady Neal Lancaster
Born	September 13, 1962 (1962-09-13) (age 49) Smithfield, North Carolina
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Smithfield, North Carolina
Career
Turned professional	1985
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1995, 1996
U.S. Open	T4: 1995
The Open Championship	T37: 2002
PGA Championship	T34: 2002

Grady Neal Lancaster (born September 13, 1962) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Lancaster was born, raised and makes his home in Smithfield, North Carolina. He turned pro in 1985 as a completely self-taught player. He did not take his first golf lesson until 1992. His first golf lesson was given by L.B. Floyd, father of Raymond Floyd.^[1]

Lancaster has 28 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including a win at the 1994 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic. His best finish in a major is a T-4 at the 1995 U.S. Open.^[2]

Lancaster shares the 9-hole record at the U.S. Open with Vijay Singh with a 29 at both the 1995 and 1996 U.S. Opens. These scores came on the back nine of the fourth and second rounds, respectively.^[3]

In 2002, Lancaster came to the final hole of the Bell Canadian Open with a two-shot lead. He made double bogey to drop into a sudden death playoff with John Rollins and Justin Leonard. Rollins won on the first extra hole.^[4]

Lancaster has not made a start on the PGA Tour since 2009. He placed fifth at the 2009 Q School tournament, but shoulder surgeries have plagued the former winner.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runners-up
1	May 15, 1994	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	-9 (67-65=132)	Playoff	Tom Byrum, Mark Carnevale, David Edwards, Yoshi Mizumaki, David Ogrin

Other wins

• 1985 Carolinas Open
• 1989 Pine Tree Open, Utah Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	T4	T82	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T84	DNP	T44	DNP	T52	DNP	CUT	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	T37	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	T34	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

See also

• 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

1. ^ Bio on PGA Tour's official site
2. ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=1306. 
3. ^ U.S. Open Championship records
4. ^ Rollins takes advantage of Lancaster's collapse

External links

• Neal Lancaster at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Lancaster, Neal
Alternative names	Lancaster, Grady Neal
Short description	American professional golfer
Date of birth	September 13, 1962
Place of birth	Smithfield, North Carolina
Date of death
Place of death