Tom Scherrer

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

Tom Scherrer
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Cregg Scherrer
Born	(1970-07-20) July 20, 1970 (age 52) Syracuse, New York
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Raleigh, North Carolina
Career
College	North Carolina
Turned professional	1992
Current tour(s)	Nationwide Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	4
Highest ranking	75 (October 8, 2000)^[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Korn Ferry Tour	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	25th: 2001
PGA Championship	WD: 2000
U.S. Open	T23: 1999
The Open Championship	CUT: 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 (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

*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

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^1
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

Amateur

• Walker Cup: 1991 (winners)

See also

• 1995 Nike Tour graduates
• 1998 Nike Tour graduates
• 2007 Nationwide Tour graduates

References

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

External links

• Tom Scherrer at the PGA Tour official site
• Tom Scherrer at the Official World Golf Ranking official site