Tom Scherrer Explained

Tom Scherrer
Fullname:	Thomas Cregg Scherrer
Birth Date:	20 July 1970
Birth Place:	Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Weight:	210lb
Residence:	Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
College:	North Carolina
Yearpro:	1992
Tour:	Nationwide Tour
Extour:	PGA Tour
Prowins:	4
Pgawins:	1
Nwidewins:	3
Masters:	25th: 2001
Usopen:	T23: 1999
Open:	CUT: 2000
Pga:	WD: 2000

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Amateur wins

1990 North and South Amateur

Professional wins (4)

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

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

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2001
Match Play	R64
Championship	NT¹
Invitational

¹Cancelled due to 9/11
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)

Notes and References

Web site: Profile on PGA Tour's official site.
Web site: Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site.