Daniel Bruce Forsman (born July 15, 1958) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and who now plays on the Champions Tour.
Early life In 1958, Forsman was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. However his family shortly relocated to Mountain View, California which is where he grew up. He learned to play golf at Los Altos Golf and Country Club and spent summers caddying for club members. He attended Awalt High School (currently Mountain View High School) where he lettered on both the golf and basketball teams.
Forsman attended Arizona State University where he majored in Communications. While at ASU, he was also on the golf team.
Professional career In 1982, Forsman turned professional. He earned his PGA Tour card at Qualifying School at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida in the fall of 1982 and joined the PGA Tour in 1983. A five-time winner on the PGA Tour, 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.
After reaching the age of 50 in July 2008, Forsman began play on the Champions Tour. He won his first title 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. His third win came at the 2012 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai.
Personal life Forsman is married to the former Trudy Holley. They settled in Provo, Utah, where they raised their two sons Richard and Thomas.
Professional wins (9) PGA Tour wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jul 21, 1985Lite Quad Cities Open−13 (68-69-63-67=267)1 stroke Bob Tway2Mar 16, 1986Hertz Bay Hill Classic−11 (68-67-67=202)1 stroke Raymond Floyd, Mike Hulbert3Feb 18, 1990Shearson Lehman Hutton Open−13 (68-63-72-72=275)2 strokes Tommy Armour III4Aug 9, 1992Buick Open−12 (72-67-70-67=276)Playoff Steve Elkington, Brad Faxon5Sep 15, 2002SEI Pennsylvania Classic−14 (73-68-64-65=270)1 stroke Robert Allenby, Billy Andrade
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11992Buick Open Steve Elkington, Brad FaxonWon with par on second extra holeFaxon eliminated by par on first hole21997Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic David DuvalLost to par on first extra hole
Other wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Dec 6, 1992JCPenney Classic(with Dottie Mochrie)−20 (66-63-66-69=264)4 strokes Beth Daniel and Davis Love III
Champions Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Mar 15, 2009 AT&T Champions Classic−11 (72-67-66=205)Playoff Don Pooley2May 16, 2010 Regions Charity Classic−20 (68-62-66=196)3 strokes Naomichi Ozaki, Peter Senior3Jan 22, 2012 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai−15 (67-65-69=201)2 strokes Jay Don Blake
Champions Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12009AT&T Champions Classic Don PooleyWon with birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament19821983198419851986198719881989Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenCUTT60T33The Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTCUT
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999Masters TournamentCUTT714T35CUTU.S. OpenCUTT60T19T13CUTThe Open ChampionshipT73PGA ChampionshipCUTT32T7T44T61
Tournament20002001200220032004Masters TournamentU.S. OpenT66T48CUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 3U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 7The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 4Totals 0 0 0 0 2 5 28 15 Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1991 PGA – 1996 PGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1992 PGA – 1993 Masters)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament19841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003The Players ChampionshipCUTT13CUTT61CUTCUTT367563T1183CUTCUTCUTWDT52T73CUTCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2003Match PlayChampionshipInvitationalT11
"T" = Tied
See also 1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
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