Tom Sieckmann

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Tom Sieckmann
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Personal information
Full nameThomas Edward Sieckmann
Born (1955-01-14) January 14, 1955 (age 71)
York, Nebraska, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Sporting nationalityFile:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
ResidenceOmaha, Nebraska, U.S.
ChildrenLauren, Alex
Career
CollegeOklahoma State University
Turned professional1977
Former tourPGA Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other7
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1989, 1991
PGA ChampionshipT52: 1991
U.S. OpenT8: 1990
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Thomas Edward Sieckmann (born January 14, 1955) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career

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Sieckmann was born in York, Nebraska. He won several amateur tournaments in his home state while growing up, and received the 1974 Nebraska Golf Association's Amateur of the Year award.[1] Sieckmann attended Oklahoma State University, and was a member of the golf team. He turned professional in 1977.

Professional career

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Sieckmann had a 17-year career on the PGA Tour highlighted by a win at the 1988 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic.[1] He had a top 10 finish at the 1990 U.S. Open. He spent a significant amount of time playing overseas during his regular career years and won several tournaments. In his late forties, Sieckmann played some on the Nationwide Tour. His career earnings total in excess of $1.3 million.

In 1994, Sieckmann along with two other partners, developed Shadow Ridge Country Club. One year later he retired from the tour devoting all of his time to be the President of the General Partner. In 1999, Sieckmann sold his interest in Shadow Ridge and went to work for Dave Pelz Golf. He was Director of Instruction for Dave Pelz Golf for 10 years and has since worked primarily as a teaching professional. In 1988 Sieckmann founded Creative Golf, Inc. a company that primarily developed and organized the Mutual of Omaha Pro-Am.[1] In 2005, he opened Sieckmann Golf Labs, a golf performance and teaching center in southwest Omaha,[2] but sold his teaching business to Omaha Country Club. He is currently Director of Golf instruction and training at Omaha Country Club.

In 2015, Sieckmann and two other partners purchased Palmbrook Country Club in Sun City, Arizona.

Awards and honors

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In 1974, Sieckmann was awarded Nebraska Golf Association's Amateur of the Year

Amateur wins

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  • 1970 Nebraska Junior Amateur Championship
  • 1974 Nebraska Amateur Championship, Nebraska Match-Play Championship
  • 1976 Nebraska Amateur Championship

Professional wins (8)

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PGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Jul 10, 1988 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic −14 (69-66-66-69=270) Playoff United States Mark Wiebe

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1988 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic United States Mark Wiebe Won with par on second extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Feb 22, 1981 Philippine Open −1 (70-72-75-70=287) 4 strokes Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen
2 Mar 8, 1981 Thailand Open −7 (69-70-70-72=281) 3 strokes United States Gaylord Burrows, Japan Yutaka Hagawa,
United States Payne Stewart
3 Mar 25, 1984 Singapore Open −10 (66-71-67-70=274) 2 strokes Australia Terry Gale, Myanmar Kyi Hla Han,
United States Bill Israelson

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1982 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open United States Kurt Cox, Australia Terry Gale Cox won with par on fourth extra hole
Gale eliminated by par on first hole

Other wins (4)

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Masters Tournament CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT T56 CUT T23 CUT T51 T8 T19 CUT
PGA Championship CUT T52

Note: Sieckmann never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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