Justin Leonard

Justin Leonard earns my respect as the thinking man's golfer. The Dallas native won the 1997 Open Championship not by overpowering courses but through precise short game and stubborn grit. Before that he claimed the U.S. Amateur, the NCAA title, and the Jack Nicklaus Award, marking him as a true craftsman of the game. I admire that he keeps competing on the senior tour, still showing up to test himself against the clock of age. Quiet, dependable, and technically sound, Leonard is exactly the kind of steady competitor I find easy to root for.

Name (English)

Justin Leonard

Name (Japanese)

ジャスティン・レナード

Reading

じゃすてぃん・れなーど

Born

June 15, 1972 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rat

Origin

Dallas, Texas, United States

Height

175 cm

Occupation

golfer

High school

Lake Highlands High School

University

University of Texas at Austin

Awards & achievements

• 1994 Jack Nicklaus Award

• Official sitehttp://www.justinleonard.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin%20Leonard
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1343627

Tags

• Texas
• golfer

Last updated

2026-06-21

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