Tim Thelen

Tim Thelen (born June 14, 1961) is an American professional golfer.

Tim Thelen
Thelen in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1961-06-14) June 14, 1961 (age 64) Albany, Minnesota
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Pasadena, Texas
Career
College	Foothills Junior College Houston Baptist University
Turned professional	1985
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	13
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour	5
Other	8
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 1999-2003, 2005, 2007-08, 2010
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP

Early life

Thelen was born in Albany, Minnesota. He played college golf at Foothills Junior College and then Houston Baptist University. At Houston, he was teammates with Colin Montgomerie.^[1]

Professional career

He worked as a club professional, winning the PGA Club Professional Championship in 2000 and 2003, as well as the 2009 PGA Assistant Professional Championship. He played in nine PGA Championships but failed to make the cut in any of them.^[2] He won the 2001 PGA Professional Player of the Year award.^[1]

After turning 50, Thelen won the European Senior Tour qualifying school in 2010.^[3] He finished 24th on the Tour's Order of Merit in 2011 and won his first Tour event at the 2012 Berenberg Bank Masters in Germany. He won his second event the following week at the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open. He would win his third event on the tour later in the season, when he took the Fubon Senior Open in November. Thelen would win his fourth event on the European Senior Tour in September 2014, with a win at the Senior Open de Portugal.

Awards and honors

In 2001, Thelen was honored as PGA Professional Player of the Year^[1]

Professional wins (13)

Regular wins (8)

• 2000 PGA Club Professional Championship
• 2001 Southern Texas PGA Championship
• 2003 PGA Club Professional Championship
• 2005 BP Trinidad Open^[1]
• 2006 BP Trinidad Open^[1]
• 2008 Southern Texas PGA Championship
• 2009 PGA Club Professional Championship, Southern Texas PGA Championship

European Senior Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 1, 2012	Berenberg Bank Masters	−15 (66-68-67=201)	3 strokes	Peter Fowler, Barry Lane, Mark Mouland
2	Jul 8, 2012	Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open	−12 (66-65-67=198)	2 strokes	Mark James
3	Nov 11, 2012	Fubon Senior Open	−14 (66-67-69=202)	5 strokes	Frankie Miñoza, Chris Williams
4	Sep 14, 2014	Senior Open de Portugal	−12 (68-64-72=204)	1 stroke	Miguel Ángel Martín
5	Jul 3, 2016	Swiss Seniors Open (2)	−10 (67-66-67=200)	1 stroke	Simon P. Brown, Pedro Linhart, Miguel Ángel Martín

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2012	French Riviera Masters	David J. Russell	Lost to par on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT		CUT		CUT	CUT		CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Thelen only played in the PGA Championship.

U.S. national team appearances

• PGA Cup: 2000 (winners), 2003 (winners), 2005, 2007 (winners)

See also

• List of golfers with most European Senior Tour wins