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Leif Olson

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Leif Olson
Personal information
Born (1981-07-17) July 17, 1981 (age 43)
Denver, Colorado
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceScottsdale, Arizona
Career
CollegeDuke University
Turned professional2004
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Gateway Tour
Professional wins1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2004
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Leif Olson (born July 17, 1981) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.

Olson was born in Denver, Colorado. He played college golf from 1999 to 2003 at Duke University.

Professional career

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Olson earned his 2009 PGA Tour card through 2008 Q-School. In his first 14 events on tour, Olson only made three cuts. Olson won a BMW Z4 Roadster at the 2009 RBC Canadian Open when he recorded a hole in one on the 15th hole at Glen Abbey Golf Course. It was a very bizarre hole in one. Olson's ball landed past the hole, rolled down the slope towards the hole and deflected off another player's ball which redirected it into the cup.

Olson finished a career-best third place at the Turning Stone Resort Championship in 2009, just one stroke out of a playoff that was won by Matt Kuchar.

Professional wins (1)

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Gateway Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Aug 1, 2008 Beach Summer 7 −12 (65-69-70=204) 1 stroke United States Bobby Collins

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2004
U.S. Open CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Olson only played in the U.S. Open.

See also

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