Tim Thelen (born June 14, 1961) is an American professional golfer.
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]
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.
In 2001, Thelen was honored as PGA Professional Player of the Year[1]
| 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
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| 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
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| 5 | Jul 3, 2016 | Swiss Seniors Open (2) | −10 (67-66-67=200) | 1 stroke | Simon P. Brown, Pedro Linhart, Miguel Ángel Martín
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European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | French Riviera Masters | David J. Russell
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Lost to par on third extra hole |
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Thelen only played in the PGA Championship.
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