Residence: Scottsdale, Arizona
DOB: 06/02/1970 |
Tim was nicknamed ‘Lumpy’ on the first day of his job at a golf course in Wayzata. The nickname stood at golf course, but not at school ("There already was a 'Lumpy' at school"). We’ll leave it to you to work out why from our biog photo - Tim Herron’s father played in the US Open in 1963 – as did his grandfather in 1934 and his sister Alissa won 1999 U.S. Mid-Amateur – so quite a pedigree. Tim attended the University of New Mexico and was a member of the 1993 US Walker Cup Team before turning professional the same year. His early career got off to a good start when he won the Honda Classic in 1996. He won three times in his first four seasons on the full Tour - victories that included the Bay Hill Invitational in 1999.
There was a seven year winning drought before his next win in 2006 when he beat Richard S. Johnson in a play-off at the Bank of America Colonial, picking up over $1m in prize money for his week’s work. This win saw him ending 2006 in the Top 40 on the US Tour and in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings. Our biog photo was taken in March 2007 at PODS Championship at the Innisbrook Resort in Florida which was won by 1998 Open Champion Mark Calcavecchia. Tim finished tied 38th.
The highlight of his 2008 season came at the Deutsche Back Championship in September where he finished in a tie for 5th place. A 65 in the final round helped him climb the leader board to secure his first top-10 of the year. Tim followed this up with a further 2 top-10’s at the Texas Open and Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open before the end of the season. |