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

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Thelen was born in

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. He played college golf at Foothills Junior College and Houston Baptist University where he was a teammate of Colin Montgomerie. He worked as a club professional winning the PGA Club Professional Championship in 2000 and 2003 and the 2009

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. He played in nine

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s but failed to make the cut in any of them. He won the 2001 PGA Professional Player of the Year award. After turning 50, Thelen won the

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qualifying school in 2010. He finished 24th on the Tour's Order of Merit in 2011 and won his first Tour event at the 2012

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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

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in November. Thelen would win his fourth event on the European Senior Tour in September 2014, when he won the Senior Open de Portugal.

Professional wins (13)

Other wins (8)

*2000 PGA Club Professional Championship *2001 Southern Texas PGA Championship *2003 PGA Club Professional Championship *2005 BP Trinidad Open *2006 BP Trinidad Open *2008 Southern Texas PGA Championship *2009

, Southern Texas PGA Championship

European Senior Tour wins (5)

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
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U.S. national team appearances

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: 2000 (winners), 2003 (winners), 2005, 2007 (winners)

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