Lennie Clements (born January 20, 1957) is an American

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. Clements was born in

Cherry Point, North Carolina Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point or MCAS Cherry Point (*) is a United States Marine Corps airfield located in Havelock, North Carolina, United States, in the eastern part of the state. It was built in 1941, and was commissioned in 1942 and ...

. He played college golf at

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where he was a three-time All-American.Aztec Hall of Fame - Lennie Clements
/ref> He was inducted into the San Diego State Aztec Hall of Fame in 1999. Clements turned professional in 1980. He played on the

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from 1981 to 1998. His best finish was a T-2 at the 1994

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. His best finish in a

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was a T-9 at the 1987 U.S.Open. He also played a few events on the

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in 1991 and 1992, winning at the 1992 Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open.

Amateur wins (2)

*1979 California State Amateur, Southwestern Amateur

Professional wins (4)

Ben Hogan Tour wins (1)

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (3)

*1982

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*1983 Sahara Nevada Open *1988

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Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1984 U.S. Open – 1987 U.S. Open) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

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* * American male golfers San Diego State Aztecs men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from North Carolina People from Cherry Point, North Carolina Golfers from San Diego 1957 births Living people {{US-golf-bio-stub