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

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where he was a teammate of

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. He worked as a club professional winning the

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in 2000 and 2003 and the 2009 PGA Assistant Professional Championship. 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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in 2010. 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, when he won the

Senior Open de Portugal The Senior Open de Portugal was a men's senior (over 50) professional golf tournament on the European Senior Tour. It was held just once, in September 2014, at the Hotel Palace of Vidago, Vidago, Chaves, Portugal. The winner was Tim Thelen who wo ...

Professional wins (13)

Other wins (8)

*2000

*2001

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*2003

*2005 BP Trinidad Open *2006 BP Trinidad Open *2008

*2009 PGA Assistant Professional 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

* PGA Cup: 2000 (winners), 2003 (winners), 2005, 2007 (winners)

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* * American male golfers Houston Christian Huskies men's golfers European Senior Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from Minnesota Golfers from Houston People from Albany, Minnesota 1961 births Living people {{US-golf-bio-stub