Overview

• He died September 17 after complications from acute myeloid leukemia following a bone-marrow transplant earlier this year, with a hospice admission two days prior.
• He captured the 1993 U.S. Amateur at Champions Golf Club with a 5-and-3 win over Danny Ellis, becoming the event’s most recent mid-amateur winner.
• He represented the United States in four Walker Cups, helping secure victories in 1993 and 1997 and compiling a 10-4 record with six singles wins.
• He returned to professional golf on the PGA Tour Champions, winning the 2006 Commerce Bank Championship in a playoff and making nearly 250 starts before retiring in 2021.
• He was a 10-time Minnesota Player of the Year who dominated state amateur events, later served as the University of Minnesota’s director of golf, and mentored younger players.