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Jeffrey George "Jeff" Sluman (born September 11,
1957) is an American professional golfer who has won
numerous professional golf tournaments including six
PGA Tour victories.
Sluman was born in Rochester, New York. He attended
Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. He
turned pro in 1980, and has had career earnings in
excess of 18 million dollars.
Sluman has had an unusual career in terms of winning
golf tournaments. During what are usually considered
a golfers most productive years – their early
twenties through their middle thirties – Sluman won
only once. At the age of 30, he won the 1988 PGA
Championship. Then, shortly before his 40th
birthday, he starting winning consistently on the
Tour and in non-Tour events. After winning the 1997
Tucson Chrysler Classic, he won seven more events
including four on the PGA Tour during the next seven
seasons. Sluman's best season was in 2002 when he
finished the year ranked 15th on the PGA Tour with
$1,250,187 in earnings. Despite his rather unusual
sequence in respect to tournament wins, Sluman has
been one of the Tour's most consistent top 10
finishers throughout his career.
The 1988 PGA Championship was played at the Oak Tree
Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. Sluman won the
tournament by three strokes over Paul Azinger,
shooting a total of 272. On the final day, Sluman
took command of the tournament with a round of 65
that tied David Graham's 1979 mark as the lowest
winning round in PGA history.
Upon turning 50 in September 2007, he joined the
Champions Tour.
In his spare time, Sluman can be described as a
rabid sports fan. He closely follows the Florida
State University Seminoles, the Chicago Bears, the
Chicago Bulls, and the Chicago Cubs. He has held
Bulls season tickets for over 10 years. Sluman is
also a fan of Formula One racing, and is friends
with former Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal. He
is also a collector of rare, fine wines with about
2,000 bottles in his collection.
