Jim Lemon (2022) | UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Jim Lemon

Induction:
2022
Class:
2001

Wisconsin men's golf 1998-2001
Team captain for the Badgers from 1998-2001
WSGA Amateur Match Play Champion in back-to-back years in 1999 and 2000
Winner of the Collegiate Badger Invitational in 2000
Instrumental in four UW team tournament championships, including the Iowa and Beth Page Invitationals in 1998, and the Wisconsin and Ohio Invitationals in 2000
Golf Coaches of America All -Scholar in 2000 and 2001
Named Athletic Board Scholar from 1999-2001
Academic All -Big Ten from 1998-2001
Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board from 1999-2000
Member of the PGA Tour Canada from 2003-2015
Qualified for the PGA Tour Canada in 2003, where he competed in more than 65 tour events and accomplished 28 top-25 tournament finishes
Served as Player Director to the Canadian Tour from 2008-2013
Three-time Wisconsin Dairyland Open Champion and tournament champion of the Wisconsin PGA Premier Player Tournament Series
Member and tournament champion on the Florida Professional Golf Tour (2010) and the West Florida Golf Tour (2011)
2013 Wisconsin State Open Champion
Reinstated amateur status in 2016 qualifying and competing in the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships (2017 and 2018)
Ten-time Men’s Club Champion at Nakoma Golf Club in Madison
Generous donor to the Men’s Golf program, contributing to the construction of the indoor golf facility at University Ridge
Shared his love of golf with the next generation, especially his son Maxwell
Volunteer and mentor for young golfers from UW-Madison, Madison West High School, Nakoma Golf Club, and First Tee of Wisconsin
Graduate of UW-Madison’s Business School with a double major in Accounting and Operations & Information Management in 2001
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