Background
Lancaster was born, raised and makes his home in Smithfield, North Carolina.
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Career
He turned pro in 1985 as a completely self-taught player. Lancaster started playing on mini-tours four months in 1989 before going to Q School. He did not take his first golf lesson until 1992.
His first golf lesson was given by L.B. Floyd, father of Raymond Floyd.
His best finish in a major is a T-4 at the 1995 United States. Open. Lancaster shares the 9-hole record at the United States. Open with Vijay Singh with a 29 at both the 1995 and 1996 United States. Opens.
These scores came on the back nine of the fourth and second rounds, respectively. In 2002, Lancaster came to the final hole of the Bell Canadian Open with a two-shot lead.
He made double bogey to drop into a sudden death playoff with John Rollins and Justin Leonard.
Lancaster played full-time on the Professional Golf Association Tour from 1990 to 2005. He played in the 2012 Farmers Insurance Open, his first Professional Golf Association Tour start since 2009. He made the cut at the Federal Express Saint Jude Classic, his first since the 2009 Buick Open.
After turning 50, Lancaster played his first Champions Tour event in October 2012 at the SAS Championship and finished T8 at the tour"s Q school.
While Lancaster still had a Professional Golf Association Tour medical exemption in 2015, he chose to sacrifice his Professional Golf Association Tour status to play on the Champions Tour. Professional Golf Association Tour wins Other wins 1985 Carolinas Open DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10.
