Background
Diehl was born and raised in Rochester, New New York
Diehl was born and raised in Rochester, New New York
He attended the University of Georgia from 1968–1971 and was a member of the golf team, an All-American in 1969. He finished solo 2nd to Lee Trevino at the same tournament in 1980.
Diehl finished the 1976 IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic tied for first in regulation. However, he lost that tournament to Tom Kite on the fifth extra hole of a playoff handing Kite his first of 19 Professional Golf Association Tour wins. Diehl"s best finish in a major championship was a T-7 at the 1977 United States. Open.
Diehl left the Professional Golf Association Tour after the 1983 season to pursue other endeavors that included a stint in the Professional Golf Association Tour"s marketing department, a commentator for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, a club pro, a stockbroker with Prudential Securities and a senior vice president in portfolio management at Morgan Stanley in Rochester.
He also has four grown sons named Matt, John, Colin and Graham. 1967 International Junior Masters (individual medalist) Professional Golf Association Tour wins (1).
