[2] That same year, he became only the fourth player to go directly from college to the PGA Tour without going through Q School, following Gary Hallberg, Scott Verplank, and Phil Mickelson.
Leonard was ahead by three shots at the 54-hole mark of the 2002 PGA Championship before shooting a final round 77 and finishing tied for fourth.
In the 1999 event, Leonard made a 45-foot (14 m) putt for birdie on the 17th hole to complete a remarkable comeback by the U.S. team on the final day.
[4] He returned to the PGA for one event in 2022, competing in the Byron Nelson where he failed to make the cut.
[5] Leonard made his PGA Tour Champions debut at the 2022 Senior Players Championship where he finished in 61st place.
[6] Later that season he finished in a tie for 1st at the PURE Insurance Championship, but lost the playoff to Thongchai Jaidee on the 4th sudden-death hole.
In 2020, he assumed an elevated role on Golf Central "Live From" as an analyst on the program's primetime shows.
1Cancelled due to 9/11 QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied NT = No Tournament Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.