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cole lewis , sherry lewis-ramirez 5 18 july 1960 austin , texas t30 : 2001 pga tour nationwide tour champions tour 250px dawn marie delavan lewis j-l-lewis . jpg emporia state university southwest texas state university j. l. lewis john lee lewis t21 : 1999 emporia , kansas 2 6 4 cut : 2004 t30 : 2001 210 lb kg st on 1984 j. l. lewis
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j. l. lewis

john lee `` j.l. '' lewis -lrb- born july 18 , 1960 -rrb- is an american professional golfer .
he has won twice on the pga tour : the john deere classic in 1999 , and the 84 lumber classic in 2003 .
in 1999 he won the honda invitational in guadalajara , mexico .
in 2010 , lewis earned a spot on the champions tour after placing well on the tour 's q school .
lewis was born and raised in emporia , kansas .
his parents , john and donna lewis , taught in emporia schools for thirty years .
his athletic ability was evident from an early age : he played little league baseball from 1967 to 1973 , and was a winning pitcher with multiple no-hitters .
lewis began playing golf at the age of seven at emporia country club , where he won at the ecc men 's club championship twice before graduating from high school .
he lettered in football , basketball , and golf at emporia high school .
in 1978 , he was named to the all-state high school basketball team , and was awarded a golf scholarship to emporia state university .
after his sophomore year at emporia state , lewis transferred to southwest texas state university -lrb- now texas state university -- san marcos -rrb- .
while at texas state , his team won the 1983 division ii golf championship , and he received first team all american honors for finishing second individually .
he graduated from texas state with a bachelor of science in education with a major in business education and a minor in english .
he has been inducted into the emporia high school hall of fame -lrb- 2001 -rrb- and the texas state university hall of honor -lrb- 2002 -rrb- .
from 1982 to 1987 , lewis participated in the pga of america apprentice program , and he became a professional golfer in 1984 .
during these years he was an assistant golf pro at the hills of lakeway golf & country club -lrb- live oak and yaupon golf courses -rrb- in austin , texas .
in 1988 , lewis became an assistant golf pro at the las vegas country club in las vegas , nevada , where he earned his pga class a membership .
in december 1988 , he qualified for the pga tour , and competed in 21 tour events during 1989 .
he was named 1988 player of the year , southwest section pga -lrb- las vegas chapter -rrb- .
from 1990 to 1993 , lewis was the golf pro at forest creek golf club in round rock , texas .
as a pga club professional , he won numerous events and was a three-time sectional player of the year , twice in the pga south texas section , and once in the pga southwest section .
in 1994 , lewis was a member of the pga cup team ; he led the americans to a victory over the europeans by making a 50-foot putt on the last hole of the competition .
he rejoined the pga tour in 1995 .
lewis has an interest in writing , specifically about golf instruction , for which he has penned more than 1,000 golf tips .
he published a book , the `` pocket pro '' edition of `` golf tips from the tour '' in 2009 .
