| Lanny Wadkins | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jerry Lanston Wadkins, Jr. |
| Nickname | Lanny |
| Born | December 5, 1949 Richmond, Virginia |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Wake Forest University |
| Turned professional | 1971 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 30 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 21 |
| Champions Tour | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1) |
|
| The Masters | T3: 1990, 1991, 1993 |
| U.S. Open | T2: 1986 |
| Open Championship | T4: 1984 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1977 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 2009 (member page) |
| PGA Player of the Year | 1985 |
Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. (born December 5, 1949) is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988.[1]
Wadkins was born in Richmond, Virginia. He attended Wake Forest University. He won the U.S. Amateur Championship in 1970 and turned professional in 1971. His first win on the PGA Tour arrived quickly at the 1972 Sahara Invitational in Las Vegas and he was later voted 1972 PGA Rookie of the Year. Two more wins followed in 1973 before his form dipped for three years. He bounced back to record his only major championship victory in the 1977 PGA Championship courtesy of a three hole sudden-death playoff at Pebble Beach Golf Links against Gene Littler. Although second in four subsequent major championships (U.S. Open 1986, PGA Championship 1982, 1984, 1987), this remained his only victory. On three occasions, he finished third in The Masters Tournament (1990, 1991, 1993}. In The Open Championship, his best finish was fourth at St. Andrews in 1984. On the PGA Tour, he won The Players Championship at Sawgrass in 1979 and was voted PGA Player of the Year in 1985. Over his career, he picked up a win more seasons than not until 1992, when he achieved his twenty-first and final PGA Tour victory at the Canon Greater Hartford Open. He has also won in Australia, Canada, Japan and South America in his career. He played for the United States in the Ryder Cup eight times between 1977 and 1993, which ties the highest number of appearances in the competition by an American, alongside Raymond Floyd and Billy Casper. He also captained the team in 1995.
From 2000, Wadkins played on the Champions Tour, picking up a win at the ACE Group Classic in a four way playoff in what was his first ever start. However, he divided his time between competition and broadcasting work with CBS Sports and did not become a regular winner at senior level. Wadkins worked as an analyst for CBS from 2002 until 2007 when he was replaced by Nick Faldo.
Wadkins was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2009.[2]
Wadkins' younger brother Bobby currently plays on the Champions Tour.
Contents |
Amateur wins (5)
- 1968 Southern Amateur
- 1969 Eastern Amateur
- 1970 U.S. Amateur, Southern Amateur, Western Amateur
Professional wins (30)
PGA Tour wins (21)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 12, 1972 | Sahara Invitational | -15 (65-69-70-69=273) | 1 stroke | Arnold Palmer |
| 2 | Apr 29, 1973 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | -3 (71-68-71-67=277) | Playoff | Dan Sikes |
| 3 | Aug 19, 1973 | USI Classic | -9 (71-69-70-69=279) | 2 strokes | Lee Elder, Tom Jenkins, Rik Massengale |
| 4 | Aug 14, 1977 | PGA Championship | -6 (69-71-72-70=282) | Playoff | Gene Littler |
| 5 | Sep 5, 1977 | World Series of Golf | -13 (69-69-66-67=271) | 5 strokes | Hale Irwin, Tom Weiskopf |
| 6 | Feb 25, 1979 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | -8 (66-72-69-69=276) | 1 strokes | Lon Hinkle |
| 7 | Mar 31, 1979 | Tournament Players Championship | -5 (67-68-76-72=283) | 5 strokes | Tom Watson |
| 8 | Jan 25, 1982 | Phoenix Open | -21 (65-70-63-65=263) | 6 strokes | Jerry Pate |
| 9 | Apr 18, 1982 | MONY Tournament of Champions | -8 (67-72-68-73=280) | 3 strokes | Andy Bean,  David Graham, Craig Stadler, Ron Streck |
| 10 | Aug 22, 1982 | Buick Open | -15 (66-71-71-65=273) | 1 stroke | Tom Kite |
| 11 | Apr 3, 1983 | Greater Greensboro Open | -13 (72-69-67-67=275) | 5 strokes | Craig Stadler,  Denis Watson |
| 12 | Jan 12, 1983 | MONY Tournament of Champions | -8 (67-70-71-72=280) | 1 stroke | Raymond Floyd |
| 13 | Jan 13, 1985 | Bob Hope Classic | -27 (67-67-68-66-65=333) | Playoff | Craig Stadler |
| 14 | Jan 27, 1985 | Los Angeles Open | -20 (63-70-67-64=264) | 7 strokes | Hal Sutton |
| 15 | Oct 13, 1985 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | -21 (68-67-69-63=267) | 3 strokes | Mike Donald, Scott Hoch |
| 16 | Mar 1, 1987 | Doral-Ryder Open | -11 (75-66-66-70=277) | 3 strokes |  Seve Ballesteros, Tom Kite, Don Pooley |
| 17 | Feb 14, 1988 | Hawaiian Open | -16 (68-71-66-66=271) | 1 stroke |  Richard Zokol |
| 18 | May 22, 1988 | Colonial National Invitation | -9 (67-68-70-65=270) | 2 strokes | Mark Calcavecchia, Ben Crenshaw, Joey Sindelar |
| 19 | Jul 8, 1990 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | -18 (65-66-67-68=266) | 5 strokes | Larry Mize |
| 20 | Jan 20, 1991 | United Hawaiian Open | -18 (69-67-69-65=270) | 4 strokes | John Cook |
| 21 | Aug 2, 1992 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | -6 (68-70-71-65=274) | 2 strokes | Dan Forsman, Donnie Hammond, Nick Price |
Other wins (8)
- 1978 Victorian PGA Championship (Australia), Canadian PGA Championship
- 1979 Bridgestone Open (Japan)
- 1980 PGA Grand Slam of Golf (United States - unofficial event)
- 1981 Caribbean Open (Colombia)
- 1984 World Nissan Championship (Japan)
- 1990 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Bobby Wadkins)
- 1991 Shark Shootout Benefiting RMCC (with Tom Purtzer)
Champions Tour wins (1)
Major Championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | PGA Championship | 6 shot deficit | -6 (69-71-72-70=282) | Playoff1 | Gene Littler |
1Defeated Gene Littler with a par on the third extra hole.
Results timeline
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | CUT | T19 | T29 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 | T7 |
| U.S. Open | DNP | T13 | T25 | T7 | T26 | T38 | DNP | DNP | CUT | T19 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 | T22 | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T16 | T3 | CUT | DNP | CUT | 1 | T34 | 70 |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | T21 | T33 | T8 | CUT | T18 | T31 | T12 | T11 | T26 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T14 | T6 | 7 | T11 | T5 | T2 | T36 | T12 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 | T4 | CUT | DNP | T29 | T34 | T26 |
| PGA Championship | T30 | T33 | 2 | CUT | T2 | T10 | T11 | 2 | T25 | CUT |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T3 | T3 | T48 | T3 | T18 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T51 | T63 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | T73 | T45 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T43 | T40 | T14 | T61 | T63 | CUT | T58 | DNP | T34 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
United States national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1969 (winners), 1971
- Eisenhower Trophy: 1970 (winners)
Professional
- Ryder Cup: 1977 (winners), 1979 (winners), 1983 (winners), 1985, 1987, 1989 (tie), 1991 (winners), 1993 (winners), 1995 (captain)
- World Cup of Golf: 1977, 1984, 1985
- Dunhill Cup: 1986
- 4 Tours World Championship: 1985, 1987, 1991
- US v Japan: 1982, 1983
See also
References
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