Larry Mize

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Larry Mize

Lawrence Hogan "Larry" Mize (born September 23, 1958) is an American

United States

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golfer

Professional golfer

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. Despite a creditable career on the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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, he is mainly known for just one shot – the chip from off the green at the 11th hole at Augusta to win the playoff for the 1987 Masters Tournament

1987 Masters Tournament

The 1987 Masters Tournament was the 51st Masters Tournament held from April 9-April 12, 1987 at Augusta National Golf Club. Larry Mize won his first, and only, major championship in a sudden-death playoff over Severiano Ballesteros and Greg Norman....
, which remains his only major

Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf....
title.

was born in Augusta, Georgia. He attended Georgia Tech

Georgia Institute of Technology

The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech or simply Tech, is a public university, coeducational research university in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States....
and turned professional in 1980. He finished in the top 125 on the money list (the level needed to retain membership of the tour) for 20 seasons from 1982 to 2001.

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Lawrence Hogan "Larry" Mize (born September 23, 1958) is an American

United States

Professional golfer

PGA Tour

1987 Masters Tournament

Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf....
title.

Biography

Mize was born in Augusta, Georgia. He attended Georgia Tech

Georgia Institute of Technology

Greg Norman

Gregory John Norman Order of Australia is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's number one Official World Golf Rankings golfer in the 1980s and 1990s....
after four rounds. Ballesteros was eliminated in the first hole of the playoff. On the second playoff hole, which was Augusta's eleventh, a par four, Mize's second shot landed well off the putting green. Many people assumed that Norman was about to win, but Mize chipped in for a birdie with a sand wedge from around 140 feet and danced across the green to celebrate victory. Mize's win was especially appreciated because he is an Augusta native and had worked on the scoreboard at Augusta National's third hole as a teenager. His Masters win and a tie for fourth at the U.S. Open

U.S. Open (golf)

The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....
in June briefly put him in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings

Official World Golf Rankings

The Official World Golf Rankings is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers. They were introduced in 1986 and are endorsed by the four Men's major golf championships and the six professional golf tours which make up the International Federation of PGA Tours, namely the PGA Tour, the European Tour, the Asian Tour...
.

Mize also won four international events and played for the U.S. teams in the Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy, donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from Europe and the United States of America....
in 1987 and the Dunhill Cup in 2000. For many years Mize and Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

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sponsored a successful charity golf tournament to benefit cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis

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held at the Atlanta Athletic Club

Atlanta Athletic Club

The Atlanta Athletic Club, , founded in 1898, is a world-renowned private athletic club in Johns Creek, Georgia, a suburb 23 miles north of Atlanta, Georgia....
. Mize currently resides in Columbus, Georgia

Columbus, Georgia

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with his wife and three sons. His hobbies are fishing

Fishing

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, basketball

Basketball

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, and playing the piano

Piano

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.

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (4)

1983
1983 PGA Tour

The 1983 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to October 30. The season consisted of 43 official money events. Seve Ballesteros, Jim Colbert, Mark McCumber, Gil Morgan, Calvin Peete, Hal Sutton, Lanny Wadkins, and Fuzzy Zoeller won the most tournaments, two, and there were 10 first-time winners....
Danny Thomas Memphis Classic
1987
1987 PGA Tour

The 1987 PGA Tour season was played from January 7 to November 1. The season consisted of 46 official money events. Paul Azinger and Curtis Strange won the most tournaments, three, and there were 10 first-time winners....
The Masters
The Masters Tournament

The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....
1993
1993 PGA Tour

The 1993 PGA Tour season was played from January 7 to October 31. The season consisted of 43 official money events. Nick Price won the most tournaments, four, and there were seven first-time winners....
Northern Telecom Open, Buick Open
Buick Open

The Buick Open is a PGA Tour golf tournament which is held at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan. In 2007, the tournament was held at the end of June, a change from its traditional spot between The Open Championship and the PGA Championship....

Major championship

Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf....
is shown in bold.

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

1988 Casio World Open
Casio World Open

The Casio World Open is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November and attracts some of the leading international golfers....
1989 Dunlop Phoenix
Dunlop Phoenix Tournament

The Dunlop Phoenix Tournament is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November and attracts some of the leading international golfers....
1990 Dunlop Phoenix
Dunlop Phoenix Tournament

The Dunlop Phoenix Tournament is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November and attracts some of the leading international golfers....

Other wins (2)

1993 Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship
Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship

The Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship was a golf event held at the Tryall Golf Club in Jamaica from 1991 to 1995.The tournament was intended to be an official World Championship event to rival the Men's major golf championships but was terminated after just five stagings....
(unofficial event)
2000 Straight Down Fall Classic
Straight Down Fall Classic

The Straight Down Fall Classic is a professional golf team tournament. It is played at San Luis Golf and Country Club near San Luis Obispo, California the weekend after the PGA Tour's final tournament of a season....
(with Jim Lehman)

Major Championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runners-up
1987 1987 Masters Tournament The 1987 Masters Tournament was the 51st Masters Tournament held from April 9-April 12, 1987 at Augusta National Golf Club. Larry Mize won his first, and only, major championship in a sudden-death playoff over Severiano Ballesteros and Greg Norman....	The Masters
Playoff¹	Greg Norman Greg Norman Gregory John Norman Order of Australia is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's number one Official World Golf Rankings golfer in the 1980s and 1990s.... , Seve Ballesteros

¹Defeated Greg Norman and Seve Ballesteros in a sudden death playoff - Mize (4-3), Norman (4-4) and Ballesteros (5).

Results timeline

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T11	T47	T16	1	T45	T26
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	T39	T24	T4	T12	T33
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	T46	T26	CUT	T19
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....	DNP	DNP	DNP	T47	T6	T23	T53	CUT	CUT	T17

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....	T14	T17	T6	T21	3	CUT	T23	T30	CUT	23
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....	T14	T55	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T58	DNP	64
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....	T31	CUT	CUT	T27	T11	CUT	DNP	DNP	T52	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....	T12	CUT	T40	CUT	T15	CUT	T8	T58	CUT	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....	T25	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T42	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....	T37	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

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

Larry Mize

Biography

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (4)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

Other wins (2)

Major Championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

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