Lanny Wadkins

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Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. (born December 5, 1949) is an American golfer.

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. Wins soon followed, with one PGA Tour win in 1972 and two in 1973. One major championship victory, a PGA Championship followed in 1977, and he continued to pick 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 played for the United States in the Ryder Cup eight times (1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993), which as of 2004 was the tied 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 that year. However, he divided his time between competition and broadcasting work with CBS Sports and did not become a regular winner at senior level.

Wadkins' younger brother Bobby was also a PGA Tour golfer.

[edit] PGA Tour wins (21)

Major championship is shown in bold.

[edit] Other wins (11)

[edit] Results in major championships

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

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