Larry Mize

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Larry Mize (born September 23, 1958) is an American golfer. Despite a creditable career on the PGA Tour he is mainly known for just one shot - the chip from off the green at #11 - which secured his only major title, the 1987 Masters.

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[edit] Biography

Mize was born in Augusta, Georgia. He attended Georgia Tech 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. His first PGA Tour win was the 1983 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic.

At the 1987 Masters, Mize was tied with Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman 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 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's third hole as a teenager. Mize also came third in the Masters in 1994.

For many years Larry and Coca Cola sponsored a successful charity golf tournament to benefit Cystic Fibrosis held at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Larry would challenge golfers on one of the par threes to hit inside him, closest to the hole. If they succeeded, he would give them a dozen balls. In the 1989 event a 36 handicapper who had just started playing golf hitting first in the group knocked the ball within 12 inches of the hole. Larry just looked over and said "I don't believe I can hit a better one than that!" While the rest of the group cracked up laughing the 1987 Master's Champ handed over the dozen golf balls to the beginner with a smile!

Mize also won four international events and played for the U.S. teams in the Ryder Cup in 1987 and the Dunhill Cup in 2000.

Mize currently resides in Columbus, Georgia with his wife and three sons. His hobbies are fishing, basketball, and playing the piano.

[edit] PGA Tour wins

Major championship is shown in bold.

[edit] Other wins

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP T11 T47 T16 1 T45 T26
U.S. Open DNP CUT CUT DNP DNP T39 T24 T4 T12 T33
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP T46 T26 CUT T19
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP T47 T6 T23 T53 CUT CUT T17
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters T14 T17 T6 T21 3 CUT T23 T30 CUT 23
U.S. Open T14 T55 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T58 DNP 64
The Open Championship T31 CUT CUT T27 T11 CUT DNP DNP T52 DNP
PGA Championship T12 CUT T40 CUT T15 CUT T8 T58 CUT DNP
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
The Masters T25 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T42
U.S. Open T37 DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship 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

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