Larry Rinker

Larry Rinker
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born July 20, 1957
Stuart, Florida
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Winter Park, Florida
Career
College University of Florida
Turned professional 1979
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins 7
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1983, 1986
U.S. Open T15: 1982
The Open Championship T12: 1992
PGA Championship T59: 1984
Achievements and awards
Golfweek Mini-Tour
player of the year		 1980

Larry Rinker (born July 20, 1957) is an American professional golfer.

Rinker was born in Stuart, Florida. He played college golf at the University of Florida and turned professional in 1979.

Rinker initially played on mini-tours before joining the PGA Tour in 1981, and regained his tour card via qualifying school for 1982, the first year of the all-exempt tour. His best year came in 1985, when he finished 30th on the money list. He never won on tour, but recorded two runners-up finishes, at the 1984 USF&G Classic and the 1985 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. His best finish in a major was tied-12th at the 1992 Open Championship. He also finished tied-15th at the 1982 U. S. Open, where he was in the final group for the third round alongside leader Bruce Devlin.

Rinker's brother, Lee, and his sister, Laurie, are also professional golfers. Sister-in-law Kelli, wife of older brother Laine, was also on the LPGA Tour. In 1985 Larry and Laurie Rinker teamed together to win the JCPenney Classic.

Since leaving the tour, Rinker is now teaching full-time in Florida and Colorado and has become one of the top short game instructors in the country. He is also an accomplished guitarist.

Amateur wins

Professional wins

Results in major championships

Tournament 1978 1979
The Masters DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT DNP
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Masters DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP T15 CUT DNP DNP T24 DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T59 CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT T53 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
The Open Championship DNP DNP T12 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

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