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Lanny Wadkins

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American professional golfer

Lanny Wadkins
Personal information
Full nameJerry Lanston Wadkins Jr.
NicknameLanny
Born (1949-12-05)December 5, 1949 (age 75)
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceDallas, Texas, U.S.
SpousePenelope
Children3
Career
CollegeWake Forest University
Turned professional1971
Former toursPGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins33
Highestranking5 (March 1, 1987)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour21
European Tour1
Japan Golf Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia1
PGA Tour Champions1
Other8
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentT3:1990,1991,1993
PGA ChampionshipWon:1977
U.S. OpenT2:1986
The Open ChampionshipT4:1984
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame2009(member page)
PGA Player of the Year1985

Jerry Lanston "Lanny"Wadkins Jr. (born December 5, 1949) is an Americanprofessional golfer. He won 21 tournaments on thePGA Tour, including onemajor, the1977 PGA Championship. He ranked in the top 10 of theOfficial World Golf Ranking for 86 weeks from the ranking's debut in 1986 to 1988.[2]

Early life and amateur career

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Wadkins was born inRichmond, Virginia. He has a younger brother,Bobby Wadkins, who also became a professional golfer. Wadkins attendedMeadowbrook High School inChesterfield County.[3]

After high school, he attendedWake Forest University on anArnold Palmer golfscholarship.[4] He joined Kappa Sigma fraternity at Wake Forest. He won the 1970U.S. Amateur by one stroke ahead ofTom Kite, during the period when the title was played under a strokeplay format.[5]

Professional career

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In 1971, Wadkins turned professional. In the summer he won theGreater Bangor Open in Maine for his first professional victory.[6] His first win on thePGA Tour came at theSahara Invitational inLas Vegas in October 1972 where he finished one stroke ahead of runner-up Palmer, his scholarship benefactor.[4] Wadkins was later voted Rookie of the Year on the tour in 1972. Two more wins followed in 1973 before his form dipped for three years. He bounced back to win his solemajor title at the1977 PGA Championship. He prevailed on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff atPebble Beach againstGene Littler. It was the first time the sudden-death format was used in a stroke-play major championship.[7][8]

Wadkins was runner-up in four subsequent majors (U.S. Open in1986,PGA Championship in1982,1984,1987) and finished third in theMasters three times (1990,1991,1993). AtThe Open Championship his best finish was fourth atSt. Andrews in1984.

On the PGA Tour, Wadkins won1979 Tournament Players Championship and was voted PGA Player of the Year in1985. 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 theCanon Greater Hartford Open.

Like many star American golfers Wadkins was invited to play in a number of international tournaments. He won the 1978Victorian PGA Championship on thePGA Tour of Australia and the 1979Bridgestone Open on theJapan Golf Tour. He also finished runner-up at the 1979German Open, 1980Air New Zealand Shell Open, and 1990Austrian Open. He also won significant events in South America and Canada.

Wadkins played for the United States in theRyder Cup eight times between1977 and1993. Wadkins collected 21⁠1/2⁠ points during his Ryder Cup career, one of the very best records on either side in the history of the competition. He also captained the team in1995 atOak Hill Country Club.

Senior career

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Wadkins began play on theChampions Tour in2000, and picked up a win in his first event at theACE Group Classic in a four-way playoff. As a senior, he divided his time between competition and broadcasting work and did not become a regular winner at the senior level.

Following the retirement ofKen Venturi in June2002, Wadkins was the lead golf analyst forCBS Sports for over four years, until he was replaced byNick Faldo after the2006 season. The lead analyst for the Champions Tour onGolf Channel for 13 years,[9] he will retire in January 2025,[10] and be succeeded byPaul Azinger.[11]

Honors

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Personal

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Lanny is married to Penelope Wadkins and they have three children: Jessica, Travis, and Tucker. Travis played on the Wake Forest University golf team 2006–2010. Tucker played on the University of Arizona golf team from 2011–2015. In 2011, Travis played on the eGolf Tour and made it to the final stage of the PGA Tour'sQualifying School but failed to earn a card.

A nephew,Ron Whittaker, is a professional golfer on the second-tierWeb.com Tour with 77 PGA Tour starts.[13]

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (33)

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PGA Tour wins (21)

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Legend
Major championships (1)
Players Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (19)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Oct 29,1972Sahara Invitational65-69-70-69=273−111 strokeUnited StatesArnold Palmer
2Apr 29,1973Byron Nelson Golf Classic71-68-71-67=277−3PlayoffUnited StatesDan Sikes
3Aug 19, 1973USI Classic71-69-70-69=279−92 strokesUnited StatesLee Elder,United StatesTom Jenkins,
United StatesRik Massengale
4Aug 14,1977PGA Championship69-71-72-70=282−6PlayoffUnited StatesGene Littler
5Sep 5, 1977World Series of Golf69-66-67-65=267−135 strokesUnited StatesHale Irwin,United StatesTom Weiskopf
6Feb 25,1979Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open66-72-69-69=276−81 strokeUnited StatesLon Hinkle
7Mar 25, 1979Tournament Players Championship67-68-76-72=283−55 strokesUnited StatesTom Watson
8Jan 25,1982Phoenix Open65-70-63-65=263−216 strokesUnited StatesJerry Pate
9Apr 18, 1982MONY Tournament of Champions67-72-68-73=280−83 strokesUnited StatesAndy Bean,AustraliaDavid Graham,
United StatesCraig Stadler,United StatesRon Streck
10Aug 22, 1982Buick Open66-71-71-65=273−151 strokeUnited StatesTom Kite
11Apr 3,1983Greater Greensboro Open72-69-67-67=275−135 strokesUnited StatesCraig Stadler,ZimbabweDenis Watson
12Apr 24, 1983MONY Tournament of Champions (2)67-70-71-72=280−81 strokeUnited StatesRaymond Floyd
13Jan 13,1985Bob Hope Classic67-67-68-66-65=333−27PlayoffUnited StatesCraig Stadler
14Jan 27, 1985Los Angeles Open (2)63-70-67-64=264−207 strokesUnited StatesHal Sutton
15Oct 13, 1985Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic68-67-69-63=267−211 strokeUnited StatesMike Donald,United StatesScott Hoch
16Mar 1,1987Doral-Ryder Open75-66-66-70=277−113 strokesSpainSeve Ballesteros,United StatesTom Kite,
United StatesDon Pooley
17Feb 14,1988Hawaiian Open68-71-66-66=271−171 strokeCanadaRichard Zokol
18May 22, 1988Colonial National Invitation67-68-70-65=270−101 strokeUnited StatesMark Calcavecchia,United StatesBen Crenshaw,
United StatesJoey Sindelar
19Jul 8,1990Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic65-66-67-68=266−185 strokesUnited StatesLarry Mize
20Jan 20,1991United Hawaiian Open (2)69-67-69-65=270−184 strokesUnited StatesJohn Cook
21Aug 2,1992Canon Greater Hartford Open68-70-71-65=274−62 strokesUnited StatesDan Forsman,United StatesDonnie Hammond,
ZimbabweNick Price

PGA Tour playoff record (3–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11972Phoenix OpenUnited StatesHomero BlancasLost to birdie on first extra hole
21973Byron Nelson Golf ClassicUnited StatesDan SikesWon with par on first extra hole
31977PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesGene LittlerWon with par on third extra hole
41983Joe Garagiola-Tucson OpenUnited StatesGil Morgan,United StatesCurtis StrangeMorgan won with birdie on second extra hole
51985Bob Hope ClassicUnited StatesCraig StadlerWon with birdie on fifth extra hole
61987PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesLarry NelsonLost to par on first extra hole

European Tour wins (1)

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Legend
Major championships (1)
Other European Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 14,1977PGA Championship69-71-72-70=282−6PlayoffUnited StatesGene Littler

European Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11977PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesGene LittlerWon with par on third extra hole
21987PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesLarry NelsonLost to par on first extra hole
31990Austrian OpenGermanyBernhard LangerLost to birdie on third extra hole

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Oct 28,1979Bridgestone Tournament66-71-69-71=277−111 strokeJapanYoshikazu Yokoshima

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Oct 22, 1978Garden State Victorian PGA Championship75-68-69-69=281−73 strokesAustraliaBob Shearer

Other wins (9)

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Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Feb 13,2000ACE Group Classic67-68-67=202−14PlayoffSpainJosé María Cañizares,United StatesWalter Hall,
United StatesTom Watson

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12000ACE Group ClassicSpainJosé María Cañizares,United StatesWalter Hall,
United StatesTom Watson		Won with par on third extra hole
Hall and Watson eliminated by par on first hole

Major championships

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Wins (1)

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YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1977PGA Championship6 shot deficit−6 (69-71-72-70=282)Playoff1United StatesGene Littler

1Defeated Littler with a par on the third extra hole.

Results timeline

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Tournament1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
Masters TournamentCUTCUTT19T29CUTT18T7
U.S. OpenT13T25T7T26T38CUTT19
The Open ChampionshipT7T22CUTCUT
PGA ChampionshipT16T3CUTCUT1T3470
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters TournamentCUTT21T33T8CUTT18T31T12T11T26
U.S. OpenCUTT14T67T11T5T2T36T12CUT
The Open ChampionshipT29T4CUTT29T34T26
PGA ChampionshipT30T332CUTT2T10T112T25CUT
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters TournamentT3T3T48T3T18CUT
U.S. OpenT51T63CUT
The Open ChampionshipCUTT73T45CUT
PGA ChampionshipCUTT43T40T14T61T63CUTT58T34
Tournament20002001
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA ChampionshipCUTCUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1985 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

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TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00335122317
U.S. Open01025112016
The Open Championship000123149
PGA Championship13156102820
Totals1441118368562
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (1985 PGA – 1989 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)

The Players Championship

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Wins (1)

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YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1979Tournament Players Championship3 shot lead−5 (67-68-76-72=283)5 strokesUnited StatesTom Watson

Results timeline

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Tournament1975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996
The Players ChampionshipWDT65T34CUT1T45CUTCUTCUTT5CUTT40CUTT6T41CUT62T29CUTCUTCUTCUT
  Win
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

U.S. national team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Week 09 1987 Ending 1 Mar 1987"(pdf).OWGR. RetrievedDecember 20, 2018.
  2. ^"69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking". Official World Golf Ranking. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on October 17, 2015. RetrievedJanuary 2, 2014.
  3. ^"Class of 1996: Lanny Wadkins". Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived fromthe original on February 1, 2014. RetrievedJanuary 23, 2014.
  4. ^ab"Rookie Wadkins scrambles to first golf tour win".Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. October 30, 1972. p. 15.
  5. ^"Wadkins captures Amateur golf title".Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. September 6, 1970. p. D2.
  6. ^"28 Jul 2007, 12 - The Bangor Daily News at Newspapers.com".Newspapers.com. RetrievedOctober 23, 2021.
  7. ^Parascenzo, Marino (August 15, 1977)."Littler comes apart, Wadkins captures PGA".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 20.
  8. ^Jenkins, Dan (August 22, 1977)."The battle of the ages".Sports Illustrated. p. 12. Archived fromthe original on December 13, 2013. RetrievedAugust 3, 2013.
  9. ^"Lanny Wadkins Joins Golf Channel Champions Tour Broadcast Team".Golf Channel. January 17, 2013. Archived fromthe original on July 10, 2013. RetrievedAugust 3, 2013.
  10. ^Schupak, Adam (November 8, 2024)."Lanny Wadkins leaving as lead analyst of PGA Tour Champions: 'I've had my run'".Golfweek. RetrievedJanuary 17, 2025.
  11. ^Schupak, Adam (November 11, 2024)."Paul Azinger returning to broadcasting in 2025 as lead analyst for PGA Tour Champions".Golfweek. RetrievedJanuary 17, 2025.
  12. ^"Wadkins to join World Golf Hall of Fame Class of 2009". PGA Tour. April 23, 2009. RetrievedJanuary 2, 2014.
  13. ^"PGA Tour Media Guide – Ron Whittaker". PGA Tour. RetrievedJanuary 2, 2014.
  14. ^"Greater Bangor Open".treeoflifeworkshop.com. RetrievedOctober 23, 2021.
  15. ^"Sports results, details".Canberra Times. October 31, 1984. RetrievedJanuary 23, 2023.

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