Lanny Wadkins
| Lanny Wadkins | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jerry Lanston Wadkins, Jr. |
| Nickname | Lanny |
| Born |
December 5, 1949 Richmond, Virginia |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence | Dallas, Texas |
| Spouse | Penelope |
| Children | Jessica, Travis, Tucker |
| Career | |
| College | Wake Forest University |
| Turned professional | 1971 |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 32 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 21 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 1 |
| Other | 9 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) |
|
| Masters Tournament | T3: 1990, 1991, 1993 |
| U.S. Open | T2: 1986 |
| The Open Championship | T4: 1984 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1977 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 2009 (member page) |
| PGA Player of the Year | 1985 |
Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. (born December 5, 1949) is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for 86 weeks from the ranking's debut in 1986 to 1988.
Born in Richmond, Virginia, Wadkins attended Meadowbrook High School, then Wake Forest University on an Arnold Palmer golf scholarship. He won the U.S. Amateur in 1970 in Oregon, one stroke ahead of runner-up Tom Kite, and turned professional in 1971.
Wadkins' first win on the PGA Tour came at the Sahara Invitational in Las Vegas in October 1972, where he finished one stroke ahead of runner-up Palmer, his scholarship benefactor. 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 sole major title at the PGA Championship in 1977. He prevailed on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff at Pebble Beach against Gene Littler. It was the first time the sudden-death format was used in a stroke play major championship.
Wadkins was runner-up in four subsequent majors (U.S. Open in 1986, PGA Championship in 1982, 1984, 1987), and finished third in the Masters three times (1990, 1991, 1993). In The Open Championship, his best finish was fourth at St. Andrews in 1984.
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