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Larry Ziegler

Larry Ziegler
Personal information
Nickname Half Pay Ziegler
Born (1939-08-12) August 12, 1939 (age 77)
St. Louis, Missouri
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Orlando, Florida
Career
Turned professional 1959
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins 7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 3
PGA Tour Champions 2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T3: 1976
U.S. Open T8: 1970
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship T5: 1969

Larry Ziegler (born August 12, 1939) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.

Ziegler was born in St. Louis and grew up in Creve Coeur, Missouri. He was one of 14 children; he had seven brothers and six sisters. He began as a caddie and worked his way up to head club pro. He turned pro in 1959.

Ziegler had more than 40 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his career including three wins. He had three top-10 finishes in major championships; his best was T3 at The Masters in 1976.

After reaching the age of 50 in August 1989, Ziegler joined the Senior PGA Tour, where he has recorded over 20 top-10 finishes including two wins. Ziegler's two Senior PGA Tour wins were six years apart - a record for the Tour. His second victory, at the 1998 Saint Luke's Classic, occurred when Ziegler's caddie was Baseball Hall of Fame member George Brett.

Ziegler once was on the Board of Directors for the St. Louis Blues hockey team. He operates Ziegler Golf School with his son Tony in Orlando, Florida at Marriott's Grande Pines Golf Club.

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

Note: Ziegler never played in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10


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