Larry Mize
Larry Mize | |
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— Golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Lawrence Hogan Mize |
Born |
Augusta, Georgia | September 23, 1958
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
Nationality | United States |
Residence | Columbus, Georgia |
Career | |
College | Georgia Tech |
Turned professional | 1980 |
Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 10 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 4 |
Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
PGA Tour Champions | 1 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
Masters Tournament | Won: 1987 |
U.S. Open | T4: 1987 |
The Open Championship | T11: 1994 |
PGA Championship | T6: 1984 |
Lawrence Hogan "Larry" Mize (born September 23, 1958) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour. He is well known for one career-defining shot — a chip from off the green at the 11th hole at Augusta to win the playoff for the 1987 Masters Tournament, which was his only major title.
Biography
Mize was born in Augusta, Georgia, 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 putting green. It appeared that a birdie would be impossible, and that even making par might be difficult. Meanwhile, Norman's second shot landed on the edge of the green, giving him a potentially makeable birdie putt. On his third shot, Mize hit an incredible, memorable chip shot with a sand wedge from around 140 feet, giving him the birdie. Norman now had an opportunity to tie, but he failed to sink the putt.[1] Mize's win was especially appreciated because he is an Augusta native and had worked on the scoreboard at Augusta National's third hole as a teenager. His Masters win and a tie for fourth at the U.S. Open in June briefly put him in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking.[2]
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. For many years Mize and Coca-Cola sponsored a successful charity golf tournament to benefit cystic fibrosis held at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Mize currently resides in Columbus, Georgia with his wife and three sons. His hobbies are fishing, basketball, and playing the piano.
Professional wins (10)
PGA Tour wins (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Jun 26, 1983 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | 70-65-69-70=274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Chip Beck, Sammy Rachels, Fuzzy Zoeller |
2 | Apr 12, 1987 | Masters Tournament | 70-72-72-71=285 | −3 | Playoff | Seve Ballesteros, Greg Norman |
3 | Jan 24, 1993 | Northern Telecom Open | 68-66-70-67=271 | −17 | 2 strokes | Jeff Maggert |
4 | Aug 8, 1993 | Buick Open | 64-69-71-68=272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Fuzzy Zoeller |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1986 | Kemper Open | Greg Norman | Lost to par on sixth extra hole |
2 | 1987 | Masters Tournament | Seve Ballesteros, Greg Norman | Won with birdie on second extra hole Ballesteros eliminated with par on first hole |
3 | 1990 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | Steve Jones, Payne Stewart | Stewart won with birdie on second extra hole |
4 | 1998 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Olin Browne, Stewart Cink | Browne won with birdie on first extra hole |
Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
- 1988 Casio World Open
- 1989 Dunlop Phoenix
- 1990 Dunlop Phoenix
Other wins (2)
- 1993 Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship (unofficial event)
- 2000 Straight Down Fall Classic (with Jim Lehman)
Champions Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Jul 4, 2010 | Montreal Championship | 67-68-64=199 | −17 | 1 stroke | John Cook |
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | To par | Margin | Runners-up |
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1987 | Masters Tournament | 2 shot deficit | 70-72-72-71=285 | −3 | Playoff1 | Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros |
1Defeated Norman and Ballesteros in a sudden-death playoff: Mize (4-3), Norman (4-x) and Ballesteros (5).
Results timeline
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | 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 |
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Masters Tournament | 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 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | T25 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T42 | CUT | CUT | T30 |
U.S. Open | T37 | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | 51 | CUT | T52 |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 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
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 19 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 10 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 10 |
Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 79 | 46 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1984 PGA – 1987 Open Championship)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1987 Masters – 1987 U.S. Open)
U.S. national team appearances
Professional
References
- ↑ Ballard, Sarah (April 20, 1987). "My, Oh Mize". Sports Illustrated. pp. 36–43. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ↑ "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking" (PDF). Retrieved January 3, 2013.
External links
- Larry Mize at the PGA Tour official site
- Larry Mize at the Japan Golf Tour official site