Larry Mize

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Larry Mize

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| fullname = Lawrence Hogan Mize

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|9|23|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Augusta, Georgia, U.S.

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| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Columbus, Georgia, U.S.

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| college = Georgia Tech

| yearpro = 1980

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| tour = Champions Tour

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| masters = Won: 1987

| usopen = T4: 1987

| open = T11: 1994

| pga = T6: 1984

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Lawrence Hogan 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 is his only major title to date. He is also the only winner of that tournament to come from Augusta.{{Cite news |last=Kirby |first=Bill |title=Sept. 23, 1958: Larry Mize, Augusta native and Masters champ born this day |url=https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20200922/sept-23-1958-larry-mize-augusta-native-and-masters-champ-born-this-day |access-date=2020-11-15 |newspaper=The Augusta Chronicle}}

Biography

Mize was born in Augusta, Georgia, and worked during his teenage years at the Masters Tournament as a scoreboard operator on the 3rd hole.{{Cite web |last=Colgan |first=James |date=November 12, 2020 |title=How a 62-year-old is in the hunt at the 2020 Masters |url=https://golf.com/news/larry-mize-in-hunt-masters/ |access-date=2020-11-15 |website=Golf.com}} He attended Georgia Tech.

Mize 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.{{Cite web |last=Townsend |first=Mark |date=March 27, 2020 |title='People can think what they want – it wasn't a fluke' |url=https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/news/larry-mize-1987-masters/ |access-date=2020-11-15 |website=National Club Golfer}} In 1986, at the Kemper Open, Mize lost a six-hole playoff to Greg Norman.{{Cite magazine |last=Feinstein |first=John |date=March 29, 2017 |title=A Chip Down Memory Lane |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/larry-mize-a-chip-down-memory-lane-1987-masters |access-date=2020-11-15 |magazine=Golf Digest}}

At the 1987 Masters, Mize was tied with Seve Ballesteros and Norman after four rounds.{{Cite news |last=Smits |first=Garry |date=March 31, 2012 |title=Steve Melnyk had best seat in house for Larry Mize's magical Masters moment in 1987 |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20120331/SPORTS/801255536 |access-date=2020-11-15 |newspaper=The Florida Times-Union}} Ballesteros was eliminated in the first hole of the playoff after missing a 5-footer for par. On the second playoff hole, Augusta's par-4 11th, Mize's second shot landed well to the right of the green. It appeared a birdie would be impossible and even a par would be a challenge. Meanwhile, Norman's second shot landed on the edge of the green leaving him a lengthy birdie putt. On his third shot, Mize holed a 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.{{cite magazine |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1987/04/20/my-oh-mize |magazine=Sports Illustrated |title=My, Oh Mize |last=Ballard |first=Sarah |date=April 20, 1987 |pages=36–43 |access-date=April 6, 2022}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007%20Stats/86TO0810.pdf |title=69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |access-date=January 3, 2013}}

Mize won twice more on the PGA Tour, at tournaments in Tucson, Arizona, in 1993, at the Northern Telecom Open, and at the Buick Open in Flint, Michigan, also in 1993. He also won on the Champions Tour victory in 2010, in Montreal.

Mize also won four international events and played for the U.S. teams in the Ryder Cup in 1987{{Cite magazine |last=Tremlett |first=Sam |date=2019-04-03 |title=8 Things You Didn't Know About Larry Mize |url=https://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/features/the-game/things-you-didnt-know-about-larry-mize-176945 |access-date=2020-11-15 |magazine=Golf Monthly}} 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. As of April 2022, he has played in 39 consecutive Masters Tournaments, 34 of which have been since earning a lifetime invitation because of his 1987 win.

Professional wins (10)

=PGA Tour wins (4)=

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! Legend

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|Major championships (1)

Other PGA Tour (3)

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Jun 26, 1983

|Danny Thomas Memphis Classic

|70-65-69-70=274

|align=center|−14

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chip Beck, {{flagicon|USA}} Sammy Rachels,
{{flagicon|USA}} Fuzzy Zoeller

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|2

|align=right|Apr 12, 1987

|Masters Tournament

|70-72-72-71=285

|align=center|−3

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Seve Ballesteros, {{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman

align=center|3

|align=right|Jan 24, 1993

|Northern Telecom Open

|68-66-70-67=271

|align=center|−17

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Maggert

align=center|4

|align=right|Aug 8, 1993

|Buick Open

|64-69-71-68=272

|align=center|−16

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Fuzzy Zoeller

PGA Tour playoff record (1–3)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1986

|Kemper Open

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman

|Lost to par on sixth extra hole

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|align=center|2

|1987

|Masters Tournament

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Seve Ballesteros, {{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman

|Won with birdie on second extra hole
Ballesteros eliminated by par on first hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|3

|1990

|MCI Heritage Golf Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Jones, {{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart

|Stewart won with birdie on second extra hole
Jones eliminated by par on first hole

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|align=center|4

|1998

|Canon Greater Hartford Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Olin Browne, {{flagicon|USA}} Stewart Cink

|Browne won with birdie on first extra hole

=PGA of Japan Tour wins (3)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Nov 27, 1988

|Casio World Open

|72-71-68-73=284

|align=center|−4

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masashi Ozaki

align=center|2

|align=right|Nov 19, 1989

|Dunlop Phoenix Tournament

|69-64-71-68=272

|align=center|−16

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Naomichi Ozaki

align=center|3

|align=right|Nov 18, 1990

|Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (2)

|69-65-69-71=274

|align=center|−14

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Naomichi Ozaki

=Other wins (2)=

1993 Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship (unofficial event)
2000 Straight Down Fall Classic (with Jim Lehman)

=Champions Tour wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Jul 4, 2010

|Montreal Championship

|align=right|67-68-64=199

|align=center|−17

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Cook

Major championships

=Wins (1)=

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!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

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align=center|Playoff¹

{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman, {{flagicon|ESP}} Seve Ballesteros

¹Defeated Norman and Ballesteros in a sudden-death playoff: Mize (4-3), Norman (4-x) and Ballesteros (5).

=Results timeline=

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

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!Tournament

!1980

!1981

!1982

!1983

!1984

!1985

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

align=left|Masters Tournament

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|T11

|T47

|T16

|style="background:lime;"|1

|T45

|T26

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T39

|T24

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|T12

|T33

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T46

|T26

|CUT

|T19

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T47

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|T23

|T53

|CUT

|T17

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!Tournament

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

align=left|Masters Tournament

|T14

|T17

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|T21

|style="background:yellow;"|3

|CUT

|T23

|T30

|CUT

|23

align=left|U.S. Open

|T14

|T55

|CUT

|T58

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|64

align=left|The Open Championship

|T31

|CUT

|T27

|T11

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T52

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|T12

|CUT

|T40

|CUT

|T15

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|T58

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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!Tournament

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

!2008

!2009

align=left|Masters Tournament

|T25

|CUT

|T42

|CUT

|T30

align=left|U.S. Open

|T37

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

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align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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!Tournament !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018

align=left|Masters Tournament

|CUT

|51

|CUT

|T52

|52

|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

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align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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!Tournament

!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023

align=left|Masters Tournament

|CUT

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

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CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)

"T" indicates a tie for a place

NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

=Summary=

Totals	1	0	1	3	6	23	86	47
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	1	0	1	2	3	11	40	20
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	2	6	16	10
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	1	1	4	18	10
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	7

Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1984 PGA – 1987 Open Championship)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1987 Masters – 1987 U.S. Open)

Results in The Players Championship

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!Tournament

!1983

!1984

!1985

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

!2000

!2001

!2002

align=left|The Players Championship

|T13

|T15

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|2

|T12

|CUT

|T70

|CUT

|T54

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|T13

|T14

|T31

|T23

|CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

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!Tournament !!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023

align=left|The Tradition

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|4

|T25

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T25

|T31

|T46

|T24

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T42

|T34

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|T29

|74

|T69

align=left|Senior PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|2

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|CUT

|T38

|CUT

|WD

|T16

|T11

|T38

|T68

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|T23

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Senior Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T16

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|T29

|63

|T30

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T43

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T38

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|Senior Players Championship

|T27

|T47

|T33

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T30

|T24

|T28

|T59

|T20

|T35

|T17

|T52

|T48

|WD

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|Senior British Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|T14

|T21

|T47

|T21

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T38

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

References

External links

{{PGATour player|01823}}
{{JapanTour player|10090}}
{{OWGR|139}}

Category:American male golfers

Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's golfers

Category:PGA Tour golfers

Category:PGA Tour Champions golfers

Category:Ryder Cup competitors for the United States

Category:Winners of men's major golf championships

Category:Golfers from Augusta, Georgia

Category:Sportspeople from Columbus, Georgia

Category:1958 births

Category:Living people

Category:20th-century American sportsmen

Larry Mize

Biography

Professional wins (10)

=PGA Tour wins (4)=

=PGA of Japan Tour wins (3)=

=Other wins (2)=

=Champions Tour wins (1)=

Major championships

=Wins (1)=

=Results timeline=

=Summary=

Results in The Players Championship

Results in senior major championships

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

External links