Biography of Lanny Wadkins -

Lanny Wadkins (born December 5, 1949 in Richmond,
Virginia) is an United States of America|American
golf|golfer.

Wadkins attended Wake Forest University. He won
the U.S. Amateur Championship in 1970 and turned
professional in 1971. 
Wins soon followed, with one PGA Tour win 
in 1972 and two in 1973. In one major championship
victory, a PGA Championship followed in 1977, and
he continued to pick up a win more seasons than
not until 1992, when he achieved his twenty-first
and final PGA Tour victory at the Canon Greater
Hartford Open. He played for the United States in
the Ryder Cup eight times (1977, 1979, 1983, 1985,
1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993), which as of 2004 was
the tied highest number of appearances in the
competition by an American, alongside Raymond
Floyd.

From 2000 Wadkins played on the Champions Tour,
picking up a win at the ACE Group Classic that
year. However, he divided his time between
competition and broadcasting work with CBS Sports
and did not become a regular winner at senior
level.

==PGA Tour wins==
*1972  Sahara Invitational  
*1973  Byron Nelson Golf Classic,  USI Classic  
*1977  PGA Championship,  World Series of Golf  
*1979  Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open,  Tournament
Players Championship  
*1982  Phoenix Open,  MONY Tournament of
Champions,  Buick Open  
*1983  Greater Greensboro Open,  MONY Tournament
of Champions  
*1985  Bob Hope Classic,  Los Angeles Open,  Walt
Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic 
*1987  Doral-Ryder Open  
*1988  Hawaiian Open,  Colonial National
Invitation  
*1990  Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic  
*1991  United Hawaiian Open 
*1992  Canon Greater Hartford Open

==Other wins==
*1968 Southern Amateur 
*1970 U.S. Amateur, Southern Amateur 
*1978 Victorian PGA Championship, Canadian PGA
Championship 
*1979 Bridgestone Open 
*1980 PGA Grand Slam of Golf (United States -
unoffical event)
*1984 World Nissan Championship 
*1990 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Bobby Wadkins)
*2000 ACE Group Classic (Champions Tour)

==See also==
*Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

==External links==
*http://www.pgatour.com/players/bio/132136 Profile
on the PGA Tour's official site
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/W/Lanny_Wadkins/
Golf Stars Online - links to features and profiles

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