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Larry Mize (b. September 23, 1958 Augusta,
Georgia) is an American golfer. Despite a
creditable career on the PGA Tour he is mainly
known for just one shot - the chip from off the
green at #11 - which secured his only majors|major
title, the 1987 Masters Tournament|Masters.

Mize 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 the much
better known golfers Seve Ballesteros and Greg
Norman after four rounds. Ballesteros was
eliminated in the first hole of the play off. On
the second play-off hole, which was Augusta's
eleventh, a par four, Mize's second shot landed
well off the green. Many people assumed that
Norman was about to win, but Mize chipped in for a
birdie with a sand wedge from around 140 feet and
danced across the green to celebrate victory.
Mize's win was especially appreciated because he
is an Augusta native and had even worked on the
scoreboard at Augusta National Golf Club|Augusta's
third hole as a teenager. Mize's also came third
in the Masters in 1994.

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.

==PGA Tour wins==
*1983  FedEx St. Jude Classic|Danny Thomas Memphis
Classic
*1987  The Masters Tournament|The Masters  
*1993  Northern Telecom Open,  Buick Open

==International wins==
*1988 Casio World Open (Japan Golf Tour)
*1989 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament|Dunlop Phoenix
(Japan Golf Tour)
*1990 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament|Dunlop Phoenix
(Japan Golf Tour)
*1993 Johnnie Walker World Championship
(unofficial event)

==External links==
*http://www.pgatour.com/players/bio/132076 Profile
on the PGA Tour's official site
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/M/Larry_Mize/ Golf
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