Editing Larry Mize (section)

{{short description|American professional golfer}}
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{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Larry Mize
| image             = Larry Mize.jpg
| imagesize         = 250px
| caption           = Mize in 2009
| fullname          = Lawrence Hogan Mize
| nickname          =
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1958|9|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Augusta, Georgia]], U.S.
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1958|9|23|mf=y}} -->
| death_place       =
| height            = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| weight            = {{convert|165|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality       = {{USA}}
| residence         = [[Columbus, Georgia]], U.S.
| spouse            =
| partner           =
| children          =
| college           = [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]]
| yearpro           = 1980
| retired           = <!-- Year retired -->
| tour              = [[Champions Tour]]
| extour            = [[PGA Tour]]
| prowins           = 10
| pgawins           = 4
| eurowins          = 1
| japwins           = 3
| champwins         = 1
| seneurowins       = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins -->
| otherwins         = <!-- Number of Other wins -->
| majorwins         = 1
| masters           = '''Won''': [[1987 Masters Tournament|1987]]
| usopen            = T4: [[1987 U.S. Open (golf)|1987]]
| open              = T11: 1994
| pga               = T6: [[1984 PGA Championship|1984]]
| wghofid           = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear         = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
| award1            = <!-- Achievement or award details -->
| year1             = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award -->
| award2            =
| year2             =
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}
'''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 National Golf Club|Augusta]] to win the playoff for the [[1987 Masters Tournament]], which is his only [[Men's major golf championships|major]] title to date. He is also the only winner of that tournament to come from Augusta.<ref>{{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}}</ref>