Editing Larry Mize (section)

==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.<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> He attended [[Georgia Institute of Technology|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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> In 1986, at the [[Kemper Open]], Mize lost a six-hole playoff to [[Greg Norman]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

At the 1987 Masters, Mize was tied with [[Seve Ballesteros]] and Norman after four rounds.<ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref> 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 (golf)|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> His Masters win and a tie for fourth at the [[1987 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] in June briefly put him in the top-10 of the [[Official World Golf Ranking]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref name=":1" />

Mize also won four international events and played for the U.S. teams in the [[Ryder Cup]] in 1987<ref name=":2">{{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}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=":2" /> 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.<ref name=":0" />