Editing Larry Mize

{{short description|American professional golfer}}
{{use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{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            =
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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 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>

==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" />

==Professional wins (10)==
===PGA Tour wins (4)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|Major championships (1)
|- 
|Other PGA Tour (3)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Jun 26, [[1983 PGA Tour|1983]]
|[[Danny Thomas Memphis Classic]]
|70-65-69-70=274
|align=center|−14
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chip Beck]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sammy Rachels]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fuzzy Zoeller]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|2
|align=right|Apr 12, [[1987 PGA Tour|1987]]
|'''[[1987 Masters Tournament|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 PGA Tour|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)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[1986 PGA Tour|1986]]
|[[Kemper Open]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]
|Lost to par on sixth extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|[[1987 PGA Tour|1987]]
|'''[[1987 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]
|Won with birdie on second extra hole<br>Ballesteros eliminated by par on first hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|[[1990 PGA Tour|1990]]
|[[MCI Heritage Golf Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Jones (golfer)|Steve Jones]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Payne Stewart]]
|Stewart won with birdie on second extra hole<br>Jones eliminated by par on first hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|4
|[[1998 PGA Tour|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)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Nov 27, [[1988 PGA of Japan Tour|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 PGA of Japan Tour|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 PGA of Japan Tour|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)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Jul 4, [[2010 Champions Tour|2010]]
|[[Montreal Championship]]
|align=right|67-68-64=199
|align=center|−17
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Cook (golfer)|John Cook]]
|}

==Major championships==

===Wins (1)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin!!Runners-up
|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| [[1987 Masters Tournament|1987]] ||[[Masters Tournament]] ||2 shot deficit ||70-72-72-71=285||align=center|−3 ||align=center|Playoff<sup>1</sup> ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]], {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]]
|}
<sup>1</sup>Defeated 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.''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1980
!1981
!1982
!1983
!1984
!1985
!1986
!1987
!1988
!1989
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T11
|T47
|T16
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T45
|T26
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T39
|T24
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|T12
|T33
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T46
|T26
|CUT
|T19
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T47
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T23
|T53
|CUT
|CUT
|T17
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!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 (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T14
|T55
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T58
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|64
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T31
|CUT
|CUT
|T27
|T11
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|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;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|T25
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T42
|CUT
|CUT
|T30
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T37
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|51
|CUT
|T52
|52
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place<br>
NT = No tournament due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]

===Summary===
{| 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 (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 ||  4 || 18 || 10
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  2 || 12 || 7
|-
!Totals                                    !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 3 !! 6 !! 23 !! 86 !! 47
|}
* 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==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!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
|CUT
|T54
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|T13
|T14
|T31
|T23
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br/>
"T" indicates a tie for a place

==Results in senior major championships==
''Results not in chronological order before 2022.''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!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
|CUT
|WD
|T16
|T11
|T38
|T68
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|T23
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Senior Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T16
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|T29
|63
|T30
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T43
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T38
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|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;"|
|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
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
WD = withdrew<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place<br>
NT = No tournament due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]

==U.S. national team appearances==
'''Professional'''
* [[Ryder Cup]]: [[1987 Ryder Cup|1987]]
* [[Alfred Dunhill Cup]]: [[2000 Alfred Dunhill Cup|2000]]

== See also ==

* [[Fall 1981 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{PGATour player|01823}}
* {{JapanTour player|10090}}
* {{OWGR|139}}

{{The Masters champions}}
{{1987 United States Ryder Cup team}}

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