Lanny Wadkins

Lanny Wadkins
Personal information
Full nameJerry Lanston Wadkins Jr.
NicknameLanny
Born (1949-12-05) December 5, 1949 (age 74)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceDallas, Texas, U.S.
SpousePenelope
Children3
Career
CollegeWake Forest University
Turned professional1971
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins33
Highest ranking5 (March 1, 1987)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour21
European Tour1
Japan Golf Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia1
PGA Tour Champions1
Other8
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentT3: 1990, 1991, 1993
PGA ChampionshipWon: 1977
U.S. OpenT2: 1986
The Open ChampionshipT4: 1984
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame2009 (member page)
PGA Player of the Year1985

Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins Jr. (born December 5, 1949) is an American professional golfer. He won 21 tournaments on the PGA Tour, including one major, the 1977 PGA Championship. He ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for 86 weeks from the ranking's debut in 1986 to 1988.[2]

  1. ^ "Week 09 1987 Ending 1 Mar 1987" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking" (PDF). Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved January 2, 2014.