| Lanny Wadkins | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Jerry Lanston Wadkins Jr. | ||||
| Nickname | Lanny | ||||
| Born | December 5, 1949 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||
| Residence | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Spouse | Penelope | ||||
| Children | 3 | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | Wake Forest University | ||||
| Turned professional | 1971 | ||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 33 | ||||
| Highest ranking | 5 (March 1, 1987)[1] | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| PGA Tour | 21 | ||||
| European Tour | 1 | ||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 | ||||
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 | ||||
| PGA Tour Champions | 1 | ||||
| Other | 8 | ||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||||
| Masters Tournament | T3: 1990, 1991, 1993 | ||||
| PGA Championship | Won: 1977 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T2: 1986 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T4: 1984 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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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]
- ^ "Week 09 1987 Ending 1 Mar 1987" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking" (PDF). Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved January 2, 2014.