Larry Butler (darts player)

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Larry Butler
Personal information
Full name	Larry Thomas Butler
Nickname	"The Eagle"
Born	(1957-07-21) July 21, 1957 (age 67) Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
Home town	Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Darts information
Playing darts since	1977
Darts	24g Dynasty
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1992–1993, 2010–2013, 2014–2020
PDC	1994–1997, 2007–2010, 2013–2014
WDF	2014–
Current world ranking	150 (14 November 2023)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16: 2016
World Masters	Runner Up: 2015
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Quarter Final: 1996
World Matchplay	Winner (1): 1994
UK Open	Last 96: 2009
Grand Slam	Group stage: 2015
Desert Classic	Last 32: 2008
US Open/WSoD	Last 64: 2007, 2010
WSDT major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Quarter Final: 2022
World Matchplay	Last 16: 2022
Other tournament wins
ADO National Team 2013, 2016, 2017 ADO Atlantic City Open 2012 ADO Blazing Saddles Open 2011, 2012 ADO Camellia Classic 2012 ADO Easy Money Open 2012 ADO Great Lakes Challenge 2010 ADO Lake Erie Classic 2011 ADO Midwest Summer Classic 2011 ADO Monster Mash 2011 ADO Music City Classic 2017 ADO Orioles Open 2011 ADO PA Open 2011 ADO Shoot For The Moon 2014, 2016, 2018 ADO Summer Slam 2011 ADO Syracuse Open 2011 ADO Washington Open 2012 ADO World Cup Team 2011 CDC Pro Tour 2012, 2013 (x2), 2022 Charlotte Open 2012 Cleveland Extravaganza 2014 Colorado Open 2010, 2011 Las Vegas Open 1992, 2011 Metroplex Open 2012 Music City Classic 2016, 2021 Port City Open 2014 Bullshooter World Ch'ship 1992, 1993, 1997 USA Darts Classic 2007, 2010, 2015, 2017 USA Ch'ship 2012
Other achievements
Nine-dart finish, PDPA Players Championship Las Vegas 2009

Larry Thomas Butler (born July 21, 1957), nicknamed The Bald Eagle, is an American professional darts player who was the winner of the 1994 PDC World Matchplay Darts Championship. This success made him the first and so far only player from the United States of America to have won a PDC Major darts tournament in Europe.

Butler also had some success in his home country, winning the 1993, 1994, 1995 New York Open, the 1994 Darts America Championship, the 1991, 1992, 1993 World Bullshooter Championship, and the 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995 Cincinnati Spring Fling Open.