Larry Laoretti
Larry Laoretti | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | (1939-07-11) July 11, 1939 (age 85) Mahopac, New York | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Children | 3 | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1960 | ||
Former tour(s) | Champions Tour | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour Champions | 1 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | T49: 1966 | ||
U.S. Open | CUT: 1974 | ||
The Open Championship | DNP | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Larry Laoretti (born July 11, 1939) is an American golfer.
Early life
Laoretti was born in Mahopac, New York. He worked for the U.S. Navy in his early adulthood.
Professional career
For most of his career as a golfer, Laoretti worked as a club professional. He won no tournaments of note until he was past 50. His best finish in a major was T-49 at the 1966 PGA Championship.[1]
In 1989, Laoretti won both the regular and senior Florida PGA championships, and he joined the Senior PGA Tour the following season. In 1992, he won the U.S. Senior Open. His trademark was playing, including during his swing, with a lit cigar in his mouth.
Professional wins (1)
Senior PGA Tour wins (1)
Legend |
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Senior major championships (1) |
Other Senior PGA Tour (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Jul 12, 1992 | U.S. Senior Open | −9 (68-72-67-68=275) | 4 strokes | Jim Colbert |
Senior major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1992 | U.S. Senior Open | −9 (68-72-67-68=275) | 4 strokes | Jim Colbert |
U.S. national team appearances
Professional
- Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Senior PGA Tour): 1992
References
- ^ "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved January 9, 2008.
External links
- Larry Laoretti at the PGA Tour official site
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- 1980 Roberto De Vicenzo
- 1981 Arnold Palmer†
- 1982 Miller Barber
- 1983 Billy Casper†
- 1984 Miller Barber
- 1985 Miller Barber
- 1986 Dale Douglass
- 1987 Gary Player
- 1988 Gary Player†
- 1989 Orville Moody
- 1990 Lee Trevino
- 1991 Jack Nicklaus†
- 1992 Larry Laoretti
- 1993 Jack Nicklaus
- 1994 Simon Hobday
- 1995 Tom Weiskopf
- 1996 Dave Stockton
- 1997 Graham Marsh
- 1998 Hale Irwin
- 1999 Dave Eichelberger
- 2000 Hale Irwin
- 2001 Bruce Fleisher
- 2002 Don Pooley†
- 2003 Bruce Lietzke
- 2004 Peter Jacobsen
- 2005 Allen Doyle
- 2006 Allen Doyle
- 2007 Brad Bryant
- 2008 Eduardo Romero
- 2009 Fred Funk
- 2010 Bernhard Langer
- 2011 Olin Browne
- 2012 Roger Chapman
- 2013 Kenny Perry
- 2014 Colin Montgomerie†
- 2015 Jeff Maggert
- 2016 Gene Sauers
- 2017 Kenny Perry
- 2018 David Toms
- 2019 Steve Stricker
- 2020 Not held
- 2021 Jim Furyk
- 2022 Pádraig Harrington
- 2023 Bernhard Langer
- 2024 Richard Bland
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