Lanny Wadkins

He started his golf career early, winning the 1963 National Pee Wee Championship at age 13. In 1966 at age 16 he competed in the U.S. Amateur at Merion, finishing nine strokes back of Deane Beman and Gary Cowan, despite three-putting, 14 times. While attending Wake forest on an Arnold Palmer golf scholarship, he solved his putting problems with a putter given him by teammate Loge Jackson. With it he enjoyed his greatest year in the amateur ranks. He won the Virginia, Southern, Western and U.S. Amateurs and was runner-up in the PGA's Heritage Classic. He was a member of the 1969 and '71 Walker Cup Teams and the 1970 World Amateur team. He was a collegiate All-American in 1970 and '71. Wadkins didn't finish college and turned professional and joined the tour in 1972. During his rookie season he won the Sahara Invitational and was 10th on the money list, winning Rookie of the Year honors. The following year he move up to fifth on the money list, with two victories. His game started to sag in 1974 and doctors discovered to a diseased gall bladder, which was removed. Going against doctor's orders, he tried to return to golf a bit too early which hurt his game in 1975 and '76. He came back in 1977 to win the PGA Championship and finished third on the money list. Seven times he has won at least two tournaments in the same season and in 1985 when he won three times, he was named the PGA Player of the Year. . .Has been a member of eight Ryder Cup Teams (1977, '79, '83, '85, '87, '89, '91 and '93) and won 21 tournaments including 1977 PGA Championship, 1977 World Series of Golf and 1979 Tournament Players Championship... Captain of the 1995 Ryder Cup Team... Has taken over the lead analyst role from Ken Venturi at CBS and will play in some Champions Tour events when not involved in on-air assignments.

Champions Tour
1 - 2000 ACE Group Classic

PGA Tour
21 - 1972 Sahara Invitational, 1973 Byron Nelson Classic, USI Classic, 1977 PGA Championship, World Series Of Golf, 1979 Los Angeles Open, Tournament Players Championship, 1982 Phoenix Open, Tournament Of Champions, Buick Open, 1983 Greater Greensboro Open, Tournament Of Champions, 1985 Bob Hope Classic, Los Angeles Open, Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic, 1987 Doral Ryder Open, 1988 Hawaiian Open, Colonial National Invitation, 1990 Anheuser-Busch Classic, 1991 Hawaiian Open, 1992 Canon Greater Hartford Open.

1990 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 23; in money - 19; top ten finishes - 6; scoring average 70.46 (ranked 27th); money $673,433 (ranked 13th); won Anheuser Busch Classic...

1991 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 23; in money - 19; top ten finishes - 7; scoring average 70.33 (ranked T-20th); money $651,495 (ranked 12th); winner Hawaiian Open...

1992 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 24; in money - 18; top ten finishes - 2; scoring average 70.64 (ranked T-36th); money $366,837 (ranked 40th); Winner, Canon Greater Hartford Open...

1993 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 22; in money - 12; top ten finishes - 2; scoring average 71.28 (ranked 98th); money $244,544 (ranked 68th); best finish, T-3rd Masters and Anheuser-Busch Classic. Battled a system infection from April though early summer.

1995 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 20; in money - 8; top ten finishes - 1; scoring average 72.20 (ranked T-176th); money $97,485 (ranked 162nd); best finish T-7th, Nissan Open.

1996 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 21; in money - 9; top ten finishes - 1; scoring average 72.47 (ranked 186th); money $64,995 (ranked 189th); best finish T-6th, Nissan Open.

1997 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 20; in money - 14; top ten finishes - 1; scoring average 71.02 (ranked 75th); money $155,962 (ranked 137th); best finish T-6th, Shell Houston Open.

1998 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 12; in money - 3; top ten finishes - 0; scoring average 72.57; money $32,436 (ranked 227th); best finish T-18th, MasterCard Colonial.

1999 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 20; in money - 7; top ten finishes - 0; scoring average 72.75 (ranked 186th); money $73,433 (ranked 207th); best finish T-17th, Michelob Championship at Kingsmill.

2000 Senior PGA Tour Summary
tournaments entered - 23; top 10 finishes - 2; scoring average 71.82 (ranked 54th); money $413,048 (ranked 44th); winner ACE Group Classic.

2001 Senior PGA Tour Summary
tournaments entered - 18; top 10 finishes - 1; scoring average 72.87 (ranked 69th); money $164,833 (ranked 73rd); best finish, T9th, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Match Play Championship.

2002 Senior PGA Tour Summary
tournaments entered - 20; top 10 finishes - 3; scoring average 72.77 (ranked 71st); money $294,124 (ranked 58th); best finish, 3rd Emerald Coast Classic.