Larry Mize

Mize was born in Augusta, Georgia, and worked during his teenage years at the Masters Tournament as a scoreboard operator on the 3rd hole.^[3] He attended Georgia Tech.

Mize turned professional in 1980. He finished in the top 125 on the money list (the level needed to retain membership of the tour) for 20 seasons from 1982 to 2001. His first PGA Tour win was the 1983 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic.^[4] In 1986, at the Kemper Open, Mize lost a six-hole playoff to Greg Norman.^[5]

At the 1987 Masters, Mize was tied with Seve Ballesteros and Norman after four rounds.^[6] Ballesteros was eliminated in the first hole of the playoff after missing a 5-footer for par. On the second playoff hole, Augusta's Par-4 11th, Mize's second shot landed well to the right of the green. It appeared a birdie would be impossible and even a par would be a challenge. Meanwhile, Norman's second shot landed on the edge of the green leaving him a lengthy birdie putt. On his third shot, Mize holed a memorable chip shot with a sand wedge from around 140 feet, giving him the birdie. Norman now had an opportunity to tie, but he failed to sink the putt.^[7] His Masters win and a tie for fourth at the U.S. Open in June briefly put him in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking.^[8]

Mize won twice more on the PGA Tour, at tournaments in Tucson, Arizona, in 1993, at the Northern Telecom Open, and at the Buick Open in Flint, Michigan, also in 1993. He also won on the Champions Tour victory in 2010, in Montreal.^[6]

Mize also won four international events and played for the U.S. teams in the Ryder Cup in 1987^[9] and the Dunhill Cup in 2000.

For many years Mize and Coca-Cola sponsored a successful charity golf tournament to benefit cystic fibrosis held at the Atlanta Athletic Club.^[9] Mize currently resides in Columbus, Georgia with his wife and three sons. His hobbies are fishing, basketball, and playing the piano. As of April 2022, he has played in 39 consecutive Masters Tournaments, 34 of which have been since earning a lifetime invitation because of his 1987 win.^[3]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 26, 1983	Danny Thomas Memphis Classic	70-65-69-70=274	−14	1 stroke	Chip Beck, Sammy Rachels, Fuzzy Zoeller
2	Apr 12, 1987	Masters Tournament	70-72-72-71=285	−3	Playoff	Seve Ballesteros, Greg Norman
3	Jan 24, 1993	Northern Telecom Open	68-66-70-67=271	−17	2 strokes	Jeff Maggert
4	Aug 8, 1993	Buick Open	64-69-71-68=272	−16	1 stroke	Fuzzy Zoeller

PGA Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1986	Kemper Open	Greg Norman	Lost to par on sixth extra hole
2	1987	Masters Tournament	Seve Ballesteros, Greg Norman	Won with birdie on second extra hole Ballesteros eliminated by par on first hole
3	1990	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	Steve Jones, Payne Stewart	Stewart won with birdie on second extra hole Jones eliminated by par on first hole
4	1998	Canon Greater Hartford Open	Olin Browne, Stewart Cink	Browne won with birdie on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Nov 27, 1988	Casio World Open	72-71-68-73=284	−4	1 stroke	Masashi Ozaki
2	Nov 19, 1989	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	69-64-71-68=272	−16	4 strokes	Naomichi Ozaki
3	Nov 18, 1990	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (2)	69-65-69-71=274	−14	3 strokes	Naomichi Ozaki

• 1993 Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship (unofficial event)
• 2000 Straight Down Fall Classic (with Jim Lehman)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 4, 2010	Montreal Championship	67-68-64=199	−17	1 stroke	John Cook

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	To par	Margin	Runners-up
1987	Masters Tournament	2 shot deficit	70-72-72-71=285	−3	Playoff1	Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros

¹Defeated Norman and Ballesteros in a sudden-death playoff: Mize (4-3), Norman (4-x) and Ballesteros (5).

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

• Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1984 PGA – 1987 Open Championship)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1987 Masters – 1987 U.S. Open)

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Professional

• Ryder Cup: 1987
• Alfred Dunhill Cup: 2000

• Fall 1981 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

• Larry Mize at the PGA Tour official site
• Larry Mize at the Japan Golf Tour official site
• Larry Mize at the Official World Golf Ranking official site