Larry Mize

Larry Mize (b. September 23, 1958 Augusta, Georgia) is an American golfer. Despite a creditable career on the PGA Tour he is mainly known for just one shot - the chip from off the green at #11 - which secured his only major title, the 1987 Masters.

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September 23 - 1958 - Augusta, Georgia - American - Golfer - Major - Masters

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Mize attended Georgia Tech and 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.

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At the 1987 Masters, Mize was tied with the much better known golfers Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman after four rounds. Ballesteros was eliminated in the first hole of the play off. On the second play-off hole, which was Augusta's eleventh, a par four, Mize's second shot landed well off the green. Many people assumed that Norman was about to win, but Mize chipped in for a birdie with a sand wedge from around 140 feet and danced across the green to celebrate victory. Mize's win was especially appreciated because he is an Augusta native and had even worked on the scoreboard at Augusta's third hole as a teenager. Mize's also came third in the Masters in 1994.

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Seve Ballesteros - Greg Norman - Augusta's

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

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Ryder Cup - Dunhill Cup

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