| PGA TOUR Victories |
| (21) 1972 Sahara Invitational. 1973 Byron Nelson Golf
Classic, USI Classic. 1977 PGA Championship, World Series
of Golf. 1979 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open, Tournament
Players Championship. 1982 Phoenix Open, MONY Tournament
of Champions, Buick Open. 1983 Greater Greensboro, MONY
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
Tournament. 1990 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. 1991 United
Hawaiian Open. 1992 Canon Greater Hartford Open. |
| SENIOR TOUR Victories |
| (1) 2000 ACE Group Classic. |
| Other Victories |
| 1968 and 1970 Southern Amateur, 1970 U.S. Amateur, 1978
Victorian PGA Championship (Australia), Canadian PGA Championship
1979 Bridgestone Open, 1984 World Nissan Championship
(Japan), 1990 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Bobby Wadkins). |
| Current Year Charles Schwab Cup
Points and Positions |
| 187 (33rd) |
| Current Year SENIOR PGA TOUR Money
and Positions |
| $240,321 (42) |
| Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Finishes |
| 3--Emerald Coast Classic; T7--Siebel Classic in Silicon
Valley; T9--MasterCard Championship |
| Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Round |
| 63 at Round 2, Emerald Coast Classic |
| Current Year SENIOR TOUR Highlights |
| Finished solo third at the rain-shortened Emerald Coast
Classic thanks to a 7-under 63 in the second round, his
career-low 18-hole score on the SENIOR TOUR. Performance
at The Moors was his best since winning the 2000 ACE Group
Classic in his initial SENIOR TOUR appearance...Opened
year with T9 at MasterCard Championship and also T7 at
the Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley. |
| 2001 Season PGA TOUR |
| Tournaments Entered--1; in money--0; Top-10 finishes--0 |
| Best 2001 SENIOR TOUR Finishes |
| T9--Enterprise Rent-A-Car Match Play Champ |
| 2001 Season SENIOR TOUR |
| Tournaments Entered--18; in money--18; Top-10 finishes--1 |
| 2001 Season Highlights |
| Played in just 18 events due to injuries (wrist & elbow)
and broadcasting commitments on CBS golf telecasts...Was
grouped with his brother, Bobby, in the second round of
the 3M Championship, the first time the two had played
an official round together since the 1999 MCI Classic
in Hilton Head...Posted just one top-10 finish, a T9 at
the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Match Play Championship. |
| Career Highlights |
| 2000: Was 44th on the final money list with $413,048...Troubled
for a portion of the year with right elbow problems...High
point of the year came in his first start of the season
when he became just the ninth of 10 players ever to win
in his SENIOR TOUR debut(brother Bobby became the 10th
during the 2001 season). Defeated Tom Watson, Walter Hall
and Jose Maria Canizares in a playoff for the ACE Group
Classic title. Rallied from three strokes down the final
day with an 8-under-par 64 to get into the playoff, then
won the event when he eliminated Canizares with a par
on the third extra hole...Had his first hole-in-one on
the SENIOR TOUR during the opening round of the Nationwide
Championship...Only other top-10 finish came in September
when he T10 at the Foremost Insurance Championship near
Grand Rapids. |
| Personal |
| Enjoys well-deserved reputation as a fierce competitor...Along
with brother Bobby, kept Richmond, VA junior championship
trophy in Wadkins household for six consecutive years
(Lanny won four times, Bobby twice)...Served as the player
consultant on the TPC of Myrtle Beach, which served as
venue for IR SENIOR TOUR Championship in 2000...Did a
stint as a broadcaster for CBS Sports in 2001 and will
continue to do that in 2002...Biggest thrill in golf was
winning the 1977 PGA Championship and his biggest thrill
outside of golf is watching his sons play sports...Favorite
golf course is Pebble Beach. |
| PGA TOUR Playoff Record |
| 3-3 |
| SENIOR TOUR Playoff Record |
| 1-0 |
