Name: LANNY WADKINS

Birthdate: December 5, 1949

Birth Place: Richmond, Va.

Age: 59 Ht.: 5'9" Wt.: 175

Home: Dallas, Texas

College: Wake Forest

Turned Professional: 1971

Joined PGA Tour: 1971

PGA Tour Playoff Record: 3-2

Joined Champions Tour: 2000

Champions Playoff Record: 1-0

PGA Tour Victories: 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.

Champions Tour Victories: 1 - 2000 ACE Group Classic

Player Notes: 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 5th on the money list, with two wins. 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 he won three times and was named the PGA Player-of-the-Year. Through the years he 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…Played full time on the PGA Tour between 1971 and 1999, playing in 691 events. Won 21 times, was runner-up 21 times and 3rd, 15 times. Finished in the top-ten 139 times and made 486 cuts. Had career earnings of $6,355,681.

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.

1994 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.

1995 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.

2003 Senior PGA Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 10; top-10 finishes - 1; scoring average 72.19 (ranked N/A); money - $150,953 (ranked 78th); best finish, T8th, Senior U.S. Open.

2004 Senior PGA Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 10; top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 71.53 (ranked N/A); money - $84,604 (ranked 89th); best finish, T18th, First Tee Open at Pebble Beach.

2005 Champions Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 12; top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 72.74 (ranked N/A); money - $86,956 (ranked 85th); best finish, 13th SBC Classic.

2006 Champions Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 13; top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 73.49 (ranked N/A); money - $58,400 (ranked 99th); best finish, T28th AT&T Classic.

2007 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 5; top-10 finishes -0; scoring average 73.53 (ranked N/A); money - $18,142 (ranked 133rd); best finish, 41st MasterCard Championship at Hualalai.

2008 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 5; top-10 finishes- 0; scoring average 73.08 (ranked N/A); money - $37,766 (ranked 113th); best finish - T23rd, MasterCard Championship at Hualalai.