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{{Infobox Golfer
| name = Lanny Wadkins
| image =
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| caption =
| fullname = Jerry Lanston Wadkins, Jr.
| nickname = Lanny
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1949|12|5|mf=y}}
| birthplace = [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Virginia]]
| deathdate = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| deathplace =
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}
| weight = <!-- {{convert| |lb|kg st|abbr=on}} OR {{convert| |kg|lb st|abbr=on}} -->
| nationality = {{USA}}
| residence =
| spouse =
| partner =
| children =
| college = [[Wake Forest University]]
| status = <!-- Amateur or Professional (when year turned pro unknown)-->
| yearpro = 1971
| retired = <!-- Year retired -->
| tour = [[PGA Tour]]</br>[[Champions Tour]]
| extour =
| prowins = 30
| pgawins = 21
| eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins -->
| japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins -->
| asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins -->
| sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins -->
| auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins -->
| nwidewins = <!-- Number of Nationwide Tour wins -->
| chalwins = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins -->
| champwins = 1
| seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins -->
| otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins -->
| majorwins = 1
| masters = T3: 1990, 1991, 1993
| usopen = T2: 1986
| open = T4: 1984
| pga = '''Won''': 1977
| wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
| award1 = [[PGA Player of the Year]]
| year1 = 1985
| award2 =
| year2 =
| awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}

'''Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr.''' (born [[December 5]], [[1949]]) is an [[United States of America|American]] professional [[golf]]er. He ranked in the top-10 of the [[Official World Golf Rankings]] for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988.<ref>[http://dps.twiihosting.net/wgr/doc/content/2007%20Stats/86TO0810.pdf 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking]</ref>

Wadkins was born in [[Richmond, Virginia]]. He attended [[Wake Forest University]]. He won the [[U.S. Amateur Championship]] in 1970 and turned professional in 1971. His first win on the [[PGA Tour]] arrived quickly at the 1972 [[Sahara Invitational]] in Las Vegas and he was later voted 1972 PGA Rookie of the Year. Two more wins followed in 1973 before his form dipped for three years. He bounced back to record his only [[Men's major golf championships|major championship]] victory in the [[1977 PGA Championship]] courtesy of a three hole sudden-death playoff at [[Pebble Beach Golf Links]] against [[Gene Littler]]. Although second in four subsequent major championships ([[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] 1986, [[PGA Championship]] 1982, 1984, 1987), this remained his only victory. On three occasions, he finished third in [[The Masters Tournament]] (1990, 1991, 1993}. In [[The Open Championship]], his best finish was fourth at St. Andrews in 1984. On the [[PGA Tour]], he won [[The Players Championship]] at Sawgrass in 1979 and was voted PGA Player of the Year in 1985. Over his career, he picked up a win more seasons than not until 1992, when he achieved his twenty-first and final PGA Tour victory at the [[Canon Greater Hartford Open]]. He has also won in Australia, Canada, Japan and South America in his career. He played for the United States in the [[Ryder Cup]] eight times between 1977 and 1993, which ties the highest number of appearances in the competition by an American, alongside [[Raymond Floyd]] and [[Billy Casper]]. He also captained the team in 1995.

From 2000, Wadkins played on the [[Champions Tour]], picking up a win at the ACE Group Classic in a four way playoff in what was his first ever start. However, he divided his time between competition and broadcasting work with [[CBS Sports]] and did not become a regular winner at senior level. Wadkins worked as an analyst for CBS from 2002 until 2007 when he was replaced by [[Nick Faldo]].

Wadkins' younger brother [[Bobby Wadkins|Bobby]] currently plays on the [[Champions Tour]].

==Amateur wins (5)==
*1968 [[Southern Amateur]]
*1969 [[Eastern Amateur]]
*1970 [[U.S. Amateur]], [[Southern Amateur]], [[Western Amateur]]

==Professional wins (30)==
===PGA Tour wins (21)===
===PGA Tour wins (21)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
*[[1972 PGA Tour|1972]] (1) [[Sahara Invitational]]
!No.
*[[1973 PGA Tour|1973]] (2) [[Byron Nelson Golf Classic]], [[USI Classic]]
!Date
*[[1977 PGA Tour|1977]] (2) '''[[PGA Championship]]''', [[World Series of Golf (PGA Tour)|World Series of Golf]]
!Tournament
*[[1979 PGA Tour|1979]] (2) [[Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open]], [[Tournament Players Championship]]
!Winning Score
*[[1982 PGA Tour|1982]] (3) [[Phoenix Open]], [[MONY Tournament of Champions]], [[Buick Open]]
!Margin of Victory
*[[1983 PGA Tour|1983]] (2) [[Greater Greensboro Open]], [[MONY Tournament of Champions]]
!Runner(s)-up
*[[1985 PGA Tour|1985]] (3) [[Bob Hope Classic]], [[Los Angeles Open]], [[Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic]]
*[[1987 PGA Tour|1987]] (1) [[Doral-Ryder Open]]
*[[1988 PGA Tour|1988]] (2) [[Hawaiian Open]], [[Colonial National Invitation]]
*[[1990 PGA Tour|1990]] (1) [[Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic]]
*[[1991 PGA Tour|1991]] (1) [[United Hawaiian Open]]
*[[1992 PGA Tour|1992]] (1) [[Canon Greater Hartford Open]]

[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]] is shown in '''bold'''.

===Other wins (8)===
*1978 Victorian PGA Championship (Australia), [[Canadian PGA Championship]]
*1979 [[Bridgestone Open]] (Japan)
*1980 [[PGA Grand Slam of Golf]] (United States - unofficial event)
*1981 Caribbean Open (Colombia)
*1984 World Nissan Championship (Japan)
*1990 [[Fred Meyer Challenge]] (with [[Bobby Wadkins]])
*1991 [[Shark Shootout Benefiting RMCC]] (with [[Tom Purtzer]])

===Champions Tour wins (1)===
*[[2000 Senior PGA Tour|2000]] [[ACE Group Classic]]

==Major Championships==
===Wins (1)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!Winning Score!!Margin!!Runner-up
|- bgcolor="#D8BFD8"
| 1977 ||[[PGA Championship]] ||-6 (69-71-72-70=282) ||Playoff<sup>1</sup> ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]]
|}
<sup>1</sup>Defeated Gene Littler with a par on the third extra hole.

===Results timeline===
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
!align="left"|Tournament
!1970
!1971
!1972
!1973
!1974
!1975
!1976
!1977
!1978
!1979
|-
|-
|1
|[[The Masters Tournament|The Masters]]
|Sep 12, [[1972 PGA Tour|1972]]
|align="center"|CUT
|[[Sahara Invitational]]
|align="center"|CUT
|<nowiki>-15 (65-69-70-69=273)</nowiki>
|align="center"|T19
|1 stroke
|align="center"|T29
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]]
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T18
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7
|-
|-
|2
|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|Apr 29, [[1973 PGA Tour|1973]]
|align="center"|DNP
|[[Byron Nelson Golf Classic]]
|align="center"|T13
|<nowiki>-3 (71-68-71-67=277)</nowiki>
|align="center"|T25
|Playoff
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Sikes]]
|align="center"|T26
|align="center"|T38
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T19
|-
|[[The Open Championship]]
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7
|align="center"|T22
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|-
|-
|3
|Aug 19, [[1973 PGA Tour|1973]]
|[[USI Classic]]
|<nowiki>-9 (71-69-70-69=279)</nowiki>
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lee Elder]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Jenkins]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rik Massengale]]
|--bgcolor="#e5d1cb"
|4
|Aug 14, [[1977 PGA Tour|1977]]
|[[PGA Championship]]
|[[PGA Championship]]
|<nowiki>-6 (69-71-72-70=282)</nowiki>
|align="center"|DNP
|Playoff
|align="center"|DNP
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]]
|align="center"|T16
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T3
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''1'''
|align="center"|T34
|align="center"|70
|}

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
!align="left"|Tournament
!1980
!1981
!1982
!1983
!1984
!1985
!1986
!1987
!1988
!1989
|-
|-
|5
|[[The Masters Tournament|The Masters]]
|Sep 5, [[1977 PGA Tour|1977]]
|align="center"|CUT
|[[World Series of Golf (PGA Tour)|World Series of Golf]]
|align="center"|T21
|<nowiki>-13 (69-69-66-67=271)</nowiki>
|align="center"|T33
|5 strokes
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T8
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Weiskopf]]
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T18
|align="center"|T31
|align="center"|T12
|align="center"|T11
|align="center"|T26
|-
|-
|6
|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|Feb 25, [[1979 PGA Tour|1979]]
|align="center"|CUT
|[[Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open]]
|align="center"|T14
|<nowiki>-8 (66-72-69-69=276)</nowiki>
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T6
|1 strokes
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|7
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lon Hinkle]]
|align="center"|T11
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T5
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T2
|align="center"|T36
|align="center"|T12
|align="center"|CUT
|-
|-
|7
|[[The Open Championship]]
|Mar 31, [[1979 PGA Tour|1979]]
|align="center"|DNP
|[[Tournament Players Championship]]
|align="center"|DNP
|<nowiki>-5 (67-68-76-72=283)</nowiki>
|align="center"|DNP
|5 strokes
|align="center"|T29
|{{flagicon|USA}}[[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T4
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T29
|align="center"|T34
|align="center"|T26
|-
|-
|8
|[[PGA Championship]]
|Jan 25, [[1982 PGA Tour|1982]]
|align="center"|T30
|[[Phoenix Open]]
|align="center"|T33
|<nowiki>-21 (65-70-63-65=263)</nowiki>
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|2
|6 strokes
|align="center"|CUT
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Pate]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T2
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T10
|align="center"|T11
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|2
|align="center"|T25
|align="center"|CUT
|}

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
!align="left"|Tournament
!1990
!1991
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
|-
|-
|9
|[[The Masters Tournament|The Masters]]
|Apr 18, [[1982 PGA Tour|1982]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T3
|[[MONY Tournament of Champions]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T3
|<nowiki>-8 (67-72-68-73=280)</nowiki>
|align="center"|T48
|3 strokes
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T3
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Bean]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Graham (golfer)|David Graham]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Stadler]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ron Streck]]
|align="center"|T18
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|-
|-
|10
|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|Aug 22, [[1982 PGA Tour|1982]]
|align="center"|T51
|[[Buick Open]]
|align="center"|T63
|<nowiki>-15 (66-71-71-65=273)</nowiki>
|align="center"|CUT
|1 stroke
|align="center"|DNP
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Kite]],
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|-
|-
|11
|[[The Open Championship]]
|Apr 3, [[1983 PGA Tour|1983]]
|align="center"|CUT
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]]
|align="center"|T73
|<nowiki>-13 (72-69-67-67=275)</nowiki>
|align="center"|T45
|5 strokes
|align="center"|CUT
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Stadler]], {{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Denis Watson]]
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|-
|-
|12
|[[PGA Championship]]
|Jan 12, [[1983 PGA Tour|1983]]
|align="center"|CUT
|[[MONY Tournament of Champions]]
|align="center"|T43
|<nowiki>-8 (67-70-71-72=280)</nowiki>
|align="center"|T40
|1 stroke
|align="center"|T14
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ray Floyd]]
|align="center"|T61
|align="center"|T63
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T58
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T34
|}

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
!align="left"|Tournament
!2000
!2001
|-
|-
|13
|[[The Masters Tournament|The Masters]]
|Jan 13, [[1985 PGA Tour|1985]]
|align="center"|DNP
|[[Bob Hope Classic]]
|align="center"|DNP
|<nowiki>-27 (67-67-68-66-65=333)</nowiki>
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Stadler]]
|-
|-
|14
|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|Jan 27, [[1985 PGA Tour|1985]]
|align="center"|DNP
|[[Los Angeles Open]]
|align="center"|DNP
|<nowiki>-20 (63-70-67-64=264)</nowiki>
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hal Sutton]]
|-
|-
|15
|[[The Open Championship]]
|Oct 13, [[1985 PGA Tour|1985]]
|align="center"|DNP
|[[Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic]]
|align="center"|DNP
|<nowiki>-21 (68-67-69-63=267)</nowiki>
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Donald]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Hoch]]
|-
|-
|16
|[[PGA Championship]]
|Mar 1, [[1987 PGA Tour|1987]]
|align="center"|CUT
|[[Doral-Ryder Open]]
|align="center"|CUT
|<nowiki>-11 (75-66-66-70=277)</nowiki>
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Kite]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Don Pooley]]
|-
|17
|Feb 14, [[1988 PGA Tour|1988]]
|[[Hawaiian Open]]
|<nowiki>-16 (68-71-66-66=271)</nowiki>
|1 strokes
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Richard Zokol]]
|-
|18
|May 22, [[1988 PGA Tour|1988]]
|[[Colonial National Invitation]]
|<nowiki>-9 (67-68-70-65=270)</nowiki>
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Calcavecchia]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Crenshaw]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joey Sindelar]]
|-
|19
|Jul 8, [[1990 PGA Tour|1990]]
|[[Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic]]
|<nowiki>-18 (65-66-67-68=266)</nowiki>
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Mize]],
|-
|20
|Jan 20, [[1991 PGA Tour|1991]]
|[[United Hawaiian Open]]
|<nowiki>-18 (69-67-69-65=270)</nowiki>
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}}[[John Cook (golfer)|John Cook]]
|-
|21
|Aug 2, [[1992 PGA Tour|1992]]
|[[Canon Greater Hartford Open]]
|<nowiki>-6 (68-70-71-65=274)</nowiki>
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Forsman]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Donnie Hammond]], {{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Nick Price]]
|}
|}

DNP = Did not play<br>
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place<br>
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

==United States national team appearances==
===Amateur===
*[[Walker Cup]]: 1969 (winners), 1971
*[[Eisenhower Trophy]]: 1970 (winners)

===Professional===
*[[Ryder Cup]]: [[1977 Ryder Cup|1977]] (winners), [[1979 Ryder Cup|1979]] (winners), [[1983 Ryder Cup|1983]] (winners), [[1985 Ryder Cup|1985]], [[1987 Ryder Cup|1987]], [[1989 Ryder Cup|1989]] (tie), [[1991 Ryder Cup|1991]] (winners), [[1993 Ryder Cup|1993]] (winners), [[1995 Ryder Cup|1995]] (captain)
*[[World Cup of Golf]]: 1977, 1984, 1985
*[[Dunhill Cup]]: 1986
*4 Tours World Championship: 1985, 1987, 1991
*US v Japan: 1982, 1983

==See also==
*[[Golfers with most PGA Tour wins]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/22/42 Profile on the PGA Tour's official site]

{{PGA Champions}}
{{PGA Players of the Year}}

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PGA Tour wins (21)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 12, 1972 Sahara Invitational -15 (65-69-70-69=273) 1 stroke United States Arnold Palmer
2 Apr 29, 1973 Byron Nelson Golf Classic -3 (71-68-71-67=277) Playoff United States Dan Sikes
3 Aug 19, 1973 USI Classic -9 (71-69-70-69=279) 2 strokes United States Lee Elder, United States Tom Jenkins, United States Rik Massengale
4 Aug 14, 1977 PGA Championship -6 (69-71-72-70=282) Playoff United States Gene Littler
5 Sep 5, 1977 World Series of Golf -13 (69-69-66-67=271) 5 strokes United States Hale Irwin, United States Tom Weiskopf
6 Feb 25, 1979 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open -8 (66-72-69-69=276) 1 strokes United States Lon Hinkle
7 Mar 31, 1979 Tournament Players Championship -5 (67-68-76-72=283) 5 strokes United StatesTom Watson
8 Jan 25, 1982 Phoenix Open -21 (65-70-63-65=263) 6 strokes United States Jerry Pate
9 Apr 18, 1982 MONY Tournament of Champions -8 (67-72-68-73=280) 3 strokes United States Andy Bean, Australia David Graham, United States Craig Stadler, United States Ron Streck
10 Aug 22, 1982 Buick Open -15 (66-71-71-65=273) 1 stroke United States Tom Kite,
11 Apr 3, 1983 Greater Greensboro Open -13 (72-69-67-67=275) 5 strokes United States Craig Stadler, Zimbabwe Denis Watson
12 Jan 12, 1983 MONY Tournament of Champions -8 (67-70-71-72=280) 1 stroke United States Ray Floyd
13 Jan 13, 1985 Bob Hope Classic -27 (67-67-68-66-65=333) Playoff United States Craig Stadler
14 Jan 27, 1985 Los Angeles Open -20 (63-70-67-64=264) 3 strokes United States Hal Sutton
15 Oct 13, 1985 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic -21 (68-67-69-63=267) 3 strokes United States Mike Donald, United States Scott Hoch
16 Mar 1, 1987 Doral-Ryder Open -11 (75-66-66-70=277) 3 strokes Spain Seve Ballesteros, United States Tom Kite, United States Don Pooley
17 Feb 14, 1988 Hawaiian Open -16 (68-71-66-66=271) 1 strokes Canada Richard Zokol
18 May 22, 1988 Colonial National Invitation -9 (67-68-70-65=270) 2 strokes United States Mark Calcavecchia, United States Ben Crenshaw, United States Joey Sindelar
19 Jul 8, 1990 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic -18 (65-66-67-68=266) 5 strokes United States Larry Mize,
20 Jan 20, 1991 United Hawaiian Open -18 (69-67-69-65=270) 4 strokes United StatesJohn Cook
21 Aug 2, 1992 Canon Greater Hartford Open -6 (68-70-71-65=274) 2 strokes United States Dan Forsman, United States Donnie Hammond, Zimbabwe Nick Price
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