Larry Ziegler (born August 12, 1939) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
Early life Ziegler was born in St. Louis and grew up in Creve Coeur, Missouri. He was one of 14 children; he had seven brothers and six sisters. He began as a caddie and worked his way up to head club pro.
Professional career In 1959, Ziegler turned professional. He had more than 40 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his career including three wins. He had three top-10 finishes in major championships; his best was T3 at the Masters Tournament in 1976.
In 1969, Ziegler won the Michigan Golf Classic. Ziegler originally did not receive any prize money for his victory as the sponsors went bankrupt during the course of the tournament. However, in early 1970 the PGA Tour managed to pay Ziegler the $20,000 he earned.
After reaching the age of 50 in August 1989, Ziegler joined the Senior PGA Tour, where he has recorded over 20 top-10 finishes including two wins. Ziegler's two Senior PGA Tour wins were six years apart – a record for the Tour. His second victory, at the 1998 Saint Luke's Classic, occurred when Ziegler's caddie was Baseball Hall of Fame member George Brett.
Ziegler once was on the board of directors for the St. Louis Blues hockey team.
Awards and honors In 2024, Ziegler was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
Professional wins (7) PGA Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Sep 7, 1969Michigan Golf Classic–12 (72-70-66-64=272)Playoff Homero Blancas2Mar 23, 1975Greater Jacksonville Open–12 (73-69-69-65=276)2 strokes Mac McLendon, Mike Morley 3Apr 25, 1976First NBC New Orleans Open–14 (69-68-67-70=274)1 stroke Victor Regalado
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11969Michigan Golf Classic Homero BlancasWon with birdie on second extra hole21972Liggett & Myers Open David Graham, Lou Graham, Hale IrwinL. Graham won with birdie on third extra holeD. Graham and Ziegler eliminated by par on first hole
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Other wins (2) 1974 Hassan II Golf Trophy 1980 Friendship Cup (Costa Rica)
Senior PGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Ju1 14, 1991 Newport Cup –17 (66-66-67=199)6 strokes George Archer, Jim Dent, Tom Shaw 2May 17, 1998Saint Luke's Classic–2 (69-67-72=208)1 stroke Tom Shaw
Results in major championships Tournament196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982Masters TournamentCUTT30T39T13T3CUTU.S. OpenCUTT24CUTT8CUTCUTT13T12CUTT41CUTT53PGA ChampionshipT73T5T45T46CUTT32CUTCUTCUT Note: Ziegler never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 1 1 1 2 6 4U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 6The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 1 1 9 5Totals 0 0 1 2 3 7 27 15 Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1974 Masters – 1975 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
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