Lanto Maitreya Griffin (born June 15, 1988) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.
Early life Griffin was born in Mount Shasta, California, and moved with his family at a young age to Blacksburg, Virginia. He played college golf at Virginia Commonwealth University where he was the 2009 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year. He turned professional in 2010.
Professional career Griffin played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2015 and 2016. He won the Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC in 2015. Also in 2015, Griffin won the Virginia Open.
At the Web.com Tour qualifying tournament in December 2016, Griffin missed qualification by just one stroke. Nonetheless, this enabled him to enter tournaments in 2017 as a reserve and to be eligible for a place in the reorder category.
Griffin won the Nashville Golf Open in June 2017, becoming the first player on tour in 13 years to win an event after making the cut on the number. He finished 23rd on the regular season Web.com Tour money list to secure his PGA Tour card for the 2017–18 season.
During the 2017–18 PGA season Griffin finished 171st in FedEx points.
Griffin played on the Korn Ferry Tour during its 2019 season and finished 6th overall for the regular season (The 25) driven by consistent performance and a win at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship, earning him a spot on the PGA Tour for the second time.
Griffin had a great start to the 2019–20 PGA Tour season. He finished in the top 20 at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier, the Sanderson Farms Championship, the Safeway Open, the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, and the Bermuda Championship. On October 13, 2019, Griffin earned his first PGA Tour victory by winning the Houston Open.
Professional wins (5) PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Oct 13, 2019 Houston Open66-74-65-69=274−141 stroke Scott Harrington, Mark Hubbard
Korn Ferry Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jul 2, 2017Nashville Golf Open72-70-62-68=272−16Playoff Abraham Ancer2Apr 21, 2019Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship68-68-69-68=273−15Playoff Robby Shelton
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12017Nashville Golf Open Abraham AncerWon with birdie on first extra hole22019Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship Robby SheltonWon with birdie on fourth extra hole
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Nov 1, 2015Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC67-68-68-68=271−92 strokes Rafael Campos
Other wins (1) 2015 Virginia Open
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020. Tournament20182019202020212022202320242025Masters TournamentCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipT19CUTT60U.S. OpenCUTT43T35CUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipNTT33
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" = tied NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship Tournament20212022202320242025The Players ChampionshipT35CUTCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 20202021ChampionshipT29T22Match PlayNT1T61InvitationalChampionsNT1NT1 1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament "T" = Tied
See also 2017 Web.com Tour Finals graduates 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates 2024 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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