Siddhesh Joshi (Editor)

Labron Harris Jr.

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Full name
  
Labron E. Harris, Jr.

Masters Tournament
  
T32: 1963

Weight
  
91 kg

Nationality
  
United States

Name
  
Labron Jr.

PGA tour wins
  
1


Status
  
Professional

Role
  
Golfer

Professional wins
  
2

Other
  
1

Height
  
1.93 m

Born
  
September 27, 1941 (age 82) Stillwater, Oklahoma (
1941-09-27
)

College
  
Oklahoma State University

Education
  
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater

Former tours
  
PGA TOUR, Champions Tour

Labron E. Harris Jr. (born September 27, 1941) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.

Contents

Harris was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and grew up playing the Oklahoma State University practice facility, Lakeside Golf Course. He attended Oklahoma State University, where he was a distinguished member of the golf team: second-team All-American in 1961, first-team All-American and winner of the U.S. Amateur in 1962. His father, Labron Harris, Sr. was the Oklahoma State Cowboys golf coach from 1947 to 1973.

In addition to playing golf at Oklahoma State, Harris earned a master's degree in statistics while studying at the university.

Harris defeated Bert Yancey in a playoff at the 1971 Robinson Open Golf Classic for his only PGA Tour win. Also in 1971, Harris was the first-round leader at the U.S. Open with a score of 67, eventually fading to finish the tournament at T-46. His best finish in a major was a T-24 at the 1965 U.S. Open.

Amateur wins

  • 1960 Western Junior
  • 1962 U.S. Amateur
  • PGA Tour wins

    PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

    Other wins

  • 1963 Oklahoma Open
  • 1964 Par-3 contest at The Masters
  • U.S. national team appearances

    Amateur

  • Walker Cup: 1963 (winners)
  • Eisenhower Trophy: 1962 (winners)
  • References

    Labron Harris Jr. Wikipedia