Nickname Half Pay Ziegler Masters Tournament T3: 1976 Height 1.83 m Professional wins 7 Role Golfer Champions tour 2 | Turned professional 1959 Name Larry Ziegler PGA tour wins 3 Nationality United States U.S. Open T8: 1970 Weight 84 kg | |
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Born August 12, 1939 (age 85) St. Louis, Missouri ( 1939-08-12 ) Residence | ||
Former tours PGA TOUR, Champions Tour | ||
LARRY ZIEGLER
Larry Ziegler (born August 12, 1939) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
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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. He turned pro in 1959.
Ziegler 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 in 1976.
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. He operates Ziegler Golf School with his son Tony in Orlando, Florida at Marriott's Grande Pines Golf Club.
PGA Tour wins (3)
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
Other wins (2)
Results in major championships
Note: Ziegler never played in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10