Rob Labritz

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Robert Labritz
Personal information
Born (1971-05-31) May 31, 1971 (age 53)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
SpouseKerry
Children3
Career
Turned professional1991
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) Golden Bear Tour
Professional wins9
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T60: 2019
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship DNP

Robert Labritz (born May 31, 1971) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

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Professional career

Early in his career, Labritz played on the Golden Bear Tour, a minitour. He won two events, Teardrop Championship and Waterford Hotel Classic.

In the 2000s, he started working as a club professional in New York state. He qualified for the 2002 PGA Championship and the 2003 PGA Championship. [1] In 2003, he qualified for the PGA Cup. In addition, he won a number of local Met PGA section events, including the New York State PGA Championship and New York State Open three times. [2]

Labritz was the only club professional to make the cut for the 2010 PGA Championship. [3] He also qualified for the 2013, 2016, and 2019 PGA Championships. [1] He was one of three PGA Professionals to make the cut in 2019 and earned the Crystal Ball as the low PGA Professional.

In 2021, Labritz was medalist and PGA Tour Champions Qualifying School earned membership on PGA Tour Champions.

Personal life

Labritz has three children. He has worked at GlenArbor Golf Club in Bedford Hills, New York, for many years. [4]

Professional wins (9)

Golden Bear Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Jun 13, 1997 Teardrop Championship−10 (65-69=134)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg R. J. Nakashian
2Jan 17, 2004 Waterford Hotel Classic−10 (65-70-71=206)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg George McNeill, Flag of the United States.svg Michael McNerney,
Flag of Bermuda.svg Michael Sims

Other wins (7)

Results in major championships

Tournament20022003200420052006200720082009
PGA Championship CUTCUT
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
PGA Championship T68CUTCUT
Tournament201920202021
PGA Championship T60CUTCUT

Note: The PGA Championship was the only major Labritz played.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

U.S. national team appearances

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References

  1. 1 2 "PGA Championship 2019". PGA of America.
  2. "Rob Labritz - Professional Golfer & Instructor - Experience". www.roblabritz.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012.
  3. Kaplan, Thomas (August 16, 2010). "Club Professional Finishes 68th in P.G.A. Championship". The New York Times.
  4. Dougherty, Mike. "Golf: Rob Labritz and Brian Mackey coming at PGA Championship from different angles" . Retrieved May 18, 2019.