Dick Lotz

Dick Lotz
Dick Lotz
Personal information
Full name	Richard Lotz
Born	October 15, 1942 (age 82); Champions Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Other	2
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T18: 1970
PGA Championship	T8: 1970
U.S. Open	T24: 1971
The Open Championship	DNP

Richard Lotz (born October 15, 1942) is an American

Senior PGA Tour

.

Lotz was born in Oakland, California. Along with his older brother John, he developed his game under the tutelage of noted black golf instructor Lucius Bateman whose other students included PGA Tour winners Don Whitt, John McMullin, and Tony Lema.

Lotz attended

California State Amateur. In 1963, his final year as an amateur, Lotz came within one stroke of becoming the first amateur since Gene Littler in 1954 and Doug Sanders in 1956, to win on the PGA Tour. He was victorious as an amateur that year in a Sectional Stroke Play tournament. Before declaring their intention to turn professional, both Lotz brothers were ranked among the nation's Top Ten Amateurs in 1963 by Golf Digest

magazine. He and his brother both turned professional in 1963.

Lotz played on the PGA Tour from 1964–1978. Among his victories were three official events, the 1969 Alameda Open, the 1970 Kemper Open and the 1970 Monsanto Open. Among the unofficial professional tournaments Lotz captured were the Chales Schultz Pro-Am Invitational, the 1972 Plantation Classic in North Carolina, the 1985 Northern California PGA Match and Medal championship, and the 1985 Blackhawk Invitational.

Lotz's career year was 1970 when he won twice, finished second at the

San Antonio Open Invitational, and earned five other top ten finishes to rank 7th on the year's official money list. That performance earned Lotz Golf Digest's Most Improved Golfer award, along with selection by its editorial panel of experts of those most likely to capture a major in 1971. In similar fashion, Golf Magazine named Lotz to its PGA All-American Team. His best performance in a major also came in 1970 – a T-8 at the PGA Championship

.

After reaching the age of 50 in 1992, Lotz joined the

Bank of Boston Senior Classic. Lotz lived in Pleasanton, California for much of his adult life, but now lives in El Dorado Hills, California

.

Amateur wins

1960 Alameda Commuters Championship
1961 California State Fair Men's Amateur Championships
1962 California State Fair Men's Amateur Championships, Stanford Invitational Golf Championship,
California State Amateur
1963 Alameda Commuters Championship, Stanford Invitational Golf Championship, Oakland City, Santa Clara County Championship, Far Western Junior Intercollegiate Championship

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jan 12, 1969	Alameda County Open	+2 (72-71-74-73=290)	1 stroke	Don Whitt
2	Mar 15, 1970	Monsanto Open	−9 (68-70-69-68=275)	3 strokes	Dave Stockton
3	Jun 7, 1970	Kemper Open	−10 (72-66-69-71=278)	2 strokes	Lou Graham, Larry Hinson, Grier Jones, Tom Weiskopf

Other wins (2)

External links

Dick Lotz at the PGA Tour official site