Larry Mowry

Larry Mowry
Larry Mowry
Personal information
Born	October 20, 1936 (age 87); Champions Tour
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour Champions	5
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T11: 1969
U.S. Open	CUT: 1961, 1964
The Open Championship	DNP

Larry Mowry (born October 20, 1936) is an American

Champions Tour

).

Mowry was born in

San Diego, California. He turned pro in 1959. Mowry spent most his regular career as a club professional. He played on the PGA Tour full-time for several years in the 1960s.^[1] He won the 1968 Rebel Yell Open and finished T-2 at the 1969 Azalea Open Invitational. His best finish in a major was a T-11 at the 1969 PGA Championship.^[2]

Mowry's win at the 1987 Crestar Classic made him the first player in Senior PGA Tour history to win an event after making it through the rigors of Monday qualifying.^[3] That victory also made him the first former club professional to post an official Senior PGA Tour win. The biggest win of Mowry's career came at the 1989 Senior PGA Championship, which was held at the PGA National Golf Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Mowry is married, and has two adult children and five grandchildren.

Professional wins (10)

Senior PGA Tour wins (5)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other Senior PGA Tour (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 20, 1987	Crestar Classic	−13 (67-69-67=203)	1 stroke	Bob Charles, Gary Player
2	Oct 11, 1987	Pepsi Senior Challenge	−13 (70-67-66=203)	2 strokes	Gene Littler
3	Oct 30, 1988	General Tire Las Vegas Classic	−12 (68-65-71=204)	2 strokes	Bob Charles, Bobby Nichols
4	Feb 12, 1989	General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship	−7 (74-69-65-73=281)	1 stroke	Miller Barber, Al Geiberger
5	May 7, 1989	RJR at The Dominion	−15 (66-67-68=201)	4 strokes	Gay Brewer