Larry Nelson is an American professional golfer born in 1947 in Fort Payne, Alabama. He took up golf at 21, after returning from infantry service in Vietnam, and taught himself from Ben Hogan's book The Five Fundamentals of Golf. He turned professional in 1971 and won ten PGA Tour events, including three majors: the 1981 PGA Championship, the 1983 U.S. Open at Oakmont, where he came from seven strokes behind at the halfway point, and a second PGA Championship. He played on the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 1979, 1981 and 1987 with a record of nine wins, three losses and one halve, and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2006.
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is an American professional golfer
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Larry Gene Nelson (born September 10, 1947)
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He has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.
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Nelson won 10 times on the PGA Tour including three major championships.
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is an American professional golfer
Competed In: PGA Championship, Professional career
He earned his first major title at the 1981 PGA Championship which he won by four strokes over Fuzzy Zoeller.
Competed In: Ryder Cup, Professional career
Nelson played on the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 1979, 1981, and 1987.
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Nelson played on the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 1979, 1981, and 1987.
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