Lanto Griffin (born June 15, 1988) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.

Early life

Griffin was born in

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and moved with his family at a young age to

Blacksburg, Virginia Blacksburg is an incorporated town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 44,826 at the 2020 census. Blacksburg, as well as the surrounding county, is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of ...

. He played college golf at

Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university in Richmond, Virginia. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, the Virginia ...

where he was the 2009 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year. He turned professional in 2010.

Professional career

Griffin played on the

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in 2015 and 2016. He won the Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC in 2015. Also in 2015, Griffin won the

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. At the Web.com Tour qualifying tournament in December 2016, Griffin missed qualification by just one stroke. Nonetheless, this enabled him to enter tournaments in 2017 as a reserve, and to be eligible for a place in the reorder category. Griffin won the

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in June 2017, becoming the first player on tour in 13 years to win an event after making the cut on the number. He finished 23rd on the regular season Web.com Tour money list to secure his PGA Tour card for the 2017–18 season. During the 2017–18 PGA season Griffin finished 171st in FedEx points. Griffin played on the Korn Ferry Tour during its 2019 season and finished 6th overall for the regular season (The 25) driven by consistent performance and a win at the

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, earning him a spot on the PGA Tour for the second time. Griffin had a great start to the

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season. He finished in the top-20 at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier, the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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. On October 13, 2019, Griffin earned his first PGA Tour victory by winning the

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Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (2–0)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

Other wins (1)

*2015

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament due to

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Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Griffin, Lanto American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from California Golfers from Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University alumni People from Mount Shasta, California People from Blacksburg, Virginia 1988 births Living people