Ralph Landrum (born August 16, 1957) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Landrum was born in

Covington, Kentucky Covington is a list of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, Kenton County, Kentucky, United States, located at the confluence of the Ohio River, Ohio and Licking River (Kentucky), Licking Rivers. Cincinnati, Ohio, ...

. He played college golf at the

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. He turned professional in 1979. His sons, Kyle and Joe, played college golf at

Murray State Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, ...

in Kentucky. Landrum played on the

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from 1983 to 1985. His best finish was a T-2 at the 1984

Danny Thomas Memphis Classic The FedEx St. Jude Classic was a professional golf tournament held in Memphis, Tennessee as a regular event on the PGA Tour. The tournament was held annually from 1958 through 2018, and was played in June at TPC Southwind (since 1989). In 2019 ...

. His best finish in a

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was a T-8 at the 1983 U.S. Open. Since his touring career, Landrum founded Landrum Golf Management and continues to work as a PGA Master professional. As of 2019, ''Golf Digest'' lists Landrum as a top golf instructor in the state of Kentucky.

Professional wins

*1986 Kentucky PGA Championship *1987

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, Kentucky PGA Championship, Kentucky PGA Match Play ChampionshipKPGA Match Play Championship - Past Champions
*1988 Kentucky PGA Match Play Championship

Results in major championships

''Note: Landrum never played in

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

References

External links

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Profile at PGA of America
American male golfers Kentucky Wildcats men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Kentucky Sportspeople from Covington, Kentucky 1957 births Living people {{US-golf-bio-stub