Lanto Griffin

Lanto Griffin
Personal information
Born (1988-06-15) June 15, 1988
Mount Shasta, California
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
College Virginia Commonwealth University
Turned professional 2010
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Web.com Tour
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
Web.com Tour 1
Other 2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2018
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP

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

Griffin was born in Mount Shasta, California[1] and moved with his family at a young age to Blacksburg, Virginia.[2] He played college golf at Virginia Commonwealth University where he was the 2009 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year.[1] He turned professional in 2010.

Griffin played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2015 and 2016. He won the Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC in 2015. Also in 2015, Griffin won the Virginia Open.[2]

Griffin played on the Web.com Tour starting in 2017. He won the Nashville Golf Open, becoming the first player on tour in 13 years to win an event after making the cut on the number.[3][4] He finished 23rd on the regular season Web.com Tour money list to secure his PGA Tour card for the 2017–18 season.

Professional wins

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Jul 2, 2017 Nashville Golf Open 72-70-62-68=272 −16 Playoff Mexico Abraham Ancer

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins

Other wins

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Dudley, John (July 5, 2017). "Griffin arrives at Peek'n Peak fresh off first Web.com Tour win". GoErie.com.
  2. 1 2 King, Randy (July 13, 2016). "Lanto Griffin is starting to make money from golf success". The Roanoke Times.
  3. ↑ "Lanto Griffin wins Web.com's Nashville Golf Open in playoff". Monterey Herald. Associated Press. July 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Lanto Griffin wins Web.com's Nashville Golf Open in playoff". USA Today. Associated Press. July 2, 2017.
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