Jerry Lanston “Lanny” Wadkins, Jr. who is famed by his name Lanny Wadkins is one of the superior names in the field of golf. He earned his stardom by playing in the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. He is very professional and ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for 86 weeks from the ranking’s debut in 1986 to 1988. This miracle opened his eyes first time on this world on December 5, 1949 and Richmond, Virginia, United States was his birthplace. He is an American by his nationality and it seems he is white by his ethnicity and his birth sign is Sagittarius. He has never talked about his parents. He also has a sister and her name is Penelope Wadkins.
He was born and raised in his birthplace Richmond, Virginia. He completed his high school from Meadowbrook High School and right after completing his high school he earned an Arnold Palmer golf scholarship at the Wake Forest University. His consistency and ability had helped him to won the U.S Amateur in 1970 in Oregon. Right after his collegiate career, he turned professional in 1971. The year 1972 was an incredible year for him he won on the PGA Tour came at the Sahara Invitational in Las Vegas. Later in 1972 he was also voted Rookie of the Year on the tour in 1972. He also performed in the Ryder Cup eight times between 1977 and 1993. He also began play on Champions Tour in 2000. Prestigious awards and rewards has honored him and elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2009.
By sketching his personal life, we found that he is not a private person. He has not kept his private life happening away from media. He has given immense amount of his personal life info on Wiki. Through sources, we get a confirm info and he is a married man. He married Penelope Wadkins. His spouse is supportive and caring and they have been together in long years of their relationship. Their relationship is as perfect as his career and there are no any signs of divorce between the blessed couple. They together have three children: Jessica, Travis, and Tucker. His son Tucker plays golf for the University of Arizona. Following after his retirement, he also served as a lead analyst for CBS for four years. At this moment, he is the lead analyst for the Champions Tour on Golf Channel.
The 66 years old Lanny still looks young and handsome. He has a great personality and has a height of 5 feet and 9 inches. He is receiving a fortune amount of salary. His total salary helps him to boost his total net worth. It seems he is not active on social networking sites. There is no any info about him on Twitter and Facebook. Moreover, a lot of info about him can be seen on Wiki.
