Rob Labritz

Robert Labritz
Personal information
Born (1971-05-31) May 31, 1971 (age 53)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality United States
SpouseKerry
Children3
Career
Turned professional1991
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)Golden Bear Tour
Professional wins9
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT60: 2019
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Robert Labritz (born May 31, 1971) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

Professional career

Early in his career, Labritz played on the Golden Bear Tour, a minitour. He won two events, Teardrop Championship and Waterford Hotel Classic.

In the 2000s, he started working as a club professional in New York state. He qualified for the 2002 PGA Championship and the 2003 PGA Championship.[1] In 2003, he qualified for the PGA Cup. In addition, he won a number of local Met PGA section events, including the New York State PGA Championship and New York State Open three times.[2]

Labritz was the only club professional to make the cut for the 2010 PGA Championship.[3] He also qualified for the 2013, 2016, and 2019 PGA Championships.[1] He was one of three PGA Professionals to make the cut in 2019 and earned the Crystal Ball as the low PGA Professional.

In 2021, Labritz was medalist and PGA Tour Champions Qualifying School earned membership on PGA Tour Champions.

Personal life

Labritz has three children. He has worked at GlenArbor Golf Club in Bedford Hills, New York, for many years.[4]

Professional wins (9)

Golden Bear Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 13, 1997 Teardrop Championship −10 (65-69=134) Playoff United States R. J. Nakashian
2 Jan 17, 2004 Waterford Hotel Classic −10 (65-70-71=206) 1 stroke United States George McNeill, United States Michael McNerney,
Bermuda Michael Sims

Other wins (7)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
PGA Championship CUT CUT
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
PGA Championship T68 CUT CUT
Tournament 2019 2020 2021
PGA Championship T60 CUT CUT

Note: The PGA Championship was the only major Labritz played.

  Did not play

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

U.S. national team appearances

References

  1. ^ a b "PGA Championship 2019". PGA of America.
  2. ^ "Rob Labritz - Professional Golfer & Instructor - Experience". www.roblabritz.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012.
  3. ^ Kaplan, Thomas (August 16, 2010). "Club Professional Finishes 68th in P.G.A. Championship". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Dougherty, Mike. "Golf: Rob Labritz and Brian Mackey coming at PGA Championship from different angles". Retrieved May 18, 2019.


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