Lanto Griffin
(LON-toe)
Height: 6'3" (1.91 m)
Weight: 190 (86 kg)
Age: 32 (June 15, 1988)
Birthplace: Mount Shasta, California
Residence: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Family:
Single
Education:
Virginia Commonwealth University (2010, Marketing)
Special Interests:
Working out, cooking, hanging out with friends
Turned Professional:
2010
City plays from:
Blacksburg, VA, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (1):
2020 (1) Houston Open.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (2):
2017 (1) Nashville Golf Open Benefitting the Snedeker Foundation. 2019 (1) Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship.PGA TOUR Latinoamerica Victories (1):
2015 (1) Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
63 - 2018 Travelers Championship (Round 2)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2020 World Golf Championships-HSBC ChampionsCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#55 : 2021 Sentry Tournament of ChampionsCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,350,000 : 2020 Houston Open (Finished 1)Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 64 | 200 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 24 | $4,249,909 | |||||
| 2021 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 64 | $702,943 | |||||
| 2020 | 27 | 92 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 18 | $3,188,586 | ||||
| 2018 | 26 | 74 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 171 | $358,380 | ||||||
| 2011 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC at The Concession | |
| 2021 | CUT | T43 | |||||||
| 2020 | CNL | T19 | T29 | ||||||
| 2018 | CUT | ||||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NORTHERN TRUST | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2020 | T58 | T10 | T18 | |
Personal
- Played all four years at Virginia Commonwealth University with fellow professional Rafael Campos. The pair lived together in a small two-bedroom loft apartment a quarter-mile from campus.
- Favorite golf memory is playing 45 holes a day at his local nine-hole course every weekend.
- Dream foursome includes Ken Griffey Jr., Jimmy Fallon and Jerry Rice. Would like to be on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" because "he is hysterical and talented."
- Not many people know he has never eaten red meat and that his diet consists of fish and poultry.
- Is involved with the Boys & Girls Club of Roanoke Valley because he "enjoys helping local kids who need some guidance."
- Was named after a spiritual master (Lord Lanto) and is very thankful for his balanced upbringing.