Larry Gene Nelson is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at the PGA Tour and Champions Tour levels. Nelson was born in Fort Payne, Alabama and raised in Acworth, Georgia, northwest Atlanta. He didn't play this game when he was a child - atypical for a successful professional golfer - in high school, he focused on basketball and baseball. Nelson started playing golf at the age of 21, after returning from serving infantry in Vietnam. Nelson was first introduced to golf by Ken Hummel, a soldier and friend in his infantry unit, and Nelson studied Ben Hogan's book, Five Fundamentals of Golf, while learn to play this game. break the first 100 times he played and 70 in nine months. Nelson graduated from Kennesaw Junior College in 1970 and turned professional the following year. He qualifies for the PGA Tour at the age of 27
| Full name | Larry Gene Nelson |
| Born | September 10, 1947, Fort Payne, Alabama |
| Residence | Marietta, Georgia |
| College | Kennesaw Junior College |
| Turned professional | 1971 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 41 |
| PGA Tour | 10 |
| European Tour | 3 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 4 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 19 |
| Other | 8 |
| Masters Tournament | 5th: 1984 |
| U.S. Open | Won: 1983 |
| The Open Championship | T12: 1980 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1981, 1987 |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 2006 (member page) |
Golfer Larry Nelson was born on September 10, 1947 in Alabama, United States (He's 76 years old now).
A member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, he has won 19 PGA Tour events and three major championships.
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Larry Nelson was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1947 is also the year of Pig (豬) in the Chinese Zodiac.
In his youth, he was a brilliant baseball player who only took up golf after returning from the Vietnam War.
When just five matches were allowed in a Ryder Cup competition, he was the only golfer to go 5-0.
He grew up in the Alabama town of Fort Payne.
Golfer Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf was his first introduction to the game.
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