Larry Gilbert

Lawrence Allen Gilbert, Sr. (November 19, 1942 – January 21, 1998) was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1997 Senior Players Championship, one of the major championships on the Senior PGA Tour.

Larry Gilbert
Personal information
Full name	Lawrence Allen Gilbert, Sr.
Born	(1942-11-19)November 19, 1942 Fort Knox, Kentucky
Died	January 21, 1998(1998-01-21) (aged 55) Lexington, Kentucky
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Middle Tennessee State University
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	Champions Tour
Professional wins	21
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour Champions	3
Other	18
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	73rd: 1983
U.S. Open	CUT: 1976, 1978, 1979
The Open Championship	DNP

Gilbert was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky. He attended Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and was a distinguished member of the golf team. Gilbert led Middle Tennessee State to victory in the 1965 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships for which Gilbert won the individual medal.

Gilbert spent most of his regular career years as a club pro in Kentucky and Tennessee. He won the PGA Club Professional Championship in 1981, 1982 and 1991. He also won ten Kentucky PGA Championships, three Kentucky Opens, one Tennessee Open and one Tennessee PGA Championship. Gilbert was inducted into the Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame in 1992; he is also a member of the Middle Tennessee State University Athletics Hall of Fame. He joined the Senior PGA Tour (later known as the Champions Tour) upon turning 50 in 1992.

Gilbert died in Lexington, Kentucky of lung cancer at the age of 55. He had started smoking cigarettes at an early age, and was often seen smoking a cigar while playing. He won the Senior Players Championship only 192 days before he died.[1]