Lyn Lott

Lott was born in Douglas, Georgia. He won several amateur golf tournaments in Georgia including the Georgia State Junior Amateur, Georgia State Amateur, and Georgia Open, as a 17-year-old amateur.^[1] He played college golf at the University of Georgia where he was a two-time All-American. During his time at UGA, the team won four consecutive Southeastern Conference titles and Lott won two individual events.^[2]

Lott played on the PGA Tour from 1974 to 1984. His best finishes were three third-place finishes: 3rd at the 1976 Canadian Open, T-3 at the 1977 Byron Nelson Golf Classic, and T-3 at the 1981 Greater Milwaukee Open. He twice finished in the top-10 in a major: T-7 at the 1977 U.S. Open and T-8 at the 1976 U.S. Open.

Lott died March 22, 2018, following complications from surgery to remove a brain tumor in October 2017.^[3]

• In 1998, Lott was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.^[2]
• In 2005, he was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame.^[4]

• 1967 Georgia State Junior Amateur
• 196? Southeastern Junior Amateur
• 19?? Georgia State Jaycees Championship
• 1972 Georgia State Amateur
• 19?? Future Masters

• 1967 Georgia Open (as an amateur)

Note: Lott never played in The Open Championship.

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

• 1973 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates