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{{short description|American golfer}}
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{{Infobox golfer
| name = Robert Labritz
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|5|31}}
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| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1971|5|31}} -->
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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| weight = {{convert|175|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{USA}}
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| spouse = Kerry
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| children = 3
| college =
| yearpro = 1991
| retired = <!-- Year retired -->
| tour = [[PGA Tour Champions]]
| extour = [[Golden Bear Tour]]
| prowins = 9
| pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins -->
| eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins -->
| japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins -->
| asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins -->
| sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins -->
| auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins -->
| nwidewins = <!-- Number of Web.com Tour wins -->
| chalwins = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins -->
| champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins -->
| seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins -->
| otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins -->
| majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins -->
| masters = DNP
| usopen = DNP
| open = DNP
| pga = T60: 2019
| wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
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'''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]].<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rob Labritz - Professional Golfer & Instructor - Experience |url=http://www.roblabritz.com/experience.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312225551/http://www.roblabritz.com/experience.html |archive-date=2012-03-12 |website=www.roblabritz.com}}</ref>
Labritz was the only club professional to make the cut for the [[2010 PGA Championship]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/sports/golf/16onpar.html |title=Club Professional Finishes 68th in P.G.A. Championship |first=Thomas |last=Kaplan |date=August 16, 2010 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> He also qualified for the [[2013 PGA Championship|2013]], [[2016 PGA Championship|2016]], and [[2019 PGA Championship|2019]] [[PGA Championship]]s.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.pga.com/events/pgachampionship |title=PGA Championship 2019 |publisher=PGA of America}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dougherty |first1=Mike |title=Golf: Rob Labritz and Brian Mackey coming at PGA Championship from different angles |url=https://eu.lohud.com/story/sports/high-school/golf/2019/05/16/golf-labritz-mackey-pga-championship-bethpage-black/3695625002/ |accessdate=18 May 2019 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
==Professional wins (9)==
===Golden Bear Tour wins (2)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Jun 13, [[1997 Golden Bear Tour|1997]]
|Teardrop Championship
|−10 (65-69=134)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[R. J. Nakashian]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Jan 17, [[2004 Golden Bear Tour|2004]]
|Waterford Hotel Classic
|−10 (65-70-71=206)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[George McNeill (golfer)|George McNeill]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael McNerney]],<br>{{flagicon|BER}} [[Michael Sims (golfer)|Michael Sims]]
|}
===Other wins (7)===
*2006 New York State PGA Championship
*2008 [[New York State Open]]
*2011 New York State Open
*2016 New York State Open, [[Westchester Open]]
*2019 [[Rhode Island Open]]
*2021 [[Massachusetts Open]]
==Results in major championships==
{|
!Tournament
!2002
!2003
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!2008
!2009
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|CUT
|CUT
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|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
!2016
!2017
!2018
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T68
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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
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|CUT
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2019!!2020!!2021
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T60
|CUT
|CUT
|}
''Note: The PGA Championship was the only major Labritz played.''
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br />
"T" = tied
==U.S. national team appearances==
*[[PGA Cup]]: 2003 (winners)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Labritz, Rob}}
[[Category:American male golfers]]
[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]
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