Clinton Lynwood Lott III (April 9, 1950 – March 22, 2018) was an American

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. Lott was born in

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. 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. He played college golf at the

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where he was a two-time

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. During his time at UGA, the team won four consecutive

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titles and Lott won two individual events.Georgia Sports Hall of Fame profile
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from 1974 to 1984. His best finishes were three third-place finishes: 3rd at the 1976 Canadian Open, T-3 at the 1977

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, and T-3 at the 1981

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. He twice finished in the top-10 in a

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: T-7 at the 1977 U.S. Open and T-8 at the 1976 U.S. Open. Lott was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 2005. Lott died March 22, 2018, following complications from surgery to remove a brain tumor in October 2017.

Amateur wins

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

Professional wins

*1967 Georgia Open (as an amateur)

Results in major championships

''Note: Lott never played in

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lott, Lyn American male golfers Georgia Bulldogs men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Georgia (U.S. state) People from Douglas, Georgia Deaths from brain cancer in Georgia (U.S. state) 1950 births 2018 deaths 20th-century American sportsmen

Amateur wins

Professional wins

Results in major championships

See also

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