Lanto Griffin - Golf News, Rumors, & Updates

In field for Wyndham Griffin is in the field for the Wyndham Championship, according to PGA Tour Communications.

Impact After posting five-over par across two rounds in the Rocket Classic, Griffin will enter the Wyndham Championship for another opportunity to put forth a better performance. He will replace Dan Brown, who has been out since the Rocket Classic with an undisclosed issue.

AUGUST 3 • ROTOWIRE

Rejoins Rocket Classic field Griffin has rejoined the field for this week's Rocket Classic.

Impact Griffin had been bumped to the first alternate spot, but he'll officially participate in the Rocket Classic after they expanded the field from 145 to 147 players to round out groupings. Griffin is coming off a T64 at the 3M Open where he lost 4.78 strokes with the putter.

JULY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Bumped to first alternate Griffin has been bumped to the first alternate spot for this week's Rocket Classic, Rob Bolton of PGATour.com reports.

Impact Griffin originally joined the Rocket Classic field when Maverick McNealy (undisclosed) withdrew his name early, but Griffin has been demoted back into the first alternate spot with Ben Kohles accepting a top-10 exemption following his ninth-place finish at the 3M Open.

JULY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Joining Rocket Classic field Griffin will be in the field for the upcoming Rocket Classic Tournament, per Rob Bolton of PGATour.com.

Impact Griffin most recently finished tied for 39th in the John Deere Classic earlier this month. He is replacing Maverick McNealy in the Rocket Classic, who withdrew due to undisclosed reasons.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

T1 in GIR at John Deere Classic Griffin fired a five-under 66 on Sunday at the John Deere Classic to finish 10-under and tied for 39th.

Impact Griffin carded just one total bogey throughout his final 36 holes at TPC Deere Run, where he ultimately finished the week ranked T1 among the field in GIR percentage and 11th in SG: Approach. However, he averaged just 62' 8" total feet of putts made per round in the Quad Cities. Nonetheless, Griffin has now made the cut in six consecutive starts dating back to a T13 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, and he'll tee it up again this week at Hurstbourne C.C. for the ISCO Championship.

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

T67 at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Griffin closed with an even-par 71 on Sunday at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson to finish five-under and tied for 67th.

Impact Griffin's final round at TPC Craig Ranch was highlighted by a 33-foot eagle putt on the par-5 12th hole, but he finished the event ranked 69th of 70 in putts per GIR en route to just 14 total par-breakers. However, he hit 40 of 56 fairways in regulation while gaining 1.31 strokes off the tee in McKinney. Griffin has made the cut in three consecutive starts dating back to a T13 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, and he'll look to extend the streak at Colonial Country Club this week.

MAY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Brooks Koepka is 1 back at the Byron Nelson, with Scottie Scheffler lurking in his hometown event

Scottie Scheffler won’t be the wire-to-wire winner of his hometown CJ Cup Byron Nelson again this year

MAY 21 • Associated Press

Joins Valero field Griffin will be in the field for this week's Valero Texas Open.

Impact Griffin has missed the cut in all four of his starts on the PGA Tour this season, but he's now coming off a T7 at the Korn Ferry Tour's Club Car Championship last week. He's a perfect 6-for-6 in cuts made throughout his career at TPC San Antonio, highlighted by a T15 here in 2023.

MARCH 31 • ROTOWIRE

Joins Cognizant field Griffin will be in the field for this week's Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Rob Bolton of PGATour.com reports.

Impact Griffin missed back-to-back cuts at The American Express and the Farmers Insurance Open to begin his 2026 campaign, but he'll be in attendance this week at PGA National for his second career Cognizant Classic appearance.

FEBRUARY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Rose gets another win at Torrey Pines. This was one special with his longtime caddie at his side

Justin Rose is now a two-time winner at Torrey Pines, both times with different caddies

FEBRUARY 3 • Associated Press

Brooks Koepka feels the nerves in return to PGA Tour from LIV. He also heard plenty of support

Brooks Koepka has rarely felt so relieved after failing to break par

JANUARY 30 • Associated Press

Brooks Koepka gets a fresh start at a familiar place in Torrey Pines

Brooks Koepka is used to being the center of attention when he's winning majors

JANUARY 29 • Associated Press

Tour expands Torrey Pines field to accommodate Koepka's return Lanto Griffin and Jackson Suber were both added to the field at Torrey Pines when Koepka committed.

JANUARY 28 • GOLFCHANNEL.COM

Brooks Koepka makes his return to the PGA Tour

Brooks Koepka makes his return to the PGA Tour at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines after four years at LIV Golf

JANUARY 27 • Associated Press

Set to play WWT Championship Griffin (undisclosed) is listed in the field for this week's World Wide Technology Championship.

Impact Griffin withdrew from the Bank of Utah Championship, but he's expected to return this week at El Cardonal at Diamante where he placed T60-T54 the past two years.

NOVEMBER 4, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Withdraws from Bank of Utah Championship Griffin (undisclosed) has withdrawn from the Bank of Utah Championship, per the PGA Tour.

Impact Griffin withdrew during the first round of the competition, and the reason for it is not yet known. The next tournament on the schedule is the World Wide Technology Championship in Mexico starting on Nov. 6, so he will hope to get back in time for that.

OCTOBER 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Scheffler.claims 6th PGA win this season; Blacksburg grad Lanto Griffin finishes 3rd NAPA, Calif. — What was looked upon as a Ryder Cup training camp for the American team turned into a typical week for Scottie Scheffler.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 • ROANOKE.COM

Pro's emotional interview highlights 1 truth (and question) PGA Tour must answer Lanto Griffin's third-place finish got him inside the top 100, but his emotional interview highlighted a question the PGA Tour must answer.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 • GOLF.COM

Makes big move in FedExCup Griffin fired a seven-under 65 in the final round of the Procore Championship to surge into solo third place.

Impact Griffin was on fire to start the final round with birdies on six of the first eight holes. While he bogeyed the par-4 9th, he was able to come back with a pair of birdies at 13 and 16 to card the low round of the day. Griffin led the field in SG: Putting for the week and was able to overcome a very poor driving performance. Griffin very much needed this third place result after a trying 2025 regular season. He goes from 142nd to 100th in the FedExCup standings and is in position to earn a PGA Tour card for 2026. He needs to build on this performance at the Sanderson Farms Championship in a few weeks.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Scottie Scheffler warms up for Ryder Cup by winning for the 6th time this year

What had been labeled a Ryder Cup training camp for the Americans turned into another typical week for Scottie Scheffler

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 • Associated Press

Blacksburg High School graduate Lanto Griffin in contention at PGA event in Napa Ben Griffin is making his Ryder Cup debut in two weeks. All he's thinking about at the Procore Championship is winning another golf tourname...

SEPTEMBER 13, 2025 • ROANOKE.COM

Ben Griffin takes a 2-shot lead in Napa ahead of his Ryder Cup debut

Ben Griffin is making his Ryder Cup debut in two weeks

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 • Associated Press

Mackenzie Hughes leads in Napa as Ryder Cup teams gets mixed results

Mackenzie Hughes is in Napa trying to get into a pair of $20 million tournaments

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 • Associated Press

Changes help Lanto Griffin find momentum heading into U.S. Open The momentum has Griffin feeling better about his game as he prepares to play in his fifth U.S. Open, which tees off Thursday at Oakmont Cou...

JUNE 12, 2025 • ROANOKE.COM

Surges with Sunday 63 Griffin fired a final round seven-under 63 at the RBC Canadian Open to finish in a share of 27th place.

Impact Griffin finished strong with the second lowest round of the day that was highlighted by a bogey-free back-nine which included five birdies. He led the field in SG: Putting on Sunday and was in good for with his iron play for the week, ranking 11th in approach and T7 in GIR. The result breaks a stretch of five consecutive missed cuts and was Griffin's third best finish of the year.

JUNE 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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