Background
Hinson was born in Gastonia, North Carolina, but has lived almost his entire life in Douglas, Georgia.
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Larry Hinson
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Hinson attended East Tennessee State University and was a member of the golf team
Career
Despite having a left arm slightly withered from boyhood polio, he was able to compete in amateur and professional golf. He was the individual medalist at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Men"s Golf Championships in 1967. In that tournament, he defeated Frank Beard on the third playoff hole.
He finished the 1975 San Antonio Texas Open tied for first place in regulation play at 13-under-par 275.
However, he lost in a playoff when Don January made a birdie on the second extra hole. His best finish in a major was a T-4 at the 1970 Professional Golf Association Championship.
Hinson was the recipient of the 1971 Ben Hogan Award. Hinson is the general manager and head professional at Hinson Hills Golf Center in Douglas, Georgia, a family-run 18-hole par-3 course.
He invented a device he calls the Stance Minder to help a golfer establish the proper set-up position.
1967 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Championship Professional Golf Association Tour wins Other wins.
