Lawrence Allen Gilbert Sr. (November 19, 1942 – January 21, 1998) was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1997 Senior Players Championship, one of the major championships on the Senior PGA Tour.

Gilbert led Middle Tennessee State to victory in the 1965 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships for which Gilbert won the individual medal.

Gilbert spent most of his regular career years as a club pro in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Gilbert died in Lexington, Kentucky of lung cancer at the age of 55.

He won the Senior Players Championship only 192 days before he died.