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PGA
TOUR Playoff Record |
| 1-0 |
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Champions
Tour Playoff Record |
| 3-0 |
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PGA TOUR Victories |
| (6) 1976 Phoenix Open. 1980 Canadian Open. 1982 Byron Nelson
Golf Classic, Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic, Bank Of
Boston Classic. 1983 Phoenix Open. |
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Champions Tour Victories |
| (7) 2001 Verizon Classic, SENIOR TOUR Championship. 2002 SBC
Senior Open, FleetBoston Classic, Allianz Championship, Kroger
Senior Classic. 2003 Emerald Coast Classic. |
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Other Victories |
| 1974 New Zealand Open. 1982 Bridgestone International. 1988 Isuzu
Kapalua International. 1988 Acom Team Championship (with Doug Tewell).
1990 Acom P.T. |
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Current Year Champions Tour Money and Positions
(5/03) |
| $621,441 (5) |
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Current Year Champions Tour Best Round
(2003) |
| 63 at Round 3, Emerald Coast Classic |
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Current Year Champions Tour Highlights |
| 54-hole score of 17-under 193 shattered the Emerald Coast Classic
tournament record by three strokes. Notched his seventh career title
on the Champions Tour and win in Pensacola made him the ninth
different champion in the nine-year history of the event. Used a
second-round 64 to vault himself into a tie with Tom Watson after 36
holes and then cruised easily to the title after shooting a 7-under 63
on Easter Sunday. Made 23 birdies over 54 holes, the most by any
player in the field, and birdied both par-5s at The Moors all three
days. |
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Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 1--1976 Phoenix Open. 1980 Canadian Open. 1982 Byron Nelson
Golf Classic, Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic, Bank Of
Boston Classic. 1983 Phoenix Open. |
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Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| 1--2001 Verizon Classic, SENIOR TOUR Championship. 2002 SBC
Senior Open, FleetBoston Classic, Allianz Championship, Kroger
Senior Classic. 2003 Emerald Coast Classic. |
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Best Nationwide Tour Finishes |
| T3--1997 NIKE Dakota Dunes Open. |
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Career Highlights |
| 2001: Was named Rookie of the Year thanks to a pair of victories
and 11 other top-10 finishes...Earnings of over $1.6 million were more
than five times greater than his best year on the PGA TOUR
(1982-$308,648)...Started and ended the season on a positive
note...Closed with a 4-under 67 at the TPC of Tampa Bay to win the
Verizon Classic by three strokes over four players. Only needed 75
total putts over three days for his Verizon title, his first win on
TOUR in 18 years and 18 days (1983 Phoenix Open)...Became a multiple
champion for the first time since 1982 when he closed the year with a
victory at the SENIOR TOUR Championship at Gaillardia. Was the
first-round leader in Oklahoma City and stayed close to the lead over
the next two days. Eventually edged Doug Tewell by a stroke in windy
conditions despite carding a 1-over 73, the highest finishing score by
a winner since the 1999 Lightpath Long Island Classic...Almost won the
week prior at the SBC Championship. Was one stroke off the lead after
36 holes and eventually T2, falling two strokes short of Larry Nelson.
2000: Cruised to medalist honors at the 2000 Champions Tour National
Qualifying Tournament despite playing all four days with a sprained
left ankle and kidney stones. His 72-hole total of 19-under 269
shattered the Q-school scoring record and his seven-stroke margin of
victory over Bill Holstead and Terry Mauney at Eagle Pines Golf Course
was the second largest winning margin ever in a National Qualifying
final. |
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HIGH SCHOOL |
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Bob attended Corvallis High School from
1965-1969. While a Spartan, he participated in football and golf. His
junior year the golf team was 2nd at the state competition, and his
senior year the team went 10-0. Bob was chosen for athletic excellence
his senior year for golf. |
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Personal |
| A collegiate teammate of Tom Purtzer and Howard Twitty
at Arizona State, he started golfing when he was about 9. His parents
both golfed every so often, and would take him to the Country Club and
let him loose.
Bob's favorite dish is his mom's
Thanksgiving dinner. Turkey and mashed potatoes, mmmm mmmm good. Bob
was actually really into racing from 1985-1992 and owned his own race
car, and co-owned another. Maybe his racing past is part of his
attraction to spy movies. You gotta love the get-away cars!
As for music, give him anything
except RAP and Hard rock and he's good to go. Besides listening to
jazz and Vince Gill, Bob has a small hobby of collecting golf
paraphernalia. He has some old golf clubs that he has kept around and
are probably worth something. Some of those include a
few MacGregor Eye-O-Matic
woods and a Jack Nicklaus driver. |
