Bob Shearer
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| Bob Shearer | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Robert A. Shearer |
| Born | May 25, 1948 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (190 lb; 13.2 st) |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Dingley Village, Victoria |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1970 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour PGA Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 28 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| European Tour | 2 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 20 |
| European Seniors Tour | 4 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | T35: 1977 |
| U.S. Open | T16: 1978 |
| The Open Championship | T7: 1978 |
| PGA Championship | T26: 1978 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit winner |
1974, 1977, 1981, 1982 |
Robert A. Shearer (born 25 May 1948) is an Australian professional golfer and golf course architect.
Shearer was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He won the 1969 Australian Amateur[1] and turned pro in 1970.
Shearer won the PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit four times: 1974, 1977, 1981, 1982.[1] He spent five years on the European Tour and then nine on the PGA Tour.[2] His career year was 1982 when he won the Australian Open and his sole PGA Tour event, the Tallahassee Open. He had 18 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events. His best finish in a major championship was a T-7 at the 1978 Open Championship.[3]
Today he splits his time between his golf course design work and the European Seniors Tour.[2]
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[edit] Amateur wins (1)
- 1969 Australian Amateur
[edit] Professional wins (28)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 18, 1982 | Tallahassee Open | -16 (69-69-68-66=272) | 1 stroke |  Hal Sutton,  Denis Watson |
PGA Tour playoff record (0-1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1982 | Michelob-Houston Open | Ed Sneed |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
[edit] European Tour wins (2)
- 1975 Madrid Open, Piccadilly Medal
[edit] Australasia wins (20)
- 1974 Chrysler Classic, Tasmanian Open, Lakes Open
- 1975 Westlakes Classic
- 1976 New Zealand Airlines Classic, Chrysler Classic
- 1977 Westlakes Classic, Colgate Champion of Champions
- 1978 New Zealand Open
- 1980 Coolangatta-Tweed Heads Classic
- 1981 New Zealand Open, Air New Zealand/Shell Open
- 1982 Australian Open, New South Wales Open
- 1983 Australian PGA Championship, New South Wales PGA Championship, Victorian Open
- 1984 South Australian Open
- 1985 South West Open
- 1986 Rich River Classic
[edit] Other wins (1)
- 1976 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament (spring tournament, tie with Woody Blackburn)
[edit] European Seniors Tour wins (4)
- 1998 Jersey Seniors Open
- 1999 Philips PFA Golf Classic, Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open
- 2001 STC Bovis Lend Lease European Invitational
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Career Highlights". Shearer Golf Design. http://www.shearergolfdesign.com/. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ a b "Bob Shearer, Principal Designer". Shearer Golf Design. http://www.shearergolfdesign.com/sgd.php. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=372.
[edit] External links
- Bob Shearer at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Bob Shearer at the European Tour official site
- Bob Shearer at the PGA Tour official site
