Bobby Cruickshank

Bobby Cruickshank
Personal information
Full name	Robert Allan Cruickshank
Born	16 November 1894(1894-11-16) Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland
Died	27 August 1975(1975-08-27) (aged 80) Delray Beach, Florida
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality	Scotland
Career
Turned professional	1921
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	20
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	17
Other	3
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T4: 1936
U.S. Open	2nd/T2: 1923, 1932
The Open Championship	6th: 1929
PGA Championship	T3: 1922, 1923
British Amateur	T33: 1920

Robert Allan Cruickshank (16 November 1894 – 27 August 1975) was a prominent Scottish professional golfer on the PGA of America circuit from the early 1920s to the mid-1930s. He was born in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland.

Career

Cruickshank rose to prominence in reaching the semi-finals of the 1922 and 1923 PGA Championship, losing both times to eventual champion Gene Sarazen. Also was runner-up in the 1923 and 1932 U.S. Open. He won 17 tour events in his career. His greatest year was 1927, when he won the Los Angeles and Texas Opens and finished as the leading money winner for the year. He last won on tour in 1936. He finished 16 times in the top-10 at major championships.

After golf

Cruickshank died in Delray Beach, Florida.

Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour wins (17)

• 1921 (2) St. Joseph Open (as an amateur), New York State Open
• 1924 (1) Colorado Open
• 1926 (2) North and South Open, Mid-South Pro-Am Bestball
• 1927 (5) Los Angeles Open, Texas Open, South Central Open, North and South Open, Westchester Open
• 1928 (1) Maryland Open
• 1929 (1) Westchester Open
• 1934 (3) National Capital Open, British Colonial Open Nassau, Pinehurst Fall Pro-Pro (with Tommy Armour)
• 1935 (1) Orlando Open
• 1936 (1) Virginia Open

Other wins (3)

• 1925 Miami International Four-Ball (with Johnny Farrell)
• 1927 Miami International Four-Ball (with Tommy Armour)
• 1943 North and South Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
The Masters	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF
U.S. Open	DNP	T26	T28	2	T4	DNP	T49	T11	DNP	T42
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	6
PGA Championship	DNP	R16	SF	SF	R16	R16	R32	R32	DNP	DNP
The Amateur Championship	R64	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
The Masters	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	T28	T9	T4	17	T18	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	T36	T2	T43	T3	T14	CUT	3	T46	T25
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T42	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	QF	R16	DNP	DNP	R16	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Masters	WD	DNP	T15	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	NT	NT	NT	NT	T38	DNP	DNP	T42
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	T32	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T25	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	R64	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Source for 1920 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, June 9, 1920, pg. 11.

See also

• List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins