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Bobby Gates
Personal information
Full nameRobert Gates, Jr.
Born (1985-12-31) December 31, 1985 (age 38)
Gainesville, Florida
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg; 16.1 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceThe Woodlands, Texas
SpouseLauren Gates
Career
CollegeTexas A&M University
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Nationwide Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT40: 2010
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Robert Gates, Jr. (born December 31, 1985) is an American professional golfer.

Gates was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida, where he attended F. W. Buchholz High School. After leading the Buchholz golf team in scoring average during his senior year, Gates was named Scholar Athlete of the Year for Alachua County, Florida.[1] He attended Texas A&M University,[2] graduating in 2008 with a degree in agriculture. He turned professional after graduation and played on the Gateway Tour in 2008.[1] He also played on the Canadian Tour in 2009, finishing 22nd on the Order of Merit.[1][3]

Gates joined the Nationwide Tour in 2010 after finishing T-42 at the 2009 PGA Tour qualifying school. He won in his debut event on Tour, the 2010 Michael Hill New Zealand Open.[4] He finished the year 16th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card. He missed retaining his tour card by one spot and $1,431; D. J. Trahan got the 125th and final PGA Tour card for 2012. Gates later regained his Tour Card through Q School. Gates finished outside the top 125 (141st) on the money list in 2012 and earned his 2013 PGA Tour card through Q School. He made only four cuts in 20 events. He played in the Web.com Tour Finals and finished 35th to earn his PGA Tour card for 2014. In 2013–14, he played in only 14 events due to injury, making one cut. He has not played in a PGA Tour event since the 2014 Travelers Championship and has a five-event medical extension available upon his return.

Professional wins (2)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner-up
1 Jan 31, 2010 Michael Hill New Zealand Open –14 (65-67-68-74=274) 1 stroke Australia Andrew Dodt

Other wins (1)

  • 2008 DFW Spring #4 (Gateway Tour)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 2010 PGA Tour Media Guide Archived June 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Gates Wins New Zealand Open in Nationwide Tour Debut Archived February 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 2009 Canadian Tour Order of Merit
  4. ^ Gates closes out New Zealand title
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