Bob Shaw (golfer)
| Bob Shaw | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Robert J. Shaw |
| Born | 24 December 1944 Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1965 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA Tour of Australia |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 4 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1973 |
| PGA Championship | T20: 1972 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1969, 1970 |
| The Open Championship | T27: 1968 |
Robert J. Shaw (born 24 December 1944) is an Australian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.
Early life
[edit]Shaw was born in Sydney, Australia.
Professional career
[edit]In 1965, Shaw turned professional. He played in Europe in 1968, winning the Spanish Open. Later in the year he qualified for the PGA Tour at 1968 APG Tour Qualifying School.[1] His best finishes in PGA Tour events were a T-2 at both the 1969 Tallahassee Open and the 1971 Greater Milwaukee Open plus a win at the 1972 Tallahassee Open with a 15-under-par 273 by two strokes over Leonard Thompson.[2] His best finish in a major was T20 at the 1972 PGA Championship.[3]
Professional wins (9)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Apr 1972 | Tallahassee Open | −15 (70-67-68-68=273) | 2 strokes |  Leonard Thompson
|
PGA Tour of Australia wins (4)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Oct 1980 | CBA West Lakes Classic | −3 (72-67-71-75=285) | 2 strokes | Ted Ball
|
| 2 | 17 Jan 1982 | Tooth's Illawarra Open | −11 (71-64-67-75=277) | 1 stroke | Colin Bishop
|
| 3 | 6 Feb 1983 | Tasmanian Open | −9 (68-71-66-66=271) | 1 stroke | Ian Stanley
|
| 4 | 15 May 1983 | Halls Head Western Open | −3 (71-71-73-70=285) | 1 stroke | Peter Fowler
|
Other wins (4)
[edit]- 1968 New Zealand PGA Championship,[6] Brisbane Water Tournament,[7] Spanish Open
- 1975 Jamaica Open[4]
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | T27 | |||||
| PGA Championship | T20 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wilkins, Phil (22 October 1968). "Shaw for Open". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 27. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Today in Golf History: April 23". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
- ^ "Bob Shaw". Golf Major Championships.
- ^ a b "A few frights but Newcastle's Shaw ties up the title". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16468. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 October 1980. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 January 1982. p. 31.
- ^ "NZ golf title to Shaw". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11891. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 January 1968. p. 11. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Pro golf to Shaw in close finish". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 January 1968. p. 15.
External links
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