Bob Byman

Bob Byman
Bob Byman
Personal information
Full name	Robert T. Byman
Born	April 25, 1955 (age 69); Poughkeepsie, New York
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Wake Forest University
Turned professional	1976
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour ; European Tour ; European Seniors Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
European Tour	4
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T34: 1979
PGA Championship	77th: 1980
U.S. Open	CUT: 1983
The Open Championship	T7: 1979

Last updated November 23, 2024

Robert T. Byman (born April 25, 1955) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.

Amateur career

Byman was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, but moved to Colorado when 13 years old. He only lived in Colorado for five years, but won the state amateur stroke-play championship three years in a row 1971–73, the first player since Hale Irwin 1963–65 to do so. As a 17-year-old, he won the U.S Junior Amateur, beating Scott Simpson in the final.^[1]

He attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and was a member of the golf team. He played with Jay Haas and Curtis Strange on the 1974 and 1975 teams, which won the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships. Golf World has called the 1974–75 teams "the greatest college team of all time".^[2] At the end of 1976 Golf Digest ranked Byman the No. 2 amateur in the country behind only Scott Simpson.^[3]

Professional career

Byman turned pro in 1976. He spent the early part of his professional career playing on the European Tour, where he had a great deal of success, winning four times. Tiger Woods is the only American golfer with more regular European Tour wins. He played full-time on the PGA Tour 1979–84. His best year was 1979 when he won the Bay Hill Citrus Classic in a playoff against John Schroeder, earned $94,243, and made the cut in all 20 of his starts.^[4] His best finish in a major championship was T-7 in the 1979 British Open.^[5]

Byman also won the New Zealand Open, an official event on the Australian Tour. Almost uniquely for an American golfer he won more events internationally than domestically.

Byman played on the European Seniors Tour in 2005.

Amateur wins (6)

this list may be incomplete

1971 Colorado Amateur
1972 U.S. Junior Amateur, Colorado Amateur
1973 Colorado Amateur
1976 Northeast Amateur, Rice Planters Amateur

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Mar 4, 1979	Bay Hill Citrus Classic	−6 (67-70-70-71=278)	Playoff	John Schroeder

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1979	Bay Hill Citrus Classic	John Schroeder	Won with par on second extra hole

European Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 24, 1977	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	−13 (70-69-68-68=275)	1 stroke	Hugh Baiocchi
2	Aug 14, 1977	Dutch Open	−10 (69-70-68-71=278)	1 stroke	Hugh Baiocchi
3	Jul 23, 1978	Dutch Open (2)	−2 (74-72-68=214)*	1 stroke	Nick Price
4	Jul 4, 1982	Scandinavian Enterprise Open (2)	−9 (69-69-66-71=275)	3 strokes	Sam Torrance

*Note: The 1978 Dutch Open was shortened to 54 holes due to a player controversy.

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Dec 11, 1977	New Zealand Open	+6 (66-72-78-74=290)	1 stroke	Terry Gale

Results in major championships

Tournament	1972	1976	1978	1979	1980	1981	1983	1985
Masters Tournament				T34
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT		CUT	CUT
The Open Championship			T17	T7	CUT			CUT
PGA Championship				T21	77

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

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References

↑ "Bob Byman – Inducted 2008". Colorado Golf Hall of Fame Museum. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
↑ Yocom, Guy (February 2005). "My Shot: Curtis Strange". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on March 5, 2005.
↑ "Dunaway Finds His Game..." The Charlotte Observer. January 30, 1977. p. 56. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
↑ "PGA Tour – Bob Byman – Season results". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
↑ "Golf Major Championships" . Retrieved January 24, 2008.

External links

Bob Byman at the PGA Tour official site
Bob Byman at the European Tour official site
The Byman Institute of Advanced Golf Studies

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[1] "Bob Byman – Inducted 2008". Colorado Golf Hall of Fame Museum. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[2] Yocom, Guy (February 2005). "My Shot: Curtis Strange". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on March 5, 2005.

[3] "Dunaway Finds His Game..." The Charlotte Observer. January 30, 1977. p. 56. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

[PGABIO-4] "PGA Tour – Bob Byman – Season results". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 14, 2013.

[5] "Golf Major Championships" . Retrieved January 24, 2008.

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