Bob Estes

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Bob Estes
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Bob Estes
Personal information
Full nameBob Alan Estes
Born (1966-02-02) February 2, 1966 (age 58)
Graham, Texas
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Austin, Texas
Career
College University of Texas
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking 13 (August 11, 2002) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T4: 1999
PGA Championship T6: 1993, 1995, 1999
U.S. Open T11: 2005
The Open Championship T8: 1995
Achievements and awards
Haskins Award 1988
Jack Nicklaus Award1988
PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year 		1989

Bob Alan Estes (born February 2, 1966) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He was previously a member of the PGA Tour, where he was a four-time champion.

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Early life and amateur career

Estes was born in Graham, Texas and raised in Abilene, Texas. He first played golf at age 4 and decided to become a professional golfer at age 12. [2] Estes attended the University of Texas from 1984 to 1988 and was a member of the golf team. He won the 1988 Haskins Award for most outstanding collegiate golfer in the nation. [3]

Professional career

Estes had four PGA Tour victories between 1994 and 2002, and he has been in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He is particularly well known for his excellent short game. Estes follows a strict physical conditioning routine that includes weightlifting, agility exercises, diet and short-distance wind sprints. [2] In addition, he has experimented with the 10-finger grip, which is rare in the modern game of golf. [4]

In 2011, Estes was recovering from a wrist injury, but still managed to make 12 starts on the PGA Tour. Of the five cuts he made, one was a near-win at the Greenbrier Classic, where he lost in a playoff. Estes is 0–4 in PGA Tour playoffs. He still managed to finish 135th on the Tour's money list, but regained his Tour card through Q School and satisfied a medical extension.

After making the FedEx Cup in 2012, Estes only made two starts in 2013, missing the cut in Las Vegas and finishing T10 at Mayakoba. Estes had a medical exemption until July 2018. In 2016, he changed his focus to PGA Tour Champions.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Oct 16, 1994 Texas Open −19 (62-65-68-70=265)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan
2Jun 10, 2001 FedEx St. Jude Classic −17 (61-66-69-71=267)1 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
3Oct 14, 2001 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas −30 (65-66-67-68-63=329)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman, Flag of South Africa.svg Rory Sabbatini
4Jun 2, 2002 Kemper Insurance Open −11 (65-69-69-70=273)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Rich Beem

PGA Tour playoff record (0–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1989 B.C. Open Flag of the United States.svg Mike Hulbert Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1993 Buick Southern Open Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade, Flag of the United States.svg Mark Brooks,
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Bryant, Flag of the United States.svg John Inman 		Inman won with birdie on second extra hole
Andrade, Brooks and Bryant eliminated by birdie on first hole
3 2003 HP Classic of New Orleans Flag of the United States.svg Steve Flesch Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4 2011 Greenbrier Classic Flag of the United States.svg Bill Haas, Flag of the United States.svg Scott Stallings Stallings won with birdie on first extra hole

Playoff record

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2024 Constellation Furyk & Friends Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Mediate Lost to par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament CUTT29T27T4
U.S. Open CUTT44T52CUTT30
The Open Championship CUTT24T8CUTT24T49
PGA Championship CUTT76T6T47T6CUTT34T6
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament T194522T31
U.S. Open CUTT30CUTCUTCUTT11CUTT58
The Open Championship T20T25T18T34T20
PGA Championship CUTT37CUTT57CUTT28CUTT76
Tournament201020112012
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTT46
The Open Championship CUTT45
PGA Championship
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00011387
U.S. Open 000001157
The Open Championship 0000171310
PGA Championship 0000331610
Totals00015145234

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players Championship T70CUTT70T20T35T34CUTT42T62
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
The Players Championship CUTCUTT4431CUTT17CUTCUTCUTT76
Tournament201020112012
The Players Championship T26T15
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament199920002001200220032004
Match Play R64R16R64QFR64R32
Championship T11NT1T9T25
Invitational T19T46

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Results in senior major championships

Tournament20172018201920202021202220232024
The Tradition T8NTT15T18T30
Senior PGA Championship T5T10NTCUTT20T45T65
U.S. Senior Open T23T314NTT8T28T18T5
Senior Players Championship T50T24T59T49T38T51T26
The Senior Open Championship T43T10NTCUTT21
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 32 2002 Ending 11 Aug 2002" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Media Guide on PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Bob Estes bio from The Goal" . Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ ASAP Sports – Golf – 2008 – Shell Houston Open – April 5 – Bob Estes
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