Bob Shaw (golfer)

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Bob Shaw
Personal information
Full nameRobert J. Shaw
Born (1944-12-24) 24 December 1944 (age 80)
Sydney, Australia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Career
Turned professional1965
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
PGA Tour of Australia
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia4
Other4
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. He played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.

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Career

Shaw was born in Sydney, Australia.

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)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
123 Apr 1972 Tallahassee Open −15 (70-67-68-68=273)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Leonard Thompson

PGA Tour of Australia wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
126 Oct 1980 CBA West Lakes Classic −3 (72-67-71-75=285)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ted Ball
217 Jan 1982 Tooth's Illawarra Open −11 (71-64-67-75=277)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Bishop
36 Feb 1983 Tasmanian Open −9 (68-71-66-66=271)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stanley
415 May 1983 Halls Head Western Open −3 (71-71-73-70=285)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler

Source: [4] [5]

Other wins (4)

Results in major championships

Tournament196819691970197119721973
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship T27
PGA Championship T20
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wilkins, Phil (22 October 1968). "Shaw for Open". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 27. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Today in Golf History: April 23". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
  3. ↑ "Bob Shaw". Golf Major Championships.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. ↑ "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald . 18 January 1982. p. 31.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Pro golf to Shaw in close finish". The Sydney Morning Herald . 15 January 1968. p. 15.


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