Bobby Greenwood (golfer)

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Bobby Greenwood
Personal information
Full nameRobert Stanton Greenwood, Jr.
Born (1938-10-27) October 27, 1938 (age 86)
Cookeville, Tennessee
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
ResidenceCookeville, Tennessee
Children3
Career
College North Texas State University
Turned professional1969
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open T49: 1971
The Open Championship DNP

Robert Stanton Greenwood, Jr. (born October 27, 1938) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from 1969 to 1975. He is a PGA of America Life Member.

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Early life

Greenwood was born in Cookeville, Tennessee. He began golfing at the Cookeville Country Club at the age of 12. [1]

Amateur career

Greenwood played college golf at North Texas State University. During this era, he was ranked in the Top Ten Amateurs in the United States by Golf Magazine and Golf Digest three times each.

Professional career

In 1969, Greenwood turned pro. Late in the year, he earned playing privileges for the PGA Tour at Spring 1969 PGA Tour Qualifying School. He played the PGA Tour for seven years. In 1970, he won the Rhode Island Open, a satellite event on tour. [1]

After leaving the PGA Tour in 1975, Greenwood was Director of Golf at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, 1977 and 1978. A PGA of America Life Member, Greenwood also received the Tennessee 2007 PGA Distinguished Career Award and 2005 PGA President's Council Award.

Greenwood is now a golf course architect out of his hometown, Cookeville, Tennessee.

Awards and honors

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cookeville golf pro named to state Hall of Fame". Crossville Chronicle . September 19, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bobby Greenwood (2002) - North Texas Athletics Hall of Fame". University of North Texas Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ Elkins, Jim (July 25, 1960). "Greenwood, Yarbrough Capture Cobb Titles". The Paducah Sun . p. 9. Retrieved December 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Grimsley, Weldon (July 22, 1963). "For Stone It's 3 Pro Titles; 2 For Bobby Greenwood". The Paducah Sun . p. 11. Retrieved December 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Kienzl, Ray (June 7, 1965). "Canon's Big Blast Fails To Catch Greenwood". The Pittsburgh Press . p. 33. Retrieved December 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Stewart, Mike (July 25, 1966). "Bobby Greenwood Wins State Amateur Crown". Memphis Press-Scimitar . p. 17. Retrieved December 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Neilan, Dave (June 10, 1968). "Bobby Greenwood Birdies 18th Hole To Capture 2nd Sunnehanna Amateur". Somerset Daily American . p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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