Bobby Lincoln | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Robert James Lincoln |
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 8 September 1953
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14.9 st) |
Sporting nationality | South Africa |
Residence | Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1971 |
Current tour(s) | European Seniors Tour |
Former tour(s) | European Tour Sunshine Tour |
Professional wins | 19 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Sunshine Tour | 6 |
European Senior Tour | 1 |
Other | 12 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1981 |
Robert James "Bobby" Lincoln (born 8 September 1953) is a South African professional golfer who was a regular winner on the Southern African Tour from 1985 to 2000, and now plays on the European Seniors Tour.
Lincoln played on the European Tour in the late 1970s and early 1980s with little success. He was over thirty before he found success on his home tour by winning the 1985 Wild Coast Pro-Am. He went on to win three times in each of the following three years. He served on the Southern Africa Tour Players Committee from 1991 to 2006
Lincoln joined the European Seniors Tour in 2006, and claimed his first senior win in 2007 at the Jersey Seniors Classic.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 21 Nov 1987 | Protea Assurance Classic | −17 (68-69-66-68=271) | 1 stroke | Fulton Allem |
2 | 27 Feb 1988 | AECI Charity Classic | −17 (70-70-70-63=271) | 2 strokes | John Bland |
3 | 8 Feb 1992 | Trustbank Tournament of Champions | −18 (69-63-68-70=270) | 1 stroke | Ernie Els |
4 | 8 Nov 1998 | Platinum Classic | −14 (68-68-66=202) | 3 strokes | Ashley Roestoff |
5 | 12 Sep 1999 | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | −7 (67-73-69=209) | Playoff | Darren Fichardt, Lyall McNeill |
6 | 31 Oct 1999 | Platinum Classic (2) | −15 (69-63-69=201) | Playoff | Callie Swart |
Southern Africa Tour playoff record (2–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1995 | Amatola Sun Classic | Richard Kaplan, Sean Pappas | |
2 | 1999 | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | Darren Fichardt, Lyall McNeill | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 1999 | Platinum Classic | Callie Swart | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 10 Jun 2007 | Jersey Seniors Classic | −11 (71-67-67=205) | 2 strokes | Bill Longmuir |
Tournament | 1981 |
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The Open Championship | CUT |
Note: Lincoln only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
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