Dean Robertson

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Dean Robertson
Personal information
Born (1970-07-11) 11 July 1970 (age 55)
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Residence Balloch, Scotland
Career
College Midland College
Turned professional1993
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T26: 2000

Dean Robertson (born 11 July 1970) is a Scottish professional golfer.

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Early life and amateur career

Robertson was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. He attended Midland College in Texas, United States on a golf scholarship.

Robertson won several amateur titles in Scotland and represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup. [1]

Professional career

In 1993, Robertson turned professional. He gained his European Tour card at his second visit to the qualifying school in 1994. He finished in the top hundred on the European Tour Order of Merit every season from 1995 to 2001, before he began to suffer from clinical depression. [2] He came back in 2004 on a medical exemption, and regained his European Tour card for the following season at qualifying school. [1] [3] However, he was unable to recapture the form from earlier in his career, and last played on the European Tour in 2007.

Robertson's sole European Tour victory came at the 1999 Italian Open. That year he achieved his best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit when he finished in 25th place. Since leaving the tour, he has forged a successful career as a coach. [4] Robertson is currently a high performance golf coach at the University of Stirling.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
12 May 1999 Fiat and Fila Italian Open −17 (70-65-68-68=271)1 stroke Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament199519961997199819992000
The Open Championship T79CUTT49T26

Note: Robertson only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. 1 2 Wilson, Richard (23 May 2004). "Robertson rejoins the fray". The Times . London. Retrieved 1 August 2009.[ dead link ]
  2. "Clouds of depression lift for Robertson". The Scotsman. 27 August 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  3. Donegan, Lawrence (28 May 2005). "Robertson is battling back and well on road to recovery". London: The Guardian . Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  4. "Dean to be Euro coach". Daily Record. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.