R. W. Eaks

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R. W. Eaks
Personal information
Full nameRobert W. Eaks
Born (1952-05-22) May 22, 1952 (age 71)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Fountain Hills, Arizona
Career
College University of Northern Colorado
Turned professional1976
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins10
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
PGA Tour Champions4
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 1986, 1990
The Open Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Champions Tour
Comeback Player of the Year 		2007

Robert W. Eaks (born May 22, 1952) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and on the Champions Tour.

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Early life and amateur career

Eaks was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He attended Billy Mitchell High School, where he was a decorated athlete in basketball and golf, and graduated in 1971. His high school home course was Patty Jewett GC where he also worked on the grounds crew. He attended college at the University of Northern Colorado where he played basketball.

Professional career

In 1976, Eaks turned professional. In the 1990s, he played primarily on the PGA Tour's developmental tour where he earned three victories. He was a member of the tour from 1990–1997 and 1999–2001. He also was a member of the PGA Tour in 1998 and 1999 but was not very successful. He entered 50 events and only made 17 cuts. His best finish on the PGA Tour was tied for 7th at the United Airlines Hawaiian Open in 1998.

Eaks became eligible to play on the Champions Tour in 2002 and has been a member since then. He had a very successful 2007 season. He won the Dick's Sporting Goods Open in July and the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn in September. He had 11 top-10s including four runners-up. Eaks participated in the largest playoff in a PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament at the Boeing Greater Seattle Classic. Denis Watson emerged victorious from the 7-man playoff. [1] He finished sixth on the 2007 season Champions Tour money list.

Awards and honors

In 2007, Eaks won the Champions Tour's Comeback Player of the Year award.

Professional wins (10)

Nike Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jun 3, 1990 Ben Hogan Quicksilver Open −4 (72-68-72=212)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brandel Chamblee, Flag of the United States.svg Ed Humenik,
Flag of the United States.svg Dick Mast
2Mar 21, 1993 Nike Louisiana Open −15 (67-63-72-71=273)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Karl Kimball
3Sep 14, 1997 Nike San Jose Open −16 (68-66-71-67=272)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mark Carnevale, Flag of the United States.svg Chris DiMarco,
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Lamontagne, Flag of the United States.svg J. L. Lewis,
Flag of Malaysia.svg Iain Steel

Nike Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1996 Nike Ozarks Open Flag of the United States.svg Stewart Cink Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Other wins (3)

Champions Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jul 15, 2007 Dick's Sporting Goods Open −17 (71-62-66=199)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Vaughan
2Sep 16, 2007 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn −17 (63-66-70=199)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rod Spittle
3Jul 20, 2008 3M Championship −23 (65-63-65=193)6 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Gary Hallberg, Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
4Sep 14, 2008 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn (2)−16 (61-68-71=200)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite, Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jenkins

Champions Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn Flag of the United States.svg Andy Bean Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2007 Regions Charity Classic Flag of the United States.svg Brad Bryant Lost to birdie on third extra hole
32007 Boeing Classic Flag of the United States.svg David Eger, Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan,
Flag of Japan.svg Naomichi Ozaki, Flag of the United States.svg Dana Quigley,
Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler, Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Denis Watson 		Watson won with eagle on second extra hole
Eger, Morgan, Ozaki and Quigley eliminated by birdie on first hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19861987198819891990
U.S. Open CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Eaks only played in the U.S. Open.

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