Robin Williams (golfer)

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Robin Williams
Personal information
Full nameRobin Tiger Williams
Born (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 22)
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England (until 2022)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (2023–)
Career
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) MENA Tour
Big Easy Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour1
Other3
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour
Rookie of the Year
2023–24

Robin Tiger Williams (born 16 September 2001) is an English-South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour.

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Early life and amateur career

Williams was born in Stellenbosch, South Africa and moved to the UK at the age of eight due to his father's work commitments. [1] He represented England as an amateur. [2] He represented Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup in 2018; also meeting Tiger Woods, who his middle name is taken from. [3] In October 2019, he won as an amateur on the MENA Tour in Jordan. [4] In 2021, he finished runner-up in the St Andrews Links Trophy, losing in a playoff to Jack Cope. [5]

Professional career

Williams turned professional in July 2021. [6] He claimed his first victory as a professional in April 2023 at the Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament (an unofficial Sunshine Tour event). [7] In August, he won on the Big Easy Tour. [8] In October, he claimed his first Sunshine Tour victory at the Fortress Invitational at Glendower Golf Club. [9] In March 2024, Williams was defeated in a sudden-death playoff by Jordan Gumberg at the SDC Championship, an event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. [10]

Amateur wins

Source: [11]

Professional wins (4)

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
18 Oct 2023 Fortress Invitational −19 (66-67-68-68=269)6 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dan Erickson

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2024 SDC Championship Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Gumberg Lost to birdie on second extra hole

MENA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
13 Oct 2019 Journey to Jordan 2
(as an amateur)
−16 (68-66-66=200)8 strokes Flag of England.svg Jack Floydd

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
13 Aug 2023 Altron Big Easy Tour 3−5 (69-68-74=211)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Jordan Duminy

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
121 Apr 2023 Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament −8 (67-72-72-69=280)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Teboho Sefatsa

Other playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12023 Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament Flag of South Africa.svg Teboho Sefatsa Won with par on fifth extra hole

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2024 SDC Championship Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Gumberg Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Team appearances

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