Robin Williams (golfer)

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Robin Williams
Personal information
Full nameRobin Tiger Williams
Born (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 23)
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) European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
MENA Tour
Big Easy Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour2
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] Robin moved to Peterborough in August 2010 where he joined the junior section of Peterborough Milton Golf Club in England. In 2023 he was made an Honorary Member of Peterborough Milton in recognition of his debut win on the Sunshine Tour and still returns to play and practice at the club when on breaks from tournament play. Robin represented England as an amateur at boys and mens level. [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]

2024

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] He went on to finish second on the 2023–24 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit and earned Rookie of the Year honours. Williams also claimed a European Tour card for the 2025 season. [11] [12] In October, he successfully defended his Fortress Invitational title, claiming his second Sunshine Tour victory. [13]

Amateur wins

Source: [14]

Professional wins (5)

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

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
220 Oct 2024 Fortress Invitational (2)−22 (64-65-70-67=266)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Daniel van Tonder

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Butler, Lynn (22 October 2021). "Meet Robin Tiger Williams the SA-born golfer with designs on cracking Sunshine Tour". News24. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Grunill, Paul (22 December 2023). "Robin Tiger Williams: Dual nationality golfer helping hard-up players in South Africa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Tiger Woods meets teenage golfer named after him". Golf365. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Gray, Kent (3 October 2019). "Amateur Robin 'Tiger' Williams wins (by a record-equalling eight strokes) in dream MENA Tour debut". Golf Digest Middle East. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Jack Cope wins St. Andrews Links Trophy". Amateur Golf. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Swann, Alan (11 July 2021). "Milton's Tiger turns professional and stunning success for 13 year-old Ellie Mae". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Williams claims Vusi Ngubeni win in dramatic fashion at Modderfontein". SuperSport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Williams triumphs in Soweto after tough playoff". SuperSport. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. ↑ Vlismas, Michael (8 October 2023). "Williams powers to maiden Sunshine Tour win at Fortress Invitational". SA Tour Golf. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  10. ↑ Stack, Johnathan (4 March 2024). "DP World Tour: Jordan Gumberg wins the SDC Championship following Robin Williams' expensive double bogey". Vavel. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Broomhead wins on a day celebrating Sunshine Tour excellence". SuperSport. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024. Robin Williams finished second on the Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy and also earned himself a DP World Tour card as well as a R200 000 bonus. Williams was also crowned the Fortress Rookie of the Year, earning a R200 000 bonus.
  12. ↑ Sunshine Tour [@Sunshine_Tour] (17 April 2024). "DP World Tour card secured 🔒" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 April 2024– via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "Overjoyed Williams successfully defends Fortress Invitational title". SuperSport. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Robin Williams". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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