Bob Byman

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Bob Byman
Personal information
Full nameRobert T. Byman
Born (1955-04-25) April 25, 1955 (age 68)
Poughkeepsie, New York
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Wake Forest University
Turned professional1976
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
European Tour4
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T34: 1979
PGA Championship 77th: 1980
U.S. Open CUT: 1983
The Open Championship T7: 1979

Robert T. Byman (born April 25, 1955) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.

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Amateur career

Byman was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, but moved to Colorado when 13 years old. He only lived in Colorado for five years, but won the state amateur stroke-play championship three years in a row 1971–73, the first player since Hale Irwin 1963–65 to do so. As a 17-year-old, he won the U.S Junior Amateur, beating Scott Simpson in the final. [1]

He attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and was a member of the golf team. He played with Jay Haas and Curtis Strange on the 1974 and 1975 teams, which won the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships. Golf World has called the 1974–75 teams "the greatest college team of all time". [2] At the end of 1976 Golf Digest ranked Byman the No. 2 amateur in the country behind only Scott Simpson. [3]

Professional career

Byman turned pro in 1976. He spent the early part of his professional career playing on the European Tour, where he had a great deal of success, winning four times. Tiger Woods is the only American golfer with more regular European Tour wins. He played full-time on the PGA Tour 1979–84. His best year was 1979 when he won the Bay Hill Citrus Classic in a playoff against John Schroeder, earned $94,243, and made the cut in all 20 of his starts. [4] His best finish in a major championship was T-7 in the 1979 British Open. [5]

Byman also won the New Zealand Open, an official event on the Australian Tour. Almost uniquely for an American golfer he won more events internationally than domestically.

Byman played on the European Seniors Tour in 2005.

Amateur wins (6)

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Mar 4, 1979 Bay Hill Citrus Classic −6 (67-70-70-71=278)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg John Schroeder

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1979 Bay Hill Citrus Classic Flag of the United States.svg John Schroeder Won with par on second extra hole

European Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jul 24, 1977 Scandinavian Enterprise Open −13 (70-69-68-68=275)1 stroke Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Hugh Baiocchi
2Aug 14, 1977 Dutch Open −10 (69-70-68-71=278)1 stroke Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Hugh Baiocchi
3Jul 23, 1978 Dutch Open (2)−2 (74-72-68=214)*1 stroke Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price
4Jul 4, 1982 Scandinavian Enterprise Open (2)−9 (69-69-66-71=275)3 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance

*Note: The 1978 Dutch Open was shortened to 54 holes due to a player controversy.

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Dec 11, 1977 New Zealand Open +6 (66-72-78-74=290)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale

Results in major championships

Tournament19721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985
Masters Tournament T34
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
The Open Championship T17T7CUTCUT
PGA Championship T2177
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Bob Byman – Inducted 2008". Colorado Golf Hall of Fame Museum. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ Yocom, Guy (February 2005). "My Shot: Curtis Strange". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on March 5, 2005.
  3. ↑ "Dunaway Finds His Game..." The Charlotte Observer. 1977-01-30. p. 56. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  4. ↑ "PGA Tour – Bob Byman – Season results". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Golf Major Championships" . Retrieved January 24, 2008.
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