| Bob Shaw | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Robert J. Shaw |
| Born | 24 December 1944 Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1965 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 4 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1973 |
| PGA Championship | T20: 1972 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1969, 1970 |
| The Open Championship | T27: 1968 |
Robert J. Shaw (born 24 December 1944) is an Australian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.
Early life
Shaw was born in Sydney, Australia.
Professional career
Shaw turned professional in 1965. He played in Europe in 1968, winning the Spanish Open. Later in the year he qualified for the PGA Tour at 1968 APG Tour Qualifying School.[1] His best finishes in PGA Tour events were a T-2 at both the 1969 Tallahassee Open and the 1971 Greater Milwaukee Open plus a win at the 1972 Tallahassee Open with a 15-under-par 273 by two strokes over Leonard Thompson.[2] His best finish in a major was T20 at the 1972 PGA Championship.[3]
Professional wins (9)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Apr 1972 | Tallahassee Open | −15 (70-67-68-68=273) | 2 strokes |  Leonard Thompson
|
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Oct 1980 | CBA West Lakes Classic | −3 (72-67-71-75=285) | 2 strokes | Ted Ball
|
| 2 | 17 Jan 1982 | Tooth's Illawarra Open | −11 (71-64-67-75=277) | 1 stroke | Colin Bishop
|
| 3 | 6 Feb 1983 | Tasmanian Open | −9 (68-71-66-66=271) | 1 stroke | Ian Stanley
|
| 4 | 15 May 1983 | Halls Head Western Open | −3 (71-71-73-70=285) | 1 stroke | Peter Fowler
|
Other wins (4)
- 1968 New Zealand PGA Championship,[6] Brisbane Water Tournament,[7] Spanish Open
- 1975 Jamaica Open[4]
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | T27 | |||||
| PGA Championship | T20 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
See also
References
- ^ Wilkins, Phil (22 October 1968). "Shaw for Open". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 27. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Today in Golf History: April 23". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
- ^ "Bob Shaw". Golf Major Championships.
- ^ a b "A few frights but Newcastle's Shaw ties up the title". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16468. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 October 1980. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 January 1982. p. 31.
- ^ "NZ golf title to Shaw". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11891. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 January 1968. p. 11. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Pro golf to Shaw in close finish". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 January 1968. p. 15.
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