Bob Shaw (golfer)

Robert J. Shaw (born 24 December 1944) is an Australian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.

Bob Shaw
Personal information
Full nameRobert J. Shaw
Born (1944-12-24) 24 December 1944
Sydney, Australia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Nationality Australia
Career
Turned professional1965
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1973
PGA ChampionshipT20: 1972
U.S. OpenCUT: 1969, 1970
The Open ChampionshipT27: 1968

Shaw was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1965.

Shaw played in Europe in 1968, winning the Spanish Open. 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.[1] His best finish in a major was T20 at the 1972 PGA Championship.[2]

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin 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 (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin 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

Source:[3][4]

Australian/New Zealand circuit wins (2)

Other wins (2)

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
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References
  1. "Today in Golf History: April 23". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
  2. "Bob Shaw". Golf Major Championships.
  3. "A few frights but Newcastle's Shaw ties up the title". The Canberra Times. 55 (16468). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 October 1980. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 January 1982. p. 31.
  5. "NZ golf title to Shaw". The Canberra Times. 42 (11891). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 January 1968. p. 11. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Pro golf to Shaw in close finish". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 January 1968. p. 15.


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