| SENIOR TOUR Victories |
| (1) 2001 Lightpath Long Island Classic. |
| Other Victories |
| 1978 European Open, 1979 & 1986 Dunlop Phoenix (Japan),
1971 Virginia State Amateur and 198, 1982 Virginia State
Opens. |
| Current Year Charles Schwab Cup
Points and Positions |
| 856 (4th) |
| Current Year SENIOR PGA TOUR Money
and Positions |
| $956,192 (6) |
| Current Year BUY.COM Money and
Positions |
| $29,325 (111) |
| Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Finishes |
| 2--Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, Senior PGA Championship,
Greater Baltimore Classic; 3--MasterCard Championship;
6--Toshiba Senior Classic; T7--Siebel Classic in Silicon
Valley, BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland; T8--Bruno's
Memorial Classic, The Instinet Classic; T9--Farmers Charity
Classic |
| Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Round |
| 66 at Round 3, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, at Round
3, Greater Baltimore Classic |
| Current Year SENIOR TOUR Highlights |
| Closed with a final-round 66 to finish second to Doug
Tewell at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. Had caught
Tewell midway through the back nine on Sunday, but made
a bogey at the 16th hole...Was the 54-hole leader at the
Senior PGA Championship at Firestone, but lost out to
Fuzzy Zoeller and T2 with Hale Irwin after posting a 1-over
71 on Sunday...Claimed another T2 when he was one of three
players to fall one stroke shy of J.C. Snead at the Greater
Baltimore Classic after closing with a 6-under-par 66
on Sunday...Opened the campaign with a third-place finish
at the MasterCard Championship. |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 2--1978 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open,1979 IVB-Philadelphia
Golf Classic,1985 Sea Pines Heritage, T2--1979 Anheuser-Busch
Golf Classic,1987 Shearson Lehman Bros. Andy Williams
Open,1994 Kemper Open. |
| Best BUY.COM Finishes |
| 2--1997 NIKE Louisiana Open, NIKE Dominion Open,1999
NIKE Florida Classic. |
| Best 2001 PGA TOUR Finishes |
| T50--B.C. Open |
| 2001 Season PGA TOUR |
| Tournaments Entered--1; in money--1; Top-10 finishes--0 |
| Best 2001 SENIOR TOUR Finishes |
| 1--Lightpath Long Island Classic; T4--SAS Championship;
T5--SBC Championship; T7--3M Championship |
| 2001 Season SENIOR TOUR |
| Tournaments Entered--10; in money--10; Top-10 finishes--4 |
| Best 2001 BUY.COM Finishes |
| T5--BUY.COM Knoxville Open |
| 2001 Season BUY.COM |
| Tournaments Entered--12; in money--4; Top-10 finishes--1 |
| 2001 Season Highlights |
| Didn't join the SENIOR TOUR until early August shortly
after turning 50, but made his first appearance on the
circuit a memorable one. Became the youngest winner in
SENIOR TOUR history when he claimed the Lightpath Long
Island Classic at 50 years, 10 days. Edged Allen Doyle
and Larry Nelson by one stroke and broke Gil Morgan's
record as the youngest winner (50 years, 11 days at 1996
Ralphs Senior Classic). 12-foot birdie putt on the final
hole at the Meadow Brook Club was the difference and it
gave him his first win in TOUR event in his 778th start.
Helped his cause early in the final round when he rebounded
from a double-bogey with a double-eagle on the third hole
(driver, pitching wedge from 135 yards). Became just the
10th player, and first since brother Lanny, to win in
his debut on the SENIOR TOUR. Victory also earned him
and Lanny the distinction of becoming just the second
set of brothers to triumph on the SENIOR TOUR (Dave and
Mike Hill)...Made a strong run for a spot in the season-ending
SENIOR TOUR Championship at Gaillardia, even though he
played in just 10 events after turning 50. Eventually
finished 33rd on the final money list with $549,657...Long
Island victory started a run of 22 consecutive rounds
of par or better as a senior player...T7 in his second
appearance at the 3M Championship and T4 at the inaugural
SAS Championship after being tied with two other players
for the 36-hole lead...Other strong performance came in
his final event of the year in San Antonio. Opened with
a 7-under 65 at The Dominion and T5 at the SBC Championship.
|
| Personal |
| After attending University of Houston for one year,
won All-American honors in 1972-73 at East Tennessee State...Along
with older brother Lanny, kept Richmond, VA city junior
title in family for six consecutive years (Lanny four,
Bobby two)...Biggest thrill in golf was posting first
SENIOR TOUR victory at the Lightpath Long Island Classic
and biggest thrill outside golf was when his son, Casey,
was born. Son now has played in four national baseball
tournaments...Was age 8 when his father got him started
in golf...Favorite athletes are Mickey Mantle and Arnold
Palmer...Favorite golf course is Cypress Point. |
| PGA TOUR Playoff Record |
| 0-2 |
