Bob Estes
Bob Estes
Personal information
Full name	Bob Alan Estes
Born	(1966-02-02) February 2, 1966 (age 58) Graham, Texas
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Austin, Texas
Career
College	University of Texas
Turned professional	1988
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	4
Highest ranking	13 (August 11, 2002)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T4: 1999
PGA Championship	T6: 1993, 1995, 1999
U.S. Open	T11: 2005
The Open Championship	T8: 1995
Achievements and awards
Haskins Award 1988 Jack Nicklaus Award 1988

Bob Alan Estes (born February 2, 1966) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He was previously a member of the PGA Tour, where he was a four-time champion.

Early life and amateur career

Estes was born in Graham, Texas and raised in Abilene, Texas. He first played golf at age 4 and decided to become a professional golfer at age 12.^[2] Estes attended the University of Texas from 1984 to 1988 and was a member of the golf team. He won the 1988 Haskins Award for most outstanding collegiate golfer in the nation.^[3]

Professional career

Estes had four PGA Tour victories between 1994 and 2002, and he has been in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He is particularly well known for his excellent short game. Estes follows a strict physical conditioning routine that includes weightlifting, agility exercises, diet and short-distance wind sprints.^[2] In addition, he has experimented with the 10-finger grip, which is rare in the modern game of golf.^[4]

In 2011, Estes was recovering from a wrist injury, but still managed to make 12 starts on the PGA Tour. Of the five cuts he made, one was a near-win at the Greenbrier Classic, where he lost in a playoff. Estes is 0–4 in PGA Tour playoffs. He still managed to finish 135th on the Tour's money list, but regained his Tour card through Q School and satisfied a medical extension.

After making the FedEx Cup in 2012, Estes only made two starts in 2013, missing the cut in Las Vegas and finishing T10 at Mayakoba. Estes had a medical exemption until July 2018. In 2016, he changed his focus to PGA Tour Champions.

Amateur wins

• 1985 Trans-Mississippi Amateur
• 1987 LaJet Amateur
• 1988 Texas State Amateur

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 16, 1994	Texas Open	−19 (62-65-68-70=265)	1 stroke	Gil Morgan
2	Jun 10, 2001	FedEx St. Jude Classic	−17 (61-66-69-71=267)	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer
3	Oct 14, 2001	Invensys Classic at Las Vegas	−30 (65-66-67-68-63=329)	1 stroke	Tom Lehman, Rory Sabbatini
4	Jun 2, 2002	Kemper Insurance Open	−11 (65-69-69-70=273)	1 stroke	Rich Beem

PGA Tour playoff record (0–4)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1989	B.C. Open	Mike Hulbert	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	1993	Buick Southern Open	Billy Andrade, Mark Brooks, Brad Bryant, John Inman	Inman won with birdie on second extra hole Andrade, Brooks and Bryant eliminated by birdie on first hole
3	2003	HP Classic of New Orleans	Steve Flesch	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4	2011	Greenbrier Classic	Bill Haas, Scott Stallings	Stallings won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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

Summary

• Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1998 Open Championship – 2000 Masters)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1995 Open Championship – 1995 PGA)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Results in senior major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic