Bobby Wadkins
Personal information
Full nameRobert Edwin Wadkins
Born (1951-07-26) July 26, 1951 (age 72)
Richmond, Virginia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Houston
East Tennessee State University
Turned professional1973
Current tour(s)Champions Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins11
Highest ranking33 (September 27, 1987)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Japan Golf Tour2
PGA Tour Champions4
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament21st: 1987
PGA ChampionshipT7: 1987
U.S. OpenT4: 1987
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Robert Edwin Wadkins (born July 26, 1951) is an American professional golfer. His older brother, Lanny, won 21 times on the PGA Tour, including the 1977 PGA Championship, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Wadkins was born in Richmond, Virginia. Between Bobby and Lanny, they held the Richmond, Virginia city junior title for six consecutive years – two by Bobby and four by Lanny.[2] After attending the University of Houston for one year, Wadkins earned All-American honors in 1972–73 at East Tennessee State University.

Wadkins turned pro in 1973. He never won on the PGA Tour despite six runner-up finishes in 715 events, but he did win on the European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. Since turning 50, he has played on the Champions Tour and won four times, including one senior major, the 2006 Senior Players Championship. Wadkins is tied with Mark Wiebe as the Champions Tour's youngest winner at the age of 50 years and 10 days[3] when he captured the Lightpath Long Island Classic.[2]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 Oct 22, 1978 European Open Championship −5 (71-72-72-68=283) Playoff Scotland Bernard Gallacher, United States Gil Morgan

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1978 European Open Championship Scotland Bernard Gallacher, United States Gil Morgan Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA of Japan Tour Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Nov 25, 1979 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament −4 (73-67-71-73=284) 3 strokes Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan, Japan Namio Takasu
2 Nov 23, 1986 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (2) −11 (69-73-67-68=277) 1 stroke Australia Graham Marsh

Other wins (4)

Champions Tour wins (4)

Legend
Champions Tour major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Aug 5, 2001 Lightpath Long Island Classic −14 (65-69-68=202) 1 stroke United States Allen Doyle
2 May 14, 2006 The Boeing Championship at Sandestin −10 (62-71-70=203) 1 stroke United States Raymond Floyd
3 Jul 16, 2006 Ford Senior Players Championship −14 (69-72-65-68=274) 1 stroke United States Jim Thorpe
4 Feb 25, 2007 ACE Group Classic −15 (64-69-68=201) 1 stroke United States Allen Doyle

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1979 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic United States Lou Graham Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 1985 Sea Pines Heritage West Germany Bernhard Langer Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T35 T46
PGA Championship T54 71
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament CUT 21 CUT
U.S. Open T12 T43 T60 T65 T46 T15 T4 CUT 66
PGA Championship T59 T67 T49 T27 CUT WD T41 T7 T66 CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T33 CUT CUT
PGA Championship T66 CUT CUT

Note: Wadkins never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
U.S. Open 0 0 0 1 1 3 14 11
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 15 10
Totals 0 0 0 1 2 5 32 22

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Players Championship T8 CUT CUT T12 CUT CUT T37 T56 T49 CUT T64 CUT CUT T51 CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
The Players Championship T36 T9 CUT T61 T41 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship Winning score Margin Runner-up
2006 Ford Senior Players Championship −14 (69-72-65-68=274) 1 stroke United States Jim Thorpe

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2017.

Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
The Tradition T13 T52 T24 T49 3 T52 T18 T50 T34 WD 73 T74 77 T77 T72
Senior PGA Championship T2 2 T25 CUT T63 CUT T53 T49 61 CUT T51 CUT T73 CUT
U.S. Senior Open T11 T35 CUT WD CUT T29 T37 T47 CUT
Senior Players Championship T12 T40 T34 T37 1 T25 T18 73 T52 T37 T60 WD 74
Senior British Open Championship – T32 T58

The Senior British Open was not a senior major until 2003.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 39 1987 Ending 27 Sep 1987" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "2012 Senior PGA Championship profile". PGA of America. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Wiebe dominates from start to finish in first Champions start". PGA Tour. Associated Press. September 23, 2007. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012.

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