Bobby Wadkins
| Bobby Wadkins | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Robert Edwin Wadkins |
| Born | July 26, 1951 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Houston East Tennessee State University |
| Turned professional | 1973 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Highest ranking | 33 (September 27, 1987)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 4 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | 21st: 1987 |
| PGA Championship | T7: 1987 |
| U.S. Open | T4: 1987 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
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
[edit]- 1972 Virginia State Amateur
Professional wins (10)
[edit]European Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 22, 1978 | European Open Championship | −5 (71-72-72-68=283) | Playoff |  Bernard Gallacher,  Gil Morgan
|
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1978 | European Open Championship | Bernard Gallacher, Gil Morgan
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
PGA of Japan Tour Tour wins (2)
[edit]| 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 |  Lu Liang-Huan,  Namio Takasu
|
| 2 | Nov 23, 1986 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (2) | −11 (69-73-67-68=277) | 1 stroke |  Graham Marsh
|
Other wins (4)
[edit]- 1981 Virginia PGA Open
- 1982 Virginia PGA Open
- 1983 Virginia PGA Open
- 1990 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Lanny Wadkins)
Champions Tour wins (4)
[edit]| 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 | Allen Doyle
|
| 2 | May 14, 2006 | The Boeing Championship at Sandestin | −10 (62-71-70=203) | 1 stroke | Raymond Floyd
|
| 3 | Jul 16, 2006 | Ford Senior Players Championship | −14 (69-72-65-68=274) | 1 stroke | Jim Thorpe
|
| 4 | Feb 25, 2007 | ACE Group Classic | −15 (64-69-68=201) | 1 stroke | Allen Doyle
|
Playoff record
[edit]PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979 | IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic | Lou Graham
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1985 | Sea Pines Heritage |  Bernhard Langer
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
[edit]| 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.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Summary
[edit]| 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 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (twice)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1987 U.S. Open – 1987 PGA)
Results in The Players Championship
[edit]| 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 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Senior major championships
[edit]Wins (1)
[edit]| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ford Senior Players Championship | −14 (69-72-65-68=274) | 1 stroke | Jim Thorpe
|
Results timeline
[edit]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.
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Week 39 1987 Ending 27 Sep 1987" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "2012 Senior PGA Championship profile". PGA of America. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Bobby Wadkins at the PGA Tour official site
- Bobby Wadkins at the European Tour official site
- Bobby Wadkins at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Bobby Wadkins at the Official World Golf Ranking official site