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Bob Byman
American golfer (born 1955)
American golfer (born 1955)
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Bob Byman | |
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| fullname | Robert Thomas Byman | |
| birth_date | ||
| birth_place | Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. | |
| death_date | ||
| height | ||
| weight | 175 lb | |
| nationality | ||
| residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| college | Wake Forest University | |
| yearpro | 1976 | |
| tour | ||
| extour | PGA Tour | |
| European Tour | ||
| European Seniors Tour | ||
| prowins | 6 | |
| pgawins | 1 | |
| eurowins | 4 | |
| auswins | ||
| otherwins | 1 | |
| majorwins | ||
| masters | T34: 1979 | |
| usopen | CUT: 1983 | |
| open | T7: 1979 | |
| pga | 77th: 1980 | |
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| wghofyear | ||
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| module | {{Infobox person | embed=yes |
| signature | Bob_Byman_signature.jpg |
European Tour European Seniors Tour Robert Thomas Byman (born April 25, 1955) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.
Early life
Byman was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, but moved to Colorado when 13 years old. He only lived in Colorado for five years, but won the state amateur stroke-play championship three years in a row 1971–73, the first player since Hale Irwin 1963–65 to do so. As a 17-year-old, he won the U.S Junior Amateur, beating Scott Simpson in the final.
Amateur career
Byman attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and was a member of the golf team. He played with Jay Haas and Curtis Strange on the 1974 and 1975 teams, which won the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships. Golf World has called the 1974–75 teams "the greatest college team of all time". At the end of 1976 Golf Digest ranked Byman the No. 2 amateur in the country behind only Scott Simpson.
Professional career
Byman turned pro in 1976. He spent the early part of his professional career playing on the European Tour, where he had a great deal of success, winning four times. Tiger Woods is the only American golfer with more regular European Tour wins. He played full-time on the PGA Tour 1979–84. His best year was 1979 when he won the Bay Hill Citrus Classic in a playoff against John Schroeder, earned $94,243, and made the cut in all 20 of his starts. His best finish in a major championship was T-7 in the 1979 British Open.
Byman also won the New Zealand Open, an official event on the Australian Tour. Almost uniquely for an American golfer he won more events internationally than domestically.
Byman played on the European Seniors Tour in 2005.
Amateur wins (6)
this list may be incomplete
- 1971 Colorado Amateur
- 1972 U.S. Junior Amateur, Colorado Amateur
- 1973 Colorado Amateur
- 1976 Northeast Amateur, Rice Planters Amateur
Professional wins (6)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner-up | ||||
| 1 | Mar 4, 1979 | Bay Hill Citrus Classic | −6 (67-70-70-71=278) | Playoff | USA John Schroeder |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979 | Bay Hill Citrus Classic | USA John Schroeder | Won with par on second extra hole |
European Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner-up | ||||
| 1 | Jul 24, 1977 | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | −13 (70-69-68-68=275) | 1 stroke | ZAF Hugh Baiocchi |
| 2 | Aug 14, 1977 | Dutch Open | −10 (69-70-68-71=278) | 1 stroke | ZAF Hugh Baiocchi |
| 3 | Jul 23, 1978 | Dutch Open (2) | Shortened to 54 holes due to a player controversy.}} | 1 stroke | ZWE Nick Price |
| 4 | Jul 4, 1982 | Scandinavian Enterprise Open (2) | −9 (69-69-66-71=275) | 3 strokes | SCO Sam Torrance |
New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner-up | ||||
| 1 | Dec 11, 1977 | New Zealand Open | +6 (66-72-78-74=290) | 1 stroke | AUS Terry Gale |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T34 | |||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | T17 | T7 | CUT | CUT | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship | T21 | 77 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Notes
References
References
- "Bob Thomas Byman". White Pages.
- "Robert T Byman Las Vegas, NV". OfficialUSA.
- "Bob Byman – Inducted 2008". Colorado Golf Hall of Fame Museum.
- Yocom, Guy. (February 2005). "My Shot: Curtis Strange".
- (1977-01-30). "Dunaway Finds His Game...". The Charlotte Observer.
- "PGA Tour – Bob Byman – Season results". PGA Tour.
- "Golf Major Championships".
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