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Bob Shearer

Australian golfer and golf course architect (1948–2022)

Field	Value
name	Bob Shearer

fullname	Robert Alan Shearer
birth_date
birth_place	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
death_date
height
weight	84 kg
nationality
spouse	Kathie Shearer
children	2
yearpro	1971
retired
tour
extour	PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour
PGA Tour
European Senior Tour
prowins	27
pgawins	1
eurowins	2
auswins	16
champwins
seneurowins	4
otherwins	4
majorwins
masters	T35: 1977
usopen	T16: 1978
open	T7: 1978
pga	T26: 1978
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	PGA Tour of Australia
Order of Merit winner
year1	1974, 1977, 1981, 1982
awardssection

European Tour PGA Tour European Senior Tour Order of Merit winner](pga-tour-of-australasia-order-of-merit-winners) Robert Alan Shearer (25 May 1948 – 9 January 2022) was an Australian professional golfer and golf course architect.

Early life and amateur career

Shearer was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He won the 1969 Australian Amateur, having been a joint medalist the previous year.

Professional career

Shearer turned professional in early 1971. He won the PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit four times: 1974, 1977, 1981, 1982. He spent five years on the European Tour and then nine on the PGA Tour. His career year was 1982 when he won the Australian Open and his sole PGA Tour event, the Tallahassee Open. He had 18 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events. His best finish in a major championship was a T-7 at the 1978 Open Championship.

Later he split his time between his golf course design work and the European Senior Tour.

Death

Shearer died from a heart attack on 9 January 2022, at the age of 73.

Amateur wins

1969 Australian Amateur

Professional wins (27)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runners-up
1	18 Apr 1982	Tallahassee Open	−16 (69-69-68-66=272)	1 stroke	USA Hal Sutton, ZWE Denis Watson

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1982	Michelob-Houston Open	USA Ed Sneed	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	26 Apr 1975	Madrid Open	−9 (68-67=135)	3 strokes	ZAF Dale Hayes, SCO Norman Wood
2	10 May 1975	Piccadilly Medal	−3 (70)	19 holes	ZAF Andries Oosthuizen

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1974	Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf	BEL Philippe Toussaint	Lost to par on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australia wins (16)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	20 Jan 1974	Coca-Cola Lakes Open	+5 (74-75-72-76=297)	Playoff	AUS Ted Ball, AUS Paul Murray
2	3 Feb 1974	Tasmanian Open	−7 (67-70-73-71=281)	Playoff	AUS Ted Ball
3	10 Nov 1974	Chrysler Classic	−1 (65-74-70-74=283)	9 strokes	AUS Bruce Devlin
4	10 Nov 1975	West Lakes Classic	−2 (73-70-69-70=282)	Playoff	AUS Mike Cahill
5	7 Nov 1976	Chrysler Classic (2)	−3 (72-69-72-68=281)	Playoff	AUS Stewart Ginn
6	30 Oct 1977	CBA West Lakes Classic (2)	−13 (67-69-68-67=271)	6 strokes	AUS David Good
7	27 Nov 1977	Colgate Champion of Champions	−7 (66-71-72-72=281)	1 stroke	ENG Maurice Bembridge, USA John Benda,
USA Curtis Strange, AUS Jack Newton
8	19 Oct 1980	Tooth Gold Coast Classic	−9 (70-70-70-69=279)	1 stroke	USA Don January, USA Art Russell,
AUS Bob Shaw, AUS Chris Tickner
9	6 Dec 1981	Air New Zealand Shell Open	−15 (63-66-67-69=265)	8 strokes	AUS Graham Marsh
10	13 Dec 1981	New Zealand BP Open	−3 (74-67-72-72=285)	3 strokes	AUS Terry Gale
11	24 Oct 1982	New South Wales Open	−12 (71-66-66-69=272)	1 stroke	AUS Graham Marsh
12	21 Nov 1982	Australian Open	−1 (75-70-72-70=287)	4 strokes	USA Jack Nicklaus, USA Payne Stewart
13	13 Feb 1983	Victorian Open	−6 (73-71-68-70=282)	1 stroke	AUS Greg Norman
14	6 Nov 1983	Yakka Australian PGA Championship	E (72-76-69-71=288)	2 strokes	AUS Ossie Moore
15	7 Oct 1984	Ford Dealers South Australian Open	−2 (73-70-75-68=286)	1 stroke	AUS Terry Gale
16	2 Mar 1986	Rich River Classic	−17 (64-68-66-69=267)	8 strokes	AUS Ian Stanley

PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (4–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1974	Coca-Cola Lakes Open	AUS Ted Ball, AUS Paul Murray	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1974	Tasmanian Open	AUS Ted Ball
3	1975	West Lakes Classic	AUS Mike Cahill	Won with par on third extra hole
4	1976	Chrysler Classic	AUS Stewart Ginn	Won with birdie on first extra hole

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	21 Nov 1976	New Zealand Airlines Classic	−21 (72-64-68-67=271)	9 strokes	USA Bill Brask, NZL John Lister
2	10 Dec 1978	New Zealand Open	−3 (71-67-72-67=277)	1 stroke	SCO Brian Barnes

Other Australasian wins (2)

1983 ABE Holdings–Jack Newton Classic (incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship)
1985 South West Open

European Seniors Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	7 Jun 1998	Jersey Seniors Open	−5 (71-73-67=211)	2 strokes	ENG Tony Jacklin
2	31 May 1999	Philips PFA Golf Classic	−12 (70-67-67=204)	1 stroke	USA Jim Delich, AUS Terry Gale
3	8 Aug 1999	Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open	−12 (67-63-68=198)	3 strokes	USA David Oakley
4	9 Sep 2001	STC Bovis Lend Lease European Invitational	−8 (70-71-67=208)	1 stroke	AUS Noel Ratcliffe

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2000	Beko Classic	WAL Brian Huggett	Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1972	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament				T39	T35		WD
U.S. Open						T16	CUT
The Open Championship	T31	T59	T32	T21	T15	T7	CUT
PGA Championship						T26

Tournament	1980	1982	1983	1985
Masters Tournament			48
U.S. Open		T49	T50
The Open Championship	T51	T42	CUT	T35
PGA Championship		WD	T36

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur

Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 1970

Professional

World Cup (representing Australia): 1975, 1976

References

(1 September 1969). "National amateur golf to "reject"". [[The Canberra Times]].
(21 November 1968). "Winds mar amateur golf title". [[The Canberra Times]].
Stone, Peter. (21 January 1971). "Shearer decides to join pro. ranks". The Age.
"Career Highlights". Shearer Golf Design.
"Bob Shearer, Principal Designer". Shearer Golf Design.
"Bob Shearer". Golf Major Championships.
(9 January 2022). "Bob Shearer passes away aged 73". PGA of Australia.

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