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Bob Tway

American professional golfer (born 1959)

Summary

American professional golfer (born 1959)

Field	Value
name	Bob Tway
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fullname	Robert Raymond Tway IV
birth_date
birth_place	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
death_date
height
weight	195 lb
nationality
residence	Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.
college	Oklahoma State University
yearpro	1981
extour	PGA Tour
Champions Tour
prowins	13
pgawins	8
otherwins	5
majorwins	1
masters	T8: 1986
usopen	3rd: 1998
open	T5: 1991
pga	Won: 1986
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	Haskins Award
year1	1981
award2	PGA Player of the Year
year2	1986
award3	PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year
year3	1995
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module	{{Infobox person	embed=yes
signature	Bob_Tway_signature.jpg

Champions Tour Comeback Player of the Year](pga-tour-comeback-player-of-the-year) Robert Raymond Tway IV (born May 4, 1959) is an American professional golfer. He has won numerous tournaments including eight PGA Tour victories. He spent 25 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking in 1986–87.

Early life

Tway was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was introduced to golf at the age of five by his father and grandfather. He participated in his first tournament at age seven. He won the Redding Country Club Championship as a junior golfer in Redding, Connecticut. Tway attended Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia.

Amateur career

Tway attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where he had a distinguished career as a member of the golf team — a three-time, first-team All-American his last three years. In 1978, Tway's freshman year, the Cowboys, led by seniors Lindy Miller and David Edwards, won the NCAA Championship. When Oklahoma State won again two years later, Tway was their star player. He was the winner of the Haskins Award in his senior year.

Professional career

Tway turned pro in 1981 and joined the PGA Tour in 1985. In 1986, he was named PGA Player of the Year and finished the season with four victories including one major, the PGA Championship. He was second on the final money list that year — just a few dollars behind Greg Norman.

The 1986 PGA Championship was held at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. Tway finished with a score of 276 — a two-stroke margin of victory over Greg Norman. Tway holed a greenside bunker shot at the 18th hole on the final day, among the most memorable shots in golf history.

Tway is also known for recording the worst score on the 17th Hole at TPC Sawgrass, which occurred during the third round of the 2005 Players Championship. His first four attempts ended up in the water. After finally hitting the green on his fifth attempt, he three putted for 12 to go from 7-under-par and 4 strokes out of the lead to 2-over-par and 13 behind the leader.

Tway has PGA Tour career earnings in excess of 15.7 million dollars. Upon reaching the age of 50 in May 2009, Tway began play on the Champions Tour. His best finish in that venue is T-2 at the 2009 Administaff Small Business Classic, two strokes behind tournament winner John Cook.

Personal life

Tway lives in Edmond, Oklahoma. His son, Kevin Tway, is a professional golfer and has won on the PGA Tour.

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

1978 Trans-Mississippi Amateur
1980 Southern Amateur

Professional wins (13)

PGA Tour wins (8)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Feb 9, 1986	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	name=weather	Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.}}	Playoff	FRG Bernhard Langer
2	Jun 8, 1986	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	−12 (73-63-69-67=272)	1 stroke	USA Willie Wood
3	Jun 22, 1986	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	−19 (68-66-71-64=269)	2 strokes	USA Hal Sutton
4	Aug 11, 1986	PGA Championship	−8 (72-70-64-70=276)	2 strokes	AUS Greg Norman
5	May 14, 1989	Memorial Tournament	−11 (71-69-68-69=277)	2 strokes	USA Fuzzy Zoeller
6	Oct. 14, 1990	Las Vegas Invitational	−26 (67-67-65-65-70=334)	Playoff	USA John Cook
7	Apr 16, 1995	MCI Classic	−9 (67-69-72-67=275)	Playoff	ZAF David Frost, USA Nolan Henke
8	Sep 7, 2003	Bell Canadian Open	−8 (70-70-66-66=272)	Playoff	USA Brad Faxon

PGA Tour playoff record (4–4)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1986	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	FRG Bernhard Langer	Won with par on second extra hole
2	1988	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	USA Steve Jones	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3	1988	Southern Open	ZAF David Frost	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4	1989	BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic	USA Scott Simpson	Lost to par on first extra hole
5	1990	Las Vegas Invitational	USA John Cook	Won with par on first extra hole
6	1995	MCI Classic	ZAF David Frost, USA Nolan Henke	Won with par on second extra hole
Frost eliminated by par on first hole
7	2001	Nissan Open	AUS Robert Allenby, USA Brandel Chamblee
JPN Toshimitsu Izawa, USA Dennis Paulson,
USA Jeff Sluman	Allenby won with birdie on first extra hole
8	2003	Bell Canadian Open	USA Brad Faxon	Won with bogey on third extra hole

Other wins (5)

1980 Georgia Open (as an amateur, tie with Tim Simpson)
1985 Oklahoma Open
1987 Oklahoma Open, Chrysler Team Championship (with Mike Hulbert)
1988 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Paul Azinger)

Playoff record

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1983	Indian Open	TWN Hsieh Yu-shu, JPN Junichi Takahashi	Takahashi won with birdie on second extra hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1986	PGA Championship	4 shot deficit	−8 (72-70-64-70=276)	2 strokes	AUS Greg Norman

Results timeline

Tournament	1981	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	CUT	T8	CUT	T33	CUT
U.S. Open		T8	T68	T25	CUT
The Open Championship		T46	T35	T20	T61
PGA Championship		1	T47	T48	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	T36	CUT					T12	CUT	CUT	T52
U.S. Open	T33	T26		CUT	CUT	T10	T67	T5	3	T62
The Open Championship	CUT	T5	CUT			CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	T45	T66	T56	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T13	T13	T57

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	CUT				T27
U.S. Open		T52	T59	CUT	CUT	T78
The Open Championship	CUT		T50		70	T41
PGA Championship	CUT	T29	CUT	CUT	T55	CUT	T65	T50	CUT	T56

CUT = missed the half way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	1	2	13	6
U.S. Open	0	1	2	4	5	18	13
The Open Championship	0	0	1	1	2	16	8
PGA Championship	1	0	1	1	3	24	14

Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1987 U.S. Open – 1988 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1986 Masters – 1986 U.S. Open)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
The Players Championship	T10	CUT	CUT	T29	CUT	T41	T70	CUT	CUT	T68	CUT	CUT	T18	CUT	CUT	T40	T28	T17	T77	T56	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2003	2004
Match Play	R32	R32			R64
Championship	T37		NT1	T59	T28
Invitational					T6

1Cancelled due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

NT = No tournament

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy: 1980 (winners)

Professional

Four Tours World Championship: 1986, 1991
World Cup: 2004

Notes

References

"69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking".
"Hall of Honor 1999". Oklahoma State University Athletics.
"Bob Tway".
"Bob Tway – Bio". PGA Tour.
(March 17, 2006). "Island fever: Catch it at The 17th". PGA Tour.

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