Bob Alan Estes (born February 2, 1966) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He was previously a member of the PGA Tour, where he was a four-time champion.
Early life and amateur career Estes was born in Graham, Texas and raised in Abilene, Texas. He first played golf at age 4 and decided to become a professional golfer at age 12. Estes attended the University of Texas from 1984 to 1988 and was a member of the golf team. He won the 1988 Haskins Award for most outstanding collegiate golfer in the nation.
Professional career Estes had four PGA Tour victories between 1994 and 2002, and he has been in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He is particularly well known for his excellent short game. Estes follows a strict physical conditioning routine that includes weightlifting, agility exercises, diet and short-distance wind sprints. In addition, he has experimented with the 10-finger grip, which is rare in the modern game of golf.ASAP Sports – Golf – 2008 – Shell Houston Open – April 5 – Bob Estes
In 2011, Estes was recovering from a wrist injury, but still managed to make 12 starts on the PGA Tour. Of the five cuts he made, one was a near-win at the Greenbrier Classic, where he lost in a playoff. Estes is 0–4 in PGA Tour playoffs. He still managed to finish 135th on the Tour's money list, but regained his Tour card through Q School and satisfied a medical extension.
After making the FedEx Cup in 2012, Estes only made two starts in 2013, missing the cut in Las Vegas and finishing T10 at Mayakoba. Estes had a medical exemption until July 2018. In 2016, he changed his focus to PGA Tour Champions.
Amateur wins 1985 Trans-Mississippi Amateur 1987 LaJet Amateur 1988 Texas State Amateur
Professional wins (4) PGA Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Oct 16, 1994Texas Open −19 (62-65-68-70=265)1 stroke Gil Morgan2Jun 10, 2001FedEx St. Jude Classic−17 (61-66-69-71=267)1 stroke Bernhard Langer3Oct 14, 2001Invensys Classic at Las Vegas−30 (65-66-67-68-63=329)1 stroke Tom Lehman, Rory Sabbatini4Jun 2, 2002Kemper Insurance Open−11 (65-69-69-70=273)1 stroke Rich Beem
PGA Tour playoff record (0–4) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11989B.C. Open Mike HulbertLost to par on first extra hole21993Buick Southern Open Billy Andrade, Mark Brooks, Brad Bryant, John InmanInman won with birdie on second extra holeAndrade, Brooks and Bryant eliminated by birdie on first hole32003HP Classic of New Orleans Steve FleschLost to birdie on first extra hole42011Greenbrier Classic Bill Haas, Scott StallingsStallings won with birdie on first extra hole
Playoff record PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12024Constellation Furyk and Friends Rocco MediateLost to par on second extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999Masters TournamentCUTT29T27T4U.S. OpenCUTT44T52CUTT30The Open ChampionshipCUTT24T8CUTT24T49PGA ChampionshipCUTT76T6T47T6CUTT34T6 Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentT194522T31U.S. OpenCUTT30CUTCUTCUTT11CUTT58The Open ChampionshipT20T25T18T34T20PGA ChampionshipCUTT37CUTT57CUTT28CUTT76 Tournament201020112012Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTT46The Open ChampionshipCUTT45PGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 7U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 7The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 1 7 13 10PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 3 3 16 10Totals 0 0 0 1 5 14 52 34 Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1998 Open Championship – 2000 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1995 Open Championship – 1995 PGA)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999The Players ChampionshipT70CUTT70T20T35T34CUTT42T62 Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTT4431CUTT17CUTCUTCUTT76 Tournament201020112012The Players ChampionshipT26T15
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament199920002001200220032004Match PlayR64R16R64QFR64R32ChampionshipT11NT1T9T25InvitationalT19T46 1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied NT = No tournament
Results in senior major championships Results not in chronological order Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023202420252026Senior PGA ChampionshipT5T10NTCUTT20T45T65CUTThe TraditionT8NTT15T18T30T52T65U.S. Senior OpenT23T314NTT8T28T18T5T45Senior Players ChampionshipT50T24T59T49T38T51T26T40T71The Senior Open ChampionshipT43T10NTCUTT21T40CUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also 1988 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2011 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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