Robert Sowards (born June 9, 1968) is an American professional golfer.
Career Sowards was born in Portsmouth, Ohio. He played collegiate golf at Glenville State College. He turned professional in 1991.
Sowards has worked as a club pro and has played on professional tours. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 1998 and 2009. He earned his PGA Tour card through the 2007 qualifying school and was a rookie in 2008. His best finish was a T-9 in the Wyndham Championship.
Sowards qualified for his 12th PGA Championship in 2025, tied with Steve Schneiter for the most among PGA Professionals.
Tournament wins this list may be incomplete 1996 Southern Ohio PGA Championship 2000 Southern Ohio PGA Championship 2001 Southern Ohio PGA Championship 2002 Ohio Open, Southern Ohio PGA Championship 2003 Southern Ohio PGA Championship 2004 PGA Club Professional Championship, Ohio Open 2010 Ohio Open
Results in major championships Tournament199719981999PGA ChampionshipCUT Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUT Tournament2010201120122013201420152016201720182019PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT Tournament202020212022202320242025PGA ChampionshipCUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut Note: Sowards only played in the PGA Championship.
Results in senior major championships Results not in chronological order Tournament20192020202120222023202420252026Senior PGA ChampionshipT21NTT5T70T70T67T55T59The TraditionNTU.S. Senior OpenNTT38Senior Players ChampionshipSenior British Open ChampionshipNTT40
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. national team appearances PGA Cup: 2005, 2013 (tie), 2015, 2019 (winners)
See also 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
External links Profile from 2004 PGA Championship