Robert Gates Jr. (born December 31, 1985) is an American professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career In 1985, Gates was born in Gainesville, Florida. He was raised in the city as well. Gates attended F. W. Buchholz High School and in his senior year he led its golf team in scoring average. Gates was named Scholar Athlete of the Year for Alachua County, Florida.
Gates attended Texas A&M University.Gates Wins New Zealand Open in Nationwide Tour Debut In 2008, he graduated with a degree in agriculture.
Career In 2008, Gates turned professional. He played on the Gateway Tour in 2008.2010 PGA Tour Media Guide He also played on the Canadian Tour in 2009, finishing 22nd on the Order of Merit.
In 2010, Gates joined the Nationwide Tour after finishing T-42 at the 2009 PGA Tour qualifying school. He won in his debut event on Tour, the 2010 Michael Hill New Zealand Open.Gates closes out New Zealand title He finished the year 16th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card. He missed retaining his tour card by one spot and $1,431; D. J. Trahan got the 125th and final PGA Tour card for 2012. Gates later regained his Tour Card through Q School. Gates finished outside the top 125 (141st) on the money list in 2012 and earned his 2013 PGA Tour card through Q School. He made only four cuts in 20 events. He played in the Web.com Tour Finals and finished 35th to earn his PGA Tour card for 2014. In 2013–14, he played in only 14 events due to injury, making one cut. He has not played in a PGA Tour event since the 2014 Travelers Championship and has a five-event medical extension available upon his return.
Gates retired from professional golf in 2018 and now teaches at Summit Golf School in The Woodlands, Texas. He qualified for the 2025 PGA Championship and plays out of the Southern Texas section of the PGA.
Awards and honors In high school, Gates was honored with a Scholar-Athlete of the Year award from Alachua County, Florida.
Professional wins (2) Nationwide Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jan 31, 2010Michael Hill New Zealand Open1−14 (65-67-68-74=274)1 stroke Andrew Dodt 1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
Gateway Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Apr 9, 2009DFW Spring 4−10 (66-70-70=206)2 strokes Jeremy Alcorn, David Schultz
Results in major championships Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenT40CUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipCUTU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipNT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2011Match PlayChampionshipInvitationalChampionsWD
WD = withdrew
See also 2010 Nationwide Tour graduates 2011 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2012 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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