| Bob Toski | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Toski, circa 1954 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert John Toski | ||
| Nickname | Mighty Mouse[1] | ||
| Born | (1926-09-18)September 18, 1926 (age 99) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1945 | ||
| Former tours | PGA Tour Champions Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 12 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 5 | ||
| Other | 7 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T18: 1951 | ||
| PGA Championship | T9: 1950, 1954 | ||
| U.S. Open | T17: 1956 | ||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Robert John Toski, bornAlgustoski (born September 18, 1926), is an American professionalgolfer and golf instructor.
Toski was born inHaydenville, Massachusetts. He is of Polish descent, the eighth of nine children born to Walenty Algustoski and his wife Mary. He learned to play golf at Northampton Country Club, where he caddied and where two of his elder brothers, Jack and Ben, were assistant professionals.[2]
In 1949, Toski joined thePGA Tour. He broke through for his first win in theInsurance City Open in 1953. He was the leading money winner in 1954, when his four victories included theWorld Championship of Golf, where first prize was $50,000, by far the richest prize-money golf event in the world. That victory also earned him a $50,000 contract from promoterGeorge S. May to put on 50 exhibitions the following year; he would put on 57 and play in only 14 events in 1955. He scaled back his playing career starting in 1957 after wife Lynn gave birth to three boys in a span of less than four years.
Toski found stardom on the Tour despite weighing only 118 pounds. He was the smallest Tour player throughout his playing career and his combination of his small size and his driving prowess earned him the nickname "Mouse" fromSam Snead, a reference to the cartoon superhero Mighty Mouse popular at that time.
Toski left the tour aged 30 so he could spend more time with his young family and took a series of jobs as a club professional, while still competing occasionally on the Tour.
Later he found renewed fame as a leading golf coach, assisting tour pros such asWorld Golf Hall of Fame inducteesTom Kite andJudy Rankin as well as Australian starBruce Crampton. He also wrote several golf instructional books, and made some of the earliest golf instruction videos. In the early 1980s he was a regular onNBC Sports golf telecasts. He worked as color commentator with Hughes Sports Network golf telecasts in the 1970s.
Toski began playing on theSenior PGA Tour upon its formation in 1980. He left the Tour in January 1986 after he became involved in a controversy over how he marked his ball in a tournament inJapan.[3] Fellow Senior PGA Tour playerGay Brewer stated that Toski improved his lie by marking it away from a spike mark near where his ball had come to rest on the green. Toski said that he had no recollection of any rules infraction. He returned in April 1986.[4] He played several more years on the Tour.
Toski was married to Lynn. He has three children.
Source:[5]
this list is probably incomplete
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1982 | Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am |  Billy Casper | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T18 | T40 | T22 | T41 | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Open | T20 | CUT | T18 | T17 | CUT | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship | R16 | R64 | R64 | R32 | R16 | R128 | T20 | CUT |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T51 |
Note: Toski never played inThe Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
| International | |
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| National | |
