| Bob Dickson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert B. Dickson | ||
| Born | (1944-01-25)January 25, 1944 (age 81) McAlester, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Residence | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Oklahoma State University | ||
| Turned professional | 1968 | ||
| Former tours | PGA Tour Champions Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 2 | ||
| PGA Tour Champions | 1 | ||
| Other | 2 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T17: 1973 | ||
| PGA Championship | T25: 1969 | ||
| U.S. Open | T46: 1968 | ||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Robert B. Dickson (born January 25, 1944) is an Americanprofessional golfer who played on thePGA Tour and theChampions Tour.
Dickson was born inMcAlester, Oklahoma. He was introduced togolf at the age of five by his father, Ben, a club pro/manager at the McAlester Country Club, and later club pro at the Muskogee Country Club (1958–1978).[1] He attended high school inMuskogee, and was the state 2A golf champion for three years.
Dickson attendedOklahoma State University inStillwater, Oklahoma, where he was a two-time All-American as a member of the golf team from 1964–1966. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in General Business in 1967. That year he became the first amateur golfer since 1935 to win both theU.S. Amateur andBritish Amateur.
On January 25, 1968, Dickson turned 24-years-old. At his birthday party, it was announced he would turn professional. It was also announced he would enter thePGA Tour Qualifying Tournament that April for theSpring 1968 PGA Tour Qualifying School. TheNew York Daily News stated that "the pros rank the U.S.-British Amateur champ as a sure-pop star and the best to enter their ranks sinceJack Nicklaus."[2]
Dickson played on thePGA Tour for ten years and won two official events. During his rookie season in 1968, he won theHaig Open Invitational and theBob Jones Award for distinguished sportsmanship in golf.[3] His best year as a professional was 1973 when he won theAndy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, earned $89,182, and finished in the top-30 on the money list. His best finish in amajor championship was a T-17 atThe Masters in 1973. Dickson was hired by the PGA as the Director of Marketing for the Tournament Players Club in 1979 and was also a Rules Official on theSenior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour) from 1986–89. He was appointed as the Tournament Director for theNike Tour in 1989 and was instrumental in its initial development.
After reaching the age of 50 in January 1994, Dickson began to play on theSenior PGA Tour. His sole victory in this venue came at the 1998Cadillac NFL Golf Classic in a playoff withJim Colbert andLarry Nelson. He last played in a Champions Tour event in 2004.[4]
He lives inPonte Vedra Beach, Florida.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 27,1968 | Haig Open Invitational | −13 (68-65-69-69=271) | 2 strokes |  Chi-Chi Rodríguez |
| 2 | Feb 18,1973 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | −10 (69-68-69-72=278) | 3 strokes | Billy Casper, Bruce Crampton,Grier Jones,Phil Rodgers |
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 28,1998 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | −9 (68-69-70=207) | Playoff | Jim Colbert,Larry Nelson |
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | Jim Colbert,Larry Nelson | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
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Amateur