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Bob Martin (golfer)

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Scottish golfer

Bob Martin
Personal information
Full nameRobert Martin
Bornc. 1853
Cupar, Scotland
Died9 March 1917 (aged 64)
Strathkinness, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusProfessional
Best results in major championships
(wins: 2)
Masters TournamentNYF
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipWon:1876,1885

Robert Martin (c. 1853 – 9 March 1917) was aScottishgolfer fromSt Andrews. He was runner-up inThe Open Championship atPrestwick in 1875 and he won the Open at St Andrews in 1876 and 1885.

Career

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Martin was born atCupar, Scotland, circa 1853.

Martin was a frequent competitor in The Open Championship in the late 19th century. In total, he had ten top-10 finishes including wins in the 1876 and 1885 Open Championship tournaments.

He died on 9 March 1917 atStrathkinness, Scotland, ofpulmonary tuberculosis.[1][2][3][4]

Major championships

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Wins (2)

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YearChampionship18 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1876The Open ChampionshipTied for lead86-90=176Playoff1ScotlandDavie Strath
1885The Open Championship (2)1 shot deficit84-87=1711 strokeScotlandArchie Simpson

1 Strath failed to participate in the playoff, so Martin won by default.[5]

Results timeline

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Tournament1873187418751876187718781879
The Open ChampionshipT9421T8T417
Tournament1880188118821883188418851886188718881889
The Open Championship4T312T15
Tournament189018911892189318941895
The Open ChampionshipT32WD

Note: Martin played only inThe Open Championship.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

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  1. ^"Deaths in the Parishes of St Andrews and St Leonards in the County of Fife".Statutory Deaths 453/00 0032.ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved15 February 2015.
  2. ^"Golf - Death of ex-champion at St Andrews".The Herald. Glasgow. 12 March 1917. p. 11.
  3. ^"Death of old golf champion".The Times. 12 March 1917. p. 2.
  4. ^"Foreign Notes - by our British correspondent: London, April 10, 1917".The American Golfer.LA84 Foundation. May 1917. p. 615. Retrieved2 December 2014.
  5. ^"St Andrews — 1876".opengolf.com. Retrieved17 July 2010.
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur
1871No championship; 1915–1919cancelled due toWorld War I; 1940–1945cancelled due toWorld War II; 2020cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic
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