Bobby Wadkins

Bobby Wadkins
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Robert Edwin Wadkins
Born	(1951-07-26) July 26, 1951 Richmond, Virginia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Houston East Tennessee State University
Turned professional	1973
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	11
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Japan Golf Tour	2
PGA Tour Champions	4
Other	4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	21st: 1987
U.S. Open	T4: 1987
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T7: 1987

Robert Edwin Wadkins (born July 26, 1951) is an American professional golfer. His older brother, Lanny, won 21 times on the PGA Tour, including the 1977 PGA Championship, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Wadkins was born in Richmond, Virginia. Between Bobby and Lanny, they held the Richmond, Virginia city junior title for six consecutive years – two by Bobby and four by Lanny.^[1] After attending the University of Houston for one year, Wadkins earned All-American honors in 1972–73 at East Tennessee State University.

Wadkins turned pro in 1973. He never won on the PGA Tour despite six runner-up finishes in 715 events, but he did win on the European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. Since turning 50, he has played on the Champions Tour and won four times, including one senior major, the 2006 Senior Players Championship. Wadkins is tied with Mark Wiebe as the Champions Tour's youngest winner at the age of 50 years and 10 days^[2] when he captured the Lightpath Long Island Classic.^[1]

Amateur wins (1)

1971 Virginia State Amateur

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Oct 19, 1978	European Open	−5 (71-72-72-68=283)	Playoff	Bernard Gallacher, Gil Morgan

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1978	European Open	Bernard Gallacher, Gil Morgan	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Japan Golf Tour Tour wins (2)

1979 Dunlop Phoenix
1986 Dunlop Phoenix

Other wins (4)

1981 Virginia PGA Open
1982 Virginia PGA Open
1983 Virginia PGA Open
1990 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Lanny Wadkins)

Champions Tour wins (4)

Legend
Champions Tour major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 5, 2001	Lightpath Long Island Classic	−14 (65-69-68=202)	1 stroke	Allen Doyle
2	May 14, 2006	The Boeing Championship at Sandestin	−10 (62-71-70=203)	1 stroke	Raymond Floyd
3	Jul 16, 2006	Ford Senior Players Championship	−14 (69-72-65-68=274)	1 stroke	Jim Thorpe
4	Feb 25, 2007	The ACE Group Classic	−15 (64-69-68=201)	1 stroke	Allen Doyle

Results in major championships

Tournament	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T35	DNP	T46	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	T54	71

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	21	CUT	DNP
U.S. Open	T12	T43	T60	T65	DNP	T46	T15	T4	CUT	66
PGA Championship	T59	T67	T49	T27	CUT	WD	T41	T7	T66	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T33	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	T66	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Note: Wadkins never played in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	1	2	1
U.S. Open	1	1	3	14	11
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	0	1	1	15	10
Totals	1	2	5	31	22

Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (twice)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1987 U.S. Open – 1987 PGA)

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2006	Ford Senior Players Championship	−14 (69-72-65-68=274)	1 stroke	Jim Thorpe

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2016.

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
The Tradition	T13	T52	T24	T49	3	T52	T18	T50	T34	WD	73	T74	77	T77	T72
Senior PGA Championship	T2	2	T25	CUT	T63	CUT	T53	T49	61	CUT	T51	CUT	T73	CUT	DNP
Senior Players Championship	T12	T40	T34	T37	1	T25	T18	73	T52	T37	T60	DNP	DNP	WD	DNP
Senior British Open Championship	–	T32	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T58	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Senior Open	T11	T35	CUT	WD	CUT	T29	T37	T47	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew from tournament
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

References

1 2 "2012 Senior PGA Championship profile". PGA of America. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
↑ "Wiebe dominates from start to finish in first Champions start". PGA Tour. Associated Press. September 23, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2012.

External links

Bobby Wadkins at the PGA Tour official site
Bobby Wadkins at the European Tour official site
Bobby Wadkins at the Japan Golf Tour official site

Senior Players Championship champions

1983 Miller Barber 1984 Arnold Palmer 1985 Arnold Palmer 1986 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 1987 Gary Player 1988 Billy Casper 1989 Orville Moody 1990 Jack Nicklaus 1991 Jim Albus 1992 Dave Stockton 1993 Jim Colbert 1994 Dave Stockton 1995 J. C. Snead† 1996 Raymond Floyd 1997 Larry Gilbert 1998 Gil Morgan 1999 Hale Irwin 2000 Raymond Floyd 2001 Allen Doyle† 2002 Stewart Ginn 2003 Craig Stadler 2004 Mark James 2005 Peter Jacobsen 2006 Bobby Wadkins 2007 Loren Roberts 2008 D. A. Weibring 2009 Jay Haas 2010 Mark O'Meara† 2011 Fred Couples† 2012 Joe Daley 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Bernhard Langer 2015 Bernhard Langer 2016 Bernhard Langer

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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