- Bob Lunn
Robert J. "Bob" Lunn (born
April 24 ,1945 ) is an Americanprofessional golfer who played on thePGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Lunn was born in
San Francisco, California . He was the 1963U.S. Amateur Public Links champion. He turned pro in 1965 and won six times on the PGA Tour. In 1968, he was named Most Improved Golfer of the Year by "Golf Digest". He earned $102,711 and finished 11th on the money list that year after winning two tournaments in a row – theMemphis Open Invitational and theAtlanta Classic . Lunn's best years in professional golf were 1968-1972 when he appeared in the top 60 on the money list in each of those years.Lunn never won a major, but won the par-3 contest at Augusta National's pitch & putt course during the week of the 1969 Masters. His best finish in a major was a T-3 at the 1970 U.S. Open. Lunn retired from the PGA Tour in 1980 and took club pro and teaching pro jobs at three different clubs in northern
California .Lunn has played in just over four dozen events on the
Champions Tour since turning 50 in 1995. His best finish has been a T-34 in the 1995 Kaanapali Classic.Amateur wins (1)
*1963
U.S. Amateur Public Links Professional wins
PGA Tour (6)
*1968 (2)
Memphis Open Invitational ,Atlanta Classic
*1969 (1)Greater Hartford Open Invitational
*1970 (1)Florida Citrus Invitational
*1971 (1)Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open
*1972 (1)Atlanta Classic Other regular career wins (3)
*1969 Southern California Open, par-3 contest at the '69 Masters
*1984 Northern California PGA Matchplay Championship
*1986 Northern California PGA Strokeplay Championshipee also
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Golfers with most PGA Tour wins External links
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/17/14/ Stats on PGA Tour's Official site]
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