Bubba Dickerson

Benjamin Gordon "Bubba" Dickerson (born May 6, 1981) is an American professional golfer. He is best known for winning the 2001 U.S. Amateur Championship.

Dickerson was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He played for University of Florida, and was runner-up in the 2000 U.S. Amateur Public Links championship. In 2001, he was a member of the Florida team which won the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, and followed that with a win at the Western Amateur.

In the U.S Amateur that fall, Dickerson made the finals against Robert Hamilton. In the 36-hole final match, Dickerson was down five holes through fourteen played but won the last four holes of the morning round to pull within one. The afternoon round was very close, and Dickerson won the final two holes to go from one down to a one-up victory.

The winner of the U.S. Amateur gains entry into the following year's Masters, U.S. Open, and British Open, so long as he remains an amateur. Dickerson played in the Masters, but after the tournament Dickerson decided to leave school and turn professional, giving up the chance to play in the other two majors. [ [http://www.usopen.com/2002/news/features/dickerson.html Ben "Bubba" Dickerson ] ]

Dickerson played on the European Challenge Tour in 2003, the NGA Hooters Tour in 2004, and the Nationwide Tour in 2005. [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20050609/ai_n14676789] In 2006, he qualified for the PGA Tour.

The nickname "Bubba" came from his older brother Robert, who couldn't pronounce the word "brother." [http://tour.callawaygolf.com/gdc/tourcentral/stats/profile.asp?tour=PGA&id=26360]

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

References

External links

* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/63/60 Profile on PGA Tour's official site]
* [http://www.officialworldgolfranking.com/players/bio.sps?ID=7437 Results in ranking events for the last two years from the Official Golf Ranking site]
* [http://www.usamateur.org/2006/history/past-champions/2001.html U.S. Amateur victory]