R. W. Eaks

R. W. Eaks

R. W. Eaks (born May 22, 1952) is an American professional golfer cuurnetly playing on the Champions Tour.

Eaks was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He attended the University of Northern Colorado and turned professional in 1976.

Eaks career has mostly been spent on the Nationwide Tour were he picked up three victories. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour from 1990-1997 and 1999-2001. He was a member of the PGA Tour in 1998 and 1999 but was not very successful. He entered 50 events and only made 17 cuts. His best finish on the PGA Tour was tied for 7th at the United Airlines Hawaiian Open in 1998.

Eaks became eligible to play on the Champions Tour in 2002 and has been a member since then. He had a very successful 2007 season. He won the Dick's Sporting Goods Open in July and the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn in September. He had 11 top-10s including four runner-ups. Eaks participated in the largest playoff in a PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament at the Boeing Greater Seattle Classic. Denis Watson emerged victorious from the 7-man playoff. [ [http://www.pgatour.com/2007/tournaments/s619/08/26/notebook082607/index.html Boeing Classic: Final-Round Notebook] ] He finished sixth on the 2007 season Champions Tour money list and won the Comeback Player of the Year award.

Professional wins (9)

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

*1990 Ben Hogan Quicksilver Open
*1993 NIKE Louisiana Open
*1997 NIKE San Jose Open

Other wins (2)

*1995 Taco Bell Newport Classic
*1996 Taco Bell Newport Classic

Champions Tour wins (4)

*2007 Dick's Sporting Goods Open, Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn
*2008 3M Championship, Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn

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/00/13/02/index.html Profile on the PGA Tour's official site]
* [http://www.coolbreezesportsmgmt.com/3.html Agency site and home page]


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