Bobby Greenwood

Robert Stanton "Bobby" Greenwood, Jr. (born October 27, 1938) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour for seven years (1969 through 1975).

Greenwood was born in Cookeville, Tennessee. Prior to his professional career, he was twice ranked in the Top Ten Amateurs in the United States by "Golf Magazine" and "Golf Digest". He was a three-time NCAA-All American at North Texas State University and was inducted into University of North Texas Sports Hall of Fame on November 2, 2002 in Denton, Texas. He was inducted into the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame on September 5, 2007 at Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was inducted as a charter member of the Riverside Military Academy Centennial All-Sports Hall of Fame on October 13, 2007 in Gainesville, Georgia. Greenwood is now a golf course architect out of his hometown, Cookeville, Tennessee.

Golf Credits

Hall Of Fame

*2007 Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame
*2007 Riverside Military Academy Centennial Sports Hall of Fame (Charter Member)
*2002 University of North Texas Athletic Hall of Fame

College Golf Career

*1964 Member of the Prestigious Ten-Man Texas Cup Team, Dallas, Texas.
*1963 "NCAA All-America ~ First Team", North Texas State University, Denton, Texas.
*1963 Runner-up Finish, Missouri Valley Conference Golf League Championship (Peoria, Illinois).
*1963 Member, NCAA Championship North-South All-Star Matches
*1963 Southern Intercollegiate Conference (S.I.C.) Champion, Athens, Georgia.
*1963 All-American Intercollegiate, hosted by University of Houston at Pine Forest Country Club, Houston, Texas. (Runner-up to Kermit Zarley)
*1962 "NCAA All-America ~ Second Team", North Texas State University, Denton, Texas.
*1962 Runner-up, Missouri Valley Conference Golf League Championship (Peoria, Illinois).
*1962 Border Olympics Golf Tournament, Laredo, Texas. (Finished 4th place).
*1961 "NCAA All-America ~ Honorable Mention", North Texas State University, Denton, Texas.
*1961 Runner-up, Missouri Valley Conference Golf League Championship (Rolling Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma).
*1961 Colonial Invitational, Colonial Country CLub, Memphis, Tennessee. (Beat Jack Nicklaus, 1 up in 19 holes, sudden death playoff, 9 months before Jack won the U.S. Open).
*1961 Southwest Recreational Intercollegiate Champion, Fort Worth, Texas.
*1958 Runner-up,Ohio Valley Conference Golf League Championship.

Amateur career

*1964 Co-Medalist USGA Amateur, Canterbury Country Club, Cleveland, Ohio.
*Qualified & played in Four USGA Amateurs.
*Qualified and played in Two U.S. Opens.
*1964 Texas Cup Team (Ten member team). (Defeated Byron Nelson in singles match.)
*1965, 1966 Porter Cup Amateur Championships, Niagara Falls Country Club, Lewiston, New York. (Finished 5th place both times).
*1968 Tennessee Cup Team. (After competing in the prestigious 10-member Texas Cup Team in 1964 where Bobby Greenwood defeated Byron Nelson in singles matches, Bobby brought the idea and concept to his home State of Tennessee where he was co-founder and selected the entire amateur team for the inaugural event in 1968 which was held at Old Hickory Country Club.)
*Top 10 Amateurs in U.S. by Golf Magazine, Twice. (Ranked 6th and 8th respectively.)
*Top 10 Amateurs in U.S. by Golf Digest, 1968. (Ranked 7th. His ranked is based on a victory in the Sunnehanna as well as the Tennessee State Open and his finished third in the Southern Amateur.)
*1965, Sunnehanna Amateur Champion ~ Tournament of Champions, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. (Tournament record of 269 set in 1965 and current course record of 63 set in second round in 1965).
*1966 Tennessee Amateur Champion, Chickasaw Country Club, Memphis, Tennessee.
*1968 Sunnehanna Amateur Champion ~ Tournament of Champions, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
*1968 Southern Amateur Championship, Finished 3rd, Lost Tree Village Golf Course, North Palm Beach, Florida. [Set course record 64(-8 par, later tied by Calvin Peete) Jack Nicklaus Home Course.]
*1968 Tennessee Open Champion, Old Hickory Country Club, Nashville, Tennessee. (won by 8 strokes, -8 par).
* Irvin Cobb Open Championship, Paducah, Kentucky (Two-time Winner)

PGA Tour & Champions Tour Career

*1969 Attended PGA Tour Qualifying School, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Tied Johnny Miller for 3rd).
*1969 "Champions' Choice" ~ PGA Tour Rookie. (Chosen to play in the Colonial Invitational (NIT) voted by past champions. Fort Worth, Texas.)
*1969-1975 PGA Tour Player for seven years.
*1970 Rhode Island Open Champion, Agawan Hunt & Golf Club, Rhode Island. (Satellite event of the PGA Tour).
*1971 PGA Member - Class A.
*1972-1975 Tournament Players Division - PGA Tour. (Voting member).
*Made seventy-two cuts, six Top 10 finishes, and fifteen Top 25s on the PGA Tour.
*1988-1991 Champions (Senior PGA) Tour
*1989 U.S. Senior Open, Laurel Valley Country Club, Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
*1990 British Open, St. Andrews, Scotland (Rounds of 71 & 72 = 143 FQ)

Golf Professional Playing Career

*1968, 1976, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000 - Tennessee Cup Team.
*1991, 1992, 1994 - Tennessee Senior PGA Champion.
*1999 Tennessee PGA Section Championship. 7th place (72-72-70)
*1999 Tri-Cities Fall Pro-Am, Senior Champion (75-70=145), Bristol, Virginia.

*Course Record: Southern Amateur Championship, 1968. Score: 64 (-8 par), Lost Tree Golf Club, North Palm Beach, Florida (Jack Nicklaus Home Course).

*Course Record: Sunnehanna Amateur ~ Tournament of Champions, 1965. Johnstown, Pennsylvania. (Tournament record of 269 set in 1965 and course record of 63 set in second round in 1965 stood for 43 years).

*Winner of over 150 Amateur and Pro Tournaments in playing career.

External links

* [http://GreenwoodPGA.net GreenwoodPGA.net]
* [http://GreenwoodPGA.wordpress.com Official Blog of Bobby Greenwood, PGA]
* [http://www.golfhousetennessee.com/fw/main/Bobby_Greenwood-1036.html?ModKey=mk$cmsc&LayoutID=&CntID=131 Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame]