Robert Gamez
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | July 21, 1968 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| College | University of Arizona |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1989 |
| Current tour | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 (PGA Tour: 3, Japan Golf Tour: 1) |
| Best Results in Major Championships | |
| Masters | CUT: 1990, 1991 |
| U.S. Open | T61: 1990 |
| British Open | T12: 1990 |
| PGA Championship | T14: 2003 |
Robert Anthony Gamez (born July 21, 1968) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
Gamez was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He attended and was a member of the golf team at the University of Arizona . He played on the 1989 Walker Cup Team and turned pro later that same year.
Gamez has had what can be described as a hot and cold career as a professional golfer. He started out winning two tournaments in his rookie season on the Tour, including his first event, the Northern Telecom Tucson Open. Only three other golfers, Marty Fleckman in 1967, Ben Crenshaw in 1973 and Garrett Willis in 2001, have won their first PGA event. In 1998, he was injured in a car accident at the Kemper Open. Between 1998 and 2001, he failed to finish in the top 125. His career hit a low point in 2001, when he failed to qualify for the Tour. Then he began to enjoy a resurgence in his career. He finished in the top-125 every year between 2002-2005 including a T-5 at the Bank of America Colonial in 2004 and a win at the 2005 Valero Texas Open. It was his first win in 15 years, 6 months (394 events), a PGA Tour record.[1] His best finish in a major is a T-12 at the 1990 British Open.
Gamez hosts an annual tournament in Celebration, Florida for the benefit of the Robert Gamez Foundation. He lives in Orlando.
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[edit] Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1989 Porter Cup
[edit] Professional wins (4)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (3)
[edit] Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
- 1994 Casio World Open
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T61 | CUT | DNP | 88 | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T12 | T44 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T49 | DNP | T79 | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | T14 | T68 | DNP | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Profile on PGA Tour's official site
- Results in ranking events for the last two years from the Official World Golf Ranking site
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