Bob Byman

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Bob Byman
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Robert T. Byman
Born (1955-04-25) April 25, 1955
Poughkeepsie, New York
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
College Wake Forest University
Turned professional 1976
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins 6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
European Tour 4
Other 1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 1983
The Open Championship T7: 1979
PGA Championship 77th: 1980

Robert T. Byman (born April 25, 1955) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.

Byman was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. He attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and was a member of the golf team. He played with Jay Haas and Curtis Strange on the 1974 and 1975 teams, which won the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships. Golf World has called the 1974-75 teams "the greatest college team of all time".[1] He turned pro in 1976.

Byman spent the early part of his professional career playing on the European Tour, where he had a great deal of success, winning four times. He played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1979–84. His best year was 1979 when he won the Bay Hill Citrus Classic in a playoff against John Schroeder, earned $94,243, and made the cut in all 20 of his starts.[2] His best finish in a major championship was T-7 in the 1979 British Open.[3]

Byman played on the European Seniors Tour in 2005.

Amateur wins (6)

this list may be incomplete

  • 1971 Colorado Amateur
  • 1972 U.S. Junior Amateur, Colorado Amateur
  • 1973 Colorado Amateur
  • 1976 Northeast Amateur, Rice Planters Amateur

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Mar 4, 1979 Bay Hill Citrus Classic −6 (67-70-70-71=278) Playoff United States John Schroeder

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1979 Bay Hill Citrus Classic United States John Schroeder Won with par on second extra hole

European Tour (4)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP CUT DNP DNP
The Open Championship T17 T7 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP 77 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Note: Byman never played in the Masters Tournament.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

References

  1. Yocom, Guy (February 2005). "My Shot: Curtis Strange". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on March 5, 2005. 
  2. "PGA Tour – Bob Byman – Season results". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 14, 2013. 
  3. "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved January 24, 2008. 

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