Loren Roberts

Loren Roberts
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Loren Lloyd Roberts
Nickname	Boss of the Moss[1]
Born	(1955-06-24) June 24, 1955 San Luis Obispo, California
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Germantown, Tennessee
Career
College	California Polytechnic State University
Turned professional	1975
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	26
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	8
Champions Tour	13
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T3: 2000
U.S. Open	T2: 1994
The Open Championship	T7: 2000
PGA Championship	T5: 1990
Achievements and awards
Byron Nelson Award (Champions Tour)	2006, 2007
Charles Schwab Cup	2007, 2009

Loren Lloyd Roberts (born June 24, 1955) is an American professional golfer.

Early life

Roberts was born in San Luis Obispo, California. He competed for San Luis Obispo Senior High School and Cal Poly-SLO. In 1975, he turned professional after his sophomore season due to the university's dropping its NCAA Division II golf team.

Professional career

Early career

In the late 1970s, Roberts worked as an assistant pro at San Luis Obispo Golf and Country Club as well as Morro Bay Golf Course. He won the Foot-Joy PGA Assistant Professional Championship of 1979 and was second in 1980. The first professional tour where he briefly competed was the PGA Tour of Australasia, after his 1979 PGA victory.

PGA Tour

On his fifth attempt, Roberts earned his PGA Tour card at the PGA Tour Qualification Tournament in 1980 for the 1981 season. He returned to the tournament in 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1987, earning his card every year except 1981. He did not get his first win on the PGA Tour until 1994 at age 38, yet it sparked a nine-season run of eight victories. His career earnings are over $15 million. He is known as "Boss of the Moss" for his putting skills.^[1] He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Roberts' best finish in a major was tie for 2nd place at the 1994 U.S. Open. He contended in an 18-hole playoff with Ernie Els and Colin Montgomerie. Montgomerie was eliminated. An additional pair of sudden-death holes gave Els the title.^[2]

Roberts played for the United States in the 1995 Ryder Cup, 1994 and 2000 Presidents Cups, and 2001 UBS Warburg Cup. He was 3-1 at the Ryder Cup, 4-2-1 at the Presidents Cups, and 1-2 at the UBS Warburg Cup. Of the four team events, only the Ryder Cup team lost. He was a co-assistant captain for the 2006 Ryder Cup which was also defeated by the European team.

After concentrating on the Champions Tour in 2006, Roberts went without a PGA Tour card for the 2007 and 2008 seasons, passing on using his exemption for being among the top 50 in career earnings. He used the exemption for the 2009 season.

Champions Tour

In 2005, Roberts joined the Champions Tour. His first senior win came in his third event at the JELD-WEN Tradition, one of five senior majors. He defeated Dana Quigley in a two-hole sudden-death playoff.

In 2006, Roberts became the first golfer to open a Champions Tour season with three wins.^[3] Later that season he won his second senior major by beating Eduardo Romero in a playoff at the Senior British Open. He won the Byron Nelson Award for lowest average stroke total per round.

In 2009, he won his second Senior British Open title after beating Fred Funk and Mark McNulty in a playoff. He won a month later in August at the Boeing Classic, where he denied Mark O'Meara his first Champions Tour victory, defeating him by one stroke after making birdie on the final hole. The GWAA voted him Player of the Year.

He broke 54-hole tournament record for lowest score in relationship to par (25-under) and most birdies (26) as well as sharing lowest score (191). The marks were set largely due to scoring a career-best 61 in the final round of his 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai win.

Other achievements

Roberts hosts the annual Loren Roberts Celebrity Pro-Am in May at Spring Creek Ranch in Collierville, Tennessee. Its first year was 1995. The benefitting charity is Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center of Memphis, Tennessee.

Roberts was named Professional co-Athlete of the Year by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and 2007.^[4] He was inducted into the Cal Poly-SLO Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.^[1] The Tennessee Golf Foundation inducted him into the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame in 2006.^[5] He has been a resident of Germantown, Tennessee, since the 1980s.

Roberts wrote Focus: The Name of the Game with fellow PGA Tour golfers Scott Simpson and Larry Mize. The 128-page book was published by J. Countryman in 1999.

Professional wins (25)

PGA Tour wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 20, 1994	Nestle Invitational	−13 (70-70-68-67=275)	1 stroke	Nick Price, Vijay Singh, Fuzzy Zoeller
2	Mar 19, 1995	Nestle Invitational	16 (68-65-68-71=272)	2 strokes	Brad Faxon
3	Apr 21, 1996	MCI Classic	−19 (66-69-63-67=265)	3 strokes	Mark O'Meara
4	Sep 1, 1996	Greater Milwaukee Open	−19 (66-65-66-68=265)	Playoff	Jerry Kelly
5	Sep 14, 1997	CVS Charity Classic	−18 (67-67-68-64=266)	1 stroke	Bill Glasson
6	May 16, 1999	GTE Byron Nelson Classic	−18 (66-66-62-68=262)	Playoff	Steve Pate
7	Jul 16, 2000	Greater Milwaukee Open	−13 (65-66-63-66=260)	8 strokes	Franklin Langham
8	Sep 29, 2002	Valero Texas Open	−19 (67-63-67-64=261)	3 strokes	Fred Couples, Fred Funk, Garrett Willis

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1994	U.S. Open	Ernie Els, Colin Montgomerie	Els won with par on second extra hole after 18-hole playoff (Els:74, Roberts:74, Montgomerie:78)
2	1996	Greater Milwaukee Open	Jerry Kelly	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	1999	GTE Byron Nelson Classic	Steve Pate	Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (5)

This list may be incomplete.

• 1979 Foot-Joy PGA Assistant Professional Championship
• 1992 Ben Hogan Pebble Beach Invitational
• 1997 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
• 1999 Tennessee Open
• 2010 Straight Down Fall Classic (with Michael Rowley)

Champions Tour wins (13)

Legend

Champions Tour major championships (4)

Other Champions Tour (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 28, 2005	JELD-WEN Tradition	−15 (67-69-70-67=273)	Playoff	Dana Quigley
2	Jan 22, 2006	MasterCard Championship at Hualalai	−25 (63-67-61=191)	1 stroke	Don Pooley
3	Jan 29, 2006	Turtle Bay Championship	−12 (66-66-72=204)	2 strokes	Scott Simpson
4	Feb 19, 2006	The ACE Group Classic	−14 (67-66-69=202)	1 stroke	R. W. Eaks, Brad Bryant
5	Jul 30, 2006	Senior British Open	−6 (65-65-69-75=274)	Playoff	Eduardo Romero
6	Jun 3, 2007	The Boeing Championship at Sandestin	−16 (65-67-65=197)	3 strokes	Eduardo Romero
7	Oct 7, 2007	Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship	−13 (67-66-67-67=267)	6 strokes	Tom Watson
8	Jun 29, 2008	Commerce Bank Championship	−12 (65-68-68=201)	1 stroke	Nick Price, Lonnie Nielsen
9	Feb 22, 2009	The ACE Group Classic	−7 (70-71-68=209)	1 stroke	Gene Jones
10	Jul 26, 2009	Senior British Open	−12 (66-68-67-67=268)	Playoff	Fred Funk, / Mark McNulty
11	Aug 31, 2009	Boeing Classic	−18 (68-65-65=198)	1 stroke	Mark O'Meara
12	Jun 27, 2010	Dick's Sporting Goods Open	−15 (68-68-65=201)	1 stroke	Fred Funk
13	Mar 18, 2012	Toshiba Classic	−8 (66-70-69=205)	2 strokes	Mark Calcavecchia, Tom Kite, Bernhard Langer

Champions Tour playoff record (3–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2005	JELD-WEN Tradition	Dana Quigley	Won with bogey on second extra hole
2	2006	Senior British Open	Eduardo Romero	Won with par on first extra hole
3	2007	AT&T Classic	Tom Purtzer	Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
4	2008	AT&T Champions Classic	Brad Bryant, Denis Watson	Watson won with birdie on third extra hole Bryant eliminated with birdie on second hole
5	2009	Senior British Open	Fred Funk, Mark McNulty	Won with par on third extra hole Funk eliminated with birdie on first hole

PGA Tour major results

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T34	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	T34

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	T5	T24	T23	CUT	DNP	CUT
U.S. Open	DNP	T49	DNP	T11	T2	WD	T40	T13	T18	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T24	CUT	T18	CUT	T29	DNP
PGA Championship	T5	T27	DNP	T28	T9	T58	CUT	T49	T65	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Masters Tournament	T3	T37	DNP	T33	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T8	T52	DNP	T42	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T7	T13	T28	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	T58	CUT	T43	T7	T17	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	1	2	2	4	9	6
U.S. Open	0	1	0	1	2	5	13	10
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	1	4	10	6
PGA Championship	0	0	0	1	3	4	17	12
Totals	0	1	1	6	8	17	49	34

• Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (1991 U.S. Open – 1995 Masters)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2000 Masters – 2000 Open Championship)

Champions Tour major results

Wins (4)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
2005	JELD-WEN Tradition	−15 (67-69-70-67=273)	Playoff	Dana Quigley
2006	The Senior Open Championship	−6 (65-65-69-75=274)	Playoff	Eduardo Romero
2007	Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship	−13 (67-66-67-67=267)	6 strokes	Tom Watson
2009	The Senior Open Championship (2)	−12 (66-68-67-67=268)	Playoff	Fred Funk, / Mark McNulty

Results timeline

Champions Tour major results are listed in the current order of play.

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Senior PGA Championship	DNP	5	T12	T49	T28	T15	T8	T12	T47
The Tradition	1	T14	T4	T7	T5	T15	3	T25	T22
Senior Players Championship	DNP	T3	1	T21	T3	3	T28	T38	56
U.S. Senior Open	T2	T8	3	T12	T4	T20	T17	T36	T14
Senior British Open Championship	5	1	T4	DNP	1	T14	DNP	T27	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for a win. Yellow background for top-10

Summary of performances

Starts	Wins	2nd	Top 3	Top 5	Top 10	Longest top 10 streak
36	4	1	10	16	19	7

U.S. national team appearances

This list may be incomplete.

Professional

• Ryder Cup: 1995
• Presidents Cup: 1994 (winners), 2000 (winners)
• UBS Warburg Cup: 2001 (winners)

See also

• List of golfers with most Champions Tour major championship wins
• List of golfers with most Champions Tour wins
• List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References

External links

• Loren Roberts at the PGA Tour official site
• Tournament press conferences

Loren Roberts in the senior major championships v t e Senior British Open Championship champions 2003 Tom Watson† 2004 Pete Oakley 2005 Tom Watson† 2006 Loren Roberts† 2007 Tom Watson 2008 Bruce Vaughan† 2009 Loren Roberts† 2010 Bernhard Langer 2011 Russ Cochran 2012 Fred Couples 2013 Mark Wiebe† † indicates the event was won in a playoff v t e The Tradition champions 1989 Don Bies 1990 Jack Nicklaus 1991 Jack Nicklaus 1992 Lee Trevino 1993 Tom Shaw 1994 Raymond Floyd† 1995 Jack Nicklaus† 1996 Jack Nicklaus 1997 Gil Morgan 1998 Gil Morgan 1999 Graham Marsh 2000 Tom Kite† 2001 Doug Tewell 2002 Jim Thorpe† 2003 Tom Watson 2004 Craig Stadler 2005 Loren Roberts† 2006 Eduardo Romero† 2007 Mark McNulty 2008 Fred Funk 2009 Mike Reid† 2010 Fred Funk 2011 Tom Lehman† 2012 Tom Lehman 2013 David Frost † indicates the event was won in a playoff v t e Senior Players Championship champions 1983 Miller Barber 1984 Arnold Palmer 1985 Arnold Palmer 1986 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 1987 Gary Player 1988 Billy Casper 1989 Orville Moody 1990 Jack Nicklaus 1991 Jim Albus 1992 Dave Stockton 1993 Jim Colbert 1994 Dave Stockton 1995 J. C. Snead† 1996 Raymond Floyd 1997 Larry Gilbert 1998 Gil Morgan 1999 Hale Irwin 2000 Raymond Floyd 2001 Allen Doyle† 2002 Stewart Ginn 2003 Craig Stadler 2004 Mark James 2005 Peter Jacobsen 2006 Bobby Wadkins 2007 Loren Roberts 2008 D. A. Weibring 2009 Jay Haas 2010 Mark O'Meara† 2011 Fred Couples† 2012 Joe Daley 2013 Kenny Perry † indicates the event was won in a playoff

v t e United States Ryder Cup team – 1995 Fred Couples Ben Crenshaw Brad Faxon Jay Haas Peter Jacobsen Tom Lehman Davis Love III Jeff Maggert Phil Mickelson Corey Pavin Loren Roberts Curtis Strange Lanny Wadkins (non-playing captain) Lost: 13.5 – 14.5

Loren Roberts in the Presidents Cup v t e United States Presidents Cup team – 1994 Fred Couples Jim Gallagher, Jr. Jay Haas Scott Hoch John Huston Tom Lehman Davis Love III Jeff Maggert Phil Mickelson Corey Pavin Loren Roberts Hale Irwin (non-playing captain) Won: 20 – 12 v t e United States Presidents Cup team – 2000 Paul Azinger Notah Begay III Stewart Cink David Duval Jim Furyk Tom Lehman Davis Love III Phil Mickelson Loren Roberts Hal Sutton Kirk Triplett Tiger Woods Ken Venturi (non-playing captain) Won: 21.5 – 10.5

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Persondata
Name	Roberts, Loren
Alternative names	Roberts, Loren Lloyd
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	June 24, 1955
Place of birth	San Luis Obispo, California
Date of death
Place of death