Robert Damron
| Robert Damron | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Robert Douglas Damron |
| Born |
October 27, 1972 Pikeville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Central Florida |
| Turned professional | 1994 |
| Current tour(s) | Nationwide Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Web.com Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T20: 2003 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1997 |
| PGA Championship | T66: 2001 |
Robert Douglas Damron (born October 27, 1972) is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour.
Damron was born in Pikeville, Kentucky and raised there and later in Orlando, Florida after his father, a wealthy Kentucky coal magnate, moved the family to Bay Hill. Damron had the benefit of some early advice about golf from Bay Hill neighbor Arnold Palmer. He attended Orlando's Dr. Phillips High School graduating in 1990.[1]
Damron later attended the University of Central Florida in Orlando from 1991–1994, where he was a distinguished member of the golf team, earning All-American honors three times. He won five collegiate events while at UCF. He turned pro in 1994, becoming the first UCF student to earn a full-time berth on the PGA Tour. Damron was inducted into the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002.[2]
Damron has won one PGA Tour event, the 2001 Verizon Byron Nelson Classic. He finished in a three-way tie for first in the same tournament in 2004 (it was called the EDS Byron Nelson Championship that year), which he and Dudley Hart lost in a playoff to Sergio García.[2] His best finish in a major is a T-20 at the 2003 U.S. Open.[3] After turning 35, Damron played mostly on the Web.com Tour.
Damron's brother, Patrick, is also a professional golfer. He lives in Orlando.
Professional wins (2)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 13, 2001 | Verizon Byron Nelson Classic | −17 (66-64-67-66=263) | Playoff | Scott Verplank |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Verizon Byron Nelson Classic | Scott Verplank |
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 2 | 2004 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship |  Sergio García, Dudley Hart |
Garcia won with par on first extra hole |
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 20, 2008 | Athens Regional Foundation Classic | −11 (70-69-72-66=277) | Playoff1 |  Greg Owen |
1Defeated Owen with birdie on first extra hole.
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | 63 | CUT | DNP | T20 |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | DNP | T74 | T66 | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
References
- ↑ "Alumni Biographies". Orlando Dr. Phillips Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bio on UCF Athletics official site". Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Robert Damron". Golf Major Championships. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
External links
- Robert Damron at the PGA Tour official site
- Robert Damron at the Official World Golf Ranking official site