Bob Menne

Bob Menne
Personal information
Full name Robert Menne
Born (1942-02-19) February 19, 1942
Gardner, Massachusetts
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence West Palm Beach, Florida
Career
College University of Miami
Turned professional 1965
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins 7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
Other 6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1975
U.S. Open CUT: 1977
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship T30: 1970

Robert Menne (born February 19, 1942) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour.

Menne was born[1] and raised in Gardner, Massachusetts, where he was graduated from Gardner High School in 1960.[2] He attended college at the University of Miami in the early 1960s, and turned pro in 1965.[1] Menne had at least seven top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his career including a win at the 1974 Kemper Open, which was held at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3] He won that tournament in a playoff with Jerry Heard. Menne also finished in a first-place tie with Lee Trevino at the end of regulation at the 1970 National Airlines Open Invitational but lost on the second extra hole of a playoff. His best finish in a major was a T-30 at the 1970 PGA Championship.[4]

After reaching the age of 50, Menne played some on the Champions Tour but with limited success. His best finish in a Champions Tour event was T11 at Raley's Senior Gold Rush in 1992. He has had more success playing on the European Seniors Tour.

Menne lives in West Palm Beach, Florida.[2][3] He had previously lived in Demarest, New Jersey.[5]

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner-up
1 Jun 2, 1974 Kemper Open −18 (67-69-67-67=270) Playoff United States Jerry Heard

PGA Tour playoff record (1-1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1970 National Airlines Open Invitational United States Lee Trevino Lost on missed par putt on second extra hole
2 1974 Kemper Open United States Jerry Heard Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (6)

U.S. national team appearances

References

  1. 1 2 "Bob Menne player profile". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  2. 1 2 "Bob Menne from Gardner High School Class of 1960 blog". Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  3. 1 2 "Family feud has been a long time coming". Worcester Telegram.com. June 10, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Golf Major Championships".
  5. ↑ Staff. "MENNE, BROWN LEAD BY ONE", The Palm Beach Post, January 14, 2003. Accessed September 22, 2011. "Bob Menne of Demarest, N.J., and Mark Brown of Oyster Bay, N.Y., combined for an 11-under-par 61 and the first-round lead Monday in the 45th annual PGA Senior-Junior Championship at the PGA Golf Club."
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