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Bob Shearer
Australian golfer and golf course architect (1948–2022)
For the Australian footballer, see Bob Shearer (footballer).
Robert Alan Shearer OAM (25 May 1948 – 9 January 2022) was an Australian professional golfer and golf course architect.
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| Bob Shearer OAM | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Alan Shearer | ||
| Born | (1948-05-25)25 May 1948 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Died | 9 January 2022(2022-01-09) (aged 73) | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Australia | ||
| Spouse | Kathie Shearer | ||
| Children | 2 | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1971 | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour PGA Tour European Senior Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 27 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 1 | ||
| European Tour | 2 | ||
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 16 | ||
| European Senior Tour | 4 | ||
| Other | 4 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T35: 1977 | ||
| PGA Championship | T26: 1978 | ||
| U.S. Open | T16: 1978 | ||
| The Open Championship | T7: 1978 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Shearer was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He won the 1969 Australian Amateur, having been a joint medalist the previous year.[1][2]
Shearer turned professional in early 1971.[3] He won the PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit four times: 1974, 1977, 1981, 1982.[4] He spent five years on the European Tour and then nine on the PGA Tour.[5] His career year was 1982 when he won the Australian Open and his sole PGA Tour event, the Tallahassee Open. He had 18 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events. His best finish in a major championship was a T-7 at the 1978 Open Championship.[6]
Later he split his time between his golf course design work and the European Senior Tour.[5]
Shearer died from a heart attack on 9 January 2022, at the age of 73.[7]
- 1969 Australian Amateur
PGA Tour wins (1)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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| 1 | 18 Apr 1982 | Tallahassee Open | −16 (69-69-68-66=272) | 1 stroke |  Hal Sutton,  Denis Watson |
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PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
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| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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| 1 | 1982 | Michelob-Houston Open | Ed Sneed |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
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European Tour wins (2)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 26 Apr 1975 | Madrid Open | −9 (68-67=135) | 3 strokes |  Dale Hayes,  Norman Wood |
| 2 | 10 May 1975 | Piccadilly Medal | −3 (70) | 19 holes | Andries Oosthuizen |
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European Tour playoff record (0–1)
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| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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| 1 | 1974 | Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf |  Philippe Toussaint |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
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PGA Tour of Australia wins (16)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 20 Jan 1974 | Coca-Cola Lakes Open | +5 (74-75-72-76=297) | Playoff | Ted Ball, Paul Murray |
| 2 | 3 Feb 1974 | Tasmanian Open | −7 (67-70-73-71=281) | Playoff | Ted Ball |
| 3 | 10 Nov 1974 | Chrysler Classic | −1 (65-74-70-74=283) | 9 strokes | Bruce Devlin |
| 4 | 10 Nov 1975 | West Lakes Classic | −2 (73-70-69-70=282) | Playoff | Mike Cahill |
| 5 | 7 Nov 1976 | Chrysler Classic (2) | −3 (72-69-72-68=281) | Playoff | Stewart Ginn |
| 6 | 30 Oct 1977 | CBA West Lakes Classic (2) | −13 (67-69-68-67=271) | 6 strokes | David Good |
| 7 | 27 Nov 1977 | Colgate Champion of Champions | −7 (66-71-72-72=281) | 1 stroke |  Maurice Bembridge, John Benda, Curtis Strange, Jack Newton |
| 8 | 19 Oct 1980 | Tooth Gold Coast Classic | −9 (70-70-70-69=279) | 1 stroke | Don January, Art Russell, Bob Shaw, Chris Tickner |
| 9 | 6 Dec 1981 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | −15 (63-66-67-69=265) | 8 strokes | Graham Marsh |
| 10 | 13 Dec 1981 | New Zealand BP Open | −3 (74-67-72-72=285) | 3 strokes | Terry Gale |
| 11 | 24 Oct 1982 | New South Wales Open | −12 (71-66-66-69=272) | 1 stroke | Graham Marsh |
| 12 | 21 Nov 1982 | Australian Open | −1 (75-70-72-70=287) | 4 strokes | Jack Nicklaus, Payne Stewart |
| 13 | 13 Feb 1983 | Victorian Open | −6 (73-71-68-70=282) | 1 stroke | Greg Norman |
| 14 | 6 Nov 1983 | Yakka Australian PGA Championship | E (72-76-69-71=288) | 2 strokes | Ossie Moore |
| 15 | 7 Oct 1984 | Ford Dealers South Australian Open | −2 (73-70-75-68=286) | 1 stroke | Terry Gale |
| 16 | 2 Mar 1986 | Rich River Classic | −17 (64-68-66-69=267) | 8 strokes | Ian Stanley |
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PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (4–0)
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| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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| 1 | 1974 | Coca-Cola Lakes Open | Ted Ball, Paul Murray |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1974 | Tasmanian Open | Ted Ball |
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| 3 | 1975 | West Lakes Classic | Mike Cahill |
Won with par on third extra hole |
| 4 | 1976 | Chrysler Classic | Stewart Ginn |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
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New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (2)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 21 Nov 1976 | New Zealand Airlines Classic | −21 (72-64-68-67=271) | 9 strokes | Bill Brask,  John Lister |
| 2 | 10 Dec 1978 | New Zealand Open | −3 (71-67-72-67=277) | 1 stroke | Brian Barnes |
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Other Australasian wins (2)
- 1983 ABE Holdings–Jack Newton Classic (incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship)
- 1985 South West Open
European Seniors Tour wins (4)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 7 Jun 1998 | Jersey Seniors Open | −5 (71-73-67=211) | 2 strokes | Tony Jacklin |
| 2 | 31 May 1999 | Philips PFA Golf Classic | −12 (70-67-67=204) | 1 stroke | Jim Delich, Terry Gale |
| 3 | 8 Aug 1999 | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open | −12 (67-63-68=198) | 3 strokes | David Oakley |
| 4 | 9 Sep 2001 | STC Bovis Lend Lease European Invitational | −8 (70-71-67=208) | 1 stroke | Noel Ratcliffe |
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European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)
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| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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| 1 | 2000 | Beko Classic |  Brian Huggett |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
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| Tournament | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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| Masters Tournament | T39 | T35 | WD | |||||
| U.S. Open | T16 | CUT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | T31 | T59 | T32 | T21 | T15 | T7 | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | T26 |
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| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
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| Masters Tournament | 48 | |||||
| U.S. Open | T49 | T50 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T51 | T42 | CUT | T35 | ||
| PGA Championship | WD | T36 |
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Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Amateur
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 1970
Professional
- "National amateur golf to "reject"". The Canberra Times. Vol. 43, no. 12405. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 September 1969. p. 14. Retrieved 26 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Winds mar amateur golf title". The Canberra Times. Vol. 43, no. 12163. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 November 1968. p. 40. Retrieved 9 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- Stone, Peter (21 January 1971). "Shearer decides to join pro. ranks". The Age. p. 28. Retrieved 9 January 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Career Highlights". Shearer Golf Design. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- "Bob Shearer, Principal Designer". Shearer Golf Design. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- "Bob Shearer". Golf Major Championships.
- "Bob Shearer passes away aged 73". PGA of Australia. 9 January 2022.
- Bob Shearer at the European Tour official site
- Bob Shearer at the PGA Tour official site
- Bob Shearer at the Official World Golf Ranking official site