Bob Shearer
Robert Alan Shearer was an Australian professional golfer and golf course architect.
Early life and amateur career
Shearer was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He won the 1969 Australian Amateur, having been a joint medalist the previous year.Professional career
Shearer turned professional in early 1971. He won the PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit four times: 1974, 1977, 1981, 1982. He spent five years on the European Tour and then nine on the PGA Tour. 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.Later he split his time between his golf course design work and the European Senior Tour.
Death
Shearer died from a heart attack on 9 January 2022, at the age of 73.Amateur wins
- 1969 Australian Amateur
Professional wins (27)
PGA Tour wins (1)
PGA Tour playoff record| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1982 | Michelob-Houston Open |  European Tour wins (2)European Tour playoff record
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