Bob Gilder

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Personal Information
Birth December 31, 1950 (1950-12-31) (age 57)
Corvallis, Oregon U.S.
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
Residence Corvallis, Oregon U.S.
College Arizona State University
Career
Turned Pro 1973
Current tour Champions Tour (joined 2000)
Professional wins 21 (PGA Tour: 6, Japan Golf Tour: 3, Other: 4, Champions Tour: 9)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters 14th: 1982
U.S. Open T6: 1992
British Open T39: 1983
PGA Championship T4: 1981

Robert Bryan Gilder (born December 31, 1950) is an American professional golfer. He won six tournaments in his PGA Tour career and currently plays on the Champions Tour where he has nine wins.

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[edit] Biography

Gilder was born in Corvallis, Oregon and attended Corvallis High School. He later attended Arizona State University and walked on to the golf team there, later becoming the 1973 Western Athletic Conference individual golf champion.[1] He turned pro later that year and found success on the Tour quite rapidly, winning six tournaments between 1976 and 1983, including three in 1982. Gilder was a mainstay on the PGA Tour for many years, although he never won another tournament. He played on the 1983 Ryder Cup team.

In 2000, Gilder became eligible to play on the Champions Tour and found immediate success, winning two tournaments and being named Rookie of the Year in 2001.

Gilder was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.

Gilder is a life-long resident of Corvallis, Oregon. He enjoys auto racing and has competed in Trans-Am races.[1] Gilder and his wife, Peggy, have a grandson with cystic fibrosis and are involved with several charities that help battle the disease including Doernbecher Children's Hospital[2] and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.[3]

[edit] Amateur wins (1)

  • 1973 Western Athletic Conference Championship (individual)

[edit] Professional wins (21)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (6)

[edit] Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

[edit] Other wins (4)

[edit] Champions Tour wins (9)

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
The Masters DNP DNP DNP T39 DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP T49 T58 CUT T44 T16
The Open Championship DNP DNP T40 DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP T69 T58 T19 T16
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Masters CUT T15 14 T44 CUT T44 DNP DNP DNP 37
U.S. Open T32 CUT T37 T39 CUT DNP CUT T58 T8 CUT
The Open Championship T51 DNP DNP T39 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship T55 T4 8 T63 T37 T18 T53 DNP T6 T34
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters DNP DNP T42 T34 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T56 DNP T6 T33 DNP DNP T50 CUT DNP CUT
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship T57 T5 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Champions Tour Media Guide
  2. ^ "Champions Tour Wives to donate to Doernbecher Children's Hospital", PGATour.com, August 23, 2005
  3. ^ 2006 Platt Classic charity tournament announcement

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