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BOB SOWARDS
UNITED STATES
Height:
6 ft, 1 in
Weight:
235 lbs
Birthday:
06/09/1968
College:Glenville State College (1990, Business Managment)
Turned Pro:1990
Birthplace:Portsmouth, OH
Residence:Dublin, OH
PGA TOUR - Media Guide
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round | |
| 69 at Round 1, PGA Championship. | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round | |
| 70 at Round 2, Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| T9-- Wyndham Championship. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--1; in money--; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| 2011 Season Nationwide Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--2; in money--1; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| 2011 Season Highlights | |
| Claimed first top-10 finish of the year, a T9, thanks to four rounds in the 60s at the Wyndham Championship in August. A 5-under-par 65 in the first round was just two off the lead held by Martin Laird and Bob Heintz.Claimed first top-10 finish of the year, a T9, thanks to four rounds in the 60s at the Wyndham Championship in August. A 5-under-par 65 in the first round was just two off the lead held by Martin Laird and Bob Heintz. | |
| Other Information | |
| Will be a rookie on the PGA TOUR in 2008 after a T23 at the 2007 Qualifying Tournament. Teaching pro at New Albany (OH) CC earned his card thanks to a final-round 68, which helped him move up from a T42 position entering the last round. Has made only two cuts in 11 TOUR starts over the years with a T65 at the 2005 FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort. Played in seven TOUR events in 2005. Has played in the PGA Championship four times, most recently in 2004, as an assistant pro at Wedgewood Golf & CC in Powell, OH. PGA Club Professional Player of the Year from 2003-2005. Won the 2004 PGA Club Championship at Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, OH, 40 miles east of his home in Columbus. Also had a T3 at the 2003 tournament. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1998, when he made the cut in half of his 28 starts with four top-25 finishes. Best showing came at the season-opening Lakeland Classic where he tied for 12th. Previous Qualifying Tournament finals experience was a T82 in 2003 and T93 in 1997. NAIA All-American at Glenville State in West Virginia. | |
