Loren Roberts

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR Champions: PGA TOUR Points List (8), PGA TOUR Champions Points (17), All-Time Money List (18th)

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR: 1981
• PGA TOUR Champions: 2005

PGA TOUR Victories (8)

• 1994 Nestle Invitational
• 1995 Nestle Invitational
• 1996 Greater Milwaukee Open, MCI Classic
• 1997 CVS Charity Classic
• 1999 GTE Byron Nelson Classic
• 2000 Greater Milwaukee Open
• 2002 Valero Texas Open

PGA TOUR Champions Victories (13)

• 2005 JELD-WEN Tradition
• 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai, The Senior Open Championship, Turtle Bay Championship, The ACE Group Classic
• 2007 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship, The Boeing Championship at Sandestin
• 2008 Commerce Bank Championship
• 2009 Boeing Classic, The Senior Open Championship, The ACE Group Classic
• 2010 Dick's Sporting Goods Open
• 2012 Toshiba Classic

PLAYOFF RECORD

PGA TOUR (2-1)

• 1994 Lost to Ernie Els, Colin Montgomerie, U.S. Open Championship
• 1996 Defeated Jerry Kelly, Greater Milwaukee Open
• 1999 Defeated Steve Pate, GTE Byron Nelson Classic

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS (3-2)

• 2005 Defeated Dana Quigley, JELD-WEN Tradition
• 2006 Defeated Eduardo Romero, The Senior Open Championship
• 2007 Lost to Tom Purtzer, AT&T Champions Classic
• 2008 Lost to Brad Bryant, Denis Watson, AT&T Champions Classic
• 2009 Defeated Fred Funk, Mark McNulty, The Senior Open Championship

National Teams

• 1994, 2000 Presidents Cup
• 2006 Captain's Assistant
• 1995 Ryder Cup

Personal

• Member of Tennessee Hall of Fame (inducted 1995), Cal Poly Athletic Hall of Fame (1998) and Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame (2006).
• Earned the nicknamed "Boss of the Moss" for his putting ability. Nickname was coined by fellow TOUR member David Ogrin in 1985.
• Cary Middlecoff said of him in the mid-1980s: "We've got a kid back home (in Tennessee) who is just a beautiful putter. He'll just break your heart on the greens, he's so pure. If he ever gets to believing in himself, he could really be something to watch."
• Heroes are his mom and Byron Nelson.
• Dream foursome would include himself, Nelson, Ben Hogan and Walter Hagen.
• Favorite golf courses are any built prior to 1950 and those designed by A.W. Tillinghast.
• Served as an assistant club professional before embarking on a professional career at San Luis Obispo CC and Morro Bay Municipal. One of his jobs as an assistant was making milkshakes, and he still enjoys doing it.
• First job was a paper boy.
• Says if he weren't playing golf for a living he'd be a golf professional at a private club.
• Two of his best friends in golf are Tom Lehman and Vance Veazey.
• Said one of the strangest things he ever signed was a Roger Clemens-autographed baseball.
• Helped save the boys and girls golf programs in the Elk Grove Unified School District (Sacramento) in 2009 by donating $35,000 for the programs.

Special Interests

• His home, clubmaking, junior golf

Career Highlights

2017 Season

• Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge: Teamed with Tom Lehman for a T8 finish at the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge in April.

2016 Season

Posted a pair of top-10 finishes in his 20 appearances during the year.

• U.S. Senior Open Championship: Was T10 at the U.S. Senior Open at Scioto CC in Columbus in August where he earned his first top-10 finish in a major championship since he was T8 at the 2011 Senior PGA Championship.
• Tucson Conquistadores Classic: The first came in March at the Tucson Conquistadores Classic when he posted rounds of 66-69 on the weekend to finish T6 at Omni Tucson National.

2015 Season

• SAS Championship: Posted a T9 finish at the SAS Championship.
• Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge: Teamed with Mark Wiebe to finish T3 at the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf in April. The pair was 12-under par on the par-3 Top of the Rock Course.
• Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai: Finished T11 in his first start of the year, at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. Highlight of his effort was an 8-under-par 64 in the final round, his lowest Tour round since a closing 64 at the 2009 U.S. Senior Open at Crooked Stick GC in Indiana.

2014 Season

Slipped to 48th on the final money list, with earnings totaling $347,083.

• Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach: Also T10 at the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach when he birdied four of his last six holes to post a 7-under 65, equaling the low round of the tournament.
• Quebec Championship: Was two strokes off the lead after 36 holes of the Quebec Championship and carded a final-round 71 at La Tempete GC to finish T7 just outside Quebec City.
• Toshiba Classic: Had his initial top-10 finish in his fourth start of the year when he was T10 at the Toshiba Classic in mid-March. Worked his way up the leaderboard Sunday before a pair of bogeys were his undoing, including one on No. 17.

2013 Season

Saw his string of top-30 money-list finishes end at eight consecutive years when he slipped to 35th. Posted just two top-10s and was in the top 25 just eight times, fewest in his PGA TOUR Champions career.

• AT&T Championship: Made a hole-in-one on No. 13 in the opening round of the AT&T Championship, sinking a 6-iron, from 174 yards at TPC San Antonio's Canyons Course.
• Montreal Championship: His other top-10 finish did not come until September when he finished eighth at the Montreal Championship.
• Insperity Championship: Played in the final group Sunday at the Insperity Championship in May. His even-par 72 in the final round led to a T4 performance, his best effort since winning the 2012 Toshiba Classic.

2012 Season

Registered only two top-10s during his 23 starts, at the time the fewest he's had since turning 50. One, however, was his 13th career PGA TOUR Champions title.

• Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn: Late in the year, closed with a 68 to finish T9 at the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn in mid-October.
• Toshiba Classic: Claimed his first victory in nearly two years when he came from behind in Sunday's final round to win the Toshiba Classic in Newport Beach. Despite bogeys on three of his final five holes, sank a critical 5-foot birdie putt on No. 18 to win by two strokes over Tom Kite, Bernhard Langer and Mark Calcavecchia. One of the keys to his win was a critical par save at No. 10 from 6 feet after a bad tee shot and a difficult second shot. He followed with birdies at Nos. 11 and 13 to give himself a valuable cushion, which he would need later in his round.

2011 Season

Troubled with shoulder and upper-back issues for the latter half of the year and was out of action for over a month from mid-June to late-July. Was forced to withdraw prior to starting defense of his title at the Dick's Sporting Goods Open in June as a result of these injuries. Winless season ended a run of six consecutive years with at least one PGA TOUR Champions title. Was among the top-eight in four events, with three of them coming in a four-event stretch during the late-spring/early-summer.

• Charles Schwab Cup Championship: Closed his season on a solid note with a T2 at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, two strokes back of Jay Don Blake. Jumped into contention with a 6-under 65 at TPC Harding Park in the third round which proved to be the low round of the event. Added a final-round 70 to finish second along with Michael Allen, Jay Haas and Mark Calcavecchia. Holed a five-foot par putt on the final hole to help secure the Charles Schwab Cup for good friend Tom Lehman.
• Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn: Was one of three players to play three straight bogey-free rounds (Peter Senior and Hal Sutton the others) at the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn and 54-hole total of 17-under-par 199 was good enough for a T5 in North Carolina.
• Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid: Was T8 in his next start at the Senior PGA Championship, where he was on the leaderboard throughout much of the event at Valhalla.
• Regions Tradition: First made noise in 2011 when he fired a final-round, 7-under-par 65 at Shoal Creek, which led to a third-place finish at the Regions Tradition, his best finish in that championship since winning it in 2005.

2010 Season

Went over the million-dollar mark for the fifth consecutive season and played his best golf during a three-event run early in the summer.

• Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship: Was not among the top three again until October near Washington, D.C. After an opening-round even-par 70, shot three consecutive rounds in the 60s to grab a solo third-place finish at the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship.
• Montreal Championship: After claiming the Dick's title, notched his third consecutive top-five finish when he shot 66-67 on the weekend at Club de Golf Fontainebleau to T5 at the inaugural Montreal Championship.
• Dick's Sporting Goods Open: Highlight of his year was when he celebrated his 55th birthday by winning the Dick's Sporting Goods Open, his 12th career PGA TOUR Champions victory. Came from four strokes back Sunday and capped the win with a clutch, 7-foot birdie putt on the final hole to finish one ahead of Fred Funk. Final-round 65 included a back-nine, 5-under-par 30 that began when he holed out a short wedge shot from the right rough on the par-5 12th hole at En-Joie GC.
• Principal Charity Classic: Prior to winning, was T3 at The Principal Charity Classic, thanks to rounds of 66-68 on the weekend at Glen Oaks.

2009 Season

After taking most of the month of June off, came back to claim two wins among eight top-10 finishes in his final 10 starts.

• Charles Schwab Cup Championship: Claimed his second Charles Schwab Cup title when he finished 319 points in front of John Cook. Clinched the crown with a T6 finish at the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
• Boeing Classic: Made clutch birdies on the final two holes to earn his third win of the season, a one-stroke victory over Mark O'Meara at the Boeing Classic. One-putted 13 of his final 14 holes Saturday and then needed just nine putts on the back nine Sunday. Overall, had just 73 putts in the event, the fewest by a winner on the PGA TOUR Champions since Tom Kite had 72 at the same event in 2006. Victory near Seattle clinched August Player of the Month honors.
• The Senior Open Championship: Highlight of his season was winning his second Senior Open Championship in four years at Sunningdale GC near London. Victory was his fourth senior major title and 10th overall win on the PGA TOUR Champions. Triumph came in a dramatic playoff with Mark McNulty and Fred Funk. Along with McNulty, made birdie on the first extra hole to eliminate Funk and then won the championship on the third extra hole with a par after McNulty hit an errant tee shot that forced him to take a drop from an unplayable lie.
• U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee: Again, played the weekend on the PGA TOUR, finishing T24 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Enjoyed four sub-70 rounds at Brown Deer Park GC.
• St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx: Made his first PGA TOUR cut since 2007 when he played on the weekend at the St. Jude Classic near Memphis. In his record-setting 25th appearance at his hometown event, finished T42 and tied a tournament record for most cuts made with 20.
• The ACE Group Classic: Claimed his first title in 2009 early in the year when he made birdie on three of his last four holes to slip past Gene Jones and win The ACE Group Classic in Naples, Fla. Victory was his ninth career PGA TOUR Champions title and was his second victory in Naples.

2008 Season

• Commerce Bank Championship: Among his 13 top-10 finishes was a victory at the Commerce Bank Championship, a one-stroke triumph over Nick Price and Lonnie Nielsen, the event's defending champion. Went wire to wire for his eighth career PGA TOUR Champions title, matching his PGA TOUR victory total. Win ended a drought of 16 events, and he became the first player to win the Commerce Bank event after finishing second the year prior. Win was instrumental in him earning June Player of the Month honors.
• Bank of America Championship: Was the 36-hole leader at the Bank of America Championship in June and battled Jeff Sluman throughout the final round before Sluman birdied three of the final four holes to post a two-stroke win near Boston.
• Regions Charity Classic: Was second again at the Regions Charity Classic near Birmingham, Ala. Made a late run at Andy Bean but came up one stroke short at Ross Bridge. Missed a 16-foot birdie putt at the last hole that would have sent the event into overtime.
• AT&T Champions Classic: Earlier in the year, made a miraculous chip-in for an eagle on the 54th hole at the AT&T Champions Classic to earn a spot in the three-man playoff with Brad Bryant and eventual winner Denis Watson. After Bryant was eliminated on the second hole, Watson ended the playoff when he made a birdie on the third extra hole. Had lost in a playoff with Tom Purtzer a year earlier.

2007 Season

Claimed the prestigious Charles Schwab Cup and also was second again to Jay Haas on the money list, with over $2 million in earnings ($2,170,627). Earned January/February Player of the Month honors and was also the PGA TOUR Champions's Player of the Month in October. For the second straight year, secured the Byron Nelson Award for the lowest scoring average (69.31) on the strength of his play in the year's final event. His back-to-back Nelson trophies were a first since Gil Morgan in 2000-01.

• Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship: Posted his signature win of the season when he blew away the field by six strokes at the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship in October near Baltimore. Shot four straight sub-par rounds at Baltimore CC, and after leading by just three strokes through 54 holes, posted a 5-under 30 on the front nine Sunday to pull away for his third major title in as many years. Became only the fifth PGA TOUR Champions player to win a major championship three years in succession, joining Hale Irwin and Miller Barber (five years in succession each) along with Gary Player and Raymond Floyd (three years each). Victory was Roberts' third different major title, making him the ninth player with three different majors. Victory in Baltimore also vaulted him atop the Charles Schwab Cup list for good, and the $390,000 first prize was the largest of his PGA TOUR Champions career.
• The Boeing Championship at Sandestin: Other win came in early June when he ended an 18-tournament winless string with his sixth career PGA TOUR Champions victory at The Boeing Championship at Sandestin. Rallied from three strokes back with a final-round 65, eventually defeating Eduardo Romero by three shots.
• AT&T Champions Classic: Earlier in the season, fell to Tom Purtzer in a four-hole playoff at the AT&T Champions Classic. Made key birdies on Nos. 15 and 16 Sunday to get himself in position, but saw his chances come to an end when Purtzer made a birdie-4 on the fourth extra hole. Set a new PGA TOUR Champions record in the opening round when he posted a 5-under-par 67, his 33rd consecutive round at par or better, breaking Larry Nelson's mark (2002). Eventually had streak end at 37 straight when he shot a final-round 75 at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf.

2006 Season

Along with Corey Pavin, served as an assistant captain to Tom Lehman at the 2006 Ryder Cup matches in Ireland.

• SAS Championship: Surged past the $2-million mark in season earnings when he finished T2 at the weather-shortened SAS Championship in early October in North Carolina in his first start after serving as an Assistant Captain to Tom Lehman for the U.S. Ryder Cup team.
• The Senior Open Championship: Picked up his fourth victory of the season at The Senior Open Championship at Turnberry. Playoff win over Eduardo Romero was his second senior major championship since turning 50. Blew a five-stroke lead in regulation but rebounded in the playoff, making a clutch 14-foot par putt on the first extra hole just before Romero missed a 6-foot putt for a par. Final-round 75 in Scotland was the highest finish by a winner since 1998 (Hale Irwin, 75 at the Las Vegas Senior Classic) and the highest in a senior major since 1994 (Simon Hobday, 75 at U.S. Senior Open).
• U.S. Senior Open Championship: Finished T9 at the U.S. Senior Open but made headlines in the third round when he set a new U.S. Senior Open and tournament course record with his 8-under-par 62 at Prairie Dunes. The 62 was also the lowest round in the history of any USGA championship and also tied the record for the lowest 18-hole score in any of the 13 USGA national championships, breaking the U.S. Senior Open mark of 63 by Allen Doyle in 2005 and Don Pooley in 2002.
• Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am: Opened the season with three consecutive victories. His bid for a record-tying fourth straight win fell short when he finished T5 at the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am. Became the first player in PGA TOUR Champions history to win the first three events in a season when he prevailed by one stroke over R.W. Eaks and Brad Bryant at The ACE Group Classic in Naples. Despite not making a birdie over his final 12 holes, still managed to hold off a late charge by Hale Irwin. Did not make a bogey over his final 35 holes at the TwinEagles GC and became the sixth player to win three straight events.
• Turtle Bay Championship: First two titles of the season came in Hawaii. Completed a two-week Hawaiian sweep, holing a 9-foot eagle putt on the final hole of the Turtle Bay Championship for a two-stroke, wire-to-wire victory over Scott Simpson. Win on Oahu made him the first player since Larry Nelson in 2001 to claim his first two starts of a season.
• MasterCard Championship at Hualalai: Opened his PGA TOUR Champions campaign with a one-stroke victory over Don Pooley at the MasterCard Championship at Hualalai. Shot 25-under 191, breaking the PGA TOUR Champions's 54-hole record in relation to par and matching the circuit's stroke mark. His 26 birdies at Hualalai set an all-time record for a three-round PGA TOUR Champions event, easily breaking the old mark of 24 birdies by three different players. Final-round 61 at Hualalai was a career best and an 18-hole tournament record. Used the 11-under-par round Sunday to come from three strokes back of Pooley and edge him by one.

2005 Season

Joined the PGA TOUR Champions in July and had an immediate impact continuing to split time between the PGA TOUR and the PGA TOUR Champions. Selected as the PGA TOUR Champions August Player of the Month.

• JELD-WEN Tradition: Won his first PGA TOUR Champions title when he defeated Dana Quigley in a two-hole playoff at the JELD-WEN Tradition in his third start. Posted four straight sub-par rounds and got up and down for a birdie on the final hole in regulation to earn a spot in the playoff. After a birdie on the first extra hole, had a two-putt bogey on the second that was good enough to defeat Quigley.
• U.S. Senior Open Championship: Co-leader after both the second and third rounds of the U.S. Senior Open but eventually T2 after a disappointing 73 Sunday.
• The Senior Open Championship: Was solo fifth in his PGA TOUR Champions debut at The Senior Open Championship. Was the first-round leader at Royal Aberdeen with a 1-over 72 and was in contention throughout in Scotland.

2002 Season

• Valero Texas Open: In 2002, nearly earned 1,919,047, including a win at the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. At 47 years, 3 months, 5 days, became the oldest player to win a TOUR event since 48-year-old Tom Watson won the 1998 MasterCard Colonial. His 19-under total of 261 tied Jeff Sluman (Greater Milwaukee Open) and Jonathan Byrd (Buick Challenge) for low 72-hole total on TOUR that season. Co-leader through 36 holes with Pat Perez after 7-under-par 63, his best round since a 63 at the 2000 Greater Milwaukee Open. Entered final round with one-shot lead over Frank Lickliter II, Garrett Willis, Bob Tway and Matt Peterson. After trailing Fred Funk and Fred Couples by one making the turn, birdied four of final six holes to secure three-shot victory over Funk, Couples and Willis. Victory in Texas led to September Player of the Month honors.

2000 Season

• Greater Milwaukee Open: Won a second Greater Milwaukee Open crown in 2000, which helped him earn a then-career best $1,932,280. Continued success at Brown Deer Park GC (also second in 1994 and 1997) when he finished with a 72-hole score of 260, breaking Carlos Franco's previous record by four strokes.

1999 Season

After failing to finish in the top 30 on the money list in 1998 for the first time since 1993, returned with a solid year in 1999.

• GTE Byron Nelson Classic: Fired a third-round 62, matching career-low which produced 54-hole lead at GTE Byron Nelson Classic and a tournament-record 16-under-par 194. Eventually finished tied with Steve Pate with tournament record 18-under-par 262 then won playoff with par on first extra hole. His father, who spent 1998 looking after his Alzheimer's-stricken wife, was in attendance for first time in nearly a year and joined his son when Byron Nelson presented championship trophy.

1996 Season

Won multiple titles in 1996, at the MCI Classic and Greater Milwaukee Open. At the MCI Classic, his 265 total broke Hale Irwin's tournament record by one stroke.

• Greater Milwaukee Open: Birdied two of final three holes at the Greater Milwaukee Open, forcing playoff with Jerry Kelly. Birdied the first extra hole for GMO victory.

1995 Season

• Nestle Invitational: Defended his Nestle Invitational crown in 1995 at Bay Hill and became first player to win same event for first two TOUR victories since Calvin Peete (1979 and 1982 Greater Milwaukee Opens).

1994 Season

Had three top-10s in majors. Led the PGA TOUR in Putting in 1994.

• PGA Championship: T9 at the PGA Championship.
• U.S. Open Championship: Was tied with Ernie Els after 18-hole playoff at U.S. Open at Oakmont CC, then lost on the 20th hole.
• Masters Tournament: T5 at the Masters Tournament.
• Nestle Invitational: Joined the PGA TOUR in 1981 but did not post the first of eight career victories until 1994 when he won the Nestle Invitational at Bay Hill with a closing-round 67 to defeat Fuzzy Zoeller, Vijay Singh and Nick Price by one stroke.

Amateur Highlights

• Inducted into Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

• PGA TOUR: 1980
• PGA TOUR: 1982
• PGA TOUR: 1983
• PGA TOUR: 1986
• PGA TOUR: 1987