Bob Sowards
| Bob Sowards | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Robert Sowards |
| Born | June 9, 1968 Portsmouth, Ohio |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Glenville State College |
| Turned professional | 1991 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Nationwide Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Robert Sowards (born June 9, 1968) is an American professional golfer.
Sowards was born in Portsmouth, Ohio. He played collegiate golf at Glenville State College. He turned professional in 1991.
Sowards has worked as a club pro and has played on professional tours. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 1998 and 2009. He earned his PGA Tour card through the 2007 qualifying school and was a rookie in 2008. His best finish was a T-9 in the Wyndham Championship.
Tournament wins[edit]
this list may be incomplete
- 1996 Southern Ohio PGA Championship
- 2000 Southern Ohio PGA Championship
- 2001 Southern Ohio PGA Championship
- 2002 Ohio Open, Southern Ohio PGA Championship
- 2003 Southern Ohio PGA Championship
- 2004 PGA Club Professional Championship, Ohio Open
- 2010 Ohio Open
Results in major championships[edit]
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2020 |
|---|---|
| PGA Championship | CUT |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Sowards only played in the PGA Championship.
Results in senior major championships[edit]
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | NT | ||||
| Senior PGA Championship | T21 | NT | T5 | T70 | T70 |
| U.S. Senior Open | NT | T38 | |||
| Senior Players Championship | |||||
| Senior British Open Championship | NT | T40 |
Top 10
Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. national team appearances[edit]
- PGA Cup: 2005, 2013 (tie), 2015, 2019 (winners)
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Profile from 2004 PGA Championship
- Bob Sowards at the PGA Tour official site
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