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Loren Roberts
Personal Information
Birth June 24, 1955 (1955-06-24) (age 52)
San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (1. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) San Luis Obispo (sænˈluːɪs əˈbɪspoʊ Spanish for St Louis the Bishop) is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 88 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
College California Polytechnic State University
Career
Turned Pro 1975
Current tour Champions Tour
Professional wins 18 (PGA Tour: 8, Other: 3, Champions Tour: 7)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters T3: 2000
U.S. Open T2: 1994
British Open T7: 2000
PGA Championship T5: 1990
Awards
Byron Nelson Award
(Champions Tour)		 2006, 2007

Loren Lloyd Roberts (born June 24, 1955) is an American professional golfer. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The United States of America —commonly referred to as the California Polytechnic State University, also officially recognized as Cal Poly, is a nationally ranked Public university located in San Luis Obispo The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America Byron Nelson Award may refer to PGA Tour - lowest adjusted scoring average for the year Champions Tour - lowest scoring average for the year Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He was born in San Luis Obispo, California. San Luis Obispo (sænˈluːɪs əˈbɪspoʊ Spanish for St Louis the Bishop) is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco He competed for San Luis Obispo Senior High School and Cal Poly. San Luis Obispo High School, also referred to as "SLO High" or "slosh" is an American public High school in San Luis Obispo California. California Polytechnic State University, also officially recognized as Cal Poly, is a nationally ranked Public university located in San Luis Obispo In 1975 he turned professional after his sophomore season due to the university dropping its NCAA Division II golf team. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations

He worked as an assistant pro at San Luis Obispo Golf and Country Club as well as Morro Bay Golf Course. He won the Foot-Joy PGA Assistant Professional Championship of 1979 and was second in 1980. The first professional tour where he competed was the PGA Tour of Australasia where he played briefly after his 1979 PGA victory. The PGA Tour of Australasia is a professional Golf tour for men Founded in 1916 the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA of America is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens Florida, and is the largest working sports organization

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PGA Tour career

On his fifth attempt, he earned his first PGA Tour card at the PGA Tour Qualification Tournament in 1980 for the 1981 season. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. He returned to the tournament in 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1987, earning his card every year except 1981. He did not get his first win on the PGA Tour until 1994 at age 38, yet it sparked a nine-season run of eight victories. His career earnings are over $15 million. He is known as "Boss of the Moss" for his putting skills. He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings. The Official World Golf Rankings is a system for rating the performance level of male professional Golfers.

His best finish in a major was at the 1994 U.S. Open. The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US He contended in an 18-hole playoff with Ernie Els and Colin Montgomerie. Early life Growing up just east of Johannesburg in Kempton Park South Africa he played Rugby union, Cricket, Tennis, and starting at age 8 Biography Although Scottish by birth and ethnicity he was raised in Yorkshire, England, where his father James was Managing Director of Fox's Biscuits Montgomerie was eliminated. An additional pair of sudden-death holes gave Els the title.

He played for the United States in the 1995 Ryder Cup, 1994 and 2000 Presidents Cups, and 2001 UBS Warburg Cup. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Ryder Cup is a Golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded Biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from The Presidents Cup is a series of men's Golf matches between a United States team and an International Team representing the rest of the world less Europe The UBS Cup was a team golf tournament contested by the United States and a team representing the "Rest of the World" which ran from 2001 to 2004 He was 3-1 at the Ryder Cup and 4-2-1 at the Presidents Cups. Of the four team events, only the Ryder Cup team lost. He was a co-assistant captain for the 2006 Ryder Cup which also lost.

After concentrating on the Champions Tour in 2006, Roberts lost his card. He did not use his 2007 season exemption option for being among the top 50 in career earnings.

Champions Tour career

In 2005 he joined the Champions Tour. The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually His first senior win came in his third event at the JELD-WEN Tradition which is one of the five senior majors. The Tradition is one of the five major championships recognized by the U Men's professional senior Golf is for players aged 50 and above He defeated Dana Quigley in a two-hole sudden-death playoff. Dana C Quigley (born April 14 1947) is an American professional Golfer Quigley was born in Lynnfield Massachusetts.

In 2006 he became the first golfer to open a Champions Tour season with three wins. [1]. Later that season he won his second senior major by beating Eduardo Romero in a playoff at the Senior British Open. Eduardo Romero (born 17 July 1954 is an Argentine Professional golfer. The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (sometimes referred to as the Senior British Open outside the UK) is a professional golf tournament He won the Byron Nelson Award for having the lowest average stroke total per round. Listed below are recipients of Champions Tour awards for Golfers aged 50 and over

He broke 54-hole tournament Champions Tour records for lowest score in relationship to par (25-under) and most birdies (26) as well as sharing lowest score (191). These are achievements of play on Champions Tour and Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions events The marks were set largely due to scoring a career-best 61 in the final round of his 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai win. The MasterCard Championship at Hualalai is a Golf tournament on the Champions Tour.

Other achievements

He hosts the annual Loren Roberts Celebrity Pro-Am in May at Spring Creek Ranch in Collierville, Tennessee. Collierville is a town in Shelby County Tennessee, and a suburb located in the Memphis metropolitan area. Its first year was 1995. The benefitting charity is Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center of Memphis, Tennessee. Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center is a 225-bed Children's hospital Located in Memphis Tennessee. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County.

He was named Professional co-Athlete of the Year by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and 2007. [2] He was inducted into the Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998. [3] The Tennessee Golf Foundation inducted him into the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame in 2006. [4]

Roberts wrote Focus: The Name of the Game with fellow PGA Tour golfers Scott Simpson and Larry Mize. Amateur wins this list may be incomplete 1976 NCAA Division I Championship, Porter Cup 1977 NCAA Division I Championship Biography Mize was born in Augusta Georgia. He attended Georgia Tech and turned professional in 1980 The 128-page book was published by J. Countryman in 1999.

Professional wins (18)

PGA Tour wins (8)

Other wins (3)

Champions Tour wins (7)

Senior majors are shown in bold. The 1994 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to October 30. The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard is a PGA Tour Golf tournament The 1995 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to October 29. The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard is a PGA Tour Golf tournament The 1996 PGA Tour season was played from January 4 to October 28. The Verizon Heritage is a PGA Tour FedEx Cup event first played in 1969 The US Bank Championship in Milwaukee is a regular Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The 1997 PGA Tour season was played from January 9 to November 2. The CVS Caremark Charity Classic is a professional Golf tournament The 1999 PGA Tour season was played from January 7 to November 7. See also Dallas Open (tennis The EDS Byron Nelson Championship is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The 2000 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to November 12. The US Bank Championship in Milwaukee is a regular Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The 2002 PGA Tour season was played from January 3 to November 4. The Valero Texas Open is an official tournament on the PGA Tour. The PGA Assistant Professional Championship is a Golf tournament for golf club assistant professionals The Tennessee Open is the Tennessee state open Golf tournament open to both amateur and professional golfers The 2005 Champions Tour was the 26th season since the Champions Tour officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour. The Tradition is one of the five major championships recognized by the U The 2006 Champions Tour was the 27th season since the Champions Tour officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour. The MasterCard Championship at Hualalai is a Golf tournament on the Champions Tour. The Turtle Bay Championship is a Golf tournament on the Champions Tour. The ACE Group Classic is a Golf tournament on the Champions Tour. The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (sometimes referred to as the Senior British Open outside the UK) is a professional golf tournament The 2007 Champions Tour was the 28th season since the Champions Tour officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour. The Boeing Championship at Sandestin was a Golf tournament on the Champions Tour. The Senior Players Championship is one of the five major championships in men's senior Golf. Men's professional senior Golf is for players aged 50 and above

PGA Tour major results

Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T34 DNP CUT DNP CUT
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP T34
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters DNP CUT DNP DNP T5 T24 T23 CUT DNP CUT
U.S. Open DNP T49 DNP T11 T2 WD T40 T13 T18 DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T24 CUT T18 CUT T29 DNP
PGA Championship T5 T27 DNP T28 T9 T58 CUT T49 T65 CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
The Masters T3 T37 DNP T33 DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T8 T52 DNP T42 DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship T7 T13 T28 DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
PGA Championship T58 CUT T43 T7 T17 CUT DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary of major championship performances
Starts Wins 2nd Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 Longest Top 10 Streak
48 0 1 2 4 8 3

Champions Tour major results

Champions tour major results are not listed in chronological order. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008
Senior PGA Championship DNP 5 T12 T49
Senior British Open Championship 5 1 T4
U.S. Senior Open T2 T8 3
The Tradition 1 T14 T4
Senior Players Championship DNP T3 1

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
Green background for a win

Summary of major championship performances
Starts Wins 2nd Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 Longest top 10 streak
14 3 1 6 10 11 7

United States national team appearances

This list may be incomplete. The Senior PGA Championship is one of the major championships in men's senior Golf. The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (sometimes referred to as the Senior British Open outside the UK) is a professional golf tournament The US Senior Open is one of the major championships in men's senior golf The Tradition is one of the five major championships recognized by the U The Senior Players Championship is one of the five major championships in men's senior Golf.

Professional

See also

External links

The Ryder Cup is a Golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded Biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from The 31st Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford New York. The Presidents Cup is a series of men's Golf matches between a United States team and an International Team representing the rest of the world less Europe 20 United States – 12 International The 1st Presidents Cup Matches were held in 1994 between September 16 and September 18. United States 21½ - International 10½ The 4th Presidents Cup Matches were held in 2000 between October 19 and October 22. The UBS Cup was a team golf tournament contested by the United States and a team representing the "Rest of the World" which ran from 2001 to 2004 This is a list of golfers who have won five or more official money events on the PGA Tour. This article lists all the men who have won senior golf's major championships.
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