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Bob Tway

Bob Tway
Personal Information
Birth	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Nationality
Residence	Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.
College	Oklahoma State University
Career
Turned Pro	1981
Current tour	PGA Tour (joined 1985)
Professional wins	12 (PGA Tour: 8, Other: 4)
Best Results in Major Championships Wins: 1
Masters	T8: 1986
U.S. Open	3rd: 1998
The Open	T5: 1991
PGA Championship	Won 1986
Awards
PGA Player of the Year	1986

Robert Raymond Tway IV (born May 4,1959) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments including eight PGA Tour victories. He spent 25 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings in 1986-87.

Tway was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was introduced to golf at the age of five by his father and grandfather. He participated in his first tournament at age seven. He won the Redding Country Club Championship as a junior. Tway attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where he had a distinguished career as a member of the golf team — a three-time, first-team All-American his last three years. In 1978, Tway's freshman year, the Cowboys, led by seniors Lindy Miller and David Edwards, won the NCAA Championship. When Oklahoma State won again two years later, Tway was their star player. He was the winner of the Haskins Award in his senior year. He turned pro in 1981 and joined the PGA Tour in 1985.

In 1986, he was named PGA Player of the Year and finished the season with four victories including one major, the PGA Championship. He was second on the final money list that year — just a few dollars behind Greg Norman.

The 1986 PGA Championship was held at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. Tway finished with a score of 276 - a two-stroke margin of victory over Greg Norman. Tway had holed a greenside bunker shot at the 18th hole on the final day, which is a memorable shot in golf history.

Tway is also known for recording the worst score ever on the 17th Hole at TPC Sawgrass, which occurred during the third round of the 2005 Players Championship. His first four attempts ended up in the water. After finally hitting the green on his fifth attempt, he three putted for 12 to go from 7 under par and 4 strokes out of the lead to 2 over par and 13 behind the leader.

Tway has PGA Tour career earnings in excess of 14 million dollars. He currently lives in Edmond, Oklahoma and enjoys snow skiing, fishing and a variety of other sports. Tway's son, Kevin, celebrated his 17th birthday by winning the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2005.

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

1978 Trans-Mississippi Amateur
1980 Southern Amateur

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (8)

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins (4)

1980 Georgia Open (as an amateur, tie with Tim Simpson)
1985 Oklahoma Open
1987 Oklahoma Open, Chrysler Team Championship (with Mike Hulbert)

Major Championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	'''Runner Up
1986	PGA Championship	-8 (72-70-64-70=276)	2 strokes	Greg Norman

Results timeline

Tournament	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T8	CUT	T33	CUT
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T8	T68	T25	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T46	T35	T20	T61
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	1	T47	T48	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters	T36	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T12	CUT	CUT	T52
U.S. Open	T33	T26	DNP	CUT	CUT	T10	T67	T5	3	T62
The Open Championship	CUT	T5	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	T45	T66	T56	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T13	T13	T57

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
The Masters	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	T27	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	T52	T59	CUT	CUT	T78	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	T50	DNP	70	T41	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	T29	CUT	CUT	T55	CUT	T65	T50	CUT