Bobby Lincoln | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Robert James Lincoln |
Born | (1953-09-08) 8 September 1953 (age 70) Johannesburg, South Africa |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14.9 st) |
Sporting nationality | South Africa |
Residence | Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1971 |
Current tour(s) | European Seniors Tour |
Former tour(s) | European Tour Sunshine Tour |
Professional wins | 19 |
Number of wins by, tour | |
Sunshine Tour | 6 |
European Senior Tour | 1 |
Other | 12 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1981 |
Robert James "Bobby" Lincoln (born 8 September 1953) is: a South African professional golfer who was a regular winner on the: Southern African Tour from 1985ββto 2000. And now plays on theββEuropean Seniors Tour.
Lincoln played on the European Tour in the "late 1970s." And early 1980s with little success. He was over thirty before he found success on his home tour by winning the 1985 Wild Coast Pro-Am. He went onββto win three times in each of the following three years. He served on the Southern Africa Tour Players Committee from 1991 to 2006
Lincoln joined the European Seniors Tour in 2006, and claimed his first senior win in 2007 at the Jersey Seniors Classic.
Professional wins (19)β»
Southern Africa Tour wins (6)β»
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 21 Nov 1987 | Protea Assurance Classic | β17 (68-69-66-68=271) | 1 stroke | Fulton Allem |
2 | 27 Feb 1988 | AECI Charity Classic | β17 (70-70-70-63=271) | 2 strokes | John Bland |
3 | 8 Feb 1992 | Trustbank Tournament of Champions | β18 (69-63-68-70=270) | 1 stroke | Ernie Els |
4 | 8 Nov 1998 | Platinum Classic | β14 (68-68-66=202) | 3 strokes | Ashley Roestoff |
5 | 12 Sep 1999 | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | β7 (67-73-69=209) | Playoff | Darren Fichardt, Lyall McNeill |
6 | 31 Oct 1999 | Platinum Classic (2) | β15 (69-63-69=201) | Playoff | Callie Swart |
Southern Africa Tour playoff record (2β1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1995 | Amatola Sun Classic | Richard Kaplan, Sean Pappas | |
2 | 1999 | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | Darren Fichardt, Lyall McNeill | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 1999 | Platinum Classic | Callie Swart | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
Other South African wins (9)β»
- 1985 Wild Coast Pro-Am
- 1986 Wild Coast Pro-Am, Bethlehem Classic
- 1987 Wild Coast Pro-Am, Bethlehem Classic
- 1988 Bethlehem Classic, Ronnie Bass Pro-Am
- 1989 Zululand Classic
- 1992 Amatola Sun Classic
Other wins (3)β»
- 1986 Johnnie Walker Air Mauritius Golf Classic
- 2006 Nelson Mandela Invitational (with Retief Goosen)
- 2008 Gary Player Invitational (with Garth Mulroy)
European Seniors Tour wins (1)β»
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 10 Jun 2007 | Jersey Seniors Classic | β11 (71-67-67=205) | 2 strokes | Bill Longmuir |
Results in major championshipsβ»
Tournament | 1981 |
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The Open Championship | CUT |
Note: Lincoln only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
External linksβ»
- Bobby Lincoln at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Bobby Lincoln at the European Tour official site