Bob Tway
Residence: Edmond, Oklahoma
DOB: 04/05/1959
Robert Raymond Tway IV to give him his full name has won a total of eight time on the PGA Tour victories - spanning 3 decades.
Bob was born in Oklahoma City and was introduced to golf at the age of five by his father and grandfather and was competing in tournaments by age 7 and soon won the Redding Country Club Championship.
Bob attended Oklahoma State University 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, In his freshman year, the Cowboys won the NCAA Championship and when Oklahoma State won again two years later, Bob 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 only his second year on the PGA tour he was named PGA Player of the Year and finished the season with four victories including one major, the 1986 PGA Championship. He was second on the final money list that year — just a few dollars behind Greg Norman.
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.
Bob has not had a great start to the 2009 season. He has made only a single cut - The FBR Open where he finished in a tie for 42nd place.
Bob Tway Club History
Below is a selection of clubs used by Bob Tway throughout his career