Bobby Greenwood
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Robert Stanton Greenwood, Jr. (born October 27, 1938) is an American professional golfer
who played on the PGA Tour
for seven years (1969 through 1975). He is a PGA of America Life Member.
Greenwood was born in Cookeville, Tennessee
. Prior to his amateur career, he was twice ranked in the Top Ten Amateurs in the United States by Golf Magazine
and Golf Digest
. He was a three-time NCAA-All American at North Texas State University and was inducted into University of North Texas Sports Hall of Fame on November 2, 2002 in Denton, Texas
. He was inducted into the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame on September 5, 2007 at Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee
. He was inducted as a charter member of the Riverside Military Academy Centennial All-Sports Hall of Fame on October 13, 2007 in Gainesville, Georgia
. A PGA of America Life Member, Greenwood is now a golf course architect out of his hometown, Cookeville, Tennessee.
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
who played on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
for seven years (1969 through 1975). He is a PGA of America Life Member.
Greenwood was born in Cookeville, Tennessee
Cookeville, Tennessee
Cookeville is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 23,923 at the 2000 census. of Cookeville's population was 30,435, and the combined total of those living in Cookeville's in 2010 was 65,014. It is the county seat of Putnam County and home to Tennessee...
. Prior to his amateur career, he was twice ranked in the Top Ten Amateurs in the United States by Golf Magazine
Golf Magazine
Golf Magazine is a monthly golf magazine owned by Time Inc.. It was started in 1960 by Universal Publishing and Distributing, who sold it to Times Mirror in 1972. Time Inc. acquired it in 2000. It was the world's most widely read golf publication from August 2006 to January 2007. The magazine is...
and Golf Digest
Golf Digest
Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf. Condé Nast Publications also publishes the more specialized , and Golf World Business. The...
. He was a three-time NCAA-All American at North Texas State University and was inducted into University of North Texas Sports Hall of Fame on November 2, 2002 in Denton, Texas
Denton, Texas
The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
. He was inducted into the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame on September 5, 2007 at Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
. He was inducted as a charter member of the Riverside Military Academy Centennial All-Sports Hall of Fame on October 13, 2007 in Gainesville, Georgia
Gainesville, Georgia
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. A PGA of America Life Member, Greenwood is now a golf course architect out of his hometown, Cookeville, Tennessee.
Awards and honors
- 2010 Tennessee PGA Distinguished Career Award (retroactive 2007)
- 2007 Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame
- 2007 Riverside Military AcademyRiverside Military AcademyRiverside Military Academy is a private, college preparatory, boarding and day school for boys in grades 7 though 12. Riverside's campus is located on Lake Sydney Lanier at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Gainesville, Georgia, USA. Riverside's academic year runs August through May...
Centennial Sports Hall of Fame (Charter Member) - 2005 PGA President's Council Award
- 2002 University of North TexasUniversity of North TexasThe University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...
Athletic Hall of Fame
College golf career
- 1964 Member of the Prestigious Ten-Man Texas Cup Team, Dallas, Texas.
- 1963 NCAA All-America ~ First Team, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas.
- 1963 Runner-up Finish, Missouri Valley ConferenceMissouri Valley ConferenceThe Missouri Valley Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States...
Golf League Championship (Peoria, Illinois). - 1963 Member, NCAA Championship North-South All-Star Matches
- 1963 Southern Intercollegiate Conference (S.I.C.) Champion, Athens, Georgia.
- 1963 All-American Intercollegiate, hosted by University of Houston at Pine Forest Country Club, Houston, Texas. (Runner-up to Kermit Zarley)
- 1962 NCAA All-America ~ Second Team, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas.
- 1962 Runner-up, Missouri Valley Conference Golf League Championship (Peoria, Illinois).
- 1962 Border Olympics Golf Tournament, Laredo, Texas. (Finished 4th place).
- 1962 Dick Smith Memorial Award for Outstanding College Golfer, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas.
- 1961 NCAA All-America ~ Honorable Mention, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas.
- 1961 Runner-up, Missouri Valley Conference Golf League Championship (Rolling Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma).
- 1961 Colonial Invitational, Colonial Country Club, Memphis, Tennessee. (defeated Jack NicklausJack NicklausJack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
, 1 up in 19 holes, sudden death playoff, 9 months before Jack won the U.S. Open). - 1961 Southwest Recreational Intercollegiate Champion, Fort Worth, Texas.
- 1958 Runner-up, Ohio Valley ConferenceOhio Valley ConferenceThe Ohio Valley Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in the Football Championship Subdivision , the lower of two levels of Division I...
Golf League Championship. - 1958 Champion, T.I.A.C., Tennessee Technological UniversityTennessee Technological UniversityTennessee Technological University, popularly known as Tennessee Tech, is an accredited public university located in Cookeville, Tennessee, US, a city approximately seventy miles east of Nashville. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute , and before that as Dixie College, the...
, Cookeville, Tennessee.
Amateur career
- 1964 Co-medalist U.S. Amateur, Canterbury Country Club, Cleveland, Ohio.
- Qualified & played in four U.S. Amateurs.
- Qualified and played in two U.S. OpensU.S. Open (golf)The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
. - 1964 Texas Cup Team (Ten member team) (defeated Byron NelsonByron NelsonJohn Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.Nelson and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912...
in singles match.) - 1968 Tennessee Cup Team. (After competing in the 10-member Texas Cup Team in 1964, Greenwood brought the idea and concept to his home State of Tennessee where he was co-founder and selected the entire amateur team for the inaugural event in 1968 which was held at Old Hickory Country Club.)
- Top 10 Amateurs in U.S. by Golf MagazineGolf MagazineGolf Magazine is a monthly golf magazine owned by Time Inc.. It was started in 1960 by Universal Publishing and Distributing, who sold it to Times Mirror in 1972. Time Inc. acquired it in 2000. It was the world's most widely read golf publication from August 2006 to January 2007. The magazine is...
, twice (ranked 6th and 8th respectively). - Top 10 Amateurs in U.S. by Golf DigestGolf DigestGolf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf. Condé Nast Publications also publishes the more specialized , and Golf World Business. The...
, 1968 (ranked 7th. His ranking was based on a victory in the Sunnehanna as well as the Tennessee State Open and his finished third in the Southern Amateur.) - 1965 Sunnehanna AmateurSunnehanna AmateurThe Sunnehanna Amateur, officially the Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions, is a men's amateur golf tournament. Founded in 1954, it is hosted annually at the Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States...
Champion, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. (Tournament record of 269 set in 1965 and current course record of 63 set in second round in 1965). - 1966 Tennessee Amateur Champion, Chickasaw Country Club, Memphis, Tennessee.
- 1968 Sunnehanna AmateurSunnehanna AmateurThe Sunnehanna Amateur, officially the Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions, is a men's amateur golf tournament. Founded in 1954, it is hosted annually at the Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States...
Champion, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. - 1968 Southern Amateur Championship, Finished 3rd, Lost Tree Village Golf Course, North Palm Beach, Florida. [Set course record 64 (-8), later tied by Calvin Peete) Jack Nicklaus Home Course.]
- 1968 Tennessee OpenTennessee OpenThe Tennessee Open is the Tennessee state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Tennessee Golf Association...
Champion, Old Hickory Country Club, Nashville, Tennessee. (won by 8 strokes, -8 par). - Irvin Cobb Open Championship, Paducah, Kentucky (Two-time Winner)
PGA Tour and Champions Tour career
- 1969 Attended PGA Tour Qualifying School, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (tied Johnny MillerJohnny MillerJohn Laurence Miller is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s; he ranked second in the world on Mark McCormack's world golf rankings in both 1974 and 1975 behind Jack Nicklaus. He is currently the lead golf...
for 3rd). - 1969 "Champions' Choice" ~ PGA TourPGA TourThe PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
rookie. (Chosen to play in the Colonial Invitational (NIT) voted by past champions. Fort Worth, Texas.) - 1969-1975 PGA Tour Player for seven years.
- 1970 Rhode Island OpenRhode Island OpenThe Rhode Island Open is the Rhode Island state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Rhode Island Golf Association...
Champion, Agawan Hunt & Golf Club, Rhode Island. (Satellite event of the PGA Tour). - 1971 PGA Member - Class A.
- 1972-1975 Tournament Players Division - PGA Tour. (Voting member).
- Made 72 cuts, six top-10 finishes, and 15 top-25s on the PGA Tour.
- 1988-1991 Champions (Senior PGA) Tour - six events
Golf professional playing career
- 1968, 1976, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000 - Tennessee Cup Team.
- 1991, 1992, 1994 - Tennessee Senior PGA Champion.
- 1999 Tri-Cities Fall Pro-Am, Senior Champion (75-70=145), Bristol, Virginia.
- Winner of over 150 amateur and pro tournaments in playing career.