Bobby Gates

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Early life and education

Gates was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida. He attended F. W. Buchholz High School, and in his senior year, he led its golf team in scoring average. Gates was named Scholar Athlete of the Year for Alachua County, Florida.[1]

Gates attended Texas A&M University,[2] graduating in 2008 with a degree in agriculture.

Career

Gates turned professional after graduation and played on the Gateway Tour in 2008.[1] He also played on the Canadian Tour in 2009, finishing 22nd on the Order of Merit.[1][3]

Gates joined the Nationwide Tour in 2010 after finishing T-42 at the 2009 PGA Tour qualifying school. He won in his debut event on Tour, the 2010 Michael Hill New Zealand Open.[4] He finished the year 16th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card. He missed retaining his tour card by one spot and $1,431; D. J. Trahan got the 125th and final PGA Tour card for 2012. Gates later regained his Tour Card through Q School. Gates finished outside the top 125 (141st) on the money list in 2012 and earned his 2013 PGA Tour card through Q School. He made only four cuts in 20 events. He played in the Web.com Tour Finals and finished 35th to earn his PGA Tour card for 2014. In 2013–14, he played in only 14 events due to injury, making one cut. He has not played in a PGA Tour event since the 2014 Travelers Championship and has a five-event medical extension available upon his return.

Gates retired from professional golf in 2018 and started Summit Golf School in The Woodlands, Texas. He qualified for the 2025 PGA Championship and plays out of the Southern Texas section of the PGA.

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Jan 31, 2010 Michael Hill New Zealand Open1 −14 (65-67-68-74=274) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Andrew Dodt

1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Jan 31, 2010 Michael Hill New Zealand Open1 −14 (65-67-68-74=274) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Andrew Dodt

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Gateway Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Apr 9, 2009 DFW Spring 4 −10 (66-70-70=206) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Jeremy Alcorn, Template:Flagicon David Schultz

Results in major championships

Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T40 CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NT

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Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2011
Match Play
Championship
Invitational
Champions WD

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See also

References

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  1. ↑ a b c 2010 PGA Tour Media Guide Script error: No such module "webarchive".
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  4. ↑ Gates closes out New Zealand title

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External links

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