Bobby Nichols

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Other people". Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer Robert Herman Nichols (born April 14, 1936) is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the PGA Championship in 1964.

Early years

Born in April 1936 and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Nichols attended St. Xavier High School. While in high school, Nichols and several other youths were involved in an automobile accident resulting from a Script error: No such module "convert". joy ride. He suffered serious injuries including a broken pelvis, concussion, back and internal injuries, and was hospitalized 96 days. His legs were also paralyzed for about two weeks, but he was able to regain full use of his legs after intensive physical therapy. Nichols later played on the Aggies golf team at the Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas (later renamed Texas A&M University) in the Southwest Conference.

Pro career

Nichols began playing on the PGA Tour in 1960 and recorded 12 victories, one of which, the PGA National Team Championship, was not fully recognized until 2012.[1] He was a member of the Ryder Cup team in 1967, and his best year on tour was 1974 when he won twice, earned $124,747 and finished 14th on the money list. Nichols, Jerry Heard, and Lee Trevino were struck by lightning at the Western Open on Friday, June 27, 1975.[2] All three men came back to play professional golf. Unfortunately Nichols – who was 39 at the time and still playing consistently well – as the PGA Tour's Media Guide noted several years later "has not played with the same effectiveness since" [meaning after the strike]. His results on tour after mid-1975 until he joined what was then called the Senior Tour in 1986 bear that out. While Trevino won many more times on the PGA Tour after being hit by lightning (including a major championship) and Heard also won again on tour in 1978, Nichols never did. The closest he came to another PGA Tour win was a team event played in 1976 with Gay Brewer, the 1976 Walt Disney World National Team Championship. The team of Nichols and Brewer lost in a playoff to the team of Woody Blackburn and Billy Kratzert.

He has had 12 holes-in-one in his professional career.[3]

The 1964 PGA Championship was played at the Columbus Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. Nichols won with a 271 total, three shots ahead of runners-up Arnold Palmer and defending champion Jack Nicklaus, playing in his hometown.[4][5][6] This was a record low score for the PGA Championship and it stood for 30 years, until broken by Nick Price's 269 in 1994.[7] Nichols was the first wire-to-wire winner since the PGA Championship switched format from match play to stroke play in 1958.[8] He came close to winning a second major at the Masters in 1967, finishing second to his lifelong friend, Gay Brewer.

After turning 50 in 1986, Nichols played on the Senior PGA Tour, now the Champions Tour. He had numerous top-10 finishes but only one victory – the Southwestern Bell Classic in 1989, when he defeated Orville Moody on the third hole of a playoff.

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Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (12)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (11)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 19, 1962 St. Petersburg Open Invitational −16 (71-67-70-64=272) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Frank Boynton
2 Apr 23, 1962 Houston Classic −2 (68-69-71-70=278) Playoff Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus, Template:Flagicon Dan Sikes
3 Sep 15, 1963 Seattle Open Invitational −16 (66-68-68-70=272) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd, Template:Flagicon Stan Leonard
4 Jul 19, 1964 PGA Championship −9 (64-71-69-67=271) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus, Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer
5 Aug 30, 1964 Carling World Open −2 (72-68-66-72=278) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer
6 Apr 18, 1965 Houston Classic (2) −11 (67-69-67-70=273) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bruce Devlin, Template:Flagicon Chi-Chi Rodríguez
7 Jul 17, 1966 Minnesota Golf Classic −14 (67-67-66-70=270) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon John Schlee
8 Sep 22, 1968 PGA National Team Championship
(with Template:Flagicon George Archer) 		−22 (65-66-69-65=265) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Monty Kaser and Template:Flagicon Rives McBee
9 Aug 30, 1970 Dow Jones Open Invitational −12 (68-70-69-69=276) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Labron Harris Jr.
10 Aug 5, 1973 Westchester Classic −16 (70-67-70-65=272) Playoff Template:Flagicon Bob Murphy
11 Jan 27, 1974 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational −13 (69-69-68-69=275) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Rod Curl, Template:Flagicon Gene Littler
12 Jul 28, 1974 Canadian Open −10 (67-67-68-68=270) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon John Schlee, Template:Flagicon Larry Ziegler

PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1961 Ontario Open Template:Flagicon George Bayer, Template:Flagicon Eric Monti Monti won with birdie on second extra hole
2 1962 Houston Classic Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus, Template:Flagicon Dan Sikes Won with eagle on first extra hole after 18 hole playoff;
Nichols: +1 (71),
Sikes: +1 (71),
Nicklaus: +6 (76)
3 1973 Westchester Classic Template:Flagicon Bob Murphy Won with birdie on second extra hole
4 1975 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd, Template:Flagicon J. C. Snead Snead won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Nichols eliminated by par on first hole
5 1976 Walt Disney World National Team Championship
(with Template:Flagicon Gay Brewer) 		Template:Flagicon Woody Blackburn and Template:Flagicon Billy Kratzert Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 May 28, 1989 Southwestern Bell Classic −7 (69-69-71=209) Playoff Template:Flagicon Orville Moody

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1988 Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am Template:Flagicon Bob Charles, Template:Flagicon Don Massengale,
Template:Flagicon Orville Moody 		Moody won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1989 Southwestern Bell Classic Template:Flagicon Orville Moody Won with birdie on third extra hole

Other senior wins (2)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runners-up
1964 PGA Championship 1 shot lead −9 (64-71-69-67=271) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus, Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer

Results timeline

Tournament 1958 1959
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T52
PGA Championship
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Masters Tournament T24 T25 T35 T22 2 T30 T29
U.S. Open T3 T14 T14 CUT 7 T23 4 T31
PGA Championship 6 T23 1 T54 CUT T14 T57 T44
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament T31 T24 T7 T4 CUT
U.S. Open T46 T9 T11 T20 T49 CUT CUT 52 T25
PGA Championship T26 T46 T62 T51 T39 T33 CUT T51 T19 CUT
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT T53 CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT T34 T36 CUT T40

Note: Nichols never played in The Open Championship.

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Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 1 0 2 3 7 12 11
U.S. Open 0 0 1 2 4 10 22 16
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PGA Championship 1 0 0 1 2 5 24 18
Totals 1 1 1 5 9 22 58 45
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 23 (1967 Masters – 1975 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1962 U.S. Open – 1962 PGA)

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

See also

References

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External links

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