Robert Gamez

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer Robert Anthony Gamez (born July 21, 1968) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.

Gamez was born in Las Vegas, and is of Mexican descent.[1] He attended the University of Arizona where he was a member of the golf team. He played on the 1989 Walker Cup Team and dropped out of university to turn professional later that same year.[2][3]

Gamez has had what can be described as a hot and cold career as a professional golfer. He started out winning two tournaments in his rookie season on the Tour, including his first event, the Northern Telecom Tucson Open.[4] Only three others: Marty Fleckman in 1967, Ben Crenshaw in 1973, and Garrett Willis in 2001, have won their first PGA Tour event as a member of the PGA Tour. He is possibly best known for holing his second shot from the fairway on the tough 18th hole in the final round at the Nestle Invitational in March 1990, giving him a one stroke win over Greg Norman.[5][6] A commemorative plaque has since been placed in the fairway on the 18th hole at Bay Hill to mark the spot from which Gamez holed his 7-iron from Script error: No such module "convert"..[7]

From 1991 to 1997, Gamez had six runner-up finishes and one third-place finish on the PGA Tour. In 1998, Gamez was injured in a car accident at the Kemper Open and his career started to decline. Between 1998 and 2001, he failed to finish in the top 125 on the PGA Tour money list. His career hit a low point in 2001, when he failed to qualify for the Tour.[8] Then he began to enjoy a resurgence in his career. He finished in the top-125 every year between 2002 and 2005 including a T-5 at the Bank of America Colonial in 2004 and a win at the 2005 Valero Texas Open. It was his first win in 15 years, 6 months (394 events), a PGA Tour record.[9][10] After 2005, Gamez's form started to decline and he has only had a few top-10 finishes since his 2005 season.[11][12] Gamez also had a health scare in 2014 when he underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery.[13] His best finish in a major is T-12 at the 1990 Open Championship.[14]

Gamez hosts an annual tournament in Orlando, Florida for the benefit of the Team Gamez Foundation. He lives in Orlando. His last full season on the PGA Tour was in 2008.

In 2022, Gamez was arrested while intoxicated on misdemeanor battery charges at a pool party in Orlando, Florida.[15]

Amateur wins (3)

  • 1985 Southern Nevada Amateur
  • 1988 Clark County Amateur
  • 1989 Porter Cup

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Jan 14, 1990 Northern Telecom Tucson Open −18 (65-66-69-70=270) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Mark Calcavecchia, Template:Flagicon Jay Haas
2 Mar 25, 1990 Nestle Invitational −14 (71-69-68-66=274) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Greg Norman
3 Sep 30, 2005 Valero Texas Open −18 (62-68-68-64=262) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Olin Browne

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1993 Honda Classic Template:Flagicon Fred Couples Lost to par on second extra hole

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Nov 27, 1994 Casio World Open −17 (68-66-68-69=271) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Scott Hoch

Other wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Nov 20, 1994 Pebble Beach Invitational −11 (65-71-70-71=277) 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Kirk Triplett

Other playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1994 JCPenney Classic
(with Template:Flagicon Helen Alfredsson) 		Template:Flagicon Brad Bryant and Template:Flagicon Marta Figueras-Dotti Lost to par on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament CUT CUT
U.S. Open T61 CUT 88 CUT CUT
The Open Championship T12 T44
PGA Championship T49 T79 CUT CUT CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT T14 T68 CUT

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Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 4
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 8
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (1990 U.S. Open – 1990 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
The Players Championship T46 CUT CUT CUT 84 T49 T29 T24 T63 T69 CUT T56 T53

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Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2006
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T18

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U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

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