Bob Verwey

Bob Verwey

Born: January 21, 1941
Age: 83
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Biography

Frank Robert Verwey (born 21 January 1941) is a South African professional golfer.

Verwey was born in Johannesburg and is the son of former South African PGA champion Jock Verwey. He is also the brother-in-law of South African golf legend Gary Player, who is married to his sister, Vivienne.

Verwey won the 1962 German Open and the 1965 Almaden Open Invitational on the PGA Tour. He was a member of the European Tour from 1978 to 1980. He won several professional tournaments in his home country and represented South Africa in the World Cup in 1978 and 1980.

Verwey was 50 years, 5 months and 23 days old when he won the Senior British Open Championship becoming the youngest player to ever win that event. He was a regular on the European Seniors Tour for the first few years after its establishment in 1992, and finished in the top ten on the Order of Merit four times.

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Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner-up
1 31 Oct 1965 Almaden Open Invitational -15 (69-66-67-71=273) 2 strokes Billy Martindale

Other regular career wins (5)

  • 1962 German Open
  • 1968 Transvaal Open, Western Province Open, Pepsi Open (all South Africa)
  • 1975 Transkei Open (South Africa)

European Senior Tour wins (4)

  • 1992 Lawrence Batley Seniors
  • 1996 Beko/Oger Tours Turkish Open
  • 1998 Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open, Lawrence Batley Seniors

Other senior career wins (2)

  • 1991 Senior British Open Championship
  • 2000 Nippon Jurin Senior Open (Japan)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Masters Tournament CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open 53 DNP DNP DNP DNP T17 T22 T18 CUT CUT
The Open Championship T43 CUT CUT WD CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T70 DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T30 CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Team appearances

  • World Cup (representing South Africa): 1978, 1980

[ Source: Wikipedia ]


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