Bob Sowards

Bob Sowards
Personal information
Full nameRobert Sowards
Born (1968-06-09) June 9, 1968 (age 56)
Portsmouth, Ohio
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeGlenville State College
Turned professional1991
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins9
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Robert Sowards (born June 9, 1968) is an American professional golfer.

Sowards was born in Portsmouth, Ohio. He played collegiate golf at Glenville State College. He turned professional in 1991.

Sowards has worked as a club pro and has played on professional tours. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 1998 and 2009. He earned his PGA Tour card through the 2007 qualifying school and was a rookie in 2008. His best finish was a T-9 in the Wyndham Championship.

Tournament wins

this list may be incomplete

Results in major championships

Tournament 1997 1998 1999
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
Tournament 2020
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Sowards only played in the PGA Championship.

Results in senior major championships

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Tradition NT
Senior PGA Championship T21 NT T5 T70 T70 T67
U.S. Senior Open NT T38
Senior Players Championship
Senior British Open Championship NT T40
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances

  • PGA Cup: 2005, 2013 (tie), 2015, 2019 (winners)

See also


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