# Bob Estes

Bob Alan Estes (born February 2, 1966) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He was previously a member of the PGA Tour, where he was a four-time champion.

## Early life and amateur career

Estes was born in Graham, Texas and raised in Abilene, Texas. He first played golf at age 4 and decided to become a professional golfer at age 12. Estes attended the University of Texas from 1984 to 1988 and was a member of the golf team. He won the 1988 Haskins Award for most outstanding collegiate golfer in the nation.

## Professional career

Estes had four PGA Tour victories between 1994 and 2002, and he has been in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He is particularly well known for his excellent short game. Estes follows a strict physical conditioning routine that includes weightlifting, agility exercises, diet and short-distance wind sprints. In addition, he has experimented with the 10-finger grip, which is rare in the modern game of golf.
In 2011, Estes was recovering from a wrist injury, but still managed to make 12 starts on the PGA Tour. Of the five cuts he made, one was a near-win at the Greenbrier Classic, where he lost in a playoff. Estes is 0–4 in PGA Tour playoffs. He still managed to finish 135th on the Tour's money list, but regained his Tour card through Q School and satisfied a medical extension.
After making the FedEx Cup in 2012, Estes only made two starts in 2013, missing the cut in Las Vegas and finishing T10 at Mayakoba. Estes had a medical exemption until July 2018. In 2016, he changed his focus to PGA Tour Champions.

## Amateur wins

* 1985 Trans-Mississippi Amateur
* 1987 LaJet Amateur
* 1988 Texas State Amateur

## Professional wins (4)
### PGA Tour wins (4)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | Oct 16, 1994 | Texas Open | −19 (62-65-68-70=265) | 1 stroke | Gil Morgan |
| 2 | Jun 10, 2001 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | −17 (61-66-69-71=267) | 1 stroke | Bernhard Langer |
| 3 | Oct 14, 2001 | Invensys Classic at Las Vegas | −30 (65-66-67-68-63=329) | 1 stroke | Tom Lehman, Rory Sabbatini |
| 4 | Jun 2, 2002 | Kemper Insurance Open | −11 (65-69-69-70=273) | 1 stroke | Rich Beem |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 1989 | B.C. Open | Mike Hulbert | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1993 | Buick Southern Open | Billy Andrade, Mark Brooks, Brad Bryant, John Inman | Inman won with birdie on second extra hole Andrade, Brooks and Bryant eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 3 | 2003 | HP Classic of New Orleans | Steve Flesch | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2011 | Greenbrier Classic | Bill Haas, Scott Stallings | Stallings won with birdie on first extra hole |

## Playoff record

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2024 | Constellation Furyk & Friends | Rocco Mediate | Lost to par on second extra hole |

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1998 | 1999 |
| Masters Tournament | | | | | CUT | T29 | T27 | | T4 |
| U.S. Open | | CUT | T44 | T52 | | CUT | | | T30 |
| The Open Championship | CUT | | | | T24 | T8 | CUT | T24 | T49 |
| PGA Championship | CUT | | T76 | T6 | T47 | T6 | CUT | T34 | T6 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2009 |
| Masters Tournament | T19 | | 45 | 22 | T31 | | | | |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T30 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T11 | CUT | T58 | |
| The Open Championship | T20 | T25 | T18 | T34 | T20 | | | | |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T37 | CUT | T57 | CUT | T28 | CUT | | T76 |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Masters Tournament | | | |
| U.S. Open | CUT | | T46 |
| The Open Championship | | CUT | T45 |
| PGA Championship | | | |
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 10 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 34 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1998 Open Championship – 2000 Masters)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1995 Open Championship – 1995 PGA)

## Results in The Players Championship

| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| The Players Championship | T70 | CUT | T70 | T20 | T35 | T34 | CUT | | T42 | T62 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T44 | 31 | CUT | T17 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T76 |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| The Players Championship | T26 | | T15 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

## Results in World Golf Championships

| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Match Play | R64 | R16 | R64 | QF | R64 | R32 |
| Championship | T11 | | NT$^1$ | T9 | T25 | |
| Invitational | | | | T19 | T46 | |
$^1$Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied NT = No tournament

## Results in senior major championships

| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| The Tradition | | T8 | | NT | T15 | | T18 | T30 |
| Senior PGA Championship | T5 | T10 | | NT | CUT | T20 | T45 | T65 |
| U.S. Senior Open | T23 | T31 | 4 | NT | T8 | T28 | T18 | T5 |
| Senior Players Championship | | T50 | T24 | T59 | T49 | T38 | T51 | T26 |
| The Senior Open Championship | | T43 | T10 | NT | | | CUT | T21 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic