prowins year birth_date residence usopen college name fullname pga birth_place pgawins height award masters open tour weight yearpro article_title
4 1988 2 february 1966 austin , texas t11 : 2005 university of texas bob estes bob alan estes t6 : 1993 , 1995 , 1999 graham , texas 4 6 2 haskins award t4 : 1999 t11 : 2005 pga tour 180 lb kg st on 1988 bob estes

bob estes

bob alan estes -lrb- born february 2 , 1966 -rrb- is an american professional golfer .
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 .
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 .
he is playing the 2014-15 season on a medical extension due to a shoulder injury .
