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11 26 july 1951 1 t4 : 1987 pga tour university of houston east tennessee state university bobby wadkins 4 robert edwin wadkins 2 t7 : 1987 richmond , virginia 6 1 21st : 1987 t4 : 1987 champions tour 215 lb kg st on 1973 bobby wadkins
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bobby wadkins

robert edwin wadkins -lrb- born july 26 , 1951 -rrb- is an american professional golfer .
his older brother , lanny , won 21 times on the pga tour , including the 1977 pga championship , and is a member of the world golf hall of fame .
wadkins was born in richmond , virginia .
between bobby and lanny , they held the richmond , virginia city junior title for six consecutive years -- two by bobby and four by lanny .
after attending the university of houston for one year , wadkins earned all-american honors in 1972 -- 73 at east tennessee state university .
wadkins turned pro in 1973 .
he never won on the pga tour despite six runner-up finishes , but he did win on the european tour and the japan golf tour .
since turning 50 , he has played on the champions tour and won four times , including one senior major , the 2006 senior players championship .
wadkins is tied with mark wiebe as the champions tour 's youngest winner at the age of 50 years and 10 days when he captured the lightpath long island classic .
