Bob Tway
1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
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Wins
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2nd Place
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First Win Age
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Last Win Age
Major Championship Wins
Career Highlights
- 1986 PGA Championship — Won at Inverness Club with one of golf's most memorable shots: a holed 25-foot greenside bunker shot on the 72nd hole for birdie to beat Greg Norman by two strokes
- 1986 Season — Four PGA Tour victories, named PGA Player of the Year, finished 2nd on money list, won Vantage Cup ($500,000 bonus), and recorded 13 top-10 finishes
- Career — Eight PGA Tour wins and four Champions Tour victories
- Dramatic Finish — Erased Norman's 4-stroke lead over the final 8 holes before the famous bunker shot sealed the victory
- Oklahoma State — Starred at Oklahoma State University before turning professional in 1985
Did You Know?
- Iconic Bunker Shot: Tway's greenside bunker shot on the 18th hole at the 1986 PGA Championship is considered one of the most dramatic and memorable shots in golf history — the ball dropped perfectly into the cup for birdie, stunning the golfing world
- Norman's Heartbreak: Greg Norman led the 1986 PGA Championship for the first three rounds and was four shots ahead with eight holes to play, only to watch Tway hole the bunker shot for the win — one of several major championship near-misses in Norman's career
- Spectacular Breakout Year: 1986 proved to be a career year that would be nearly impossible to replicate — four wins, Player of the Year honors, and a major championship all in his second year on tour