Bobby Verwey

Bobby Verwey
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Frank Robert Verwey
Born (1941-01-21) 21 January 1941
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nationality  South Africa
Residence Johannesburg, South Africa
Career
Turned professional 1959
Former tour(s) European Tour
Southern Africa Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins 12
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
European Senior Tour 4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1967
U.S. Open T17: 1965
The Open Championship T30: 1979
PGA Championship T70: 1966

Frank Robert Verwey (born 21 January 1941) is a South African professional golfer.

Verwey was born in Johannesburg and is the son of former South African PGA champion Jock Verwey. He is also the brother-in-law of South African golf legend Gary Player, who is married to his sister, Vivienne.

Verwey won the 1962 German Open and the 1965 Almaden Open Invitational on the PGA Tour. He was a member of the European Tour from 1978 to 1980. He won several professional tournaments in his home country and represented South Africa in the World Cup in 1978 and 1980.

Verwey was 50 years, 5 months and 23 days old when he won the Senior British Open Championship becoming the youngest player to ever win that event. He was a regular on the European Seniors Tour for the first few years after its establishment in 1992, and finished in the top ten on the Order of Merit four times.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1 31 Oct 1965 Almaden Open Invitational –15 (69-66-67-71=273) 2 strokes United States Billy Martindale

Other regular career wins (5)

European Seniors Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 31 Jul 1992 Lawrence Batley Seniors −8 (65-68-71=204) 6 strokes England David Butler, England Peter Butler,
England Tommy Horton
2 12 May 1996 Beko/Oger Tours Turkish Open (74-74-70=218) 3 strokes England Tommy Horton
3 4 Jul 1998 Lawrence Batley Seniors −3 (66-75-69=210) Playoff Spain Antonio Garrido
4 26 Jul 1998 Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open −10 (66-66-68=200) 2 strokes England Maurice Bembridge, England Tommy Horton

Other senior career wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Masters Tournament CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open 53 DNP DNP DNP DNP T17 T22 T18 CUT CUT
The Open Championship T43 CUT CUT WD CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T70 DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T30 CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Team appearances

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