American professional golfer
Robert B. Dickson
(born January 25, 1944) is an American
professional golfer
who played on the
PGA Tour
and the
Champions Tour
.
Amateur career
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Dickson was born in
McAlester, Oklahoma
. He was introduced to
golf
at the age of five by his father, Ben, a club pro/manager at the McAlester Country Club, and later club pro at the Muskogee Country Club (1958–1978).
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He attended high school in
Muskogee
, and was the state 2A golf champion for three years.
Dickson attended
Oklahoma State University
in
Stillwater, Oklahoma
, where he was a two-time All-American as a member of the golf team from 1964–1966. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in General Business in 1967. That year he became the first amateur golfer since 1935 to win both the
U.S. Amateur
and
British Amateur
.
Professional career
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On January 25, 1968, Dickson turned 24 years old. At his birthday party, it was announced he would turn professional. It was also announced he would enter the
PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament
that April for the
Spring 1968 PGA Tour Qualifying School
. The
New York Daily News
stated that "the pros rank the U.S.-British Amateur champ as a sure-pop star and the best to enter their ranks since
Jack Nicklaus
."
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Dickson played on the PGA Tour for ten years and won two official events. During his rookie season in 1968, he won the
Haig Open Invitational
and the
Bob Jones Award
for distinguished sportsmanship in golf.
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His best year as a professional was 1973 when he won the
Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational
, earned $89,182, and finished in the top-30 on the money list. His best finish in a
major championship
was a T-17 at
The Masters
in 1973.
Dickson was hired by the PGA as the Director of Marketing for the Tournament Players Club in 1979 and was also a Rules Official on the
Senior PGA Tour
(now known as the Champions Tour) from 1986?89. He was appointed as the Tournament Director for the Nike Tour (now known as the
Web.com Tour
) in 1989 and was instrumental in its initial development.
After reaching the age of 50 in January 1994, Dickson began to play on the Senior PGA Tour. His sole victory in this venue came at the 1998
Cadillac NFL Golf Classic
in a playoff with
Jim Colbert
and
Larry Nelson
. He last played in a Champions Tour event in 2004.
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On August 21, 2006, Dickson was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.
[5]
He lives in
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
.
Amateur wins
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Professional wins (5)
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PGA Tour wins (2)
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Other wins (2)
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Senior PGA Tour wins (1)
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Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1?0)
U.S. national team appearances
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Amateur
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