Robert Gamez
Name:
Robert GamezCountry:
USABorn:
July 21, 1968 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Original/Home Club:
Las Vegas, NevadaOccupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1989America
Valero
Played as the Valero Texas Open (75th) (Sept 22-25). Second-placed Olin Browne (USA) finished 3 shots behind Robert Gamez (USA), who recorded the last of his three PGA Tour wins. This was Gamez' first PGA Tour win for over 15 years, a period during which he played 394 PGA Tour events. [Resort course, La Cantera GC, San Antonio, TX].
Japan
Casio
Played as the Casio World Open (Nov 24-27; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Scott Hoch (USA) finished 4 shots behind Gamez (USA), who recorded his first and only Japan Tour win. [Kaimon course, Ibusuki GC, Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan].
Awards
PGA Tour
Gamez (USA) won the inaugural PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. He finished 27th on the Tour's money list, with earnings of $461,407.
America
Nestle
Played as The Nestle Invitational (25th) (March 22-25). Second-placed Greg Norman (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Gamez (USA). [Bay Hill Club, Orlando, FL].
America
Northern Telecom
Played as the Northern Telecom Tucson Open (Jan 11-14). Second-placed Mark Calcavecchia (USA) and Jay Haas (USA) finished 4 shots behind 21-year-old Robert Gamez (USA). Playing on his home course and in his fifth PGA Tour event, Gamez joined a small band of players to win their first start as a full member of the Tour. At the time, the others were: Marty Fleckman (1967), Ben Crenshaw (1973) and Jim Benepe (1988). [Starr Pass GC, Tucson, AZ; at the time known as TPC at Starr Pass. First two days also used the Catalina course, Tucson National Resort].
Chevron Championship: the first women’s major championship of 2023 is played for the first time in Texas, having been uprooted from its home of 51 years at the Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California.
Italian Open: the 80th playing of this prestigious European event will see many 2023 Ryder Cup hopefuls build their “local knowledge” of the Marco Simone course in Rome. (May 4-7). Ryder Cup (Sept 29-Oct 1).
Jon Rahm: dedicated his emphatic Masters Tournament win to the late Seve Ballesteros. “Rahmbo’s” victory came on the day his fellow countryman and golfing inspiration would have turned 66 years of age.
Steve Stricker: four-time senior major championship winner, chases a fifth title as he defends at the 34th Regions Tradition (May 11-14), the first senior major of 2023.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
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