Bob McCallister

Robert McCallister (born May 3, 1934) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.

Bob McCallister
Personal information
Full nameRobert McCallister
Born (1934-05-03) May 3, 1934
Toledo, Ohio
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
Turned professional1959
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1966
PGA ChampionshipT8: 1965
U.S. OpenT21: 1963
The Open ChampionshipDNP

McCallister was born in Toledo, Ohio.[1] He later moved to Corona, California[2] and attended the University of Southern California, where he earned All-American honors three times as a member of the golf team – first-team in 1956 and 1957, third-team in 1958.[3][4]

McCallister won two PGA Tour events during his career, both of which played in California in October. His first win came at the 1961 Orange County Open Invitational.[5] McCallister's second win came at the one and only incarnation of the Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational in 1964.[2][6] His best finish in a major was T-8 at the 1965 PGA Championship.[7]

McCallister played on the Senior Tour after reaching the age of 50. He also held the position of head pro at Charbonneau Golf Club in Wilsonville, Oregon.[8]

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runners-up
1 Oct 22, 1961 Orange County Open Invitational −6 (69-70-73-66=278) 2 strokes Jacky Cupit, Don Fairfield,
Marty Furgol, Al Geiberger,
Phil Rodgers
2 Oct 11, 1964 Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational −3 (69-71-71-70=281) 1 stroke Pete Brown, Stan Leonard

Other wins (3)

References
  1. Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 130. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
  2. "Sunset Whitney Country Club-Club History". Retrieved May 2, 2009.
  3. "All Americans page on SC Trojans Men's Golf website". Archived from the original on November 26, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
  4. "1958-1969 All America golf teams from GCAA website". Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  5. "October 22 in Golf History from Golf Business Wire". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
  6. "Rocklin Golf Courses". Retrieved May 2, 2009.
  7. "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved May 2, 2009.
  8. "Charbonneau Golf Club". Retrieved May 2, 2009.
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