Robert McCallister is an American

United States

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 professional golfer

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 who played on the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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 and the Senior PGA Tour.

McCallister was born in Toledo, Ohio

Toledo, Ohio

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. He later moved to Corona, California

Corona, California

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 and attended the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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, where he earned All American honors three times as a member of the golf

Golf

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 team — first-team in 1956 and 1957; third-team in 1958.

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

Orange County Open Invitational

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. McCallister's second win came at the one and only incarnation of the Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational

Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational

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 in 1964. His best finish in a major

Men's major golf championships

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 was T-8 at the 1965 PGA Championship

PGA Championship

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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

Wilsonville, Oregon

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PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Oct 22, 1961	Orange County Open Invitational Orange County Open Invitational The Orange County Open Invitational was a PGA Tour event that was played for four years at Mesa Verde Country Club in Costa Mesa, California during the late 1950s and early 1960s....	-6 (69-70-73-66=278)	2 strokes	Jacky Cupit Jacky Cupit Jacky D. Cupit is an American professional golfer who has played on both the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour .... ,   Don Fairfield Don Fairfield Donald W. Fairfield is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.Fairfield was born in Kansas, but grew up in Jacksonville, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Air Force.... ,   Marty Furgol Marty Furgol Martin A. Furgol was an American professional golfer. He won five times on the PGA Tour in the 1950s. He played on the 1955 Ryder Cup team. He was born in New York Mills, New York and died in Florida... ,   Al Geiberger Al Geiberger Allen Lee Geiberger, Sr. is an American professional golfer who has won numerous golf tournaments.Geiberger was born in Red Bluff, California... ,   Phil Rodgers Phil Rodgers Phil Rodgers is an American professional golfer.Rodgers was born in San Diego, California. He won the 1958 NCAA Division I Championship while playing at the University of Houston...
2	Oct 11, 1964	Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational The Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational was a PGA Tour event that was played at Sunset Oaks Country Club in Rocklin, California in October 1964. It was played for only a single year, although at the time it was hoped that it would become a regular stop on the Tour...	-3 (69-71-71-70=281)	1 stroke	Pete Brown Pete Brown (golfer) Pete Brown is an American professional golfer who is best known as the first African American to win a PGA Tour event.... ,   Stan Leonard Stan Leonard Stan Leonard was a Canadian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s. Leonard won three PGA Tour events, eight Canadian PGA Championships, and 16 other events on the Canadian Tour. He is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.-Early years:Leonard was born in...

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