Robin Freeman (golfer)
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Robin Freeman is an American professional golfer
. He has played on the PGA Tour
, Nationwide Tour
, and Champions Tour
.
Freeman was born in St. Charles, Missouri. He attended the University of Central Oklahoma
and turned professional in 1983.
Freeman began playing on the PGA Tour in 1989 after winning the qualifying school
in December 1988. He has bounced back and forth between the PGA Tour and its developmental tour, the Nationwide Tour. He won twice on the Nationwide Tour, both in 1998. His best finish on the PGA Tour is a T-2 at the 1995 GTE Byron Nelson Classic.
After turning 50 in 2009, Freeman also began playing on the Champions Tour. His best finishes are a pair of T-8s at the 2009 U.S. Senior Open and the 2010 Senior PGA Championship
.
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
. He has played on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
, Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
, and Champions Tour
Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...
.
Freeman was born in St. Charles, Missouri. He attended the University of Central Oklahoma
University of Central Oklahoma
The University of Central Oklahoma, often referred to as UCO, is a coeducational public university located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The university is the third largest in Oklahoma, with almost 18,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty...
and turned professional in 1983.
Freeman began playing on the PGA Tour in 1989 after winning the qualifying school
Qualifying school
In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...
in December 1988. He has bounced back and forth between the PGA Tour and its developmental tour, the Nationwide Tour. He won twice on the Nationwide Tour, both in 1998. His best finish on the PGA Tour is a T-2 at the 1995 GTE Byron Nelson Classic.
After turning 50 in 2009, Freeman also began playing on the Champions Tour. His best finishes are a pair of T-8s at the 2009 U.S. Senior Open and the 2010 Senior PGA Championship
Senior PGA Championship
The Senior PGA Championship is one of the five major championships in men's senior golf. It is administered by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and is recognized as a major championship by both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour. It was formerly an unofficial money...
.
See also
- 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduatesThis is a list of the 40 players who earned their 2000 PGA Tour card through Q School in 1999.*Players in yellow were 2000 PGA Tour rookies.-2000 Results:T = Tied...
- 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School GraduatesThis is a list of the 36 players who earned their 2002 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2001.*Players in yellow were 2002 PGA Tour rookies.-2002 Results:T = Tied...