Bob Stanton (golfer)
| Bob Stanton | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Robert James Stanton |
| Born | 20 January 1946 Sydney, Australia |
| Sporting nationality | Australia |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1967 |
| PGA Championship | T22: 1970 |
| U.S. Open | T22: 1969 |
| The Open Championship | T27: 1966 |
Robert James Stanton (born 20 January 1946) is a retired professional golfer from Australia. He had considerable success in the late 1960s, winning a number of tournaments in Australia and playing on the PGA Tour. As a 20-year-old, he won the 1966 Dunlop International, beating Arnold Palmer in a sudden-death playoff. He never won on the PGA Tour but was runner-up twice, in the 1969 AVCO Golf Classic and the 1970 Florida Citrus Invitational. He had a brief return of form in 1974/1975 and again for a few years from 1982.