Bob Shearer

Robert Alan Shearer (25 May 1948 – 9 January 2022) was an Australian professional golfer and golf course architect.

Early life and amateur career
Shearer was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He won the 1969 Australian Amateur, having been a joint medalist the previous year.

Professional career
Shearer turned professional in early 1971. He won the PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit four times: 1974, 1977, 1981, 1982. He spent five years on the European Tour and then nine on the PGA Tour. His career year was 1982 when he won the Australian Open and his sole PGA Tour event, the Tallahassee Open. He had 18 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events. His best finish in a major championship was a T-7 at the 1978 Open Championship.

Later he split his time between his golf course design work and the European Senior Tour.

Death
Shearer died from a heart attack on 9 January 2022, at the age of 73.

Amateur wins

 * 1969 Australian Amateur

PGA Tour wins (1)
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

European Tour wins (2)
European Tour playoff record (0–1)

PGA Tour of Australia wins (16)
PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (4–0)

Other Australasian wins (2)

 * 1983 ABE Holdings–Jack Newton Classic (incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship)
 * 1985 South West Open

European Seniors Tour wins (4)
European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances
Amateur
 * Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 1970

Professional
 * World Cup (representing Australia): 1975, 1976