Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bob Lewis (golfer)


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The result was   Withdrawing nom, keep (as nominator, & non-admin). AllynJ (talk | contribs) 17:18, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Bob Lewis (golfer)

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Article says he's an amateur player, thus fails WP:ATHLETE. Captaining the Walker Cup team appears is an assertation of notability, but I'm not sure it's enough to cement notability. I couldn't really find many reliable sources with which to establish notability outside of the Walker Cup mention. I'm not particularly familiar with golf, however, so I might be wrong here, but this fact, with the lack of numerous reliable sources, means this article does not seem to pass WP:BIO. AllynJ (talk | contribs) 12:49, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep A news archive search would seem to show notability. RMHED (talk) 14:37, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep WP:GOLF doesn't appear to have suggested notability guidelines, but in other sports, competing at for a national team in the highest levels international competition seems to qualify one as notable. I'd think captaining a Walker Cup team counts, as the search results linked above indicate. TheMolecularMan (talk) 16:24, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep The Walker Cup is the pinnacle of amateur golf, on a par with the Ryder Cup. The links indicate notability. Tassedethe (talk) 16:43, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep Being a runner-up (or captain) in an amateur sport competition is a weak assertion, at best, to qualify for notability. But since the Walker Cup competition is notable enough to be on Wikipedia then I must digress and say Bob Lewis is, too - though not by much. -Jrcla2 (talk)(contribs) 17:42, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Finalist in the U.S. Amateur is enough notability. I think this is especially strong in golf since there is a very strong amateur historical presence - so much so it was considered a major in 1930 when Bobby Jones won the grand slam. RonSigPi (talk) 23:17, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong keep The Walker Cup (older than the Ryder Cup), the U.S. Amateur, and the British Amateur are pretty much the pinnacle of amateur golf. Passes WP:ATHLETE quite easily.  Any Walker Cup player should qualify, as they have "competed at the highest level in amateur sports".  Lewis made four teams (and was a captain later). Carl Lindberg (talk) 17:11, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Withdrawn - you've convinced me otherwise. Didn't realise how prestigious the competition was in the context. :) AllynJ (talk | contribs) 17:18, 20 September 2008 (UTC)


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