Bob Menne | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Robert Menne |
Born | Gardner, Massachusetts, U.S. | February 19, 1942
Died | June 2, 2023 | (aged 81)
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
College | University of Miami |
Turned professional | 1965 |
Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour Champions Tour European Seniors Tour |
Professional wins | 7 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 1 |
Other | 6 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1975 |
PGA Championship | T30: 1970 |
U.S. Open | CUT: 1977 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Robert Menne (February 19, 1942 – June 2, 2023) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, the Champions Tour, and the European Seniors Tour.
Menne was born [1] and raised in Gardner, Massachusetts, where he was graduated from Gardner High School in 1960. [2] He attended college at the University of Miami in the early 1960s, and turned pro in 1965. [1] Menne had at least seven top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his career including a win at the 1974 Kemper Open, which was held at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. [3] He won that tournament in a playoff with Jerry Heard. Menne also finished in a first-place tie with Lee Trevino at the end of regulation at the 1970 National Airlines Open Invitational but lost on the second extra hole of a playoff. His best finish in a major was a T-30 at the 1970 PGA Championship. [4]
After reaching the age of 50, Menne played some on the Champions Tour but with limited success. His best finish in a Champions Tour event was T11 at Raley's Senior Gold Rush in 1992. He had more success playing on the European Seniors Tour.
Menne lived in West Palm Beach, Florida. [2] [3] He had previously lived in Demarest, New Jersey. [5]
Menne died on June 2, 2023, at the age of 81. [6]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Jun 2, 1974 | Kemper Open | −18 (67-69-67-67=270) | Playoff | Jerry Heard |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1970 | National Airlines Open Invitational | Lee Trevino | Lost to par on second extra hole |
2 | 1974 | Kemper Open | Jerry Heard | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Bob Menne of Demarest, N.J., and Mark Brown of Oyster Bay, N.Y., combined for an 11-under-par 61 and the first-round lead Monday in the 45th annual PGA Senior-Junior Championship at the PGA Golf Club.