R. W. Eaks

R. W. Eaks
R. W. Eaks
Personal information
Full name	Robert W. Eaks
Born	May 22, 1952 (age 69); Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Fountain Hills, Arizona
Career
College	University of Northern Colorado
Turned professional	1976
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	3
PGA Tour Champions	4
Other	3
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 1986, 1990
The Open Championship	DNP

Robert W. Eaks (born May 22, 1952) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the Champions Tour.

Eaks was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He attended the University of Northern Colorado and turned professional in 1976.

Eaks played mostly on the Nationwide Tour during the regular years portion of his career, where he earned three victories. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour from 1990–1997 and 1999-2001. He was a member of the PGA Tour in 1998 and 1999 but was not very successful. He entered 50 events and only made 17 cuts. His best finish on the PGA Tour was tied for 7th at the United Airlines Hawaiian Open in 1998.

Eaks became eligible to play on the Champions Tour in 2002 and has been a member since then. He had a very successful 2007 season. He won the Dick's Sporting Goods Open in July and the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn in September. He had 11 top-10s including four runners-up. Eaks participated in the largest playoff in a PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament at the Boeing Greater Seattle Classic. Denis Watson emerged victorious from the 7-man playoff.^[1] He finished sixth on the 2007 season Champions Tour money list and won the Comeback Player of the Year award.

Professional wins (10)[]

Nike Tour wins (3)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 3, 1990	Ben Hogan Quicksilver Open	−4 (72-68-72=212)	2 strokes	Brandel Chamblee, Ed Humenik, Dick Mast
2	Mar 21, 1993	Nike Louisiana Open	−15 (67-63-72-71=273)	2 strokes
3	Sep 14, 1997	Nike San Jose Open	−16 (68-66-71-67=272)	2 strokes	Mark Carnevale, Chris DiMarco, , J. L. Lewis, Iain Steel

Nike Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1996	Nike Ozarks Open	Stewart Cink	Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Other wins (3)[]

1990 Arizona Open
1995 Taco Bell Newport Classic
1996 Taco Bell Newport Classic

Champions Tour wins (4)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 15, 2007	Dick's Sporting Goods Open	−17 (71-62-66=199)	3 strokes	Bruce Vaughan
2	Sep 16, 2007	Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn	−17 (63-66-70=199)	2 strokes	Jay Haas, Rod Spittle
3	Jul 20, 2008	3M Championship	−23 (65-63-65=193)	6 strokes	Gary Hallberg, Bernhard Langer
4	Sep 14, 2008	Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn (2)	−16 (61-68-71=200)	4 strokes	Tom Kite, Tom Jenkins

Champions Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2006	Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn	Andy Bean	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	2007	Regions Charity Classic	Brad Bryant	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
3	2007	Boeing Classic	David Eger, Gil Morgan, Naomichi Ozaki, Dana Quigley, Craig Stadler, Denis Watson	Watson won with eagle on second extra hole Eger, Morgan, Ozaki and Quigley eliminated by birdie on first hole

Results in major championships[]

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
U.S. Open	CUT				CUT

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Eaks only played in the U.S. Open.

References[]

^ Boeing Classic: Final-Round Notebook Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

R. W. Eaks at the PGA Tour official site

[1] Boeing Classic: Final-Round Notebook Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine

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