Bob Charles
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| Personnel | |
| Nation: |
 New Zealand
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| Career data | |
| Professional since: | 1960 |
| Current tour: |
Champions Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Tournament wins: | 66 |
| Major wins : | 1 (1963) |
| Awards: | World Golf Hall of Fame (2008) |
Sir Bob Charles ONZ KNZM CBE (born March 14, 1936 in Carterton , New Zealand ) is a New Zealand golf professional .
Private
Bob's parents, Ivor and Phyllis Charles, were avid and talented golfers. He married Verity in 1963 and has a daughter and a son. In the meantime he also has four grandchildren. Today Bob lives alternately in Florida , USA and in Canterbury , New Zealand .
Career
In 1954 at the age of 18 he won the New Zealand Open. His biggest highlight was winning the British Open in 1963, at Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Course in Lancashire. He is the only New Zealander to ever win the British Open. Until Phil Mickelson's victory in 2013, he was also the only left-handed golfer in the world to ever win the Open. Bob is also the first New Zealander to win a major tournament . After him, only Michael Campbell succeeded . Today he still plays in senior PGA tournaments .
Awards
- 1972: Member of the Order of the British Empire
- 1992: Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 1999: Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
- 2010: Order of New Zealand
See also
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| SURNAME | Charles, Bob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Charles, Sir Bob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carterton , New Zealand |