Loren Roberts
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| Personnel | |
| Nation: |
 United States
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| Nickname: | Boss of the Moss |
| Career data | |
| Professional since: | 1975 |
| Current tour: | Champions Tour |
| Tournament wins: | 26th |
| Major wins : | 4 senior majors (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009) |
| Awards: | Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame (2006) |
Loren Roberts (born June 24, 1955 in San Luis Obispo , California ) is an American professional golfer on the Champions Tour . Because of his strength in putting he is reverently called "Boss of the Moss" by his colleagues.
Career
Roberts became a professional golfer in 1975 , but wasn't able to claim his first title on the PGA TOUR until he was almost forty . In 1994 he only missed a major win at the US Open in the jump-off (after 20 holes) against eventual winners Ernie Els and Colin Montgomerie . In total, he won eight tournaments and won over $ 15 million in career prize money.
Loren Roberts played once in the Ryder Cup (1995), twice victorious in the Presidents Cup (1994 and 2000) and represented the USA in the UBS Cup 2001. For the Ryder Cup 2006 he was nominated by captain Tom Lehman as vice-captain.
In 2005 he went to the Champions Tour and won a Senior Major in his first season . In 2006, four more victories followed, including a senior major, the Senior British Open in July, which Roberts won in the jump-off against the Argentine Eduardo Romero . In 2007 he won his third major with the Senior Players Championship . The fourth major victory followed in July 2009 - Roberts won the Senior British Open for the second time.
With his professional colleagues Scott Simpson and Larry Mize he wrote the golf book Focus: The Name of the Game in 1999 .
Honors
- 1998 Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame (California)
- 2006 Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame
PGA Tour victories
- 1994 (1) Nestle Invitational
- 1995 (1) Nestle Invitational
- 1996 (2) MCI Classic , Greater Milwaukee Open
- 1997 (1) CVS Charity Classic
- 1999 (1) GTE Byron Nelson Classic
- 2000 (1) Greater Milwaukee Open
- 2002 (1) Valero Texas Open
Champions Tour victories
- 2005 (1) The Tradition
- 2006 (4) MasterCard Championship at Hualalai, Turtle Bay Championship, The ACE Group Classic, Senior British Open
- 2007 (2) The Boeing Championship at Sandestin, Senior Players Championship
- 2008 (1) Commerce Bank Championship
- 2009 (3) The ACE Group Classic, Senior British Open , Boeing Classic
- 2010 (1) Dick's Sporting Goods Open
- 2012 (1) Toshiba Classic
Senior majors are in bold .
Other tournament victories
- 1979 Foot-Joy PGA Assistant Professional Championship
- 1992 Ben Hogan Pebble Beach Invitational
- 1997 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
- 1999 Tennessee Open
- 2010 Straight Down Fall Classic (with Michael Rowley)
Participation in team competitions
- Ryder Cup : 1995
- Presidents Cup : 1994 (winner), 2000 (winner)
- UBS Warburg Cup: 2001 (winner)
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Roberts, Loren |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Luis Obispo , California |