Bob Panasik
| Bob Panasik | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Robert R. Panasik | ||||
| Nickname | Panny | ||||
| Born | October 20, 1941 Windsor, Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Died | December 27, 2023 (aged 82) | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Canada | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Status | Professional | ||||
| Former tour(s) | Canadian Tour Champions Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 27 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||||
| U.S. Open | 42nd: 1964 | ||||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Robert R. Panasik (né Panasiuk; October 20, 1941 – December 27, 2023) was a Canadian professional golfer.
Early life
[edit]Born in Windsor, Ontario, he was known as Panasiuk until 1970 when he changed his name to Panasik so it would be "easier to pronounce".[1][2]
In 1957, at the age of 15, Panasik made the halfway cut in the Canadian Open to become the youngest player ever to play all four rounds in a PGA Tour event,[1][3] a record which stood until April 2013 when his record was broken by Guan Tianlang.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Panasik went on to win the Canadian PGA Championship twice as well as many provincial tournaments in Canada. He also qualified for the U.S. Open on several occasions and represented Canada in three World Cups.
Panasik continued his success as a senior, playing one full season on the Senior PGA Tour in 1994. Back in Canada, he has won the Canadian PGA Seniors Championship three times and the Super Seniors Championship twice.[5]
Death
[edit]Panasik died on December 27, 2023, at the age of 82.[6]
Awards and honors
[edit]Panasik was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2005.[7]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 1958 Canadian Junior Championship
- 1959 Ontario Amateur Championship
Professional wins (27)
[edit]Canadian Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 24, 1986 | Manitoba Open | −6 (69-66-69=204) | Playoff | Dan Halldorson, Daniel Talbot
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| 2 | Sep 7, 1986 | Payless Canadian Tournament Players Championship | −12 (66-69-66=201) | 5 strokes | Dave Barr
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Other wins (19)
[edit]- 1962 Ontario PGA Assistants Championship
- 1963 Ontario PGA Assistants Championship
- 1968 Michigan PGA Assistants Championship
- 1970 Michigan PGA Assistants Championship
- 1972 Canadian PGA Championship, Waterloo Open Golf Classic
- 1973 Canadian PGA Championship, Newfoundland Open
- 1974 Quebec Open, Saskatchewan Open, Alberta Open
- 1975 Alberta Open
- 1979 Ontario PGA Championship, Ontario Spring Open
- 1981 Canadian PGA Club Professionals Championship
- 1984 Ontario PGA Championship
- 1987 Ontario Spring Open
- 1993 Canadian PGA Club Professionals Championship
- 2002 Ontario Spring Open
Senior wins (6)
[edit]- 1997 Canadian PGA Seniors Championship
- 1998 Canadian PGA Seniors Championship, Ontario PGA Seniors Championship
- 2001 Canadian PGA Seniors Championship
- 2003 Canadian PGA Super Seniors Championship
- 2004 Canadian PGA Super Seniors Championship
Team appearances
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Panasiuk devoted to golf". Windsor Star. July 28, 2009. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Panasik winning with a new name and a new game". Windsor Star. Victoria, British Columbia. Canadian Press. September 8, 1986. p. C1. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Avery, Brett (July 24, 2007). "Little-known 15-year-old turned heads by making cut in 1957". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Masters 2013: Guan Tianlang, 14, makes cut despite penalty". BBC Sport. April 13, 2013. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Robert Panasik". Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. Golf Canada. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Golf community mourns the passing of Bob Panasik". Golf Canada. December 28, 2023. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Rubenstein, Lorne (January 15, 2006). "Look at Bob Panasik, the youngest player to make a cut on the PGA Tour". Golf Observer. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Bob Panasik at the PGA Tour official site
- Bob Panasik's profile at the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame