Robert Anthony May (born October 6, 1968) is an American professional golfer. He is most notable for losing to Tiger Woods in a three-hole playoff for the 2000 PGA Championship at Valhalla.
| Bob May | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Robert Anthony May |
| Born | October 6, 1968 Lynwood, California[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada[1] |
| Career | |
| College | Oklahoma State University |
| Turned professional | 1991 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Highest ranking | 24 (September 10, 2000)[2] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T43: 2001 |
| PGA Championship | 2nd: 2000 |
| U.S. Open | T23: 2000 |
| The Open Championship | T11: 2000 |
Early life and amateur career
editMay was born on October 6, 1968. He attended Los Altos High School in Hacienda Heights, California, and was featured in the Faces in the Crowd section in Sports Illustrated at age 16 in 1984.[3] He played college golf at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater,[1] and was a member of the American Walker Cup team in 1991 before turning professional later that year.
Professional career
editMay joined the PGA Tour in 1994. He did not win on the Tour, but he finished second three times, including a playoff loss to Tiger Woods at the 2000 PGA Championship at Valhalla, and most recently at the 2006 B.C. Open at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, where he lost by one to John Rollins. However he won the 1999 Victor Chandler British Masters on the European Tour. His career was curtailed by a back injury in 2003, and in 2006 he played the PGA Tour on a Major Medical Exemption. After the 2007 season, he lost his PGA Tour card. From 2008 through 2010, May played primarily on the Nationwide Tour (now the Korn Ferry Tour) along with some PGA Tour events. He lost his status on the minor-league tour after missing 15 of 25 cuts in 2010; he played in only eight tournaments in 2011 and just twice in 2012.[4] May was in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking for much of 2000 and 2001.
Professional wins (1)
editEuropean Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Sep 1999 | Victor Chandler British Masters | −19 (69-67-66-67=269) | 1 stroke |  Colin Montgomerie
|
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | PGA Championship |  Tiger Woods
|
Lost three-hole aggregate playoff; Woods: −1 (3-4-5=12), May: E (4-4-5=13) |
Playoff record
editPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | PGA Championship | Tiger Woods
|
Lost three-hole aggregate playoff; Woods: −1 (3-4-5=12), May: E (4-4-5=13) |
Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | Ben Hogan Wichita Charity Classic |  Jeff Woodland
|
Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole |
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T43 | |||
| U.S. Open | T23 | T30 | ||
| The Open Championship | 74 | T11 | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | 2 | 73 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
edit| Tournament | 2002 |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T36 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
edit| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R32 | ||
| Championship | T20 | T11 | NT1 |
| Invitational |
1Canceled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament
Results in senior major championships
edit| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | NT | |||||
| Senior PGA Championship | T60 | NT | CUT | |||
| U.S. Senior Open | NT | T58 | CUT | 69 | ||
| Senior Players Championship | ||||||
| Senior British Open Championship | T79 | NT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. national team appearances
editAmateur
- Walker Cup: 1991 (winners)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "PGA Tour profile". Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ "Week 36 2000 Ending 10 Sep 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Faces in the Crowd". Sports Illustrated. October 29, 1984. p. 109.
- ^ "Bob May - Media Guide -PGA Tour". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
External links
edit- Bob May at the PGA Tour official site
- Bob May at the European Tour official site
- Bob May at the Official World Golf Ranking official site