R. W. Eaks

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American professional golfer

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::summary American professional golfer ::

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Field	Value
name	R. W. Eaks
imagesize
fullname	Robert W. Eaks
birth_date
birth_place	Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
death_date
height
weight	200 lb
nationality
residence	Fountain Hills, Arizona, U.S.
college	University of Northern Colorado
yearpro	1976
retired
extour	PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Champions Tour
prowins	10
nwidewins	3
champwins	4
seneurowins
otherwins	3
majorwins
masters	DNP
usopen	CUT: 1986, 1990
open	DNP
pga	DNP
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	[Champions Tour
Comeback Player of the Year](champions-tour-comeback-player-of-the-year)
year1	2007
awardssection
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Early life and amateur career

Eaks was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He attended Billy Mitchell High School, where he was a decorated athlete in basketball and golf, and graduated in 1971. His high school home course was Patty Jewett GC where he also worked on the grounds crew. He attended college at the University of Northern Colorado where he played basketball.

Professional career

In 1976, Eaks turned professional. In the 1990s, he played primarily on the PGA Tour's developmental tour where he earned three victories. He was a member of the tour from 1990–1997 and 1999–2001. He also 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. He finished sixth on the 2007 season Champions Tour money list.

Awards and honors

In 2007, Eaks won the Champions Tour's Comeback Player of the Year award.

Professional wins (10)

Nike Tour wins (3)

::data[format=table] | 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 | USA Brandel Chamblee, USA Ed Humenik, USA Dick Mast | | 2 | Mar 21, 1993 | Nike Louisiana Open | −15 (67-63-72-71=273) | 2 strokes | USA Karl Kimball | | 3 | Sep 14, 1997 | Nike San Jose Open | −16 (68-66-71-67=272) | 2 strokes | USA Mark Carnevale, USA Chris DiMarco, USA Steve Lamontagne, USA J. L. Lewis, MYS Iain Steel | ::

Nike Tour playoff record (0–1) ::data[format=table]

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1996	Nike Ozarks Open	USA Stewart Cink	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
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Other wins (3)

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

Champions Tour wins (4)

::data[format=table] | 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 | USA Bruce Vaughan | | 2 | Sep 16, 2007 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | −17 (63-66-70=199) | 2 strokes | USA Jay Haas, CAN Rod Spittle | | 3 | Jul 20, 2008 | 3M Championship | −23 (65-63-65=193) | 6 strokes | USA Gary Hallberg, DEU Bernhard Langer | | 4 | Sep 14, 2008 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn (2) | −16 (61-68-71=200) | 4 strokes | USA Tom Kite, USA Tom Jenkins | ::

Champions Tour playoff record (0–3) ::data[format=table]

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

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Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
U.S. Open	CUT				CUT
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CUT = missed the half-way cut

Note: Eaks only played in the U.S. Open.

References

[http://www.pgatour.com/2007/tournaments/s619/08/26/notebook082607/index.html Boeing Classic: Final-Round Notebook] {{webarchive. link. (2007-08-30)

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