Bob Martin (golfer)

Bob Martin
Personal information
Full name	Bob Martin
Born	1848 St Andrews, Scotland
Died	1917 (68 or 69)
Sporting nationality	Scotland
Career
Status	Professional
Best results in major championships (wins: 2)
Masters Tournament	NYF
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	Won: 1876, 1885

Bob Martin (1848–1917) was a Scottish golfer from the "Home of Golf", St Andrews. He was runner up in The Open Championship at Prestwick in 1875 and he won the Open at St Andrews in 1876 and 1885.

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	18 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1876	The Open Championship	Tied for lead	(86-90=176)	Tied*	Davie Strath
1885	The Open Championship (2)	1 shot deficit	(84-87=171)	1 stroke	Archie Simpson

• Strath failed to participate in playoff, so by default Martin won.

Results timeline

Tournament	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879
The Open Championship	T9	4	2	1	T8	T4	17

Tournament	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888	1889
The Open Championship	DNP	4	T3	DNP	DNP	1	DNP	2	T15	DNP

Tournament	1890	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895
The Open Championship	DNP	T32	DNP	DNP	DNP	WD

• Note: Martin played only in The Open Championship.

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10