Bob Heintz

{{Short description|American professional golfer (born 1970)}} {{distinguish|Bob Heinz}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Bob Heintz | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = Robert Edward Heintz | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|5|1}} | birth_place = Syosset, New York, U.S. | death_date =  | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | weight = {{convert|215|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | sporting_nationality = {{USA}} | residence = Clearwater, Florida, U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Yale University | yearpro = 1992 | tour = | extour = PGA Tour<br>Nationwide Tour<br>NGA Hooters Tour | prowins = 3 | nwidewins = 2 | champwins =  | seneurowins =  | otherwins = 1 | majorwins =  | masters = DNP | usopen = CUT: 1999 | open = DNP | pga = DNP | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 = | year1 = | awardssection =  }} '''Robert Edward Heintz''' (born May 1, 1970) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Nationwide Tour.

== Early life and amateur career == In 1970, Heintz was born in Syosset, New York. He played golf while attending Countryside High.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harig |first=Bob |date=1999-10-07 |title=Heintz close to his dream |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-heintz-close-to-his-drea/173028696/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |work=Tampa Bay Times |pages=54 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

Heintz studied economics at Yale University. He was a three-time Ivy League champion for the Bulldogs golf team.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Elliott |first=Mick |date=2000-10-29 |title=Local golfer banks on golf as a career |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-local-golfer-banks-on/173028427/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |work=The Tampa Tribune |pages=43 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Henry |first=Mike |date=1990-04-24 |title=Former Countryside standout becomes Ivy League medalist |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-former-countryside-sta/173029036/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |work=The Tampa Tribune |pages=89}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1992-04-22 |title=College champion |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-college-champion/173029090/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |work=Tampa Bay Times |pages=103 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

== Professional career == In 1992, Heintz turned professional. He joined the Nike Tour in 1994, then took a hiatus and did not return to the Tour until 1999. That year he won two events, the Nike Shreveport Open and the Nike Tour Championship, en route to finishing 6th on the money list and earning his PGA Tour card for the 2000 season. After a poor rookie year on Tour,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-06-07 |title=Kelly, Heintz shoot 65, trail by 1 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-kelly-heintz-shoot-65/173028782/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |work=Hartford Courant |pages=335 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> he returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2001. However, he managed to successfully return to the PGA Tour at the end of the year through 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School. In 2002, he did not retain his PGA Tour card, once again having a poor season, and returned to the Nationwide Tour. He played on the developmental circuit for two years before regaining his PGA Tour card once again at 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School. However, he once more did not retain his card and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2006.

Heintz successfully went through the 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Theall |first=Dave |date=2006-04-02 |title=Slow, steady style is a perfect fit for Heintz |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-slow-steady-style-is-a/173029209/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |work=Tampa Bay Times |pages=160 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He returned to the PGA Tour in 2007 where he had his best year on tour, recording two fifth-place finishes and finishing 136th on the money list, earning him partial status on tour for 2008. He split the year between the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour and earned his PGA Tour card for 2009 through qualifying school for the fourth time. He returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2010 and has been playing on it since.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}

Playing as a PGA Tour non-member out of the 151–200 money list category, Heintz had a very close call at the 2010 Reno-Tahoe Open where he missed a 3.5 foot (1.1 m) putt on the final hole to get into a playoff with Matt Bettencourt for an opportunity for his first PGA Tour victory.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}

Beginning in 2012, Heintz served as the University of Pennsylvania's men's head golf coach. He guided the Quakers to an Ivy League title in 2015. He joined the Duke University men's golf program in February 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Cole |title=Penn men's golf coach Bob Heintz resigns to take assistant role at Duke |url=https://www.thedp.com/article/2017/01/penn-mens-golf-coach-bob-heintz-resigns-duke |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=The Daily Pennsylvanian |language=en-us}}</ref>

==Professional wins (3)== ===Nike Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Legend |- style="background:thistle;" | Tour Championships (1) |- | Other Nike Tour (4) |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Apr 18, 1999 |Nike Shreveport Open |−5 (72-67-72-72=283) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Bowden, {{flagicon|USA}} Joel Edwards |-style="background:thistle;" |align=center|2 |align=right|Oct 24, 1999 |Nike Tour Championship |−5 (68-68-75-72=283) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Marco Dawson |}

'''Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|1 |1999 |Nike Tour Championship |{{flagicon|USA}} Marco Dawson |Won with birdie on first extra hole |}

===NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Jun 28, 1998 |Decatur Classic |−17 (68-68-70-65=271) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Medlin |}

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