# Bob Panasik

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Canadian professional golfer (1941–2023)

Bob Panasik Personal information Full name Robert R. Panasik Nickname Panny Born (1941-10-20)October 20, 1941 Windsor, Ontario, Canada Died December 27, 2023(2023-12-27) (aged 82) Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sporting nationality Canada Career Status Professional Former tours 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 Peter Jackson Tour Order of Merit winner 1974, 1975 Canadian Golf Hall of Fame 2005

**Robert R. Panasik** ([né](/source/Birth_name#Maiden_and_married_names) **Panasiuk**; October 20, 1941 – December 27, 2023) was a Canadian [professional golfer](/source/Professional_golfer).

## Early life

Born in [Windsor, Ontario](/source/Windsor%2C_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](/source/Canadian_Open_(golf)) 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](/source/Guan_Tianlang).[4]

## Professional career

Panasik went on to win the [Canadian PGA Championship](/source/Canadian_PGA_Championship) twice as well as many provincial tournaments in Canada. He also qualified for the [U.S. Open](/source/U.S._Open_(golf)) on several occasions and represented Canada in three [World Cups](/source/World_Cup_(men's_golf)).

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

Panasik died on December 27, 2023, at the age of 82.[6]

## Awards and honors

- In 1974 and 1975, Panasik earned the Order of Merit for the Peter Jackson Tour.

- In 2005, Panasik was inducted into the [Canadian Golf Hall of Fame](/source/Canadian_Golf_Hall_of_Fame).[7]

## Amateur wins

- 1958 Canadian Junior Championship

- 1959 Ontario Amateur Championship

## Professional wins (27)

### Canadian Tour wins (2)

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 2 Sep 7, 1986 Payless Canadian Tournament Players Championship −12 (66-69-66=201) 5 strokes Dave Barr

### Other wins (19)

- 1962 Ontario PGA Assistants Championship

- 1963 Ontario PGA Assistants Championship

- 1968 Michigan PGA Assistants Championship

- 1970 Michigan PGA Assistants Championship

- 1972 [Canadian PGA Championship](/source/Canadian_PGA_Championship), [Waterloo Open Golf Classic](/source/Waterloo_Open_Golf_Classic)

- 1973 [Canadian PGA Championship](/source/Canadian_PGA_Championship), Newfoundland Open

- 1974 [Quebec Open](/source/Quebec_Open_(golf)), [Saskatchewan Open](/source/Saskatchewan_Open), [Alberta Open](/source/Alberta_Open)

- 1975 [Alberta Open](/source/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)

- 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

- [World Cup](/source/World_Cup_(men's_golf)) (representing Canada): [1972](/source/1972_World_Cup_(men's_golf)), [1973](/source/1973_World_Cup_(men's_golf)), [1975](/source/1975_World_Cup_(men's_golf))

## See also

- [1968 APG Tour Qualifying School graduates](/source/1968_APG_Tour_Qualifying_School_graduates)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nick_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nick_1-1) ["Panasiuk devoted to golf"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121109202011/http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/sports/story.html?id=b1fc3d58-b44f-4e1c-8289-9b406d5c8bf3). *[Windsor Star](/source/Windsor_Star)*. July 28, 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/sports/story.html?id=b1fc3d58-b44f-4e1c-8289-9b406d5c8bf3) on November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Panasik winning with a new name and a new game"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LWA_AAAAIBAJ&pg=6242,1498486). *[Windsor Star](/source/Windsor_Star)*. Victoria, British Columbia. [Canadian Press](/source/Canadian_Press). September 8, 1986. p. C1. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231229174030/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LWA_AAAAIBAJ&pg=6242,1498486) from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Avery, Brett (July 24, 2007). ["Little-known 15-year-old turned heads by making cut in 1957"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121014013953/https://www.pgatour.com/2007/tournaments/r032/07/24/history/index.html). *[PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.pgatour.com/2007/tournaments/r032/07/24/history/index.html) on October 14, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Masters 2013: Guan Tianlang, 14, makes cut despite penalty"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/22129753). *[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport)*. April 13, 2013. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231011053821/https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/22129753) from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Robert Panasik"](https://heritage.golfcanada.ca/hall-of-fame-members/bob-panasik/). *[Canadian Golf Hall of Fame](/source/Canadian_Golf_Hall_of_Fame)*. [Golf Canada](/source/Golf_Canada). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221209223444/https://heritage.golfcanada.ca/hall-of-fame-members/bob-panasik/) from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Golf community mourns the passing of Bob Panasik"](https://www.golfcanada.ca/articles/golf-community-mourns-the-passing-of-bob-panasik/). *[Golf Canada](/source/Golf_Canada)*. December 28, 2023. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231229034426/https://www.golfcanada.ca/articles/golf-community-mourns-the-passing-of-bob-panasik/) from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Rubenstein, Lorne](/source/Lorne_Rubenstein) (January 15, 2006). ["Look at Bob Panasik, the youngest player to make a cut on the PGA Tour"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090123063147/http://www.golfobserver.com/features/Rubenstein/Panasik_011507.php). *Golf Observer*. Archived from [the original](http://www.golfobserver.com/features/Rubenstein/Panasik_011507.php) on January 23, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

## External links

- [Bob Panasik](https://www.pgatour.com/player/01913) at the [PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour) official site

- [Bob Panasik's profile at the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame](https://heritage.golfcanada.ca/hall-of-fame-members/bob-panasik/)

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