# Bobby Gates > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bobby_Gates > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bobby_Gates.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Gates > Source revision: 1351825013 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Robert Gates Jr.** (born December 31, 1985) is an American [professional golfer](/source/Professional_golfer). ## Early life and amateur career In 1985, Gates was born in [Gainesville, Florida](/source/Gainesville,_Florida). He was raised in the city as well. Gates attended [F. W. Buchholz High School](/source/F._W._Buchholz_High_School) and in his senior year he led its [golf](/source/Golf) team in scoring average. Gates was named *Scholar Athlete of the Year* for [Alachua County, Florida](/source/Alachua_County,_Florida).[1] Gates attended [Texas A&M University](/source/Texas_A%26M_University).[2] In 2008, he graduated with a degree in [agriculture](/source/Agriculture). ## Career In 2008, Gates turned professional. He played on the [Gateway Tour](/source/Gateway_Tour) in 2008.[1] He also played on the [Canadian Tour](/source/Canadian_Tour) in 2009, finishing 22nd on the Order of Merit.[1][3] In 2010, Gates joined the Nationwide Tour after finishing T-42 at the 2009 [PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour) [qualifying school](/source/Qualifying_school). He won in his debut event on Tour, the 2010 [Michael Hill New Zealand Open](/source/Michael_Hill_New_Zealand_Open).[4] He finished the year 16th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card. He missed retaining his tour card by one spot and $1,431; [D. J. Trahan](/source/D._J._Trahan) got the 125th and final PGA Tour card for 2012. Gates later regained his Tour Card through [Q School](/source/Qualifying_school). Gates finished outside the top 125 (141st) on the money list in 2012 and earned his 2013 PGA Tour card through Q School. He made only four cuts in 20 events. He played in the [Web.com Tour Finals](/source/Web.com_Tour_Finals) and finished 35th to earn his PGA Tour card for 2014. In 2013–14, he played in only 14 events due to injury, making one cut. He has not played in a PGA Tour event since the 2014 [Travelers Championship](/source/Travelers_Championship) and has a five-event medical extension available upon his return. Gates retired from professional golf in 2018 and now teaches at Summit Golf School in [The Woodlands, Texas](/source/The_Woodlands,_Texas). He qualified for the [2025 PGA Championship](/source/2025_PGA_Championship) and plays out of the Southern Texas section of the PGA. ## Awards and honors In high school, Gates was honored with a Scholar-Athlete of the Year award from [Alachua County, Florida](/source/Alachua_County,_Florida). ## Professional wins (2) ### Nationwide Tour wins (1) No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner-up 1 Jan 31, 2010 Michael Hill New Zealand Open1 −14 (65-67-68-74=274) 1 stroke Andrew Dodt 1Co-sanctioned by the [PGA Tour of Australasia](/source/PGA_Tour_of_Australasia) ### Gateway Tour wins (1) No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runners-up 1 Apr 9, 2009 DFW Spring 4 −10 (66-70-70=206) 2 strokes Jeremy Alcorn, David Schultz ## Results in major championships Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Masters Tournament U.S. Open T40 CUT The Open Championship PGA Championship Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Masters Tournament PGA Championship CUT U.S. Open The Open Championship NT CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = No tournament due to [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic) ## Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 2011 Match Play Championship Invitational Champions WD WD = withdrew ## See also - [2010 Nationwide Tour graduates](/source/2010_Nationwide_Tour_graduates) - [2011 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates](/source/2011_PGA_Tour_Qualifying_School_graduates) - [2012 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates](/source/2012_PGA_Tour_Qualifying_School_graduates) - [2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates](/source/2013_Web.com_Tour_Finals_graduates) ## References 1. [2010 PGA Tour Media Guide](http://www.pgatour.com/players/h/?/03/26/98/media) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110604044329/http://www.pgatour.com/players/h/?%2F03%2F26%2F98%2Fmedia) June 4, 2011 at the Wayback Machine 1. [Gates Wins New Zealand Open in Nationwide Tour Debut](http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/013110aaa.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100224085033/http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/013110aaa.html) February 24, 2010 at the Wayback Machine 1. ["2009 Canadian Tour Order of Merit"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100808124503/http://www.cantour.com/leagues/cantour_stats2.cfm?clientid=3776&leagueid=0&sortby=earnings). Archived from [the original](http://www.cantour.com/leagues/cantour_stats2.cfm?clientid=3776&leagueid=0&sortby=earnings) on 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 1. [Gates closes out New Zealand title](https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=4873780) ## External links - [Official website](http://bobbygatesgolf.com/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bobby Gates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Gates) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Gates?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.