Bob Shearer
Robert A. Shearer is an Australian professional golfer and golf course architect.
Shearer was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He won the 1969 Australian Amateur and turned pro in 1970.
Shearer won the PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit four times: 1974, 1977, 1981, 1982. He spent five years on the European Tour and then nine on the PGA Tour. His career year was 1982 when he won the Australian Open and his sole PGA Tour event, the Tallahassee Open. He had 18 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events. His best finish in a major championship was a T-7 at the 1978 Open Championship.
Today he splits his time between his golf course design work and the European Seniors Tour.
Amateur wins (1)
- 1969 Australian Amateur
Professional wins (27)
PGA Tour wins (1)
PGA Tour playoff record| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1982 | Michelob-Houston Open |  Ed Sneed | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
European Tour wins (2)
European Tour playoff record| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1974 | Benson & Hedges Festival |  Philippe Toussaint | Lost to par on first extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (18)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 20 Jan 1974 | Coca-Cola Lakes Open | +5 | Playoff |  Ted Ball, Paul Murray |
| 2 | 3 Feb 1974 | Tasmanian Open | −7 | Playoff | Ted Ball |
| 3 | 10 Nov 1974 | Chrysler Classic | −1 | 9 strokes | Bruce Devlin |
| 4 | 10 Nov 1975 | West Lakes Classic | −2 | Playoff | Mike Cahill |
| 5 | 7 Nov 1976 | Chrysler Classic | −3 | Playoff | Stewart Ginn |
| 6 | 21 Nov 1976 | New Zealand Airlines Classic | −21 | 9 strokes | Bill Brask,  John Lister |
| 7 | 30 Oct 1977 | CBA West Lakes Classic | −13 | 6 strokes | David Good |
| 8 | 27 Nov 1977 | Colgate Champion of Champions | −7 | 1 stroke |  Maurice Bembridge, John Benda, Curtis Strange, Jack Newton |
| 9 | 10 Dec 1978 | New Zealand Open | −3 | 1 stroke |  Brian Barnes |
| 10 | 19 Oct 1980 | Tooth Gold Coast Classic | −9 | 1 stroke | Don January, Art Russell, Bob Shaw, Chris Tickner |
| 11 | 6 Dec 1981 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | −15 | 8 strokes | Graham Marsh |
| 12 | 13 Dec 1981 | New Zealand Open | −3 | 3 strokes | Terry Gale |
| 13 | 24 Oct 1982 | New South Wales Open | −12 | 1 stroke | Graham Marsh |
| 14 | 21 Nov 1982 | Australian Open | −1 | 4 strokes | Jack Nicklaus, Payne Stewart |
| 15 | 13 Feb 1983 | Victorian Open | −6 | 1 stroke | Greg Norman |
| 16 | 6 Nov 1983 | Yakka Australian PGA Championship | E | 2 strokes | Ossie Moore |
| 17 | 7 Oct 1984 | Ford Dealers South Australian Open | −2 | 1 stroke | Terry Gale |
| 18 | 2 Mar 1986 | Rich River Classic | −17 | 8 strokes | Ian Stanley |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1974 | Coca-Cola Lakes Open | Ted Ball, Paul Murray | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1974 | Tasmanian Open | Ted Ball | |
| 3 | 1975 | West Lakes Classic | Mike Cahill | Won with par on third extra hole |
| 4 | 1976 | Chrysler Classic | Stewart Ginn | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Other Australasian wins (2)
- 1983 New South Wales PGA Championship
- 1985 South West Open
European Senior Tour wins (4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2000 | Beko Classic |  Brian Huggett | Lost to par on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cutWD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
- World Cup : 1975, 1976