Bob Panasik Explained

Bob Panasik
Fullname:Robert R. Panasik
Nickname:Panny
Birth Date:20 October 1941
Birth Place:Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Status:Professional
Extour:Canadian Tour
Champions Tour
Prowins:27
Masters:DNP
Usopen:42nd: 1964
Open:DNP
Pga:DNP
Award1:Peter Jackson Tour
Order of Merit winner
Year1:1974, 1975
Award2:Canadian Golf
Hall of Fame
Year2:2005

Robert R. Panasik (Panasiuk; October 20, 1941 – December 27, 2023) was a Canadian professional golfer.

Early life

Born in Windsor, Ontario, he was known as Panasiuk until 1970 when he changed his name to Panasik so it would be "easier to pronounce".[1]

In 1957, at the age of 15, Panasik made the halfway cut in the Canadian Open to become the youngest player ever to play all four rounds in a PGA Tour event,[2] [3] a record which stood until April 2013 when his record was broken by Guan Tianlang.[4]

Professional career

Panasik went on to win the Canadian PGA Championship twice as well as many provincial tournaments in Canada. He also qualified for the U.S. Open on several occasions and represented Canada in three World Cups.

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

Panasik was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2005.[7]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (27)

Canadian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Aug 24, 1986Manitoba Open−6 (69-66-69=204)Playoff Dan Halldorson, Daniel Talbot
2Sep 7, 1986Payless Canadian Tournament Players Championship−12 (66-69-66=201)5 strokes Dave Barr

Other wins (19)

Senior wins (6)

Team appearances

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Panasik winning with a new name and a new game . . . Victoria, British Columbia . September 8, 1986 . C1 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229174030/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LWA_AAAAIBAJ&pg=6242,1498486 . December 29, 2023 . December 29, 2023.
  2. News: Panasiuk devoted to golf . . July 28, 2009 . December 29, 2023 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109202011/http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/sports/story.html?id=b1fc3d58-b44f-4e1c-8289-9b406d5c8bf3 . November 9, 2012.
  3. Web site: Little-known 15-year-old turned heads by making cut in 1957 . . Brett . Avery . July 24, 2007 . December 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014013953/https://www.pgatour.com/2007/tournaments/r032/07/24/history/index.html . October 14, 2012 .
  4. News: Masters 2013: Guan Tianlang, 14, makes cut despite penalty . . April 13, 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231011053821/https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/22129753 . October 11, 2023 . December 29, 2023.
  5. Web site: Robert Panasik . . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209223444/https://heritage.golfcanada.ca/hall-of-fame-members/bob-panasik/ . December 9, 2022 . December 29, 2023.
  6. Web site: Golf community mourns the passing of Bob Panasik . . December 28, 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229034426/https://www.golfcanada.ca/articles/golf-community-mourns-the-passing-of-bob-panasik/ . December 29, 2023 . December 29, 2023.
  7. Web site: Look at Bob Panasik, the youngest player to make a cut on the PGA Tour . Rubenstein . Lorne . Lorne Rubenstein . Golf Observer . January 15, 2006 . December 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090123063147/http://www.golfobserver.com/features/Rubenstein/Panasik_011507.php . January 23, 2009 . dead .

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