Robin Williams | |
Fullname: | Robin Tiger Williams |
Birth Date: | 16 September 2001 |
Birth Place: | Stellenbosch, South Africa |
Nationality: | (until 2022) (2023–) |
Yearpro: | 2021 |
Tour: | European Tour Sunshine Tour |
Extour: | Challenge Tour MENA Tour Big Easy Tour |
Prowins: | 5 |
Sunwins: | 2 |
Otherwins: | 3 |
Award1: | Sunshine Tour Rookie of the Year |
Year1: | 2023–24 |
Robin Tiger Williams (born 16 September 2001) is an English-South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour.
Williams was born in Stellenbosch, South Africa and moved to the UK at the age of eight due to his father's work commitments.[1] He represented England as an amateur.[2] He represented Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup in 2018; also meeting Tiger Woods, who his middle name is taken from.[3] In October 2019, he won as an amateur on the MENA Tour in Jordan.[4] In 2021, he finished runner-up in the St Andrews Links Trophy, losing in a playoff to Jack Cope.[5]
Williams turned professional in July 2021.[6] He claimed his first victory as a professional in April 2023 at the Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament (an unofficial Sunshine Tour event).[7] In August, he won on the Big Easy Tour.[8] In October, he claimed his first Sunshine Tour victory at the Fortress Invitational at Glendower Golf Club.[9]
In March 2024, Williams was defeated in a sudden-death playoff by Jordan Gumberg at the SDC Championship, an event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour.[10] He went on to finish second on the 2023–24 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit and earned Rookie of the Year honours. Williams also claimed a European Tour card for the 2025 season.[11] [12] In October, he successfully defended his Fortress Invitational title, claiming his second Sunshine Tour victory.[13]
Source:[14]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |
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1 | 8 Oct 2023 | Fortress Invitational | −19 (66-67-68-68=269) | 6 strokes | Dan Erickson | |
2 | 20 Oct 2024 | Fortress Invitational (2) | −22 (64-65-70-67=266) | 3 strokes | Daniel van Tonder |
Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)
Other playoff record (1–0)
European Tour playoff record (0–1)