Bob Lewis (golfer)

{{Short description|American golfer (1944–2021)}}

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| fullname = Robert C. Lewis, Jr.

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|7|12}}

| birth_place = Warren, Ohio

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|3|23|1944|7|12}}

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| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Pepper Pike, Ohio

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| college = Rollins College

| status = Amateur
Professional (c.1970–1978)

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| extour = PGA Tour

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| masters = T40: 1981

| usopen = CUT: 1978, 1983, 1986

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| award1 = Bob Jones Award

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Robert C. Lewis, Jr. (July 12, 1944 – March 23, 2021) was an American amateur golfer from Pepper Pike, Ohio.

Lewis was born in Warren, Ohio. He played college golf at Rollins College, graduating in 1967. He won the 1968 Ohio Amateur on his 24th birthday.

Lewis turned professional and played on the PGA Tour from 1971 to 1974 without much success. He then quit professional golf and had his amateur status reinstated.

As an amateur, Lewis finished runner-up at the 1980 U.S. Amateur{{cite web |url=https://www.usga.org/championships/2014/us-amateur-champions-21474864256.html |title=U.S. Amateur History – 1980 |publisher=United States Golf Association |accessdate=2019-07-15}} and the 1981 and 1984 U.S. Mid-Amateurs.{{cite web |url=https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/u-s--mid-amateur-results--1981-to-present.html |title=U.S. Mid-Amateur Results: 1981 to Present |publisher=United States Golf Association |date=October 1, 2018 |accessdate=2019-07-15}} He played on four straight U.S. Walker Cup teams (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987) – all winners. He played on the winning 1982 Eisenhower Trophy team and the 1986 team that finished second.

Lewis captained the 2003 and 2005 Walker Cup teams.{{cite web |url=https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/walker-cup-captains--1922-to-present.html |title=Walker Cup Captains: 1922 to Present |publisher=United States Golf Association |date=September 12, 2017 |accessdate=2019-07-15}}

Lewis was inducted into the Ohio Golf Association Hall of Fame in 2002{{cite web |url=https://www.ohiogolf.org/hall_of_fame/inductees/bob-lewis |title=Bob Lewis |publisher=Ohio Golf Association |accessdate=2019-07-15}} and the Northern Ohio Golf Association Hall of Fame in 2003.{{cite web |url=https://www.noga.org/association/hall-of-fame |title=Hall of Fame – 2003 |publisher=Northern Ohio Golf Association}}

Lewis died on March 23, 2021, from lung cancer.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/bob-lewis-jr-tribute-obituary-us-walker-cup-player-captain |title=Remembering Bob Lewis Jr., who helped reignite Americans passion for the Walker Cup |first=Ryan |last=Herrington |magazine=Golf Digest |date=March 25, 2021 |access-date=April 14, 2021}}