Robin Freeman (golfer)

{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1959)}}

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| college = University of Central Oklahoma

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Robin Freeman (born May 7, 1959) is an American professional golfer. He has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour.

Freeman was born in St. Charles, Missouri. He attended the University of Central Oklahoma and turned professional in 1983. He was inducted into the University of Central Oklahoma's Sports Hall of Fame in 2021.

Freeman began playing on the PGA Tour in 1989 after being medalist at qualifying school in 1988.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/244799565/?terms=freeman%20pga%20qualifying&match=1 |title=Freeman top of his class |newspaper=The Desert Sun |location=Palm Springs, California |first=Larry |last=Bohannan |date=December 6, 1988 |pages=C1, C9 |via=newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He has bounced back and forth between the PGA Tour and its developmental tour, the Nike Tour. He won twice on the Nike Tour, both in 1998.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/player/01374/robin-freeman |title=Robin Freeman |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=June 3, 2025}} His best finish on the PGA Tour is a T-2 at the 1995 GTE Byron Nelson Classic. Freeman is the only two-time medalist at the PGA Tour Q-School (1998 and 1993{{cite news |title=Three-way tie wraps up PGA qualifying tourney |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1143149366/?match=1&terms=freeman%20armstrong%20stockton |newspaper=USA Today |date=December 7, 1993 |page=11C |via=newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}).

After turning 50 in 2009, Freeman also began playing on the Champions Tour. His best finishes are a pair of T-8s at the 2009 U.S. Senior Open and the 2010 Senior PGA Championship.

Freeman is currently the Director of Golf Instruction at Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort in Palm Springs, California.

Professional wins (2)

=Nike Tour wins (2)=

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!Date

!Tournament

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victory

!Runner(s)-up

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|align=right|May 31, 1998

|Nike Knoxville Open{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/207512593/?match=1&terms=freeman%20knoxville |title=Nike playoff to Freeman |newspaper=Springfield News-Leader |location=Missouri |page=6C |date=June 1, 1998 |agency=Associated Press |via=newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

|−18 (68-66-66-70=270)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Howison

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|align=right|Oct 4, 1998

|Nike San Jose Open{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/458102715/?match=1&terms=freeman%20san%20jose |title=Freeman takes San Jose |newspaper=San Francisco Examiner |location=California |page=B-3 |date=October 5, 1998 |via=newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

|−16 (66-71-69-66=272)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sean Murphy, {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Scherrer

Nike Tour playoff record (2–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

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|1998

|Nike Knoxville Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Howison

|Won with birdie on third extra hole

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|1998

|Nike San Jose Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sean Murphy, {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Scherrer

|Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

See also

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