Robert J. Lunn (born April 24, 1945) is an American

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who played on the

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in the 1960s and 1970s. Lunn was born in

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. He was the 1963

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champion. He turned pro in 1965 and won six times on the PGA Tour. In 1968, he was named Most Improved Golfer of the Year by ''Golf Digest''. He earned $102,711 and finished 11th on the money list that year after winning two tournaments in a row – the

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and the

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. Lunn's best years in professional golf were 1968–72 when he appeared in the top 60 on the money list in each of those years. Lunn never won a

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, but won the par-3 contest at Augusta National's pitch & putt course during the week of the 1969 Masters. His best finish in a major was a T-3 at the 1970 U.S. Open. Lunn retired from the PGA Tour in 1980 and took club pro and teaching pro jobs at three clubs in northern

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. Currently he holds the position of Senior PGA Tour Professional at Woodbridge Golf and Country Club in

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. Lunn has played in just over four dozen events on the

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since turning 50 in 1995. His best finish was T-34 at the 1995 Kaanapali Classic.

Amateur wins (1)

* 1963

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (6)

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

Other wins (3)

* 1969 Southern California Open * 1984 Northern California PGA Matchplay Championship * 1986 Northern California PGA Strokeplay Championship

Results in major championships

''Note: Lunn never played in

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.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lunn, Bob American male golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from Sacramento, California Golfers from San Francisco 1945 births Living people