Robert Brenaman Wrenn Jr. (born September 11, 1959) is an American sportscaster and

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design consultant; he is a former

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who played on the

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and the Nationwide Tour. Wrenn was born in

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. He attended

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the un ...

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, and was an all-

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member of the

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team in each of his four years from 1978–1981. He turned pro in 1981. Wrenn played in 308 PGA Tour events between 1982 and 1998 with 15 top-10 finishes including a victory at the 1987

Buick Open The Buick Open was a PGA Tour golf tournament from 1958 to 2009. In 2007, the tournament was held at the end of June, a change from its traditional spot between The Open Championship and the PGA Championship. Regardless, many prominent players use ...

. He established the tournament record of 262 (26-under-par), which still stands. In fact, at the time this was only one stroke off the all-time PGA Tour record in a 72-hole tournament. His best finish in a

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was T-25 at

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in 1988. Toward the end of his playing career, Wrenn played some on the Nationwide Tour. His best two finishes in that venue, both in 1995, were a T-2 at the

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and a T-3 at the

NIKE Tri-Cities Open The Tri-Cities Open was a golf tournament on the Buy.com Tour. It ran annually from 1991 to 2001. It was played at Meadow Springs Country Club in Richland, Washington. After 2001, the event was discontinued, as there was no longer a title sponsor ...

Amateur wins

*1981

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Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

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Indonesian Open

Other wins (3)

*1983

Virginia Open The Virginia Open is the Virginia state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Virginia State Golf Association and the Middle Atlantic section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually ...

*1989

*1991

Results in major championships

''Note: Wrenn never played in

The Open Championship The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ...

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CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrenn, Robert American male golfers Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Virginia Golf writers and broadcasters American sports announcers Sportspeople from Richmond, Virginia 1959 births Living people