| Bob Shave |
Full Name: Robert James Shave, Jr Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link 1958 Golf AA - Loc 59 2009 Golf HOF - Loc 64 |
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| FSU Career |
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Year Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1956 5-10 160 Fr * Willoughby, OH 1957 5-10 160 So * Willoughby, OH 1958 5-11 170 Jr * Saint Petersburg 1959 5-10 160 Sr * Saint Petersburg |
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| All-American Awards |
| Golf |
Year Award 1958 Golf Coaches Association of America - 2nd Team All-American |
| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2009 |
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Bob Shave, Jr. came to Florida State with a sparkling prep golf history that included winning the state of Ohio high school golf championship in 1953 and 1954. Shave played on some of FSU's best early golf teams. FSU finished with an 11-0 and 11-1 mark in 1956 and 1957, Shave's first two seasons. Although he was not the No. 1 golfer his first two years he sometimes had the best round of the day. In 1957 Florida State tied for fourth place in the NCAA Tournament and Shave led the way with a third place finish. In 1958 Shave led FSU to another berth in the NCAA tournament and his exceptional play during the year earned him Second-Team All-American honors from the Golf Coaches Association. He captained the 1959 Seminole team which included FSU great Downing Gray. Shave had identical scoring averages of 72.0 to lead all FSU golfers in both 1958 and 1959. FSU played in several tournaments throughout Shave's career and he usually performed well. In addition to the third place finish at the NCAA tournament in 1957, Shave won the 1959 Pensacola Invitational and he had seven additional top-ten finishes. He won a number of amateur tournaments including the 1958 Ohio Amateur during the summer months and was a quarterfinalist in the 1956 U.S. Ameteur. Following his FSU career, Shave played professionally on the PGA Tour until 1973. He played in 116 events and amassed 14 Top 10 and 35 Top 25 finishes. His best finish was second place at the 1963 Cajun Classic Open.
Bob Shave's stellar golfing career at FSU and as a professional have earned him a well-deserved place in the Florida State Hall of Fame. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Golf |
Year Tournaments Rounds Par Low Strokes Wins Top10 Ave =========================================================== 1955-56 8 17.0 6 70 1,258 0 2 74.00 1956-57 14 23.5 10 69 1,717 0 4 73.06 1957-58 17 25.0 12 67 1,803 0 3 72.12 1958-59 13 18.0 9 65 1,295 1 2 71.94 ----------------------------------------------------------- Total 52 84 37 65 6,073 1 11 72.73 |
Date Opponent/Tournament Place Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total Par
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1955-56 Season
02/26/1956 George Washington Tournament 77 76 76 76 305 72
03/16/1956 Auburn 75 75 72
03/22/1956 Alabama 75 75 72
03/23/1956 Maxwell AFB 75 75 72
04/11/1956 Rollins College 72 72 72
04/21/1956 Rollins College 76 76 72
04/29/1956 Florida Amateur 3t 70 70 71 77 288 72
05/05/1956 Southern Intercollegiate 4t 76 70 75 71 292 72
1956-57 Season
02/24/1957 George Washington Tournament 7 76 74 73 74 297 72
03/02/1957 Auburn 71 71 72
03/09/1957 Florida 75 75 72
03/16/1957 Florida Intercollegiate 3 71 69 70 71 281 71
03/18/1957 Georgia Tech 77 77 72
03/20/1957 Alabama 74 74 72
03/21/1957 Georgia 40 40
03/26/1957 Miami 75 75 72
03/30/1957 Rollins College 70 70 72
04/27/1957 Rollins College 75 75 72
05/01/1957 Florida 69 69 72
05/04/1957 Southern Intercollegiate 7t 72 78 74 70 294 72
05/11/1957 Auburn 73 73 72
06/25/1957 NCAA Championship 3 75 71 146 72
1957-58 Season
02/07/1958 Wisconsin 75 75 72
02/24/1958 Florida 67 67 71
03/04/1958 Moody AFB 0 0 72
03/08/1958 Florida Intercollegiate 3 73 68 76 68 285 71
03/11/1958 Jacksonville NAS 73 73 72
03/15/1958 Rollins College 76 76 72
03/17/1958 Georgia Tech 68 68 72
03/22/1958 Florida 70 70 72
03/25/1958 Georgia 72 72 72
03/27/1958 Spring Hill College 67 67 72
04/05/1958 Coral Gables Tournament 2 73 74 71 77 295 72
04/12/1958 Auburn 69 69 72
04/15/1958 Georgia 75 75 72
04/21/1958 Auburn 71 71 72
04/26/1958 Rollins College 0 0
05/03/1958 Southern Intercollegiate 5 71 74 75 72 292 72
06/25/1958 NCAA Championship 33t 73 75 148
1958-59 Season
03/02/1959 Florida 73 73 72
03/07/1959 Florida Intercollegiate 3t 71 73 68 80 292 72
03/14/1959 Louisiana State 69 69 72
03/20/1959 Rollins College 65 65 72
03/21/1959 Georgia 67 67 72
03/23/1959 Georgia Tech 71 71 72
04/10/1959 Florida 73 73 72
04/11/1959 Rollins College 73 73 72
04/13/1959 Spring Hill College 74 74 72
04/24/1959 Western Illinois 75 75 72
04/27/1959 Florida Southern Col 71 71 72
05/01/1959 Southern Intercollegiate 76 75 151 72
05/09/1959 Pensacola Invitational 1 71 70 141 72
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