| Loren Roberts |
 | Full Name: Loren Roberts | | Height: 6-2 | | Weight: 190 | | Birthdate: June 24, 1955 | | Birthplace: San Luis Obispo, CA | | Residence: Germantown, TN | | Family: Wife, Kimberly; Alexandria (10/14/86), Addison (10/15/91) | | Education: Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | | Interests: Clubmaking, hunting, all sports | | Turned Professional: 1975 |
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| Q & A |
| I know I'm in for a long Wednesday when I look in my pro-am partner's bag and see... |
| A ball retriever. |
| If my wife/girlfriend could choose the vanity plate on my car, it would read... |
| Gone Golfing |
| At Thanksgiving dinner, you'd be most thankful for what shot pulled off in 2005? |
| Second shot on the second playoff at the JELD-WEN Tradition. |
| A lot of guys complain about metal spikes, but what I would outlaw would be... |
| Metal drivers. |
| My high school PE teacher would describe my athletic ability as... |
| Good hands, no wheels. |
| I'd lay 10:1 odds on my caddie against anyone in the field if the game/contest were... |
| Being a wine connoisseur. |
| If golf were like other team sports and there was a pre-game speech or a halftime speech, what coach (living or dead) would you choose to deliver that pep talk? Why? |
| Pat Summit (University of Tennessee Women's Basketball Coach). |
| Do you think there should be a standardized golf ball for professionals? If so, do you think that will solve the distance debate? If not, what will solve the distance debate? |
| Yes, go back to wound balls! |
| Which professional golfer would win on Celebrity Jeopardy? Who would end up with a negative dollar amount? |
| Olin Browne. Me. |
| Who is one athlete outside the game of golf you admire? |
| Lance Armstrong. |
| What type of vehicle were you driving when you won your first professional event? How long after that victory before you upgraded? |
| Ford Explorer. I upgraded two years later. |
| During a tournament, what is your pre-round routine? What is the first club out of the bag during a practice session? Last? |
| Get up three hours before my tee time, eat breakfast, stretch and then hit balls. I always start with an 8-iron. |
| What do you think about a three-way international competition pitting the best from the United States, Europe and the rest of the world? |
| Great idea! |
| Statistics (through 2005) |
| PGA TOUR Victories |
| (8) 1994 Nestle Invitational. 1995 Nestle Invitational. 1996 MCI Classic, Greater Milwaukee Open. 1997 CVS Charity Classic. 1999 GTE Byron Nelson Classic. 2000 Greater Milwaukee Open. 2002 Valero Texas Open. |
| Champions Tour Victories |
| (1) 2005 JELD-WEN Tradition. |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Positions |
| $610,330 (126) |
| Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| T4-- Bob Hope Chrysler Classic |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round |
| 65 at Round 4, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights |
| The 49-year old posted his first top-10 of the season in his second event, a T4 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic thanks to five rounds in the 60s. It was his first top-10 at the event in 14 appearances...Turned 50 in June. In his first two events on the Champions Tour in consecutive weeks, finished fifth
at the Senior British Open and T2 at the U.S. Senior Open. |
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