Bob Charles

Sir Bob Charles is the first left-handed golfer to win a major championship (the 1963 British Open) and the first left-handed golfer to become an international star in the game. A native of New Zealand, Charles entered his first competition when he was sixteen and won his first match a year later. Over the course of his career he amassed more than seventy-five PGA victories. He was the Champions Tour money leader in 1988-90, the Champions Tour scoring leader in 1988-89 and 1993, and the winner...See more

Sir Bob Charles is the first left-handed golfer to win a major championship (the 1963 British Open) and the first left-handed golfer to become an international star in the game. A native of New Zealand, Charles entered his first competition when he was sixteen and won his first match a year later. Over the course of his career he amassed more than seventy-five PGA victories. He was the Champions Tour money leader in 1988-90, the Champions Tour scoring leader in 1988-89 and 1993, and the winner of the Senior British Open in 1988 and 1993. See less