Bob Panasik

Bob Panasik
Bob Panasik
Personal information
Full name	Robert R. Panasik
Nickname	Panny
Born	October 20, 1941; Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Died	December 27, 2023 (aged 82)
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sporting nationality	Canada
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	Canadian Tour; Champions Tour
Professional wins	27
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	42nd: 1964
The Open Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
Peter Jackson Tour; Order of Merit winner
Peter Jackson Tour; Order of Merit winner	1974, 1975
Canadian Golf; Hall of Fame	2005

Robert R. Panasik (né Panasiuk; October 20, 1941 – December 27, 2023) was a Canadian professional golfer.

Early life

Born in Windsor, Ontario, he was known as Panasiuk until 1970 when he changed his name to Panasik so it would be "easier to pronounce".^[1]^[2]

In 1957, at the age of 15, Panasik made the halfway cut in the Canadian Open to become the youngest player ever to play all four rounds in a PGA Tour event,^[1]^[3] a record which stood until April 2013 when his record was broken by Guan Tianlang.^[4]

Professional career

Panasik went on to win the Canadian PGA Championship twice as well as many provincial tournaments in Canada. He also qualified for the U.S. Open on several occasions and represented Canada in three World Cups.

Panasik continued his success as a senior, playing one full season on the Senior PGA Tour in 1994. Back in Canada, he has won the Canadian PGA Seniors Championship three times and the Super Seniors Championship twice.^[5]

Death

Panasik died on December 27, 2023, at the age of 82.^[6]

Awards and honors

Panasik was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2005.^[7]

Amateur wins

1958 Canadian Junior Championship
1959 Ontario Amateur Championship

Professional wins (27)

Canadian Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 24, 1986	Manitoba Open	−6 (69-66-69=204)	Playoff	Dan Halldorson, Daniel Talbot
2	Sep 7, 1986	Payless Canadian Tournament Players Championship	−12 (66-69-66=201)	5 strokes	Dave Barr

Other wins (19)

1962 Ontario PGA Assistants Championship
1963 Ontario PGA Assistants Championship
1968 Michigan PGA Assistants Championship
1970 Michigan PGA Assistants Championship
1972 Canadian PGA Championship, Waterloo Open Golf Classic
1973 Canadian PGA Championship, Newfoundland Open
1974 Quebec Open, Saskatchewan Open, Alberta Open
1975 Alberta Open
1979 Ontario PGA Championship, Ontario Spring Open
1981 Canadian PGA Club Professionals Championship
1984 Ontario PGA Championship
1987 Ontario Spring Open
1993 Canadian PGA Club Professionals Championship
2002 Ontario Spring Open

Senior wins (6)

1997 Canadian PGA Seniors Championship
1998 Canadian PGA Seniors Championship, Ontario PGA Seniors Championship
2001 Canadian PGA Seniors Championship
2003 Canadian PGA Super Seniors Championship
2004 Canadian PGA Super Seniors Championship

Team appearances

World Cup (representing Canada): 1972, 1973, 1975

References

^ ^a ^b "Panasiuk devoted to golf". Windsor Star. July 28, 2009. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^ "Panasik winning with a new name and a new game". Windsor Star. Victoria, British Columbia. Canadian Press. September 8, 1986. p. C1. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^ Avery, Brett (July 24, 2007). "Little-known 15-year-old turned heads by making cut in 1957". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^ "Masters 2013: Guan Tianlang, 14, makes cut despite penalty". BBC Sport. April 13, 2013. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^ "Robert Panasik". Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. Golf Canada. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^ "Golf community mourns the passing of Bob Panasik". Golf Canada. December 28, 2023. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^ Rubenstein, Lorne (January 15, 2006). "Look at Bob Panasik, the youngest player to make a cut on the PGA Tour". Golf Observer. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

External links

Bob Panasik at the PGA Tour official site
Bob Panasik's profile at the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame

[nick-1] "Panasiuk devoted to golf". Windsor Star. July 28, 2009. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

[2] "Panasik winning with a new name and a new game". Windsor Star. Victoria, British Columbia. Canadian Press. September 8, 1986. p. C1. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

[3] Avery, Brett (July 24, 2007). "Little-known 15-year-old turned heads by making cut in 1957". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

[4] "Masters 2013: Guan Tianlang, 14, makes cut despite penalty". BBC Sport. April 13, 2013. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

[5] "Robert Panasik". Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. Golf Canada. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

[6] "Golf community mourns the passing of Bob Panasik". Golf Canada. December 28, 2023. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

[7] Rubenstein, Lorne (January 15, 2006). "Look at Bob Panasik, the youngest player to make a cut on the PGA Tour". Golf Observer. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

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