Robert A. Shearer is an Australian professional golfer and golf course architect. Shearer was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He won the 1969 Australian Amateur and turned pro in 1970. Shearer won the PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit four times: 1974, 1977, 1981, 1982. He spent five years on the European Tour and then nine on the PGA Tour. His career year was 1982 when he won the Australian Open and his sole PGA Tour event, the Tallahassee Open. He had 18 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events. His best finish in a major championship was a T-7 at the 1978 Open Championship. Today he splits his time between his golf course design work and the European Seniors Tour. 

May 25th, 1948 in   /  Died:   Jan 9th, 2022