Robin Williams | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Robin Tiger Williams | ||
Born | Stellenbosch, South Africa | 16 September 2001||
Sporting nationality | ![]() ![]() | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 2021 | ||
Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour | ||
Former tour(s) |
MENA Tour Big Easy Tour | ||
Professional wins | 4 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Sunshine Tour | 1 | ||
Other | 3 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Robin Tiger Williams (born 16 September 2001) is an English-South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour.
Williams was born in Stellenbosch, South Africa and moved to the UK at the age of eight due to his father's work commitments. [1] He represented England as an amateur. [2] He represented Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup in 2018; also meeting Tiger Woods, who his middle name is taken from. [3] In October 2019, he won as an amateur on the MENA Tour in Jordan. [4] In 2021, he finished runner-up in the St Andrews Links Trophy, losing in a playoff to Jack Cope. [5]
Williams turned professional in July 2021. [6] He claimed his first victory as a professional in April 2023 at the Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament (an unofficial Sunshine Tour event). [7] In August, he won on the Big Easy Tour. [8] In October, he claimed his first Sunshine Tour victory at the Fortress Invitational at Glendower Golf Club. [9] In March 2024, Williams was defeated in a sudden-death playoff by Jordan Gumberg at the SDC Championship, an event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. [10]
Source: [11]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 8 Oct 2023 | Fortress Invitational | −19 (66-67-68-68=269) | 6 strokes |
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Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2024 | SDC Championship |
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Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 3 Oct 2019 | Journey to Jordan 2 (as an amateur) |
−16 (68-66-66=200) | 8 strokes |
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No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 3 Aug 2023 | Altron Big Easy Tour 3 | −5 (69-68-74=211) | Playoff |
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No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 21 Apr 2023 | Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament | −8 (67-72-72-69=280) | Playoff |
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Other playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2023 | Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament |
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Won with par on fifth extra hole |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2024 | SDC Championship |
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Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Robin Williams | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Robin Tiger Williams | ||
Born | Stellenbosch, South Africa | 16 September 2001||
Sporting nationality | ![]() ![]() | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 2021 | ||
Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour | ||
Former tour(s) |
MENA Tour Big Easy Tour | ||
Professional wins | 4 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Sunshine Tour | 1 | ||
Other | 3 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
|
Robin Tiger Williams (born 16 September 2001) is an English-South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour.
Williams was born in Stellenbosch, South Africa and moved to the UK at the age of eight due to his father's work commitments. [1] He represented England as an amateur. [2] He represented Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup in 2018; also meeting Tiger Woods, who his middle name is taken from. [3] In October 2019, he won as an amateur on the MENA Tour in Jordan. [4] In 2021, he finished runner-up in the St Andrews Links Trophy, losing in a playoff to Jack Cope. [5]
Williams turned professional in July 2021. [6] He claimed his first victory as a professional in April 2023 at the Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament (an unofficial Sunshine Tour event). [7] In August, he won on the Big Easy Tour. [8] In October, he claimed his first Sunshine Tour victory at the Fortress Invitational at Glendower Golf Club. [9] In March 2024, Williams was defeated in a sudden-death playoff by Jordan Gumberg at the SDC Championship, an event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. [10]
Source: [11]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 8 Oct 2023 | Fortress Invitational | −19 (66-67-68-68=269) | 6 strokes |
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Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2024 | SDC Championship |
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Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 Oct 2019 | Journey to Jordan 2 (as an amateur) |
−16 (68-66-66=200) | 8 strokes |
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No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 Aug 2023 | Altron Big Easy Tour 3 | −5 (69-68-74=211) | Playoff |
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No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 21 Apr 2023 | Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament | −8 (67-72-72-69=280) | Playoff |
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Other playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2023 | Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament |
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Won with par on fifth extra hole |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2024 | SDC Championship |
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Lost to birdie on second extra hole |