Bob May (golfer)

Robert Anthony May (born October 6, 1968) is an American professional golfer. He is most notable for losing to Tiger Woods in a three-hole playoff for the 2000 PGA Championship at Valhalla.

Bob May
Personal information
Full name	Robert Anthony May
Born	(1968-10-06) October 6, 1968 (age 56) Lynwood, California[1]
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada[1]
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Turned professional	1991
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour Asia Golf Circuit Web.com Tour
Professional wins	1
Highest ranking	24 (September 10, 2000)[2]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T43: 2001
PGA Championship	2nd: 2000
U.S. Open	T23: 2000
The Open Championship	T11: 2000

Early life and amateur career

May was born on October 6, 1968. He attended Los Altos High School in Hacienda Heights, California, and was featured in the Faces in the Crowd section in Sports Illustrated at age 16 in 1984.^[3] He played college golf at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater,^[1] and was a member of the American Walker Cup team in 1991 before turning professional later that year.

Professional career

May joined the PGA Tour in 1994. He did not win on the Tour, but he finished second three times, including a playoff loss to Tiger Woods at the 2000 PGA Championship at Valhalla, and most recently at the 2006 B.C. Open at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, where he lost by one to John Rollins. However he won the 1999 Victor Chandler British Masters on the European Tour. His career was curtailed by a back injury in 2003, and in 2006 he played the PGA Tour on a Major Medical Exemption. After the 2007 season, he lost his PGA Tour card. From 2008 through 2010, May played primarily on the Nationwide Tour (now the Korn Ferry Tour) along with some PGA Tour events. He lost his status on the minor-league tour after missing 15 of 25 cuts in 2010; he played in only eight tournaments in 2011 and just twice in 2012.^[4] May was in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking for much of 2000 and 2001.

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	12 Sep 1999	Victor Chandler British Masters	−19 (69-67-66-67=269)	1 stroke	Colin Montgomerie

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2000	PGA Championship	Tiger Woods	Lost three-hole aggregate playoff; Woods: −1 (3-4-5=12), May: E (4-4-5=13)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2000	PGA Championship	Tiger Woods	Lost three-hole aggregate playoff; Woods: −1 (3-4-5=12), May: E (4-4-5=13)

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1992	Ben Hogan Wichita Charity Classic	Jeff Woodland	Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001
Masters Tournament				T43
U.S. Open			T23	T30
The Open Championship	74		T11	CUT
PGA Championship			2	73

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2002
The Players Championship	T36

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	1999	2000	2001
Match Play			R32
Championship	T20	T11	NT1
Invitational

¹Canceled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament

Results in senior major championships

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
The Tradition		NT
Senior PGA Championship	T60	NT	CUT
U.S. Senior Open		NT		T58	CUT	69
Senior Players Championship
Senior British Open Championship	T79	NT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup: 1991 (winners)

See also

• 1993 Nike Tour graduates
• 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates