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1 Early life  





2 Amateur career  





3 Professional career  





4 Tournament wins  





5 U.S. national team appearances  





6 References  














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Hillman Robbins
Robbins in 1958
Personal information
Full nameClarence Hillman Robbins Jr.
Born(1932-04-22)April 22, 1932
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 1981(1981-11-06) (aged 49)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeMemphis State College
Turned professional1958[1]
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT17: 1956
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 1952, 1953, 1959
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Clarence Hillman Robbins Jr. (April 22, 1932 – November 6, 1981) was an American professional golfer who is best known for his amateur career, including winning the 1957 U.S. Amateur.[1]

Early life

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Robbins was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the son of Hillman Robbins Sr., a clerk at the Square-D liquor store, also located in Memphis, who was shot to death by paranoid lawyer Glenn Nash on December 6, 1966.[2]

Amateur career

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He played college golf at Memphis State College where he won the NCAA Championship in 1954. In 1957, while on leave from duty in the Air Force, he won the U.S. AmateuratThe Country ClubinBrookline, Massachusetts, beating Bud Taylor, 5 & 4.[3] He won several other amateur tournaments and played on the 1957 Walker Cup team.[1]

Professional career

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Robbins turned professional in 1958 but did not enjoy as much success as he had as an amateur.[1] He served as the club professional at Galloway Golf Course in Memphis from 1966 until his death in 1981.[4]

Robbins was inducted into the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame in 1995.[4]

Tournament wins

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U.S. national team appearances

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Amateur

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 161–2. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
  • ^ Pulle, Matt (September 6, 2002). "The Fugitive". Memphis Flyer.
  • ^ "1957 U.S. Amateur". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  • ^ a b c d e f g "Hillman Robbins profile at the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame". Retrieved October 31, 2012.

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