Sir Robert James Charles (born 14 March 1936) is a New Zealand professional golfer who won the 1963 Open Championship, the first left-handed player to win a major championship. He won the 1954

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as an 18-year-old amateur and made the cut in the same event in 2007, at the age of 71. His achievements over that period, in which he won 80 tournaments, rank him as one of the most successful New Zealand golfers of all time. Along with Michael Campbell, he is one of only two New Zealanders to win a men's major golf championship. Charles turned professional in late 1960 and for the next two years had some success in tournaments around the world. From 1963 until the mid-1970s he played mostly on the

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. He won 5 times on the tour and finished in the top-60 on the money list each year from 1963 to 1971, except 1966, and again in 1974. Later he played more on the

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before joining the Senior PGA Tour when he reached 50. He was very successful on the Senior PGA Tour with 23 titles between 1987 and 1996, and winning over $9 million between 1986 and 2008. In Britain, Charles won the 1963 Open Championship and the

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twice, in 1989 and 1993. These were later added as official wins on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour. In addition to his PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour wins, Charles won 9 times in Europe, including the 1969 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship, and 25 times in domestic New Zealand tournaments. He also won a number of other seniors events around the world, including in South Africa, Japan and Australia.

Early life

Born in Carterton, a small town in the

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district in

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, Charles lived in

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, where he worked as a bank teller, before moving to

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in mid-1956.

Amateur career

Charles came to prominence when he won the

at Wellington Golf Club in November 1954, as an 18-year-old amateur, finishing two strokes ahead of Bruce Crampton and four ahead of Peter Thomson. The event acted as qualification for the New Zealand Amateur which followed immediately after the Open. Charles reached the final but lost 3&2 to Tim Woon, the defending champion, in the 36 hole match. Charles also reached the final of the New Zealand Amateur in October 1956 at Christchurch Golf Club, but lost again, 3&2 to the Tasmanian Peter Toogood. In September 1956 Charles had been a member of the 4-man New Zealand team in the Sloan Morpeth Trophy match against Australia at Wanganui. Australia won the contest but Charles won his singles match. Charles left New Zealand in January 1958 for a tour of the United States and Britain, travelling with Ian Cromb, and returning in August. They spent the early part of year in America, playing in a number of professional events, ending with the Masters for which Charles had received an invitation. He missed the cut by 8 strokes after rounds of 77 and 80. In Britain, he also played in some professional tournaments. Charles reached the quarter-finals of the Amateur Championship on the

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, before losing to

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, and later finished tied for 9th place in the Brabazon Trophy at Royal Birkdale. He also played in the 1958 Open Championship at Royal Lytham where he qualified after rounds of 74 and 73. He started well in the Championship with a 71 but missed the cut after a second round 79. Charles was selected for the 4-man New Zealand team for the inaugural Eisenhower Trophy competition on the

in October 1958. New Zealand led by three strokes after 3 of the 4 rounds. However a poor last day left then in fourth place. John Durry took 83, including a 10 at the 14th hole. Charles took 81 and with three of the four scores counting, New Zealand finished three strokes behind the leaders. Despite his poor last round Charles had the best four-round aggregate among the New Zealand team. Charles played in the 1959 Commonwealth Tournament in

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. New Zealand finished third of the five teams. Charles was the best of the team with three wins in foursomes matches and three wins in the singles, losing only in the match against South Africa. Charles also played in the 1960 Eisenhower Trophy in the United States. The contest was dominated by the Americans who won by 42 strokes. New Zealand finished fifth, with Charles again the best of the team.

Professional career

In October 1960, Charles turned professional. Soon after turning professional, Charles won a 36-hole event at Queens Park, Invercargill, eight strokes ahead of Kel Nagle. Although he disappointed in the

, he reached the final of the New Zealand PGA Championship losing 5&4 to Nagle. In early 1961, Charles played on the South African circuit. Had a number of good finishes and was runner-up in the Dunlop South African Masters behind Denis Hutchinson. Charles then travelled to Europe. He won the 36-hole Bowmaker Tournament, two strokes ahead of Hutchinson and Nagle, and had a number of top finishes including a tied for 4th place in the Martini International. He led the qualifiers for the 1961 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale after rounds of 66 and 70. He started with a 72 but missed the cut after a second round 84, played in difficult conditions. Returning to New Zealand, in October he won the Caltex Tournament, by 4 strokes from Nagle, and then the New Zealand PGA Championship. Charles played on the 1962 Far East Circuit in February and March. His best performance with joint runner-up in the Malayan Open behind Frank Phillips. He received an invitation for the 1962 Masters Tournament in April. He made the cut and tied for 25th place. Charles then travelled to Europe to play in the British/Irish and Continental circuits, where he had considerable success. He finished third in the Martini International at

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and tied for the win, with Dai Rees, in the Daks Tournament. In the 1962 Open Championship he finished in 5th place, although a distant 14 strokes behind the winner,

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. He was then joint runner-up in the

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, runner-up in the Irish Hospitals Tournament and joint runner-up in the Royal Gold Tournament, a 12-man

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. Returning to the continent he won the Engadine Open in Switzerland, lost a playoff to

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in the Woodlawn International Invitational in West Germany, and won the Swiss Open in successive weeks. Returning to New Zealand, he again won the Caltex Tournament ahead of Kel Nagle. Towards the end of the year he played in the

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, finishing tied for third, and then played in the 1962 Canada Cup in Argentina. From 1963 Charles played mostly on the American

. He won his first

event in April 1963, the Houston Classic, the first PGA Tour event won by a left-handed golfer. He had three other top-5 finishes and finished the year 27th in the money list with $23,636. In late June he travelled to Britain and was third in the Dunlop Masters. Two weeks later, he won

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at Royal Lytham and St. Annes. After four rounds (68-72-66-71) his 277 was level with American Phil Rodgers. Charles won the 36-hole playoff by eight shots. Later in the year he played on the New Zealand Golf Circuit, winning the Wattie's Tournament, and competing in the 1963 Canada Cup in Paris. Charles didn't win on the

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but had five top-5 finishes, including a third place finish at the U.S. Open. He finished 17th in the official money list with $28,451. He played relatively few other event but did defend his Open Championship title, finishing tied for 17th, and he played in the Canada Cup in Hawaii. Charles made a good start to the 1965 season. He lost in a playoff for the Lucky International Open, won the Tucson Open and was a runner-up in the Jacksonville Open. Later in the season he had less success and finished 34th in the money list with $28,360. Later in the year he played in some events in Europe, including the Canada Cup in Madrid, and in New Zealand, where he was a runner-up in the

. Charles had a very poor season on the 1966 PGA Tour. His only top-10 finish came towards the end of the season and he only won $8,472, to finish 87th in the official money list. He showed a return to form late in the year, playing well at the 1966 Canada Cup in Japan, and winning four events out of seven on the New Zealand Golf Circuit, including the

which he won by 13 strokes. Charles showed a return to form in 1967, with eight top-10 finishes on the

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, including winning the Atlanta Classic. He finished 11th in the money list with $72,468. He played in the 1967 World Cup in Mexico, the New Zealand pair finishing second behind the United States with Charles finishing joint runner-up in the individual standings, level with

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and behind

. He again played on the New Zealand circuit towards the end of year, winning three events, and again being the leading money winner. Charles had another successful season on the 1968 PGA Tour, with a win in the Canadian Open, and six other top-10s in official events. He finished 18th in the money list with $70,926. Two of his top-10 finishes came in the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship, and he also finished a joint runner-up in the Open Championship. He made his debut in the Piccadilly World Match Play Championship, losing in the final to

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. He played in the 1968 World Cup in Italy, where the New Zealand pair finished seventh. He had three more tournament wins on the 1968–69 New Zealand circuit, including the Spalding Masters which he won by 10 strokes with a score of 260. Charles didn't win on the PGA in 1969, 1970 or 1971 but continued to have a number of high finishes including 11 top-10 finishes in 1969, 9 in 1970 and 8 in 1971. He finished 30th in money list in 1969 with $59,734, 25th in 1970 with $70,854 and 41st in 1971 with $58,016. Charles won the 1969 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship beating Gene Littler with an eagle at the 37th hole in the final. He lost in playoff for the 1970 Greater New Orleans Open. He had more tournament wins on the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the

in late 1970 and three in the 1971–72 season. 1972 and 1973 were relatively poor years on the PGA Tour with just one top-10 finish each season. He finished 97th in the money list in 1972 with $21,809, and 108th in 1973 with $19,499. Despite his lack of success in America, he won a number of tournaments around the world. He won the John Player Classic and the Dunlop Masters on the 1972 European Tour and the Scandinavian Enterprise Open on the tour in 1973. He won the South African Open in early 1973 and the City of Auckland Classic and the

at the end of the year. In 1972 he made his final appearance in the

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in Australia. Charles had a better year on the 1974

, winning the

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and having three other top-10 finishes. He finished 36th in the money list with $65,226, although $44,000 of that came from his win. He also won the 1974 Swiss Open. After his relatively successful season on the 1974 PGA Tour, Charles had poor 1975 and 1976 seasons winning $7,226 and $3,769. From 1977 he only played a few events on the tour, leaving the tour in 1984. In 1983 he won the Tallahassee Open, an event on the Tournament Players Series. From 1977 to 1985 he played more frequently on the European Tour. His best year was 1978 when he finished 14th in the Order of Merit. He didn't win on the tour in this period but was runner-up in the 1977 Benson and Hedges International Open, the 1978 Greater Manchester Open and the 1982 Benson and Hedges International Open. Charles also won three events on the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the Air New Zealand Shell Open in late 1978 and the New Zealand PGA Championship in early 1979 and in early 1980. In 2007, at the age of 71, Charles became the oldest golfer to make the cut in a

event, at the Michael Hill New Zealand Open. Charles shot a 68 in the second round, beating his age by three strokes. He had a final round 70 to finish in a tie for 23rd place.

Senior golf

Charles's played on the Senior PGA Tour (now called PGA Tour Champions) after turning 50. He was very successful on the tour with 23 titles between 1987 and 1996, and winning over $9 million on the tour between 1986 and 2008. He was the leading money winner in 1988 and 1989 and led the scoring average in 1988, 1989 and 1993. He won the

in 1989 and 1993. From 2002 the Senior British Open was an official event on the PGA Tour Champions but it was only in 2018 that earlier wins were recognised by the PGA Tour Champions as official wins on the tour, increasing Charles's total to 25. Charles was a regular competitor in the Senior British Open from its founding in 1987. As well as winning twice, he was a runner-up 6 times between 1987 and 2001. During this period he rarely played in European Seniors Tour events but as he had less success in America he played more in European tournaments. Apart from his Senior British Open wins he never won a European senior event, although he finished runner-up in the 2007 Wentworth Senior Masters at the age of 71. In addition to his senior wins in America, Charles won a number of other senior events around the world, including South Africa, Japan and Australia.

Golfing awards

Charles was the first left-handed golfer to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, in the veterans category. He was inducted in 2008.

Personal life

In December 1962, Charles married Verity Joan Aldridge in

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. They met three years previously at the Commonwealth Golf tournament when it was held in South Africa. The golfers Denis Hutchinson and Bobby Verwey served as groomsmen. They had two children, Beverly and David. David is a golf director in the United States. He is a successful golf course designer having had major input into the Formosa Country Club east of

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, Millbrook at the resort town of Queenstown, and The Dunes course at Matarangi on the

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. He was also consultant to the Clearwater course, near Christchurch, designed by golf architect John Darby. Although Charles plays golf left-handed, he is naturally right-handed.

Awards and honors

* In the 1971 Queen's Birthday Honours, Charles was appointed an

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, for services to sport. * In the 1992 New Year Honours, he was promoted to

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, for services to golf. * In the 1999 New Year Honours, Charles was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to golf. * In the

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, Charles was appointed as a

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, New Zealand's highest civilian honour, for services to New Zealand.

Professional wins (80)

PGA Tour wins (6)

Source: PGA Tour playoff record (1–2) Source:

European Tour wins (4)

Source: European Tour playoff record (0–1) Source:

Southern Africa Tour wins (1)

Source:

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (20)

''*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.'' New Zealand Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1) Sources:

Tournament Players Series wins (1)

Tournament Players Series playoff record (1–0) Source:

Other European wins (6)

Other New Zealand wins (5)

Senior PGA Tour wins (25)

''*Note: The 1988 Pepsi Senior Challenge was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.'' Source: Senior PGA Tour playoff record (2–8) Source:

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–1) Source:

Other senior wins (13)

*1986 Mazda Champions (with

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) *1987 Mauna Lani Seniors Challenge *1988 First National Bank Seniors Classic, Fuji Electric Grand Slam *1989 Fuji Electric Grand Slam *1990 Fuji Electric Grand Slam, Kintetsu Home Senior, Daikyo Legends of Golf *1991 Kintetsu Home Senior *1998 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge (with son David) *2004

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– Raphael Division (with Stewart Ginn) *2009

– Demaret Division (with

) *2010

– Demaret Division (with

) Source:

Playoff record

PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (0–1)

Major championships

Wins (1)

¹Defeated Phil Rodgers in a 36-hole playoff (Charles 69-71=140, Rodgers 72-76=148).

Results timeline

Amateur Professional CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1976 Open Championship)
WD = withdrew
QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1962 Masters – 1965 Masters) Source:

Senior major championships

Wins (2)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing New Zealand): 1958,

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...

* Commonwealth Tournament (representing New Zealand): 1959 * Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing New Zealand): 1956 Professional *

(representing New Zealand):

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

* Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 1982 * Dunhill Cup (representing New Zealand):

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, 1986

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