Robert Harold Lohr (born November 2, 1960) is an American

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who has played on the

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and the

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. Lohr was born in

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and was raised in

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. He attended

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and was a member of the

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team; he won All-American honors (honorable mention) in his senior year, and All-MAC honors in his last three years. He turned pro in 1983 and moved to

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. Lohr played on the PGA Tour from 1985 to 1996. He finished in a tie for first place at the end of regulation in three PGA Tour events. In the 1988

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, he defeated

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on the fifth hole of a playoff. In 1993 at the H-E-B Texas Open, he lost in a playoff to

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. In 1995 at the

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, Lohr lost in a playoff to

Mark O'Meara Mark Francis O'Meara (born January 13, 1957) is an American retired professional golfer. He was a tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He spent nearly 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Offici ...

. He also finished runner-up in four other events. Lohr's best finish in a

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was T-33 in the 1990

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. During his late 30s and 40s, Lohr played some on the

. He was inducted into the Miami University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993. He lives in the greater

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area.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

Latin American wins (2)

*1987

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*1990 Mexican Open

Results in major championships

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

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