Jeremy Gordon Robinson (born 21 January 1966) is an English

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. Robinson was born in Scarborough and learnt the game as a junior member at

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in Lincolnshire, where his father and brother were also members at the time. He was a talented junior golfer and won the

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Trophy in 1982. Robinson studied Economics at Florida State University in the United States, where he was twice named Most Outstanding Athlete in the Metro Conference. In 1987 he won the

Brabazon Trophy The English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy is the national amateur stroke play golf championship in England (although entry is open to overseas golfers). It has been played annually since 1947 and is organised ...

, Berkshire Trophy and

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Jug before turning professional later that year having represented Great Britain and Ireland in the

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(with a 2–2–0 record). Robinson is one of the few amateur golfers to have won both The Berkshire and Brabazon Trophies in the same calendar year, the others being

(1952),

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(1960),

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(1968, 1971),

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(1976) and

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(1977). Robinson played on the

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and the developmental

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between 1988 and 2002. He played in over 250 European Tour events. He had most success on the Challenge Tour where he won five tournaments. In 2009, he represented Great Britain and Ireland in the 2009

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. Since leaving the tour he has worked as a teaching professional, and is also a partner in Sports Masters International. Robinson is now a Director of BlackStar Golf and a member of

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. His eldest son Ben Robinson is now a professional golfer having graduated from

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Amateur wins

*1982

Trophy *1985 Lagonda Trophy,

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Amateur Championship *1986 North of England Open Amateur Youth Championship *1987

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, Scrutton Jug

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (5)

*1989 Air France Trophy, Old Links Satellite *1991

Kenya Open The Kenya Open, titled as the Magical Kenya Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament in Kenya founded in 1967. History The Kenya Open was an associate event on the Far East Circuit in 1967 and 1968, after which it became ...

*1992

Zambia Open The Zambia Open is a men's professional golf tournament played in Zambia, that has been part of the Sunshine Tour since 1996, and was co-sanctioned by the European-based Challenge Tour from 2001 to 2004. It was also an event on the Challenge Tour ...

, Open Dijon Bourgogne

Results in major championships

''Robinson only played in The Open Championship.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

Jacques Léglise Trophy The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was first played in 1977, as a one-day match before the Boys Amateur Championship, but since 1996 it has ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1983 (winners) *

European Amateur Team Championship The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has bee ...

(representing England):

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

*England at Under 18, Under 21 and Men's Team Professional *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2009

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Jeremy English male golfers Florida State Seminoles men's golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Scarborough, North Yorkshire People from Evesham Sportspeople from Worcestershire 1966 births Living people