Robert Landers
Encyclopedia
Robert Landers is an American cattle farmer and golf
er who gained fame in 1995 by playing on the Senior PGA Tour.
From Azle, Texas
, Landers took up golf at the relatively late age of 28. Despite an unorthodox swing, a preference for playing in sneakers instead of golf shoes, and using golf clubs that he assembled himself, Landers became a popular figure by making the Senior PGA Tour (now called the Champions Tour
) after receiving his card at qualifying school
, and was followed by fans who called themselves the "Moo Crew." He played on the tour in 1995 and 1996. His best finish was a T-14 at the 1996 Kroger Senior Classic.
Befitting his image, Landers was sponsored by the workclothes manufacturer Dickies
.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er who gained fame in 1995 by playing on the Senior PGA Tour.
From Azle, Texas
Azle, Texas
Azle is a city in Parker and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,947.Popular tourist attractions include marine sports at Eagle Mountain Lake such as swimming, fishing and boating.-Geography:...
, Landers took up golf at the relatively late age of 28. Despite an unorthodox swing, a preference for playing in sneakers instead of golf shoes, and using golf clubs that he assembled himself, Landers became a popular figure by making the Senior PGA Tour (now called the Champions Tour
Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...
) after receiving his card at qualifying school
Qualifying school
In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...
, and was followed by fans who called themselves the "Moo Crew." He played on the tour in 1995 and 1996. His best finish was a T-14 at the 1996 Kroger Senior Classic.
Befitting his image, Landers was sponsored by the workclothes manufacturer Dickies
Dickies
Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company, more commonly referred to as the brand Dickies, is an American company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas that manufactures and sells work-related clothing and other accessories, including back packs, steel-toe boots, and belts. Its major competitors are...
.