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{{Short description|Scottish professional golfer (1894–1975)}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name = Bobby Cruickshank
| image = Bobby Cruickshank, Johnny Golden, Tommy Armour.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| caption = Bobby Cruickshank, Johnny Golden, Tommy Armour
| fullname = Robert Allan Cruickshank
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1894|11|16}}
| birth_place = [[Grantown-on-Spey]], Scotland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1975|8|27|1894|11|16}}
| death_place = [[Delray Beach, Florida]], U.S.
| height = 5 ft 5 in
| weight = {{convert|165|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{SCO}}
| spouse = Helen "Nellie" Cruickshank<ref name=bctbac>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CwA-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3529,2810188 |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |title="Bobby" Cruickshank to become an American citizen |date=18 June 1929 |page=12}}</ref><ref name=sjbcac>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_FIiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5180,7899041 |newspaper=San Jose Evening News |agency=Associated Press |title=Bobby Cruickshank to become American citizen |date=18 June 1929 |page=11 }}</ref><ref name=gpwdip>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TgcrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WZgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6497,4517929 |newspaper=Reading Eagle |title=Golf pro's wife dies in Pittsburgh |agency=Associated Press |date=11 July 1965 |page=49}}</ref>
| children = Elsie
| college =
| yearpro = 1921
| extour = [[PGA Tour]]
| prowins = 29
| pgawins = 16
| otherwins = 13
| majorwins = 
| masters = T4: [[1936 Masters Tournament|1936]]
| usopen = 2nd/T2: [[1923 U.S. Open (golf)|1923]], [[1932 U.S. Open (golf)|1932]]
| open = 6th: [[1929 Open Championship|1929]]
| pga = T3: [[1922 PGA Championship|1922]], [[1923 PGA Championship|1923]]
| britamateur = T33: 1920
| wghofid = 
| wghofyear = 
| award1 = 
| year1 = 
| award2 =
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| awardssection = 
}}
'''Robert Allan Cruickshank''' (16 November 1894 – 27 August 1975) was a Scottish-born golfer who played primarily in the United States. He competed in the [[PGA of America]] circuit in the 1920s and 1930s, the forerunner of the [[PGA Tour]]. He was twice runner-up at the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S Open]].

==Early life==
Born in [[Grantown-on-Spey]] in rural northern Scotland,<ref name=sjbcac/> Cruickshank learned his golf as a boy playing over the town's course. As a teenager he also worked there as a caddie.

In that era, country houses around [[Grantown-on-Spey]] were often rented to rich [[Edinburgh]] families for the summer. A wealthy widow named Mrs. Isabella Usher made an offer to Cruickshank's parents to provide an education for their two sons in [[Edinburgh]]. In the autumn of 1909, Cruickshank and his younger brother John moved south. Mrs. Usher became their legal guardian and they lived at her house in the city's [[Murrayfield]] district. They were educated at the nearby [[Daniel Stewart's College]].

He was also becoming an outstanding golfer and met and became friends with another rising local golfer, [[Tommy Armour]]. Armour and Cruikshank played together regularly over the [[Braid Hills]] course. Bobby also became a member of [[Turnhouse Golf Club]] on the west of the city.<ref>Turnhouse Golf Club, History by Willie Miller</ref>

Cruickshank served in the [[British Army]] in [[World War I]]. Captured in action by the [[German Army (German Empire)|Germans]], he was a [[prisoner of war]] and later successfully escaped.<ref name=dbmjobit>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XEUfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ddEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1790,4490846 |newspaper=Daytona Beach Morning Journal |agency=Associated Press |title=Deaths: 'Bobby' Cruickshank |date=28 August 1975 |page=9-B |via=Google News Archive}}</ref>

== Amateur career ==
On returning from the war, Cruickshank won what was then Edinburgh's top amateur competition (the Edinburgh Coronation Cup) in both 1919 and 1920. The tournament was played at [[Braid Hills]] course which is still the city's premier municipal course. Representing his old school's former pupils (Stewart's FP Golf Club) Cruickshank was part of a team which won the Evening Dispatch Trophy. He also reached the final rounds of the [[British Amateur Championship]] played at [[Muirfield]] in the summer of 1920.

==Professional career==
In 1921, Cruickshank turned professional and moved to the United States,<ref name=bctbac/> as suggested by his mentor and friend, [[Tommy Armour]].<ref name=dbmjobit/> He rose to prominence in the U.S. after reaching the last four of the [[PGA Championship]] in both 1922 and 1923. He lost both times to eventual champion [[Gene Sarazen]]. Cruickshank was also twice runner-up in the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]. In 1923, he finished second to [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]] down by two shots after an 18 hole playoff at Inwood Country Club, New York. In 1932, he was beaten by [[Gene Sarazen]] at Fresh Meadow Country Club, New York.

Cruickshank came home to Scotland to play at [[Muirfield]] in the [[1929 Open Championship]]. Despite only bringing two clubs with him and borrowing the rest from the Gullane professional, he finished sixth. In a nod to his old school, Cruickshank wore his Stewart's College tie while playing in the second round of the championship. He won £10 for sixth place while that years "Champion Golfer", [[Walter Hagen]], won £75.

Cruickshank won 17 tour events in his career and his greatest year was 1927, when he won the [[Los Angeles Open|Los Angeles]] and [[Texas Open]]s and finished as the leading money winner for the year. His last victory on tour was in 1936 and he had 16 top-10 finishes in [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]].

Cruickshank was a club pro in [[Richmond, Virginia]], in 1930s and 1940s, and later in [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania.<ref name=bcswpc >{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EgtFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BBQLAAAAIBAJ&pg=4466,4799245 |newspaper=News and Courier |location=[[Spartanburg, South Carolina]] |agency=United Press |title=Bulla, Cruickshank sign with Pittsburgh clubs |date=19 December 1948 |page=3-D }}</ref> He was also a winter pro in Florida.

== Personal life ==
Early in his adult life he was married to Helen.

Cruickshank died after a brief illness at age 80 in [[Delray Beach, Florida|Delray Beach]], Florida.<ref name="dbmjobit" /> His wife Nellie (1895–1965) died ten years earlier in Pittsburgh.<ref name="gpwdip" />

==Professional wins (29)==
===PGA Tour wins (16)===
* 1921 (2) St. Joseph Open (as an amateur), [[Bellevue Country Club Open|New York State Open]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=September 21, 1921 |title=Bob Cruickshank captures state open golf title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115107822/buffalo-courier |page=11 |via=Newspapers.com |newspaper=Buffalo Courier}}</ref>
* 1924 (1) Colorado Open
* 1926 (2) [[North and South Open]], Mid-South Pro-Am Bestball
* 1927 (5) [[Los Angeles Open]], [[Texas Open]], South Central Open, North and South Open, [[Westchester Open]]
* 1928 (1) [[Maryland Open]]
* 1929 (1) Westchester Open
* 1934 (3) [[National Capital Open]], [[British Colonial Open]], Pinehurst Fall Pro-Pro (with [[Tommy Armour]])
* 1935 (1) Orlando Open

Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bobby Cruickshank |url=https://www.pgatour.com/player/14196/bobby-cruickshank |access-date=2025-06-14 |publisher=PGA Tour}}</ref>

===Other wins (13)===
''this list may be incomplete''
* 1925 [[Miami International Four-Ball]] (with [[Johnny Farrell]])
* 1927 [[Miami International Four-Ball]] (with [[Tommy Armour]])
* 1933 Virginia Open
* 1934 Virginia Open
* 1935 Virginia Open
* 1936 Virginia Open
* 1937 Virginia Open
* 1938 Mid South Pro/Pro (with [[Tommy Armour]]; tie with [[Henry Picard]] and [[Jack Grout]])
* 1939 Virginia Open
* 1943 [[North and South Open]]
* 1945 [[Middle Atlantic PGA Championship]]
* 1949 [[Tri-State PGA Championship]]
* 1950 [[Tri-State PGA Championship]]

==Results in major championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1920
!1921
!1922
!1923
!1924
!1925
!1926
!1927
!1928
!1929
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T26
|T28
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T49
|T11
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T42
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|6
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|R32
|R32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Amateur Championship]]
|R64
|colspan=9 style="background:silver;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1930
!1931
!1932
!1933
!1934
!1935
!1936
!1937
!1938
!1939
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NYF
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NYF
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NYF
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NYF
|T28
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|17
|T18
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T36
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|T43
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|T14
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|3
|T46
|T25
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T42
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1940
!1941
!1942
!1943
!1944
!1945
!1946
!1947
!1948
!1949
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|WD
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T15
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|T38
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T42
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1950
!1951
!1952
!1953
!1954
!1955
!1956
!1957
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T25
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R64
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
NYF = tournament not yet founded 
NT = no tournament 
WD = withdrew 
CUT = missed the half-way cut 
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play 
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Source: British Amateur<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19200609&printsec=frontpage |title=Amateur Golf |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=9 June 1920 |page=11}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131119232647/http://museum.pgalinks.com/index.cfm?page=memberprofiles PGA Museum of Golf: Hall of Fame] – member profiles

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[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]

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