Bob Wylie
Golf Athlete - Inducted 1980
Bob Wylie has won the Calgary Amateur Golf Title five times; the Alberta Amateur Crown four times; the Alberta Open Championship twice; and, the Canadian Amateur Title in 1961. He was on the Willingdon Cup Team for eleven years which resulted in three championships in 1960, 1965, and 1966. In 1960, Bob Wylie represented Canada on the World Amateur Team which won a bronze medal. He also represented Canada at International Tournaments in Mexico, Japan, Australia, and the United States. Bob Wylie turned professional from 1953 to 1958, finishing fifth at the Tucson Open Golf Tournament in 1958. He has set at least four golf course records.
After Induction
Timeline International Competition:
1960 – Mexican Amateur Champion
1962 – World Amateur silver medallist
1968 – World Amateur bronze medallist
National Competition:
1985 – Canadian Men’s Senior Champion
1986 – Canadian Men’s Senior Champion
1987 – Canadian Men’s Senior Champion
1988 – Canadian Men’s Senior Champion
1990 – Canadian Men’s Senior Champion
1993 – Canadian Men’s Senior Champion
1995 – Canadian Men’s Senior Champion Alberta Provincial Competition
1956 – Alberta Open Champion
1960 – Alberta Open Champion
1960 – Alberta Amateur Champion
1962 – Alberta Amateur Champion
1967 – Alberta Amateur Champion
1968 – Alberta Amateur Champion
1969 – Alberta Amateur Champion
1985 – Alberta Seniors Champion
1986 – Alberta Seniors Champion
1987 – Alberta Seniors Champion
1988 – Alberta Seniors Champion
1989 – Alberta Seniors Champion
1990 – Alberta Seniors Champion
1994 – Alberta Seniors Champion
Bob Wylie Passed away on September 19, 2021.
