Bobby Lincoln

- Played on the European Tour from 1976 to 1980. . . Began his golf career as a 13-year old when a friend persuaded him to buy golf clubs instead of a go-cart. Bought his first set for R10 - a half set of Valiant Clubs. Started playing with friends on a self-designed golf course at the top of mine dumps near Crown Mines. . .Left school aged 17, and joined Tienie Britz as the assistant professional at Southdowns and currently Managing Director of a South African company that manufactures petro- chemical products. . . Served on the Southern Africa Tour Players Committee since 1991 and is currently the Chairman. . . Has a reputation for designing and using unusual putters. He used his love of hunting to design a putter based on the barrel of a weapon with a metal bar jutting out at 90 degrees behind the head. It was this club that earned him victory in the 1998 Platinum Classic. . . Lincoln is one of the few professionals who never played golf as an amateur. . .Played twice on the Champions Tour in 2003, T64th State Farm Senior Classic and T24th, Turtle Bay Championship. Earned a conditional exemption on the Champions Tour for 2004 as a result of his 11th-place finish at the National Qualifying Tournament at the TPC at Eagle Trace in Florida. Carded a final-round 70 on the last day to improve from a T16 after three days.