Robert Russell
- Age
- 50
- Turned Pro
- 1998
- Hometown
- Stilwell, Kan.
- College
- University of Missouri-Kansas City
PGA Club Professional
- PGA Membership
- 2018
- PGA Section
- Midwest
- Home Club
- Nicklaus Golf Club at Lionsgate - Overland Park, Kan.
- PGA Classification
- A-1, PGA Head Professional
Bio
PGA Head Golf Professional at Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate…Finished T-38 in the 2023 Senior PGA Professional Championship to earn a spot on the Corebridge Financial Team…Made his fourth straight start in the PGA Professional Championship in April...Winner, 2022, '21, '20 Midwest PGA Professional Championship; 2023, '21, '18 Midwest PGA Section Match Play Championship; 2023, '22, '21, '18, '17 Midwest PGA Section Player of the Year...Participated in the 1999 U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort (No. 2)...Played college golf at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and was a two-time All-American...Before UMKC, he won the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship while attending Kansas City Community College...Inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2016 and UMKC's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.