Robert Smith
Hong Kong
Age 38 - 1/16/1974
| Bowls | Joined | Titles* | Tour Earnings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1998 | 7 | $775,188.00 |
*Finals scores for this season may not have been broadcast on television yet.
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2009-10 Rank: 38
Exempt Thru: 2010-11
Career PBA 300 Games: 33
Earned Exemption: PBA Tour points list
Personal: Won 1992 USBC Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow Award…Won the 1993 U.S. Amateur Championship at age 19, youngest to do so…Member of Team USA in 1994 and 1995…Named first team Collegiate All-American at San Diego State University in 1993…Nickname is “Maximum Bob” because he has one of the highest rev rates on Tour, and has been tracked throwing the ball 34 miles per hour…Can get as many as 27 revolutions per shot (average Tour pro throws the ball 18 miles per hour with 16 revolutions)…Likes to golf…Enjoys watching pro and college basketball and is a big UCLA and L.A. Lakers fan.
2009-10: Struggled in 2009-10 with best finish of 13th in One A Day Dick Weber Open… First time in 12-year career without a television appearance…Cashed in 14 of 18 events making match play six times…Ranked 28th in average (213.33) and 44th in earnings ($30,660).
Career: Owns seven PBA Tour titles, including the 2000 U.S. Open and the 2002 Japan Cup…Earned a career-best $116,943 over 29 events during the 2001-02 season…Won two titles each in 2000 and 2003-04… Broke a three-year title drought in 2007-08, winning his seventh career title…Owns nine PBA Regional titles.
Career Standard Titles (6): 2000 - Erie, Pa.; 2001-02 - Latham, N.Y.; 2002-03 - Tokyo, Japan; 2003-04 - Council Bluffs, Iowa; Tucson, Ariz.; 2007-08 – Vernon Hills, Ill.
Career Major Titles (1): 2000 U.S. Open, Phoenix, Ariz.
Exempt Thru: 2010-11
Career PBA 300 Games: 33
Earned Exemption: PBA Tour points list
Personal: Won 1992 USBC Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow Award…Won the 1993 U.S. Amateur Championship at age 19, youngest to do so…Member of Team USA in 1994 and 1995…Named first team Collegiate All-American at San Diego State University in 1993…Nickname is “Maximum Bob” because he has one of the highest rev rates on Tour, and has been tracked throwing the ball 34 miles per hour…Can get as many as 27 revolutions per shot (average Tour pro throws the ball 18 miles per hour with 16 revolutions)…Likes to golf…Enjoys watching pro and college basketball and is a big UCLA and L.A. Lakers fan.
2009-10: Struggled in 2009-10 with best finish of 13th in One A Day Dick Weber Open… First time in 12-year career without a television appearance…Cashed in 14 of 18 events making match play six times…Ranked 28th in average (213.33) and 44th in earnings ($30,660).
Career: Owns seven PBA Tour titles, including the 2000 U.S. Open and the 2002 Japan Cup…Earned a career-best $116,943 over 29 events during the 2001-02 season…Won two titles each in 2000 and 2003-04… Broke a three-year title drought in 2007-08, winning his seventh career title…Owns nine PBA Regional titles.
Career Standard Titles (6): 2000 - Erie, Pa.; 2001-02 - Latham, N.Y.; 2002-03 - Tokyo, Japan; 2003-04 - Council Bluffs, Iowa; Tucson, Ariz.; 2007-08 – Vernon Hills, Ill.
Career Major Titles (1): 2000 U.S. Open, Phoenix, Ariz.
*Finals scores for this season may not have been broadcast on television yet.
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| Season* | Events | Cashes | Match Play | TV Finals | Titles | Avg | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2011 Season | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 212.52 | $12,000.00 |
| 2009-2010 Season | 18 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 213.33 | $30,660.00 |
| 2008-2009 Season | 19 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 215.42 | $43,080.00 |
| 2007-2008 Season | 18 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 217.17 | $58,935.00 |
| 2006-2007 Season | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 218.10 | $15,900.00 |
| 2005-2006 Season | 21 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 220.04 | $73,635.00 |
| 2004-2005 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 224.26 | $85,900.00 |
| 2003-2004 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 217.59 | $108,750.00 |
| 2002-2003 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 215.38 | $88,250.00 |
| 2001-2002 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 214.54 | $116,943.00 |
| 2000 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 215.75 | $74,180.00 |
| 1999 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 220.05 | $35,820.00 |
| 1998 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | $31,135.00 |
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