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Robert Sweeny Jr.
Robert John Vincent Sweeny Jr. (July 25, 1911 – October 21, 1983) was an American amateur golfer, socialite, businessman and Second World War Royal Air Force bomber pilot. He competed in all four men's major golf championships (which initially included the British Amateur and U.S. Amateur Championships, later replaced by the Masters and PGA Championships), including many Masters and British Opens. In 1937, he won the British Amateur Championship.
Sweeny's paternal grandfather, Charles Sweeny, was an Irish immigrant who made his fortune in mining in the Coeur d'Alene region. "Bob" or "Bobby" was the youngest of four sons of Robert and Teresa Sweeny. Robert Sr. was a successful lawyer in Los Angeles, before moving to New York City in 1916 to pursue business opportunities and enlarge the family fortune. One uncle was Charles Sweeny (1882–1963), a soldier of fortune and officer in various armies.
He and his older brother Charles Francis Sweeny (1909 or 1910–1993) grew up in Manhattan luxury. The brothers attended Loyola School in New York City and Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut. The family regularly vacationed in Europe. Robert Sweeny Sr. either joined or in 1926 founded the Federated Trust and Finance Corporation of London, and by the late 1920s, had homes in Wimbledon and Le Touquet.
Bobby followed his brother to Wadham College, Oxford, though it took him over two years to pass the entrance exam.
Both brothers competed in the 1927 Boys Amateur Championship; Bobby lost in the fourth round.
When he graduated, he joined Philip Hill and Partners, a London investment banking firm, but showed more interest in his golf.
He made his debut in the Amateur Championship in 1929, shortly before his 18th birthday. In his fourth attempt, he reached the semi-finals in 1935. He lost in the semi-finals of both the 1933 and 1934 Open de France. In 1937, he won the British Amateur Championship and the Golf Illustrated Gold Vase, the latter by seven strokes.
He received one of four foreign invitations to the 3rd Masters Tournament in 1936. He would go on to play in numerous Masters:
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Robert Sweeny Jr.
Robert John Vincent Sweeny Jr. (July 25, 1911 – October 21, 1983) was an American amateur golfer, socialite, businessman and Second World War Royal Air Force bomber pilot. He competed in all four men's major golf championships (which initially included the British Amateur and U.S. Amateur Championships, later replaced by the Masters and PGA Championships), including many Masters and British Opens. In 1937, he won the British Amateur Championship.
Sweeny's paternal grandfather, Charles Sweeny, was an Irish immigrant who made his fortune in mining in the Coeur d'Alene region. "Bob" or "Bobby" was the youngest of four sons of Robert and Teresa Sweeny. Robert Sr. was a successful lawyer in Los Angeles, before moving to New York City in 1916 to pursue business opportunities and enlarge the family fortune. One uncle was Charles Sweeny (1882–1963), a soldier of fortune and officer in various armies.
He and his older brother Charles Francis Sweeny (1909 or 1910–1993) grew up in Manhattan luxury. The brothers attended Loyola School in New York City and Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut. The family regularly vacationed in Europe. Robert Sweeny Sr. either joined or in 1926 founded the Federated Trust and Finance Corporation of London, and by the late 1920s, had homes in Wimbledon and Le Touquet.
Bobby followed his brother to Wadham College, Oxford, though it took him over two years to pass the entrance exam.
Both brothers competed in the 1927 Boys Amateur Championship; Bobby lost in the fourth round.
When he graduated, he joined Philip Hill and Partners, a London investment banking firm, but showed more interest in his golf.
He made his debut in the Amateur Championship in 1929, shortly before his 18th birthday. In his fourth attempt, he reached the semi-finals in 1935. He lost in the semi-finals of both the 1933 and 1934 Open de France. In 1937, he won the British Amateur Championship and the Golf Illustrated Gold Vase, the latter by seven strokes.
He received one of four foreign invitations to the 3rd Masters Tournament in 1936. He would go on to play in numerous Masters: