Bob Toski

Robert John "Bob" Toski, born Algustoski (born September 18, 1926), is an American golfer and teacher.

He was born in Haydenville, Massachusetts of Polish descent. He learned to play at Northampton Country Club, where he caddied and two of his elder brothers were assistant professionals. He joined the PGA Tour in 1949 and was the leading money winner in 1954, winning four times including $50,000 at World Championship of Golf. He left the tour aged thirty so he could spend more time with his young family (perhaps influenced by having lost his own mother at age six), and took a series of jobs as a club professional.

Later he found renewed fame as a leading golf coach, helping pros such as Tom Kite, Bruce Crampton and Judy Rankin. He also wrote several books and made some of the earliest golf instruction videos. In the early 1980s he was a regular on NBC Sports golf telecasts. He was the first living instructor inducted into the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame and he is also a member of the National Polish-American Hall of Fame.

PGA Tour wins (5)

• 1953 (1) Insurance City Open
• 1954 (4) Baton Rouge Open, Azalea Open, Eastern Open, World Championship of Golf

Other wins

this list is probably incomplete

• 1958 Massachusetts Open

Other senior wins

• 1990 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (with Mike Fetchick)
• 1992 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (with Mike Fetchick)

Bibliography

• Beginner's Guide to Golf, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1955
• The Touch System for Better Golf, Golf Digest, 1971
• Bob Toski's Complete Guide to Better Golf (with Dick Aultman), Golf Digest, 1977
• Golf For a Lifetime, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1981
• How to Become a Complete Golfer (with Jim Flick), Simon and Schuster, New York, 1984
• How to Feel a Real Golf Swing (with Davis Love Jr.), Random House, 1988
• Find Your Own Fundamentals (with Jim Flick), Golf Digest, 1992

See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

External links

• GOLFONLINE bio and guide to Toski's coaching theory
• Toski Golf - golf equipment company
• Toski-Battersby Golf Learning Center - Toski's golf school in Florida

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