Robert Housen

(Inaugural Class of 2018)

Robert Housen, the winner of six New Jersey State Golf Association Amateur Championships, is known as one of the finest amateurs in the history of the state. He is long-time member of Manasquan River Golf Club and is a former captain and record 24-time member of the NJSGA’s Compher Cup teams, a seven-time winner of the State Pre-Senior and two-time champion of the State Senior Open.

Housen is a two-time Met Senior Amateur champion and also won the Legends Division (70-plus) of the Met Senior Amateur. In 2010, he won the Super Seniors Division of the NJSGA Senior Amateur. Housen also has the distinction of having won the Father & Son Championship with his father, Donald (four times) and his son Chris (once).

Accomplishments:

NJSGA Amateur Championship 1973, 78, 80, 82, 86, 93
NJSGA Pre-Senior Championship 1978, 80, 81, 82, 90, 91, 92
NJSGA Senior Amateur Championship 1995, 99
NJSGA Father & Son 1978, 79, 80, 84 (with father Donald) 2011 (with son Chris)
NJ Public Links Championship 1970
MGA Ike Championship 1976
MGA Senior Amateur Championship 1997, 1999
USGA Mid-Amateur - Semifinalist 1981
USGA Senior Amateur - Semifinalist 1993, 1994
USGA Amateur - Round of 16 1989
USGA Senior Open Championship - Low Amateur 1988, 1995
Canadian Senior Amateur - Runner Up 1993
American Seniors Championship 1994
British Senior Amateur - 6th in 1996, 11th in 1995
Golf Digest Rated #3 Senior 1995
Stoddard Trophy Team 26 times, Compher Cup Team 24 times
Served as honorary captain for NJSGA team competing in 2012 USGA Men’s State Team Championship and for 2015 Compher Cup team