Bob Astleford

A member of the Field Club of Omaha, he won a record eight State Men’s Amateur Championships, including six in a row, which is also a record.

The eight state titles came in 1955, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1967. He also won seven Omaha Publics Championships. He qualified for the U.S. Open on several occasions, missing the cut by 1 in 1965 at Bellerive.

Astleford was a member of the board of directors and past president of the Nebraska Amateur Golf Association. More recently, he was in charge of Public Golf and Golf Courses as a director of the Parks and Recreation Department for the City of Omaha.