Bob Schuchart

Bob Schuchart, who follows his father, the late Bill Schuchart, into the Nebraska Golf Hall of Fame, has been a member of the Nebraska PGA for over 50 years. He retired in 1995 after 26 years as the head golf professional at Holmes Park Golf Course in Lincoln.

Robert W. Schuchart, an Omaha native, after high school joined Bill Schuchart in the Happy Hollow Club pro shop for 15 years, the last 12 as an assistant pro. in 1996, he moved to Hillcrest Country Club in Lincoln to work for another Nebraska Golf Hall of Famer Bunny Richards for the next three years.

His Lincoln home, however, would be Holmes Park Golf Course. During his long tenure there, he served two terms as Nebraska PGA president, was on the inaugural board for the Nebraska Golf Hall of Fame, established the Nebraska PGA office in its present form and was honored with the Nebraska Section’s Horton Smith Award in 1982 and its Professional of the Year Award in 1985. While he was Nebraska PGA President, the PGA of America honored the Nebraska section three consecutive years as the best section in the nation.

A tireless promoter and teacher, his pupils included Dan Bahensky, Mike Lee, Scott Brunzell and of course, his son, Mike, a former pro golfer who’s now a teaching pro and assistant women’s golf coach at the University of Nebraska. Bob’s playing credentials include qualifying for the PGA Club Professional Championship and runner-up finishes in the Nebraska PGA Assistants Championship, the Nebraska PGA section championship and the section’s pro-assistant championship.