Bio

Bob Heins, who played on the golf teams of 1970 and 1971, was selected as the Mid Hudson Conference Most Valuable Player in 1971 and was a two-time runner-up at the Region XV tournament. He also qualified for the national tournament during each of his two seasons.

Heins led the golf team on an impressive streak of 39 straight duel match victories. After graduating, Heins went on to compete briefly at the University of Florida alongside such notable players Gary Koch, Andy North, Phil Hancock and Woody Blackburn. He left Florida in 1972 to turn pro, ultimately becoming a Professional Golf Association teaching professional.

Heins has been the head professional at Old Oaks Country Club in Purchase, N.Y., for more than 30 years. He was named the 2000 Metropolitan PGA Professional of the Year and has earned the Bill Strausbaugh Award three times (1997, 1998 and 2002) for his work with employment and club relations.

He is a longtime officer with the PGA's Metropolitan Golf Association board and was honored as the Teacher of the Year in 2008.

Heins, who still plays competitively, twice earned Metropolitan PGA Player of the Year honors, (1983, 1990), and is a six-time Met PGA Senior Player of the Year. His playing record includes victories in the MGA Senior Open (2008, 2009), Met PGA Senior Match Play Tournament (2001, 2009) Met PGA Senior Championship (2008).

He is a six-time Westchester Open Champion and was the 1990 New York State Open champion. He has played in three PGA Championships, making one cut, and four PGA Senior Championships, surviving the cut in three of those events.
He was elected to the Metropolitan Golf Association Hall of Fame in 2010.