Dean Robertson had success in both the amateur and professional games before turning his attention to coaching.
Here are 15 things to know about the 2025 Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup captain.
1. Dean Robertson was born in Sarnia, Canada on July 11th 1970, although he hails from Scotland.
2. He attended Midland College in Texas.
3. He won three Scottish amateur titles – the 1991 Scottish Youths Amateur Open Championship, the Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship in 1992 and the Scottish Amateur Championship in 1993.
4. Robertson represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 1993 Walker Cup. Although Great Britain & Ireland lost, he completed a singles victory over USA legend Jay Sigel.
5. Other team appearances include the Eisenhower Trophy, the St Andrews Trophy in 1992 and the 1993 European Amateur Team Championship.
6. He turned professional in 1993 and won twice, first in 1999 at the Italian Open on the European Tour, where he beat Padraig Harrington, and next in 2006 at the Scottish PGA Championship.
7. In 1999, he placed a career-best 25th on the European Tour’s Order of Merit.
8. He has played in The Open four times, with a best finish of T26 in 2000.
9. Robertson took a career hiatus in 2001 as he battled clinical depression.
10. He captained the 2009 European Palmer Cup Team.
11. He has coached Louise Duncan and caddied for her at the 2022 AIG Women's Open.
12. He was also captain of Great Britain & Ireland in the 2024 St Andrews Trophy.
13. He is the University of Stirling’s Head of High-Performance Golf and in 2024 was named the Scottish Student Sport’s Coach of the Year.
14. In February 2024, he was named captain of the Great Britain & Ireland team for the 2025 Walker Cup at Cypress Point.
15. That made him the first professional captain of the team since the match’s inception in 1922.
Born |
July 11th 1970, Sarnia, Canada |
Former College |
Midland College in Texas |
Turned Professional |
1993 |
Professional Wins |
2 |
