Name: Bob Osborn
City of residence: Newport Beach
Clubs: Friendly Hills Country Club, PGA WEST and Newport Beach Country Club
Profession: Whittier Fertilizer Company -- family business
Family: Wife Janet, son Bob Jr., son Jim and wife Amy, and many pets
Volunteer and committee involvement: Board of Golden State Bank
First car: 1946 Ford Coupe
Favorite book: The Match by Mark Frost
Guilty-pleasure food: Chocolate malts (or a Coors Light)
Favorite Southland hotspot: Park Avenue Grill on Balboa Island
One gadget Bob can't live without: Rangefinder for golf, ratings and other measuring
Favorite quote: "It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear ignorant than to open it and remove all doubt."
If Bob couldn't do what he does now as a profession, he would be a: Teacher/coach
Greatest pride: My family and our business together
Most-visited website that's not work related: The SCGA website
Why Bob volunteers: Relationships develop
Has played golf since: Senior year in college (long story)
What Bob would like to see more of on the course: Accelerated pace of play
Favorite Tour player: Bob May (our temporary stepson -- another long story)
One part of the game that Bob would change: Decrease five-hour-plus rounds of golf
What Bob would tell juniors to get them interested in the game of golf: You will enjoy it for life and make many new friends and business acquaintances.
