Frank Nobilo
| Frank Nobilo | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Frank Ivan Joseph Nobilo |
| Born |
14 May 1960 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Nationality |
 New Zealand
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| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Children | Bianca Nobilo |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1979 |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Professional wins | 15 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| European Tour | 5 |
| Asian Tour | 3 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | 4th: 1996 |
| U.S. Open | T9: 1994 |
| The Open Championship | T10: 1997 |
| PGA Championship | T8: 1996 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit |
1998 |
Frank Ivan Joseph Nobilo, CNZM (born on 14 May 1960) is a professional golfer from New Zealand.
Nobilo had a successful playing career, winning 15 pro tournaments around the world. He was at his peak during the mid-1990s when he also produced strong finishes in all four major championships.
Since his 2003 retirement, Nobilo has worked as a television announcer for golf events.
Nobilo was born in Auckland, of Croatian and Italian descent, and is the great grandson of an Italian pirate. At birth, his right leg was shorter than his left, which has caused him some back problems throughout his life. He was educated at St Peter's College in Auckland where he was persuaded to play golf by schoolmates (Chris Treen and Mark Lewis). Nobilo used to play Rugby League for Glenora and not Rugby Union for St Peter's which was "a bone of contention" with the school. "I got a bit of grief because I preferred league over rugby then and I was a bit more of a rebel. I used to catch the train to and from school and it took about 30–40 minutes. My mum said it drove her crazy because I missed it often and my parents were living in Glen Eden and I would end up in Henderson and they'd have to come and collect me".
Nobilo and his wife, Selena, married in 1998. He has a daughter, Bianca Nobilo, from a previous marriage. Nobilo works as an ambassador for The House of Nobilo, one of New Zealand's leading wineries and founded by one of his relatives Nikola Nobilo. Nobilo was awarded the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in 1998.
In 1978, Nobilo won the New Zealand Amateur Championship at 18, the second-youngest winner of this title. He turned professional in November 1979. His first professional win came in 1982 at the New South Wales PGA Championship on the PGA Tour of Australasia.
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