Robert Learn Jr. (born April 4, 1962) is a professional ten-pin bowler and bowling coach. He formerly competed on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour and is currently active on the PBA50 Tour. He is nicknamed "Mr. 300", having rolled over 100 perfect games between PBA and sanctioned USBC competition. Learn was inducted into the USBC Hall of Fame (Veterans category) in 2020. He is also a member of the Erie Bowling and Pennsylvania State Bowling Halls of Fame. Learn Jr. is a member of the Brunswick pro staff.

Bowling career

Learn became a PBA member in 1981, bowling mostly in PBA Regional Tour events until joining the national PBA Tour full-time in 1984. He won five PBA Tour titles during his career, including a major at the 1999 U.S. Open, but is most noted for: Learn's fifth and final PBA Tour title came in 2001 at the Dydo Japan Cup. He also has ten career runner-up finishes on the PBA Tour, and has earned over $1 million in PBA events. He joined the PBA Senior Tour (renamed the PBA50 Tour) in 2012, and has three titles on that Tour to date. He also has 25 PBA Regional Tour titles and four PBA50 Regional Tour titles.

PBA Tour titles

Major championships in bold.

PBA50 Tour titles

Coaching career

In May 2017, Learn Jr., with over 25 years of coaching experience, accepted the position of head men's and women's bowling coach for the Martin Methodist RedHawks in Pulaski, Tennessee (now the Tennessee Southern Firehawks). He was named NAIA Men's Bowling Coach of the Year in the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. He was also named 2023 USBC Men's Coach of the Year. Learn created TurboTech Collegiate Expo, which he designed specifically for college recruitment. He has conducted numerous bowling clinics around the world and has been a past coach for Team USA. In 2020, Learn was named manager of the expansion Miami Waves PBA League team.

Personal

Originally from Erie, Pennsylvania, Learn now resides in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Bob is married to his wife Stacey, and the couple has two children.