Robert Hollman is a former shopping center developer who lives with his wife Joan half the year in La Quinta CA and the other half in Montecito CA. He has a BS in physics and and MBA. His bridge accomplishments include 2nd place in the 2002 North American Swiss, 3rd in the  2005 European Senior teams, first (with Grant Baze) in the 2005 European Senior Classified Pairs, 3/4 in the 2005 GNT, 3/4 in the 2006 Vanderbilt and 3/4 in the 2006 Spingold. He has been playing tournament bridge for seven years.