Frank Webb "Buddy" Gardner, Jr. (born August 24, 1955) is an American professional golfer. Gardner was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He played college golf at Auburn University, where he was an All-American in 1977. He turned professional in 1977. Gardner played the Nike Tour from 1994 to 1997, while still playing some PGA Tour events. He had first played the tour in 1990, when he won the only event he entered, the Ben Hogan Panama City Beach Classic, held at the club he represented, the Hombre Golf Club.