Fred Haas
American golfer (1916–2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American golfer (1916–2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frederick Theodore Haas Jr. (January 3, 1916 – January 26, 2004) was an American professional golfer.
Fred Haas | |
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![]() Haas, c. 1950 | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Frederick Theodore Haas Jr. |
Born | Portland, Arkansas, U.S. | January 3, 1916
Died | January 26, 2004 88) Metairie, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
College | Louisiana State University |
Turned professional | 1946 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
Professional wins | 7 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 5 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T10: 1950 |
PGA Championship | T5: 1952 |
U.S. Open | T6: 1954 |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1966 |
Haas was born in Portland, Arkansas. After graduating from Dermott High School, he graduated from Louisiana State University in 1937, winning the NCAA individual championship in his senior year.
Haas's first PGA Tour win, at the Memphis Invitational as an amateur, broke Byron Nelson's record streak of 11 straight victories (Nelson finished 4th).[1] He turned pro in early 1946. He played on the 1953 Ryder Cup team.
Haas died in Metairie, Louisiana at age 88.[2]
this list may be incomplete
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Aug 19, 1945 | Memphis Invitational (as an amateur) |
−18 (69-69-64-68=270) | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2 | Oct 4, 1948 | Portland Open Invitational | −18 (67-67-71-65=270) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
3 | Dec 12, 1949 | Miami Open | −16 (65-67-67-65=264) | Playoff | ![]() |
4 | Jan 23, 1950 | Long Beach Open | −16 (70-66-67-65=268) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
5 | Jan 31, 1954 | Thunderbird Invitational | −20 (65-68-66-69=268) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1947 | St. Paul Open | ![]() |
Lost 18-hole playoff; Ferrier: −4 (68), Haas: −1 (71) |
2 | 1948 | Tacoma Open Invitational | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Oliver won with eagle on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Oliver: −2 (69), Middlecoff: −2 (69), Haas: +1 (72), Congdon: +2 (73), Ghezzi: +4 (75) |
3 | 1948 | Portland Open Invitational | ![]() ![]() |
Won 18-hole playoff; Haas: −2 (70), Hogan: −1 (71), Palmer: +2 (75) |
4 | 1949 | Miami Open | ![]() |
Won 18-hole playoff; Haas: −1 (69), Hamilton: +1 (71) |
5 | 1955 | Thunderbird Invitational | ![]() ![]() |
Mayfield won with birdie on second extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Mayfield: −3 (69), Souchak: −3 (69), Haas: −2 (70) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Feb 28, 1966 | PGA Seniors' Championship | −2 (72-71-71-72=286) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2 | Jul 3, 1966 | World Senior Championship | 3 & 2 | ![]() |
Amateur
Tournament | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
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U.S. Amateur | R16 | QF | R256 | R16 | R32 | R32 | R32 | R32 |
The Amateur Championship | R32 |
Professional
Tournament | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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Masters Tournament | T37 | WD | WD | ||
U.S. Open | |||||
The Open Championship | |||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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Masters Tournament | NT | NT | NT | 15 | T17 | T18 | 29 | |||
U.S. Open | WD | NT | NT | NT | NT | T43 | T31 | T19 | ||
The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | ||||
PGA Championship | NT |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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Masters Tournament | T10 | T39 | 26 | T33 | WD | T29 | CUT | |||
U.S. Open | T18 | T29 | WD | T12 | T6 | T34 | T14 | T35 | CUT | |
The Open Championship | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | R64 | QF | R32 | R32 | R32 | R32 |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||||
PGA Championship | WD | T50 | T23 | T27 | T37 | T51 | WD |
Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||
U.S. Open | ||||
The Open Championship | ||||
PGA Championship | T51 | CUT |
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in match play
Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,[4] 1938 British Amateur[5]
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 32 |
Amateur
Professional