Fred Haas

Fred Haas
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Frederick T. Haas, Jr.
Born (1916-01-03)January 3, 1916
Portland, Arkansas
Died January 26, 2004(2004-01-26) (aged 88)
Metairie, Louisiana
Nationality  United States
Career
College Louisiana State University
Turned professional 1945
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins 6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T10: 1950
U.S. Open T6: 1954
The Open Championship CUT: 1966
PGA Championship T5: 1952

Frederick T. "Freddie" Haas, Jr. (January 3, 1916 – January 26, 2004) was an American professional golfer.

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 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 later in 1945. He played on the 1953 Ryder Cup team.

Haas died in Metairie, Louisiana at age 88.[2]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

PGA Tour wins (5)

Senior wins

Results in major championships

Amateur

Tournament 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941
U.S. Amateur R16 QF R256 R16 R32 R32 R32 R32
The Amateur Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP R32 DNP DNP DNP

Professional

Tournament 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
Masters Tournament T37 WD WD DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP NT NT NT 15 T17 T18 29
U.S. Open DNP WD NT NT NT NT T43 T31 DNP T19
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP NT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Masters Tournament T10 T39 DNP 26 T33 WD T29 CUT DNP DNP
U.S. Open T18 T29 WD T12 T6 T34 T14 T35 CUT DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP R64 QF R32 R32 R32 R32 DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship WD T50 T23 T27 DNP DNP T37 T51 WD DNP
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP T51 CUT

NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
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
Yellow background for top-10

Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,[3] 1938 British Amateur[4]

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
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

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kelley, Brent. "Byron Nelson's 1945 Tournament Results". About.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Fred Haas; Golfer, 88". The New York Times. January 29, 2004.
  3. ↑ USGA Championship Database
  4. ↑ "Field of International Renown". The Glasgow Herald. May 27, 1938. p. 7.


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