Fred Haas
Fred Haas | |
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— Golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Frederick T. Haas, Jr. |
Born | Portland, Arkansas |
January 3, 1916
Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Metairie, Louisiana |
Nationality | ![]() |
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 |
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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]
Contents
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1934 Southern Amateur, Western Junior
- 1935 Western Junior, Chicago District Amateur
- 1936 Canadian Amateur Championship
- 1937 Southern Amateur, NCAA championship
PGA Tour wins (5)
- 1945 Memphis Invitational (as an amateur)
- 1948 Portland Open Invitational
- 1949 Miami Open
- 1950 Long Beach Open
- 1954 Thunderbird Invitational
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 |
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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 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (1946 Masters – 1951 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1938
See also
References
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External links
- Fred Haas at the PGA Tour official site
- Sidebar "Making a Strong Entrance"
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