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Fred Haas

Fred Haas
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). He turned pro later in 1945. He played on the 1953 Ryder Cup team.

Haas died in Metairie, Louisiana at age 88.

this list may be incomplete

Amateur

Professional

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, 1938 British Amateur

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