Fred Haas | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Frederick T. Haas, Jr. |
Born |
Portland, Arkansas |
January 3, 1916
Died | January 26, 2004 Metairie, Louisiana |
(aged 88)
Nationality |
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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). 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
Amateur