Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer Frederick Theodore Haas Jr. (January 3, 1916 – January 26, 2004) was an American professional golfer.
Amateur careerEdit
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.
Professional careerEdit
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).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He turned pro in early 1946. He played on the 1953 Ryder Cup team.
Personal lifeEdit
Haas died in Metairie, Louisiana at age 88.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Amateur winsEdit
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
Professional wins (7)Edit
PGA Tour wins (5)Edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 19, 1945 | Memphis Invitational (as an amateur) |
−18 (69-69-64-68=270) | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Bob Cochran (a), Template:Flagicon George Low Jr. |
| 2 | Oct 4, 1948 | Portland Open Invitational | −18 (67-67-71-65=270) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Ben Hogan (2nd), Template:Flagicon Johnny Palmer (3rd) |
| 3 | Dec 12, 1949 | Miami Open | −16 (65-67-67-65=264) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Bob Hamilton |
| 4 | Jan 23, 1950 | Long Beach Open | −16 (70-66-67-65=268) | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Stan Leonard |
| 5 | Jan 31, 1954 | Thunderbird Invitational | −20 (65-68-66-69=268) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Marty Furgol, Template:Flagicon Chandler Harper, Template:Flagicon Bo Wininger |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1947 | St. Paul Open | Template:Flagicon Jim Ferrier | Lost 18-hole playoff; Ferrier: −4 (68), Haas: −1 (71) |
| 2 | 1948 | Tacoma Open Invitational | Template:Flagicon Chuck Congdon, Template:Flagicon Vic Ghezzi, Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff, Template:Flagicon Ed Oliver |
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 | Template:Flagicon Ben Hogan (2nd), Template:Flagicon Johnny Palmer (3rd) |
Won 18-hole playoff; Haas: −2 (70), Hogan: −1 (71), Palmer: +2 (75) |
| 4 | 1949 | Miami Open | Template:Flagicon Bob Hamilton | Won 18-hole playoff; Haas: −1 (69), Hamilton: +1 (71) |
| 5 | 1955 | Thunderbird Invitational | Template:Flagicon Shelley Mayfield, Template:Flagicon Mike Souchak | Mayfield won with birdie on second extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Mayfield: −3 (69), Souchak: −3 (69), Haas: −2 (70) |
Other regular wins (1)Edit
- 1959 Louisiana State Open<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Senior wins (2)Edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 28, 1966 | PGA Seniors' Championship | −2 (72-71-71-72=286) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon John Barnum, Template:Flagicon Dutch Harrison |
| 2 | Jul 3, 1966 | World Senior Championship | 3 & 2 | Template:Flagicon Dai Rees | |
Results in major championshipsEdit
Amateur
| Tournament | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Amateur | R16 | QF | R256 | R16 | R32 | R32 | R32 | R32 |
| The Amateur Championship | R32 |
Professional
| Tournament | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T37 | WD | WD | ||
| U.S. Open | |||||
| The Open Championship | |||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | WD | T50 | T23 | T27 | T37 | T51 | WD |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| U.S. Open | ||||
| The Open Championship | ||||
| PGA Championship | T51 | CUT |
Template:Legend
Template:Legend
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,<ref>USGA Championship Database Template:Webarchive</ref> 1938 British Amateur<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
SummaryEdit
| 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 appearancesEdit
Amateur
Professional