Fred Haas

Fred Haas
Fred Haas
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Theodore Haas Jr.
Nickname	Freddie
Born	January 3, 1916; Portland, Arkansas
Died	January 26, 2004 (aged 88); Metairie, Louisiana
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Louisiana State University
Turned professional	1945
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Champions Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	5
Other	2
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T10: 1950
PGA Championship	T5: 1952
U.S. Open	T6: 1954
The Open Championship	CUT: 1966

Frederick Theodore 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 in 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

1934 Southern Amateur, Western Junior
1935 Western Junior, Chicago District Amateur
1936 Canadian Amateur Championship
1937 Southern Amateur, NCAA championship

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 19, 1945	Memphis Invitational^	−18 (69-69-64-68=270)	5 strokes	Bob Cochran (a), George Low Jr.
2	Oct 4, 1948	Portland Open Invitational	−18 (67-67-71-65=270)	Playoff	Ben Hogan, Johnny Palmer
3	Dec 12, 1949	Miami Open	−16 (65-67-67-65=264)	Playoff	Bob Hamilton
4	Jan 23, 1950	Long Beach Open	−16 (70-66-67-65=268)	5 strokes	Stan Leonard
5	Jan 31, 1954	Thunderbird Invitational	−20 (65-68-66-69=268)	2 strokes	Marty Furgol, Chandler Harper, Bo Wininger

^ as an amateur

Senior wins (2)

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	John Barnum, Dutch Harrison
2	Jul 3, 1966	World Senior Championship	3 & 2		Dai Rees

Results in major championships

Haas at the 1949 Miami Open, which he won

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
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
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	1966	1967	1968
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open					CUT
The Open Championship						CUT
PGA Championship	WD	T50	T23	T27		T37	T51	WD

Tournament	1972	1973
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	T51	CUT

Top 10

Did not play

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,[3] 1938 British Amateur[4]

Summary

Tournament	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	4	14	10
U.S. Open	0	1	5	14	10
The Open Championship	0	0	0	1	0
PGA Championship	1	1	6	15	12
Totals	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