Jay Haas
Jay Haas | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Jay Dean Haas |
Nickname | Jaybird[1] |
Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | December 2, 1953
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
Spouse | Jan Pruitt |
Children | 2, including Bill |
Career | |
College | Wake Forest University |
Turned professional | 1976 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 33 |
Highest ranking | 17 (September 14, 2003)[2] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 9 |
PGA Tour Champions | 18 |
Other | 6 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T3: 1995 |
PGA Championship | T3: 1999 |
U.S. Open | T4: 1995 |
The Open Championship | T19: 1983 |
Achievements and awards | |
Jay Dean Haas (born December 2, 1953) is an American professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions.
Early life and amateur career
[edit]Haas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Belleville, Illinois. He attended Wake Forest University and was a member of the NCAA Championship team of the middle 1970s with Curtis Strange and Bob Byman that Golf World has called "the greatest college team of all time".[3] He won the individual championship in 1975.
Professional career
[edit]Haas turned professional in 1976 and had a solid career on the PGA Tour, winning nine times between 1978 and 1993. He had a resurgence in 2003, when he finished in the top 30 on the money list for the first time since 1995 and made the United States Presidents Cup team. The following year he was one of Hal Sutton's two captain's picks for the Ryder Cup, and made his third appearance in that event.
Haas was known for being one of the most consistent players on the PGA Tour over the course of his career and ended up playing 799 events.[4] He is only four starts off Mark Brooks' record.[5] He has made the cut 593 times on the PGA Tour, more than any other player.[6] Haas has the distinction of playing in 87 majors without a win, a record until 2021.
Haas was eligible to play in Champions Tour (now PGA Tour Champions) events from the start of the 2004 season and he lost to Hale Irwin by one stroke at the Senior PGA Championship in his first appearance at that level. He was still featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking after his 50th birthday. In 2005, he won twice on the Champions Tour, while also continuing to play regularly on the PGA Tour. In April 2006, he won back to back events on the Champions Tour and the following month he won a playoff at the Oak Tree Golf Club with Brad Bryant at the Senior PGA Championship to claim his first senior major and he went on to top the 2006 Champions Tour money list. He was named the Champions Tour Player of the Year in 2006 as well. Haas won the 2008 Charles Schwab Cup to win two out of the last three cups.
After winning the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn in September 2009, Haas won his third senior major and 14th Champions Tour event in October at the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship. He came from 5 strokes behind with a final-round 6-under-par 64 to win by 1 over 54-hole leader Tom Watson. In June 2012, Haas won his 16th title on the Champions Tour, cruising to a five-stroke victory over Larry Mize and Kirk Triplett at the Principal Charity Classic. In October 2016, Haas won the Toshiba Classic in a playoff with Bart Bryant. He became the second-oldest player to win a PGA Tour Champions event at age 62 years, 312 days; the oldest being then Mike Fetchick at 63 years.[7]
At the 2022 Zurich Classic, he at 68 team with his son Bill became the oldest golfer ever to make the cut. His son Bill made birdie at the final hole to preserve a place in golf history.
Haas comes from a distinguished family of golfers. He is a nephew of 1968 Masters winner Bob Goalby, and has several other relations in golf including his second son Bill who has played on the PGA Tour since 2006. His oldest son Jay Jr., brother Jerry Haas, and brother-in-law Dillard Pruitt also played on the PGA Tour.
He was voted the 2006 Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. In February 2005, he received the Payne Stewart Award, and in April 2005, he received the Murray Award for his cooperation with the media.
Haas currently resides in Greenville, South Carolina.
Professional wins (33)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (9)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Jan 29, 1978 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | −10 (72-64-72-70=278) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2 | Jul 12, 1981 | Greater Milwaukee Open | −14 (68-66-67-73=274) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
3 | Sep 6, 1981 | B.C. Open | −14 (67-65-69-69=270) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
4 | Sep 19, 1982 | Hall of Fame | −8 (70-70-70-66=276) | Playoff | ![]() |
5 | Oct 3, 1982 | Texas Open | −18 (63-67-67-65=262) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
6 | Apr 26, 1987 | Big "I" Houston Open | −12 (69-69-71-67=276) | Playoff | ![]() |
7 | Jan 24, 1988 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | −22 (63-68-69-68-70=338) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
8 | Jun 14, 1992 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | −21 (68-67-64-64=263) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
9 | Oct 17, 1993 | H.E.B. Texas Open (2) | −21 (68-65-66-64=263) | Playoff | ![]() |
PGA Tour playoff record (3–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1982 | Hall of Fame | ![]() |
Won with par on second extra hole |
2 | 1987 | Big "I" Houston Open | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
3 | 1993 | H.E.B. Texas Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Other wins (6)
[edit]- 1976 Missouri Open
- 1982 Spalding Invitational
- 1991 Mexican Open
- 1996 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (with Tom Kite)
- 2004 CVS Charity Classic (with son Bill Haas)
- 2012 CVS Caremark Charity Classic (with Morgan Pressel)
PGA Tour Champions wins (18)
[edit]Legend |
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PGA Tour Champions major championships (3) |
Other PGA Tour Champions (15) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Oct 9, 2005 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | −16 (68-67-65=200) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | Oct 23, 2005 | SBC Championship | −14 (67-66-66=199) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
3 | Apr 23, 2006 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | −15 (66-68-67=201) | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
4 | Apr 30, 2006 | FedEx Kinko's Classic | −11 (68-72-65=205) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
5 | May 28, 2006 | Senior PGA Championship | −5 (68-70-73-68=279) | Playoff | ![]() |
6 | Oct 15, 2006 | Administaff Small Business Classic | −17 (65-63-71=199) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
7 | Mar 11, 2007 | Toshiba Classic | −19 (65-64-65=194) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
8 | Apr 22, 2007 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (2) | −9 (68-69-70=207) | Playoff | ![]() |
9 | Jun 10, 2007 | Principal Charity Classic | −12 (65-67-69=201) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
10 | Jun 24, 2007 | Bank of America Championship | −13 (71-66-66=203) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
11 | May 25, 2008 | Senior PGA Championship (2) | +7 (69-72-72-74=287) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
12 | Jun 1, 2008 | Principal Charity Classic (2) | −10 (70-68-65=203) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
13 | Sep 20, 2009 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn (2) | −18 (62-71-65=198) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
14 | Oct 4, 2009 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | −13 (66-70-67-64=267) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
15 | Aug 7, 2011 | 3M Championship | −15 (64-69-68=201) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
16 | Jun 3, 2012 | Principal Charity Classic (3) | −16 (66-65-66=197) | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
17 | Oct 19, 2014 | Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn (3) | −17 (63-67-66=196) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
18 | Oct 9, 2016 | Toshiba Classic (2) | −16 (64-63-70=197) | Playoff | ![]() |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (3–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2006 | Senior PGA Championship | ![]() |
Won with par on third extra hole |
2 | 2007 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
3 | 2008 | Toshiba Classic | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on seventh extra hole |
4 | 2014 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
5 | 2016 | Toshiba Classic | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
[edit]Tournament | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | T47 | ||||
U.S. Open | T54LA | T18LA | T5 | CUT | ||
The Open Championship | ||||||
PGA Championship | T58 | T7 |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | T17 | T31 | 44 | T27 | T21 | 5 | T6 | T7 | CUT | T46 |
U.S. Open | T26 | CUT | T6 | T43 | T11 | T15 | CUT | T25 | CUT | |
The Open Championship | T27 | T19 | T36 | T35 | T38 | |||||
PGA Championship | T50 | T19 | T5 | T9 | T39 | T38 | T53 | T28 | T38 | CUT |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | 38 | T5 | T3 | T36 | T12 | T44 | ||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T23 | T77 | CUT | T4 | T90 | T5 | CUT | T17 | |
The Open Championship | T79 | T22 | T24 | |||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T62 | T20 | 14 | T8 | T31 | T61 | T40 | T3 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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Masters Tournament | T37 | CUT | T17 | 48 | |||||
U.S. Open | T12 | CUT | T9 | CUT | T37 | ||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | |||||||
PGA Championship | T64 | CUT | T5 | T37 | CUT | T68 | CUT |
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
[edit]Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 19 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 18 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 23 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 87 | 68 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 17 (1981 PGA – 1986 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1995 Masters – 1995 U.S. Open)
Results in The Players Championship
[edit]Tournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | T57 | T9 |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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The Players Championship | T8 | T29 | T27 | WD | T29 | T55 | T7 | T50 | DQ | CUT |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T20 | T55 | CUT | T8 | T43 | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | T49 | T2 | T6 | T24 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
[edit]Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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Match Play | QF | R64 | R16 |
Championship | T54 | T43 | |
Invitational | T17 | T41 | T19 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Senior major championships
[edit]Wins (3)
[edit]Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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2006 | Senior PGA Championship | −5 (68-70-73-68=279) | Playoff | ![]() |
2008 | Senior PGA Championship (2) | +7 (69-72-72-74=287) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2009 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | −13 (66-70-67-64=267) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Results timeline
[edit]Results not in chronological order before 2022.
Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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The Tradition | T23 | T20 | T14 | T3 | T17 | T10 | T5 | T13 | T31 | T3 | T52 | T54 | 63 | NT | |||||||
Senior PGA Championship | 2 | CUT | 1 | T9 | 1 | T9 | T23 | T34 | T29 | T2 | T3 | T50 | T38 | CUT | T63 | NT | 75 | T64 | CUT | ||
U.S. Senior Open | T3 | T22 | T8 | T5 | T9 | T13 | T20 | T13 | T9 | T35 | T38 | T14 | T42 | T14 | T17 | NT | T40 | T7 | T22 | ||
Senior Players Championship | T18 | T3 | T17 | 6 | 1 | T20 | T32 | T20 | T27 | T6 | T54 | T14 | T32 | T2 | 27 | T52 | 64 | ||||
Senior British Open Championship | T6 | T4 | T19 | T8 | T28 | T40 | NT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1975 (winners)
Professional
- Ryder Cup: 1983 (winners), 1995, 2004
- Presidents Cup: 1994 (winners), 2003 (tie), 2015 (non-playing captain)
- UBS Cup: 2004 (winners)
- Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Champions Tour): 2004 (PGA Tour), 2005 (winners), 2006, 2007, 2008 (winners), 2009, 2011 (winners)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Desmith, David. "Golf's Animal Kingdom of Player Nicknames". Links Magazine. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "Week 37 2003 Ending 14 Sep 2003" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ Yocom, Guy (February 2005). "My Shot: Curtis Strange". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on March 5, 2005.
- ^ "Jay Haas – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ Myers, Alex (November 21, 2019). "Davis Love III takes another step toward a PGA Tour record he isn't sure he can break anymore". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Which PGA Tour golfer has made the most cuts in their career?". Golf News Net. May 20, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "Jay Haas, 62, edges Bart Bryant in playoff to win Toshiba Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. October 10, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Jay Haas at the PGA Tour official site
- Jay Haas at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- American male golfers
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- PGA Tour Champions golfers
- Ryder Cup competitors for the United States
- Winners of senior major golf championships
- Golfers from St. Louis
- Golfers from South Carolina
- Sportspeople from Belleville, Illinois
- Sportspeople from Greenville, South Carolina
- 1953 births
- Living people