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Jay Haas (born December 2, 1953) is an American golfer. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. 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". [1] He turned professional in 1976. Image File history File links Jay_haas. ... Image File history File links Jay_haas. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... This article is about the country in North America. ... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: Country State County United States Missouri Independent City Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area    - City 66. ... Wake Forest University is a private coeducational university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, renown for its programs in the liberal arts. ... The NCAA Division I Mens Golf Championships, which is played in late May or early June, is the top annual competition in U.S. mens collegiate golf. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Curtis Northrup Strange (born 1955) is a U.S. golfer. ... // Bob Byman (born April 25, 1955) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour. ...


Haas has 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. He was eligible to play in Champions Tour 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 has still featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings 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. The PGA Tour is an organization headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA that operates the USAs main professional golf tours for men. ... Presidents Cup official logo Presidents Cup redirects here. ... Hal Sutton (born April 28, 1958 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American golfer and captain of the 2004 American Ryder Cup team. ... The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event officially called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ... The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA TOUR, hosts 30 events annually in the United States and Canada for golfers 50 and older. ... The Senior PGA Championship is one of the major championships in mens senior golf. ... The Official World Golf Rankings are a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers. ... The Oak Tree Golf Club is a golf and country club located in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond, Oklahoma. ... Brad Bryant (born December 11, 1954 in Amarillo, Texas, USA) is an American golfer. ... The Senior PGA Championship is one of the major championships in mens senior golf. ... Mens professional senior golf is for players aged fifty and above. ...


Haas is a nephew of 1968 Masters winner Bob Goalby, and has several other relations in golf including his second son Bill who is a PGA Tour rookie in 2006. The Masters is one of four major championships in mens golf. ... Bob Goalby (born March 14, 1929 in Belleville, Illinois) is a former professional golfer on the PGA Tour who won the 1968 Masters Tournament. ...


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. The Bob Jones Award is the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. ... The logo of the USGA The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. ...


Haas currently resides in Greenville, South Carolina. Greenvilles skyline from the south Greenville is the county seat of and largest city in Greenville CountyGR6 South Carolina, United States. ...

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PGA Tour wins

The Buick Invitational is a PGA TOUR golf tournament played at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California each February. ... The U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. ... The B.C. Open logo created by Johnny Hart. ... The Valero Texas Open is an official tournament on the PGA Tour. ... The Shell Houston Open is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. ... The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic is a PGA Tour golf tournament played each January in Californias Coachella Valley. ... The FedEx St. ... The Valero Texas Open is an official tournament on the PGA Tour. ...

Champions Tour wins

The Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf is a golf tournament on the Champions Tour. ... The FedEx Kinkos Classic is a golf tournament on the Champions Tour. ... The Senior PGA Championship is one of the major championships in mens senior golf. ...

Other wins

The Franklin Templeton Shootout is a team golf event that takes place during the PGA Tours Challenge Season, which begins after the last event of the Official Money Season, THE TOUR Championship. ... // Tom Kite (born December 9, 1949 in Austin, Texas) is an American golfer. ... CVS/pharmacy Charity Classic is a professional golf tournament. ...

National teams

The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland (in political terms the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland). ... The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event officially called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ... Presidents Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of golf matches between teams of professional players representing the United States and the rest of the world less Europe, which competes against the U.S. in a similar but considerably older event, the Ryder Cup. ...

Results in major championships

Tournament 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
The Masters DNP DNP CUT DNP T47 DNP
U.S. Open T54 LA T18 LA DNP T5 CUT DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T58 T7
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Masters T17 T31 44 T27 T21 5 T6 T7 CUT T46
U.S. Open T26 CUT T6 T43 T11 T15 CUT DNP T25 CUT
The Open Championship DNP DNP T27 T19 T36 DNP DNP T35 T38 DNP
PGA Championship T50 T19 T5 T9 T39 T38 T53 T28 T38 CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters DNP DNP DNP 38 T5 T3 T36 DNP T12 T44
U.S. Open CUT DNP T23 T77 CUT T4 T90 T5 CUT T17
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T79 T22 T24 DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT DNP T62 T20 14 T8 T31 T61 T40 T3
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
The Masters T37 DNP DNP CUT T17 48 DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP T12 CUT T9 CUT DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT DNP DNP
PGA Championship T64 DNP CUT T5 T37 CUT T68

LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10 The Masters is one of four major championships in mens golf and the first to take place each year, being played the weekend following the first Monday in April. ... The United States Open Championship is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June, scheduled such that the final round is always played on the 3rd Sunday of that month. ... 2005 Open Champion Tiger Woods holding the Claret Jug. ... Logo for the 2006 PGA The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament, conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA TOUR. The PGA Championship is one of the four Major Championships in mens golf, and it is the golf seasons final major... The Masters is one of four major championships in mens golf and the first to take place each year, being played the weekend following the first Monday in April. ... The United States Open Championship is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June, scheduled such that the final round is always played on the 3rd Sunday of that month. ... 2005 Open Champion Tiger Woods holding the Claret Jug. ... Logo for the 2006 PGA The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament, conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA TOUR. The PGA Championship is one of the four Major Championships in mens golf, and it is the golf seasons final major... The Masters is one of four major championships in mens golf and the first to take place each year, being played the weekend following the first Monday in April. ... The United States Open Championship is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June, scheduled such that the final round is always played on the 3rd Sunday of that month. ... 2005 Open Champion Tiger Woods holding the Claret Jug. ... Logo for the 2006 PGA The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament, conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA TOUR. The PGA Championship is one of the four Major Championships in mens golf, and it is the golf seasons final major... The Masters is one of four major championships in mens golf and the first to take place each year, being played the weekend following the first Monday in April. ... The United States Open Championship is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June, scheduled such that the final round is always played on the 3rd Sunday of that month. ... 2005 Open Champion Tiger Woods holding the Claret Jug. ... Logo for the 2006 PGA The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament, conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA TOUR. The PGA Championship is one of the four Major Championships in mens golf, and it is the golf seasons final major...


References

  1. ^ Golfdigest.com, My Shot - Interview with Curtis Strange

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Jay Haas holds 2-shot lead at Legends - Boston.com (590 words)
Jay Haas putts on the 18th green during the first round of the Legends of Golf tournament in Savannah, Ga., Friday, April 21, 2006.
Haas shot a 4-under 68 at The Club at Savannah Harbor, a 7,087-yard island layout in the middle of the Savannah River.
Haas got to 11 under with another birdie on the par-3 17th, but gave that one back with a bogey on No. 18 where his 7-iron approach missed the green.
Jay Haas Named Bob Jones Award Winner For 2006 | USGA (675 words)
Haas is a nine-time winner on the PGA Tour, a former USA Walker Cupper and a three-time participant in the Ryder Cup.
Golf extends throughout the Haas family as Jay’s brother Jerry is the golf coach at Wake Forest University and his second son, Bill, was an All-American at Wake Forest and a member of the 2003 USA Walker Cup squad.
Haas and son, Bill, are the only father and son duo to compete in the U.S. Open together twice (2003 and 2004).
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