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Jay Haas
Personal information
Full nameJay Dean Haas
NicknameJaybird[1]
Born (1953-12-02) December 2, 1953 (age 70)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceGreenville, South Carolina, U.S.
SpouseJan Pruitt
Children2, including Bill
Career
CollegeWake Forest University
Turned professional1976
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins33
Highest ranking17 (September 14, 2003)[2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour9
PGA Tour Champions18
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT3: 1995
PGA ChampionshipT3: 1999
U.S. OpenT4: 1995
The Open ChampionshipT19: 1983
Achievements and awards
Haskins Award1975
Payne Stewart Award2004
Jim Murray Award2005
Champions Tour
Rookie of the Year		2005
Bob Jones Award2006
Champions Tour
Charles Schwab Cup winner		2006, 2008
Champions Tour
money list winner		2006, 2007
Champions Tour
Player of the Year		2006, 2007

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

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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

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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)

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PGA Tour wins (9)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jan 29, 1978 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational −10 (72-64-72-70=278) 3 strokes United States Andy Bean, United States Gene Littler,
United States John Schroeder
2 Jul 12, 1981 Greater Milwaukee Open −14 (68-66-67-73=274) 3 strokes United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez
3 Sep 6, 1981 B.C. Open −14 (67-65-69-69=270) 3 strokes United States Tom Kite
4 Sep 19, 1982 Hall of Fame −8 (70-70-70-66=276) Playoff United States John Adams
5 Oct 3, 1982 Texas Open −18 (63-67-67-65=262) 3 strokes United States Curtis Strange
6 Apr 26, 1987 Big "I" Houston Open −12 (69-69-71-67=276) Playoff United States Buddy Gardner
7 Jan 24, 1988 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic −22 (63-68-69-68-70=338) 2 strokes United States David Edwards
8 Jun 14, 1992 Federal Express St. Jude Classic −21 (68-67-64-64=263) 3 strokes United States Dan Forsman, United States Robert Gamez
9 Oct 17, 1993 H.E.B. Texas Open (2) −21 (68-65-66-64=263) Playoff United States Bob Lohr

PGA Tour playoff record (3–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1982 Hall of Fame United States John Adams Won with par on second extra hole
2 1987 Big "I" Houston Open United States Buddy Gardner Won with par on first extra hole
3 1993 H.E.B. Texas Open United States Bob Lohr Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (6)

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PGA Tour Champions wins (18)

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Legend
PGA Tour Champions major championships (3)
Other PGA Tour Champions (15)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Oct 9, 2005 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn −16 (68-67-65=200) 2 strokes United States Dana Quigley
2 Oct 23, 2005 SBC Championship −14 (67-66-66=199) 2 strokes United States Tom Purtzer
3 Apr 23, 2006 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf −15 (66-68-67=201) 5 strokes United States Peter Jacobsen, United States Craig Stadler
4 Apr 30, 2006 FedEx Kinko's Classic −11 (68-72-65=205) 2 strokes England Mark James, United States Tom Kite
5 May 28, 2006 Senior PGA Championship −5 (68-70-73-68=279) Playoff United States Brad Bryant
6 Oct 15, 2006 Administaff Small Business Classic −17 (65-63-71=199) 5 strokes United States Bruce Lietzke
7 Mar 11, 2007 Toshiba Classic −19 (65-64-65=194) 2 strokes United States R. W. Eaks
8 Apr 22, 2007 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (2) −9 (68-69-70=207) Playoff United States Tom Kite
9 Jun 10, 2007 Principal Charity Classic −12 (65-67-69=201) 3 strokes United States Brad Bryant, United States R. W. Eaks
10 Jun 24, 2007 Bank of America Championship −13 (71-66-66=203) 3 strokes United States Brad Bryant, United States Leonard Thompson
11 May 25, 2008 Senior PGA Championship (2) +7 (69-72-72-74=287) 1 stroke Germany Bernhard Langer
12 Jun 1, 2008 Principal Charity Classic (2) −10 (70-68-65=203) 1 stroke United States Andy Bean
13 Sep 20, 2009 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn (2) −18 (62-71-65=198) 2 strokes United States Andy Bean, United States Russ Cochran
14 Oct 4, 2009 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship −13 (66-70-67-64=267) 1 stroke United States Tom Watson
15 Aug 7, 2011 3M Championship −15 (64-69-68=201) 1 stroke United States Tom Lehman, United States Kenny Perry,
Australia Peter Senior
16 Jun 3, 2012 Principal Charity Classic (3) −16 (66-65-66=197) 5 strokes United States Larry Mize, United States Kirk Triplett
17 Oct 19, 2014 Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn (3) −17 (63-67-66=196) 2 strokes United States Joe Durant, United States Kirk Triplett
18 Oct 9, 2016 Toshiba Classic (2) −16 (64-63-70=197) Playoff United States Bart Bryant

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (3–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2006 Senior PGA Championship United States Brad Bryant Won with par on third extra hole
2 2007 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf United States Tom Kite Won with par on first extra hole
3 2008 Toshiba Classic Germany Bernhard Langer Lost to birdie on seventh extra hole
4 2014 Charles Schwab Cup Championship United States Tom Pernice Jr. Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
5 2016 Toshiba Classic United States Bart Bryant Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
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
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
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
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
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
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

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Tournament 1977 1978 1979
The Players Championship CUT T57 T9
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Players Championship T8 T29 T27 WD T29 T55 T7 T50 DQ CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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
The Players Championship CUT T49 T2 T6 T24 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2003 2004 2005
Match Play QF R64 R16
Championship T54 T43
Invitational T17 T41 T19
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Senior major championships

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Wins (3)

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Year Championship Winning score Margin Runner-up
2006 Senior PGA Championship −5 (68-70-73-68=279) Playoff United States Brad Bryant
2008 Senior PGA Championship (2) +7 (69-72-72-74=287) 1 stroke Germany Bernhard Langer
2009 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship −13 (66-70-67-64=267) 1 stroke United States Tom Watson

Results timeline

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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
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
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

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Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Desmith, David. "Golf's Animal Kingdom of Player Nicknames". Links Magazine. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Week 37 2003 Ending 14 Sep 2003" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  3. ^ Yocom, Guy (February 2005). "My Shot: Curtis Strange". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on March 5, 2005.
  4. ^ "Jay Haas – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. ^ 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. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "Which PGA Tour golfer has made the most cuts in their career?". Golf News Net. May 20, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Jay Haas, 62, edges Bart Bryant in playoff to win Toshiba Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. October 10, 2016.
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