Frederick Theodore Haas Jr. (January 3, 1916 – January 26, 2004) was an American

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Amateur career

Haas was born in Portland, Arkansas. After graduating from

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, he graduated from

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in 1937, winning the NCAA individual championship in his senior year.

Professional career

Haas's first

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win, at the Memphis Invitational as an amateur, broke

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's record streak of 11 straight victories (Nelson finished 4th). He turned pro in early 1946. He played on the 1953

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team.

Personal life

Haas died in

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at age 88.

Amateur wins

''this list may be incomplete'' *1934

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*1935

, Chicago District Amateur *1936

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*1937

, NCAA championship

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (5)

PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)

Other regular wins (1)

* 1959

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Senior wins (2)

Results in major championships

Amateur Professional 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, 1938 British Amateur

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (1946 Masters – 1951 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

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1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...

Professional *

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...

(winners)

References

External links

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Sidebar "Making a Strong Entrance"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haas, Fred American male golfers LSU Tigers golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Ryder Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from Arkansas People from Ashley County, Arkansas People from Dermott, Arkansas 1916 births 2004 deaths 20th-century American sportsmen