Fred Hawkins (September 3, 1923 – December 6, 2014) was an American

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who played on the PGA Tour from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s. Hawkins was born in Antioch, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois and the

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(now University of Texas at El Paso). He turned professional in 1947. He won once and had 19 runner-up finishes in PGA Tour events. His best year in professional golf was 1956, when he finished fourth on the money list plus notched his one and only PGA Tour win at the Oklahoma City Open. His best finish in a

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was a second-place tie (with Doug Ford) in the

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won by Arnold Palmer. Hawkins also had a T-6 at the 1957 U.S. Open. He played on the

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team. Hawkins played on the

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(now Champions Tour) from 1980 to 1991. His best finishes were two T-3s in the 1983 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am and the 1984

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. Hawkins lived in El Paso, Texas during much of his career, and lived in

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until his death in 2014.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Other wins (2)

*1950

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*1961

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Results in major championships

''Note: Hawkins never played in The Open Championship.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1962 PGA Championship)
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1956 PGA – 1960 Masters) *Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1951 U.S. Open – 1952 Masters)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawkins, Fred American male golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Ryder Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from Illinois Golfers from Florida University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni University of Texas at El Paso alumni People from Antioch, Illinois Sportspeople from El Paso, Texas People from Sebring, Florida 1923 births 2014 deaths