Jay Haas

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Jay Dean Haas (born December 2, 1953) is an American golfer.

Haas 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 won the individual championship in 1975. He turned professional in 1976.

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 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 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 is a PGA Tour rookie in 2006. His oldest son Jay Jr. and brother Jerry Haas 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 2004, he received the Murray Award for his cooperation with the media.

Haas currently resides in Greer, South Carolina, a suburb of Greenville.

1 PGA Tour wins (9)
2 Champions Tour wins (6)
3 Other wins (3)
4 National teams
5 Results in major championships
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

[edit] PGA Tour wins (9)

1978 (1) Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational
1981 (2) Greater Milwaukee Open, B.C. Open
1982 (2) Hall Of Fame, Texas Open
1987 (1) Big "I" Houston Open
1988 (1) Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
1992 (1) Federal Express St. Jude Classic
1993 (1) H.E.B. Texas Open

[edit] Champions Tour wins (6)

2005 (2) Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn, SBC Championship
2006 (4) Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, FedEx Kinko's Classic, Senior PGA Championship, Administaff Small Business Classic

[edit] Other wins (3)

1991 Mexican Open
1996 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (with Tom Kite)
2004 CVS Charity Classic (with son Bill Haas)

[edit] National teams

Walker Cup: 1975
Ryder Cup: 1983, 1995, 2004
The Presidents Cup: 1994, 2003

[edit] 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